The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-08-22
POLITICS IN MARYLAND.
Notes of Interest on Political Move
ments.

A Wiliamsport letter in the Baltimore Her
aid SAYS -"In this section of Maryland VIM.
Jennings Bryan seems to be more than hold
ing his own. Reports from all parts of the
county are coming in that he will receive
quite large number Of Republican votes,
which fact, the politicians state, is greatly in
his favor and will offset those of the Demo
cratic boilers who will support Mckinley.
In Clear Spring district, which is composed
largely of farmers, Mr.. Bryan will receive
the united support of the Democrats and will
poll a large number of Republican votes.
The vote in Washington county, it IS con-
coded, will be very close, with odds slightly
in favor of the Democrats.
The Democratic central committee for Dor
chester county are perfecting district organi-
cations and appointing committees to look
after registration. Considerable enthusiasm
prevails in the party and united front will
be presented at the polls in November.
A Bryan ratification meeting was held at
Lakeland, Prince Georges county, last Sat
urday night. Six hundred persons, mostly
farmers, we're present, and speeches were
made by Milton E. Smith, Ernest P. Bald
win and H. L. Bell.
A man went into Hagerstown lawyer S
office last week to borrow SO, 900, offering as
security mortgage on a $4,000 property.
The lender demanded that the words '.paya-
BILE in gold be inserted in the mortgage.
The borrower said he did not object. After
the mortgage was drafted the lender drew up
a check for 5000. The borrower scanned
it and. handing it back, demanded that it be
made payable in gold, saying, since he was
obliged to pay back in gold, he thought ii
justice that he should be paid in gold. The
lender said his banker would not cash the
check in gold, whereupon he tore up his
mortgage and the lender tore up his check.
The deal could not be made. The borrower
had no difficulty, however, in getting SO, 00C
on $4,000 property, and he was not re-
quired to pay the debt in gold.
No less than FIVE Bryan and Sewall clubs
have been organized in Hartford county and
still there are others to follow. A number OF
Republicans have joined the clubs and intend
to vote for silver. The Belair Club has 17C
members and still others 20 join.
The Howard county Republican convention
on Monday split and two conventions were
held, one electing Gary delegates and the
other Mudd delegates.
A Bryan and Sewall Free Silver Club was
organized in Frederick last Saturday night,
with Joseph Buck, ST., president.
Sydney E. Mudd had a walk for the
Republican nomination for Congress in the
fifth district at the La Plata convention on
Tuesday. The Howard county muddle was
settled by seating both delegations with half q
vote each. Mudd was nominated by accla-
nation. His speech of acceptance, genuine
gold standard speech, fell fat, according to
the report Of the convention in the Baltimore
Sun.
Judge Edward Stoke, of Hagerstown, i.
mentioned for the nomination for Congress
in the sixth district.
Frederick Republican primaries take place
today, and there will be warm contest be-
tween the Wellington and nt-Wellington
factions.
Hon. Joshua W. Miles was renominated
for Congress, at Ocean City, on Thursday
at the first district Democratic convention.