The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-04-25
LIVELY Scenes i'm the Second District Con.
ventiOn-Chairman Wood Calls the
Convention "a Pack of Hounds

convention a Pack OF Hounds.
The second congressional district, compris
| ing Baltimore, Hartford, Cecil and Carroll
counties and the twentieth, twenty-first and
twenty second wards and ninth precinct of
the eleventh ward of BALTIMORE city, met at
l O'Clock at Harlem Hall, Baltimore.
| Mr. William Wood, of Carroll county, was
| elected chairman. Messrs. Samuel Dehoh,
Of Baltimore county, aud Thomas Maso2. OF
| Baltimore city, were chosen secretaries.
! During the absence of the usual commit
tees to confer Chairman Wood and Mr.. Dehoif
made speeches.
Then came the report of the committee on
organization and credentials, which made the
temporary officers permanent and seated the
Strobridge delegates from the twenty second
ward.
Resolutions were adopted declaring for the
single gold standard, recommending Mckln-
lev for President, eulogising Lowndes and
endorsing the last Legislature.
The following report of the proceedings of
the convention is from the Baltimore SIN.
A factional feeling between the city and
county delegates began to crop out soon at-
forwards and it was very prominent before
the convention adjourned. Hartford county
tried to be neutral on account of its desire to
secure the denomination of W. B. Baker to
Congress at the convention to be held in
August, but was forced to take sides with the
counties. and by its vote determined the
final result. While the candidates were being
placed in nomination there were ordinations
and determinations that the city wards would
attempt the defeat of Mr.. Baker at the pri-
maries, allegations which the city delegates
denied.
The first lively scrimmage occurred over
the precedence of the the city or counties in
calling the roll Delegate Herman, who be-
! liered that the CITY should be called first, be-
cause it was first on the alphabetical list, got
angry with the chairman because he was not
| recognized on pending motion introduced
by him and embodying his views. Mr. Her
man was declared ont of order. Then he
arose to a point of order. In the meantime
another motion in the parliamentary tumble
had gotten to the trout Mr. Herman had no
interest in it, but he wanted that point of
order.
.Have you anything to say on this motion?'
asked Chairman Wood.
mo, sir.
''Then sit down.
Mr.. Herman sat down.
Delegate Kingsley, of the city, moved to adj
! iourn. Then there was more excitement until
Mr.. Kingsley Withdrew the motion.
Mr.. Smith, the political fighter from Cecil,
got excited because, although he had received
a sufficient number of votes to elect, he was
not declared elected. The chairman took
the view that the motion under which the
baloting was being conducted provided that
the two delegates should be elected at the
same time Messrs. Harry NJ. Clabaugh and
Mace had tied, each receiving IS votes,
while Mr. Smith had received Is. He did not
believe, therefore, that there had been an
election.
81 demand fair treatment, Mr. Smith
yelled several times at the chairman, nj the
same time advancing toward the presiding
officer.
''Yon can't scare me, said Chairman
/ Wood After things quoted down the chair
man reviewed the situation and said: lyon
! all look like pack of hounds.
4 third ballot for delegates was taken. 1t
was the last one The final vote was as fol-
lows: Smith, Is; Mace, IA; Clabaugh, u;
Strobridge. II.
The friends of Messrs. Clabaugh and Stro-
bridge voted together. Hartford threw four
of its five votes to Mr.. Mace, thus securing his
election. There was no opposition to Messrs
Hoffman and Shaifer as alternates.