The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-08-14
FsR COUNTY TREASURER,
JOHN f. MASENHIMER.
FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR,
PHILIP C. KENNEDY.
Republican Harmony 2


In nearly every county in this State Inc
Republican party is fighting among them
selves. Two sets of primaries and two con-
yentions have been held; the most abusive
epithets are applied to each other; two tickets
are placed in nomination. and bitter fight
Is ON. In Baltimore county the fight is be-
tween the Ensor aud Anti Ensor men for SUI
premacy; in Calvert county there are two
tickets; in Prince Georges two conventions
were held and as neither side will give IN IT
is to be left 10 the State convention to decide
pchich as the one As an evidence OF the
great harmony(?) we give the following from
the Baltimore Evening News, Republican
organ, of Tuesday, in order TO show our
readers what the contending factions say of
one another
A Strong Fight-BaItimor County Republi-
cans Expect to Beat Ensor-Ihe Old
Timer Trying to Regain His Hold in the
County-Primaries to Be Held Next Fri
day-A Large Vote Will Be Polled.
The fight. headed by many of the best Re,
publicans in the county, to keep the control
of the Republican party in Baltimore county
from John L. EnsOr, will be brought to a cul-
mination next Friday, when the primaries tor
the election of delegates to the two county
conventions will be held.
The struggle is bitter aud is being carried
on by both sides with great vigor and enthu-
siasm. The anti Ensor faction has the party
machinery, and is well entrenched aud or,
ganized The Ensolites are on the outs and
assert that they are strongly reinforced by
those who have not got what they wanted
under the present administration OF county
affairs.
Both sides express great confidence OF WIN
ming the fight, but while the anti Ensor side
is outspoken in its predictions of carrying at
least Ii of the Is districts. the Ensor men
content themselves with limiting that there IS
a prospect of "surprise" in store Tor their
opponents.
Made Mad by Mudd- Congressman Chas.
E.. Coffin Denounces Him-Declares the
Prince Georges County Primaries Were
Carnival of All Sorts of Election Frauds
Democrats and Non Residents Voted and
the Ballot Boxes Stnffed-Hope Placed on
Action by the State Convention.
Ex.Congressman Chas E. Coffin, of Prince
Georges, who is the leader of the anti -Mudd
forces in that county, was at the State execu-
tive Offices in the Merchants Bank Building.
Speaking of the recent primaries in his county
Mr.. Coffin said to the reporter for The News:
Language fails to characterize the out
RACES perpetrated by the followers of Mudd in
our primaries, and am sure that | am safe
in saving that they we're the most disgracetul
ever held in any section of the State. There
was no fairness or decency or common hon.
esty manifested by them in any district IN the
county. In my own district they voted Demo
Gratis who were well known to be SUCH they
voted men who were neither residents OF the
county nor of the State, they openly stuffed
the ballot-boxes, and. to make things sure,
they put in lot of pudding tickets.
''In fact, they stopped at no crime to attain
their ends. We had large majority of the
voters of the party with us and when the
case is investigated by the State Convention,
we shall be able to show the true state OF the
case and prove that are right, and that
our ticket is the one entitled to recognition as
the regularly nominated Republican ticket in
Prince Georges county.
''No party can stand such performances as
those instituted and carried out by Mudd
In all sections of Southern Maryland the best
elements of the Republican party are in open
revolt against him, and the State Convention
should take some definite action to put stop
to such disgraceful farces He is using these
methods to carry other counties, and by the
control of the party machinery, he expects
to win, whether he has majority OF the vo-
tiers with him or against him. He cares only
for his own selfish interests, and the real III
terests of the Republican party are OF no
concern to such man.
''But have every hope that the State Con-
vention will once and for all, sit down on the
whole business and give the ticket favored by
a majority of the Republican voters OF the
county the proper recognition. Such load
as Mudd is too heavy for any party to carry,
and look to see him turned down when the
time comes for definite action.
Padded Pay Rolls-Report About Affairs in
the Tobacco Warehouses-Col. John A.
Tompkins' Investigator just About Fin
ished and His Findings to be Made Public
Soon-Fictitious Names said to Have Re-
presented Well-Known Politicians-How
the State Paid for Some Lest Tobacco.
Col. John A. Tompkins has about finished
the investigation of the affairs of the State
tobacco warehouses, and when Governor
Lowudes comes to town, which he is expected
to do this week, he will probably make the
report public.
The Investigation, it is declared, has shown
a rather startling state of affairs and has
proved that the old management was con-
Quoted without any regard for the welfare of
the State. In some instances the irregular
tiles" it is asserted, may charitably be at
tributed to carelessness or negligence, but in
others such a favorable construction cannot
fairly be used.
PAYROLIS PADED.
In addition to the several checks which
were paid out to politicians from Southern
Maryland who never rendered any open SER
vices for them, the report is said to show that
the payrolls were padded in the most scan
dalous way The story about the checks paid
TO politicians was published in The News
several days ago, and State officials say that
no adequate explanation has yet been forth
ceming as to why they we're issued
1t is alleged that the report will show that
names were placed on the payrolls represent
ing fictitious persons, and that politicians
from Southern Maryland drew the money.
Many Southern Maryland politicians were
placed on the payrolls, according to the re-
port who never even came on to get their
pay, the checks being mailed to them at their
homes. 1t is estimated that at least 60 names
were on the rolls, representing individuals or
fictitious personages who never rendered
stroke of service to the State.
A STORY OF LOST TOBACCO.
One glaring instance of corruption shown
IN the report probably exceeds all others in
its INSCRIPTIONS audacity. 1t seems that
some time ago quantity of tobacco disap
peared in some mysterious way and no trace
of it could be found. The owner wrote let
ter after letter inquiring for the returns for his
goods, but could get no satisfactory reply.