The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-30

Delegates to State Convention APP
pointed and Harmonious Resolu-
tons Adopted Effort to Insert Sill
yer Amendment Defeated as it was
Irrelevant to the Real Issue Of the
Campaign,
The delegates appointed from each
district in this county at the Demo-
sratic primaries several weeks ago to
attend county convention for the pur-
pose of selecting delegates to the State
Convention, which met in Baltimore
on Wednesday, and the Judicial Con-
vention which will meet in Rockville
on September 18th, assembled in Fred
erick on Saturday morning last in
great numbers, considering the busy
season of tho year, and harvest and
threshing time especially.
II was q lSplCSCututlNe SdlHeIlIlS Ill
every sense of the word; many had
been active workers in ante. bellum
days and were as strong in their politi-
cal beliefs and principles as ever.
Before the convention they gathered
in various places and talked the situa-
ton over, resolving to do all in their
power to restore harmony to the ranks
and have an end to disruption and de-
feat. They all agreed that this was a
most desirable opportunity with every
thing in their favor A pleasant fea-
ture was the meeting of old friends and
acquaintance and a general exchange
of pleasantries and information con-
corning matters of interest to each one.
A general topic of conversation when
politics subsidized, was the wheat crop,
and the prospects of the farmer in the
future. A great many farmers inform
ed us they had sold their crops.
The convention met and was called
to order about IL. Is a. M, with Mr..
Charles N. Hargett. chairman of the
County Central Committee, presiding.
He explained in detail the object of the
meeting and said he relied upon the
wisdom of the convention to pass reso-
lutions and send delegates to the State
Convention that will rebound to the
party's benefit and secure the best cam
didates for the offices on the State
ticket. On motion Mr. George r.
Stottlemyer was elected temporary
chairman and r. Claude Dutrow and
Emory l.. Coblentz secretaries.
Tho I;Ot IF Aalanafac ac ruhIichad in,
the CITIZEN was accepted as correct.
On motion each district selected one
person to act as committees on resolu-
tons and permanent organization, as
follows:
No. 1-Wm. Il. Chiswell.
No. 2-F. M. Faubel.
No. 3-John l.. Routzahn.
No. 4-Isaac Stambaugh.
No. 5-Vincent Sebold.
No. 6-George r. Stottlemyer.
No. 7-Col. l.. II. Brien.
No. S-Edwin DeviIbiss.
No. 9-Dr. J. w. Downey.
No. l0-Wm. f. Birely.
No. 1l-Dr Chas. w. Goldsborough.
No. 12-W. G. Musgrove.
No. 13-Wm. w. Welker.
No l4-Thomas Cochran.
No. 15-Chas. E. Cassell.
No. 16-Joseph E. Castle.
No. I'm. A. Englar.
No. Is
No. 19-Dr. John Whitehill
No. Co..
No. 2l-D. I. Kemp.
No. 22-John ID. Ahalt
On motion it was resolved, that each
district in the county select its own
representatives as delegates to the State
Convention as also its delegates to the
Judicial Convention, and that Freder-
lex district be entitled to four dele
gates representing their four election
imously carried.
The Committee on Resolutions and
permanent organization reported the
following:
The Committee on Resolutions in its
regular report recommended the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, That we reiterate and
reaffirm our unfaltering devotion to
the principles of Democracy as taught,
expounded and exemplified by JEFF
ferson and Jackson.
"Resolved, That as the object of all
constitutional government is the good
of the whole people. we denounce as
hostile to the theory Of our institu-
tions all protective tariff enactments as
the worst and most demoralizing of
class legislation, and accordingly we
insist that the Dingley bill adopted by
the present Republican Congress is an
iniquitous scheme to enrich the few
who reap the benefits at the expense
of the many who bear the onerous
burdens.
"Of the six members of Congress
from Maryland and of the two Sena-
tors representing the State in the
United States Senate, all but one voted
for this Ubiquitous measure, which is
so unjust to all the people. We cannot
rest content until these representa-
tives who voted for this bill and
betrayed their trust shall be retired to
private life.
'Resolved. That we denounce as in
keeping with the settled policy of the
Republican party, the recent State
and county assessment law, the chief
features of which were devised in the
interests of wealth, and in antagonism
to the owners of small homes and
landed property, and we point for the
evidence of this to the glaring discrim-
nation by which investments are sub
jected to but nominal tax whilst the
visible property of the less fortunate is
burdened with the bulk of public dues.
Resolved, That the pledges made
by the Republican party in the cam
paign of 1895 and by means of which
many Democrats were deluded into
supporting the Republican ticket,
have been haprantlv disrapardad The