The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-04-18
OPPRESSIVE HARMONY.
That was What Prevailed at the County
Republican Convention.

Republican primaries did not excite much
interest, aud they were SHINY attended. The
delegates met here at Odd Fellows Hall on
Monday and were presided over by DIR. Geo.
L. Motter, who has now become a veteran
presiding officer. having served in that Ca
paelty at the last three conventions. Frank
j. Devilbiss, Sergeant alarms of the House
of Delegates, and Greenbury ]. W. Everhart,
of Manchester district, were made secretaries.
Everything went along in the convention
smoothly and precisely. The Clabaugh ma
chine was well oiled and moved noiselessly.
Nothing happened to jar it.
10 the committee on resolutions were re-
ferred two sets of resolutions. They were very
similar, the main difference being that one
set endorsed the candidacy of Mckinley for
President and the other was silent on the
Presidential question.
The great preponderance of sentiment
among the Republicans of Carroll is for Me-
Kinley, but the committee did not want to
act without consulting the manager of the
machine. Mr.. Clabaugh was sent for, and
he advised against expressing a preference
for Presidential candidate, so the committee
laid the Mckinley resolution on the table,
and reported the following: 'sThe Republi-
cans of Carroll county view with pride the
record made by the first Republican admins
mend the course of Gov. Lowndes in behalf
of the reforms pledged by the Cambridge
platform, and heartily endorse the record
made by the Republican members of the Gen
eral Assembly just adjourned, in its wise pro-
visions for the reduction of taxes, the reas-
sessment bill, the pure elections bill, free
school books and the faithful performance of
all the party pledges made during the last
campaign.
''We also reiterate the allegiance of the
Republicans of Carroll to the principles and
policy of the national Republican party, and
their adherence to the doctrines of protection
and reciprocity, free and fair elections and a
sound and staple currency.
.'The Republicans of Carroll county advise
harmonious action by the state convention
in the selection of delegates to represent the
commonwealth of Maryland in the national
convention at st. Louis, so that all voters
who are in sympathy with the issues herein
outlined, NAV be encouraged TO unite IN a
common effort TO give them practical force
and effect by casting their ballots for the
nominees of that convention, who ever they
may be, without apprehension that the end in
view shall be obstruc'ed or imperiled by per-
sonal feuds and party diseord.
The resolutions were unanimously passed
after a speech by Mr.. Clabaugh advocating
their adoption, though it is very probable
that not one delegate in ten endorses the
course of Mr.. Lowndes. In fact, if Gov.
Lowndes were to come up now for election,
he would be beaten in Carroll by thousand
majority.
The resolution business was a mere per
functory affair. No one but the author Of
them cared fig what they contained, and it
he had not presented them none would have
been passed.
The selection of delegates was a harmonious
matter also, aud the following were chosen:
To the state convention, Harry NJ. Clabaugh,
Of Baltimore, Westminster and of Taneytown;
james NJ. Pickett, of Freedom; DIR. George
L. Baughman, of Westminster; DR.. W. D.
Brown, of Middleburg; and Frank j. Devil
bliss, of New Windsor.
To the District convention-Milton Schaef-
fer, of Westminster; Charles II. Sapp, of
Hampstead Charles Nicodemus, of Frank
lin; William Wood, of Union Bridge; and
Walter R. Rudy, of Mt. Airy.
Both delegations are Clabaugh men, and he
will handle them to the best interest of him
self and the party.