The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-08-26
LIVELY TIMES ABOUT TOWN.

leading to Oakland from the outly-
ing districts were filled with teams
bearing the delegates to the county
convention, which was held in Oak
land on Tuesday of this week. Mon
day evening nearly all the districts
lying away bfrOm the railroad were
represented here by their delegations
and the scenes along the streets were
animated in the extreme, for on the
evening in question it was hard to
determine which of the three candi-
dates for the Senate would poll the
largest ballot, and to make sure of a
majority every delegate was button
holed and hauled this way and that.
Monday evening it looked favorable
for Mr.. Shartzer, although Mr.. George
seemed confident, and Senator Ra-
venscrOft would say nothing.
Tuesday morning at ten o'clock the
delegates went into caucus behind
closed doors. At times persons stand
ing without could hear some speaker
pleading for harmony, and at other
times nothing came to ones ears eX-
cept the hum OF a hundred voices all
trying to speak at once and all deaf
to the pleadin2s of their neighbors
and friends. At II. 30 the caucus ad-
jOurned for dinner and was again
convened at 1 o'clock with Mr.. Mer-
| rift Wilson, of District No. s. as
chairman, and Mr.. Patrick K. Finzel.
of District No. 8, as secretary. The
| caucus was continued until four
o'clock when a recess Of ten minutes
was taken, at the expiration of which
time Chairman of the County Com
mittee James G. Peddicord called the
convention to order, and it was or
ganized by the adoption of motion
making the organization of the eau
Gus the organization of the cOnven-
tion. Immediately after this had
| been done the convention again
resolved itself into caucus and the
ballOting for candidate for the State
Senate was resumed. Twenty-nine
ballots were taken, the last one re-
| sulting in the nomination of Senator
RavenscrOft for the position, he hay
ing received seven votes Mr.. Shart-
zer three votes and Mr.. George two
votes. Immediately a motion was
made to make the nomination unani-
nous, which was carried. An at
tempt was made previous to this
ballot to take up another candidate
in the person of DR.. j. w. Laughlin,
of Deer Park, and nominate him by
acclamatiOn, but it met with Opposi-
tion and his name was withdrawn.
The nominations for members OF
the House Of Delegates was then ta.
ken up and Messrs George w. Moon
and William II. Jacobs were nomina.
ted, Mr.. Moon on the first ballot and
Mr.. Jacobs on the fifth. The names
Of Messrs. f. H. Tippett, of No. 4
Patrick E. Finzel, of No. 9, George J
kolb, of No ., and Chas. Wegman
OF No. B, were also presented.
Messrs. Jacob S. Meyers, of No. .
and w. Perry Lee, Of No. s, were
nominated for sheriff. On the seconC
ballot Mr.. Lee received Il majority
vote and he was declared the candi
date.
Mr.. a. q. Ross, of this district, Mr.
Mahlon Glotfelty, of No. 6, and Mr.
5. p. Specht, of No. 10, were placed
in nomination for County Treasurer
The first ballot Mr.. Ross received five
votes, Mr.. Glotfelty six votes and Mr.
Specht one vote. The second ballot
Mr.. Glotfelty received majority OF
the votes and he was declared the
candidate by acclamation.
But one name was presented for the
office of County Surveyor, he being
Mr.. Franklin p. Green, of District
No. II, the present incumbent, and
received the nomination by acclama.
tion.
The County Commissioners ticket
is composed of Messrs John II. Gearv
of District No. 2, and Ephraim w
Kelso, of District No 10, both of them
having been nominated on the first
ballot, each receiving eight votes