The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-28
WELLINGTON
WAS ROUTED.
Brief Reign of MaryIand's Repub-
liCan Boss is Over.
NEW PRIMARIES ORDERED BY THE
OCEAN CITY CONTEMPORARIES
CONGRESSMAN WHO DID MUCH
to MAKE HIM LEADS THE
FORCES THAT UNMAKE HIM
MUDD NOW IN CONTROL OF THE
MACHINERY OF THE PARTY.

ocean CITY, Aug. 2I-The Republican
Stnte Convention was called together at
la;3o O'Clock by Senator Wellington.
The dancing pavilion was crowded,
though admission was only by ticket
anu thick fringe surrounded the win.
dows.
Mr.. Wellington concluded his address
with the statement that he had been
called upon to make several decisions rs
to the right of delegates to seats. He
had done this, he said, in all fairness and
justice, ard called on Secretary Lingen-
fielder to read the list.
The list recognized the organization
candidates from Baltimore city. The
Colin Snowden Hill contestants were
seated from Prince George county, as
might have been expected.
There was very little applause ut Mr..
WellDgton's speech. What there was of
it was very scattering, and came from
his closest friends. A fter some correc-
tions in the list of delegates had been
made, Senator Wellington announced
that he was ready to receive nominations
Tor temporary chairman.
Tom Harran, of Calvert, who went
pack on Master when he founu that
Wellington was willing to seat the anti
Mudd delegation from Prince George
county, put Captain Il. S. S. Turner, of
Wicomico. commander of the State oys-
ter police force, in nomination. Con-
gresham Mudd pu: DR.. Washington G.
Tuck in nomination. There were hume
rous seconds from all sides, and it was
evident that the fight was GU from the
Jump and good test vote was coming.
The roll call proceeded amid the great
est excitement, and it was not until the
close that the agony was over. Yelling
ton was beaten and Mudd got first blood
DR.. Tuck was elected by vote of 81 to
56. He carried II delegations to 10, or
had IA counties to 9 counties, with Balti-
more city added.
Wellington took long time to an
nounce the vote, but it came out straight
Mt last. The convention went wild. For
five minutes there was continuous cheer.
ing for Mudd, for Tuck, for Phil Colds
borough and for everybody else. Messrs
Mudd and Clabaugh were appointed to
conduct DIR. Tuck to the chair, and then
the convention went wild again.
DR.. Tuck made Il forciblt little speech,
in which he said that the future of the
Republican party depended on the result
of this conventions and that he was no *
ready to take up the work OF the conven-
ton.
Emannel w. Herman, Of Baltimore
county, was unanimously selected as sec
rotary. and Harry Il. Leveley, of Anne
Arundel, WAS elected assistant secretary.
1t was evident by this time that We'll.
ington was not only beaten. but he
would make no further effort to fight in
the convention. He sat on the front row
and mopped his face, while Sub Treasur
err Sloan, George w. Snyder and Mine. In
spector Otto Hohing talked to him in low
tones Finally Mr.. Snyder came over to
Mr.. Mudd and said:
You needn't mind about that cretlen-
tals committee; we are not going to fight
Anymore"
Wellington was beaten. He had ridden
10 the fall that had been predicted for
him many months.
1t was n coincidence that Mudd should
have been the man to have made Yelling
ton, and then the man to unmake him.
The convention then adjourned until d
o'clock.
During the recess the committee on
credentials took the matter in charge,
and by n vote of II to 8 decided to throw
out both Baltimore delegations and order
new primaries to be held, under the de-
clsion of commission composed of two
supervisors Of election. Similar action
was taken with regard to the contesting
delegations from Prince George county,
as was expected. Congressman Mudd's
delegation was seated. The convention
decided to adjourned to meet in Balti-
more on September 10Th.