Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-09-03
Action

The Republican State Convention met
st Ocean city on Thursday Of last week
and in consequence Of serious division
IN the party, adjourned to meet again
on the 18th of the present month. As
Baltimore city goes in politics, so goes
the State, hence it was thought best that
some satisfactory settlement should be
made as regards the nomination of a
candidate for Mayor Of that city ere a
State ticket is put in the field. The
difficulty grew out Of the fact of want
of a brainy leader in our party. Sew
eral persons desired the honor of being
the Chief Executive Of our great city,
and became candidates, as they had
perfect right to do for the coveted hon
or, but we're unfairly treated by that
faction of the party styling itself "the
organization Certain demands we're
made by the friends Of some of he can
didates looking TO fair election, which
were denied them by majority Oftbe City
Executive Committee, resulting in sepa-
rate primary meetings being held; two
separate nominations being made and
two sets of delegates being sent to the
State Convention. Such a state of af-
fairs existing, it was plain that defeat Of
the party was inevitable and so the
State Convention with wisdom and com
mendsble foresight set about to straight
en- out the difficulty and did so by de
cla-ing the whole proceedings in Balti
more city null and void, and directe,
that q new primary election be he'll
and prescribed the manner and form G
doing the same. And its action is gen
orally applauded throughout the State
With divided party in Baltimore cit
there was no hope for party success q
the coming election. All that has bee
gained for the party in a struggle {
more than thirty years against Demo
cratic mis-rulc would have been throw
away. But as it is hope survives; theI
is a chance yet that factional difference
may be healed and the party united fC
fight with the common enemy. Whit
Else could the State Convention do?
fair and full expression of the will
the Republican voters of Baltimore cit.
as to their choice of candidate f,
Mayor was right that should not hay
been denied The most popular of Il
candidates should be the nominee an
if the candidate of the so called organ
ton was the strongest man, where el
listed the fear of his selection, and if /
was not the strongest of the candidat,
before the people, he should not
forced upon them. Such is the pract
cal conclusion reached by the State Coz
vention and its action will reap goc
fruit.
The Republicans of Baltimore cit
will now be allowed an opportunit.
free from any dictation of the bosses
express their preference in so importal
a matter. Their will will be recorde
and respected. All good party me
then must bow to the will of the major
ty honestly expressed and enter tt
contest for continued party supremac
free from any just cause for complain
and with zeal to win. Bossism an
unfair practices in party manageme'
had much to do with the downfall
the Democratic party in this State an
the people had hoped for better thing
in the management of the Republica
party and they will have it. As "
have said before the Republican part
is still on probation, and if we will Nc
strive to measure up to public expects
ton in all that is fair aud upright
public affairs the life of the party wi
be short indeed.