The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-10-16

About the worst politician that has come TO
the front in the upheaval of politics IN this
state in the last two years is Sydney +. Mudd,
OF Charles county; and if the Republicans
carry the legislature on joint ballot he will be
chosen United States Senator.
Mndd is in a class by himself at this time
II was he that brought about the downfall OF
Wellington, by combinations with Master,
Philips Lee Goldsborough, the Republican
nominee for Comptroller, George K. Gather,
Attorney General Clabaugh, Congressman
Baker, Barber aud Mcdonald.
Processing friendship for Wellington, be
deliberately planned his overthrow that he
himself might rise; and he will pitch over
board any of his new allies if any stand in the
way of his ambition.
Mudd is in politics for gain. He did not
lose anything when he was Speaker of the
House of Delegates, and he will avoid all op-
portunities to lose and embrace all thai pro
mise gain.
Recently his connection with the tobacco
warehouses was shown up in an article by the
Democratic Editors Association, and next
week another chapter of his political history
will be given by the Association.
Mr.. Mudd has not denied that he, through
Gov. Lowndes, filled the tobacco warehouses
with his henchmen from the counties OF
Southern Maryland and levied upon all con
tributions for his campaign purposes. de
has not denied that there were fully sixty use
less employees on the pay-rolls of these tobacco
warehouses, and that at least twenty names
on the rolls we're those of fictitious persons,
and that some one drew their salaries. He
has not denied that one check was drawn TO
his order, for which he rendered no service.
The chapter of his political record to be
published next week shows this Republican
politician up in even worse light, and every
person who votes for the Republican legisa-
tive candidates votes for Mudd for United
States Senator.
Mr.. Clabaugh is credited with Senatorial
aspirations, and no doubt he is anxious above
all else to carry the Legislative ticket in Car
roll. In contest with Mudd he would have
no show, and the only use four members of
the House of Delegates weuld be to him would
be to exact promises from Mudd for the tu-
turs-for his aid in securing nomination for
Governor, for instance.
The records of Messrs Ganter and Cover
were as good in the last House of Delegates
as those of DR.. Birnie and Mr.. Smith. Why
Messrs. Ganter and Cover were not renomi
mated along with DR.. Birnie and Mr.. Smith
has not been disclosed. Mr.. Ganter, at least, |
has shown some independence of action, and
it is possible he was not exactly in harmony |
with the plans of the Attorney General. He |
has mind and judgment of his own, and |
perhaps would not consent to having his vote
handed around in deals.
At any rate he was not renominated, and |
the legislative candidates in Carroll are sup
posed to be thick and thin supporters of the |
Attorney General. If they are they will be
more in his interest than concerned for the |
public good, and there are many Republicans
in Carroll who believe members of the Leg !
islature should be moved by higher purposes |
than in furthering personal ambitious. And |
there are some who do not like the insinceri- |
ty of Mudd toward Mr.. Wellington, and the |
aid Mr. Clabaugh gave Mr.. Mudd in over
throwing the only Republican leader who
was able to carry his party to success in
quarter of century. Mr.. Wellington has
made mistakes in talking too much and in
threatening to ''knock out all who he thought |
stood in the way of party success, but he has |
never played false to his friends or intrigued |
al. ho ,,srbf ,isa Mn11 sHo1
by Clabaugh, Gather, Baker and others, in
trigued for Wellington's downfull, and it is
quite likely that many true Republicans Of
Carroll will place their condemnation of such
perfdy aud party disorganization by striking
from their tickets the Republican legislative
nominees.
The following letter to the Advocate from
an active Republican worker in Carroll, re-
ceived after the above was written. indicates
that Mr.. Clabaugh is not near as popular as
he was, and bears out the assumption that it |
is quite likely that many true Republicans |
will condemn the perfdy of Mudd, aided by |
Clabaugh, Gather, Baker and others, toward |
Wellington, by striking from their ballots
Clabaugh's nominees for the legislature |
Here is the letter:
The editorial remark, "let personal griev-
ances be forgotten" of the Sentinel last week |
comes with poverty stricken grace from the !
organ of the dominant faction in this county
Bad memories have heretofore always been
recommended after the dominant element has
had its hasty plans adopted, but when those
plans, for successful accomplishment, needed |
the approval of an united party, the past was
repectfuly(?) requested to be forgotten
Mr. Clabaugh received the vote of an united
party two years ago-because personal griev- |
ances then were forgotten" He pulled
through in his county with one hundred and
tive majority, not large one, but enough to
exhibit the strength of the Republican organ
ization when times were good.
How has the Attorney General and his ring |
treated the men who helped to give his home
record? Not solitary soul of the men
known previously to be hostile to him have
been honored with position, and worse still,
he openly declared that he was under no OBJ
legations to assist those who had simply voted
for him but had not supported him in the
primaries He has in this respect scrupu