The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-09-16
sen. WELLINGTON RESIGNS
As Chairman of the Maryland Republican
State Committee.
He ADDRESSES THE COMMITTEE.
He Had Given His Time, Energy, Means
and Ability to the Work and was Re
warded with Envy and Hatred.

Wdrueu Win Envy ana hatred
BALTIMORE, MD, Sept. IA very
largely attended meeting at tine Re
publican Central Committee was
held at Raines' Hall to-day. With
the exception of Frederick and Wash
ington counties every county and leg
islative district was represented.
Senator Wellington, the chairman
of T. committee, called the meeting
to order shortly after IL O'Clock, and
Immediately stated that he had called
the body together in order to lay be-
fore it his resignation as chairman.
He said that two years ago he had
been unanimously elected chairman
of the committee, and since that time
ne had given to the work his entire
time, his means, his energy and such
ability as he possessed. The party
had been successful in the campaign
of 1895 and again in 1896. He had
| been again reelected some weeks ago
to the chairmanship and he accepted.
! The fact that he now resigned, said
the Senator, called for some eXplana-
ton, and he was there to give that
explanation.
He had worked for the Republican
party, not for any gain for himself,
| but to bring victory to that party.
| For thirty years the party had suffer
| ed continuous defeat in this State,
and for many years he had believed it
among the possibilities to change
| these conditions. He had thought
! that the platform, the candidate and
| the work should all harmonic in one
great whole In '9J these conditions
had fallen together, and the party
had won.
In '96 the situation was the same.
His purpose had been this year to
again bring about a great victory in
Maryland When he had accepted
the chairmanship he had done so on
one condition of being given supreme
control.
This year he had looked for an
equal success with the past two cam
paigns. For months, said the Sena-
tor, he had stood quietly by and
heard the attacks of men and of the
press. He had heard the yells of en-
Wy and Of hate, and had said nothing
| because he wanted another victory in
Maryland for the Republican party.
But events have come, continued Mr..
Wellington, which have dicredited
the Republican organization of Mary
land, and therefore, he concluded, Il
am here to tender my resignation
The Senator thanked those who
had stood with him, and said to those
who had fought him he was also un-
der obligations, because, ,as he stated,
they had given him an opportunity
which he did not dare to seek, to give
up the duties which had already to
large extent ruined his health. He
would have stood, he said, by the
organization, as long as the Organiza-
tiOn stood by him.
1t had been said, continued the
retiring chairman, that he had en-
/ deavOred to make a boss of himself.
and had interfered with the affairs in
Baltimore City. He denied that as
serti0n. What he had done he had
done as a Maryland Republican, and
because every Maryland Republican,
, is interested in the affairs Of Balti-
more. because as goes Baltimore, so
goes the State. He had believed it
was necessary to unite in one close.
compact harmonious body the Re
publican voters, the independent vot-
ers and the Independent press. and in
order to accomplish this necessary
harmOnizatiOn he had entered Balti-
more politics.
He had said that Theodore Mar
burg should have been nominated as
mayor of Baltimore. This statement
of Senator Wellington's was greeted
with loud Kisses from portions Of the
hall. Senator Wellington then spoke
of the primaries held in Baltimore
under the order of the organization,
and said that part OF the party had
refused to submit to these primaries.
He designated these as disloyal to
the party, and said that when at
Ocean City the convention recognized
that disloyalty it gave up its chance
of victory He said that he wanted
some man elected chairman at once,
and he hoped that that man would
be able to work out a victory. You
have thrown down what | did" he
said, "and | tender you my resigna-
ton, as well as the resignation of the
secretary and of the treasurer of this
committee
Mr. Wellington then called to the
chair Mr. John G.. Ross, of Baltimore
county, who was made temporary
/ chairman.