The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-09-30
DEMOCRATS DEM0RALIZED
Mr.. Wn, R. Getty, Of Grantsyille, Heads
The Ticket Nominated on Friday.
THE PROCEEDINGS CUT AND DRIED.
The Weakest Ticket Ever Put Before the
People for Their Suffrages. The Cor
man Wing of the Party Con
trolled the Convention.

The Democratic convention for
Garrett county was held in Oakland
on Friday last for the purpose of
nominating a county ticket to be
voted for on the second day of No
vember next. The delegates began
to arrive here on the evening before,
and it was not long before II was dis
covered that there would be a bitter
fight between the regulars and anti
! regulars. The convention was adver-
tised for One-thirty, but it was not
until an hour later that sufficient
number of the delegates had gotten
| together in Offutt's Hall for the fun
to commence. The convention was
called to order by Mr.. William Miller,
chairman of the State Central Com
mittee for Garrett county. Mr..
Miller in calling the convention to
order said he would propose that
Hon. William r. Getty would be the
temporary chairman, - and asked that
he be nominated, which was immedi-
ately done. After considerable
occasioned by several declinations,
Mr.. Charles M. Miller was cleo
ted secretary of the convention. A
motion was then made for one dele
gate from each district to serve on a
committee on credentials, resolutions
and permanent organization. The
| following gentlemen were named as
the committee: District No I, G. 7.
West 2, G.. II. ListOn; 3, Eli Stanton;
4, John Collins; 5, William Miller; 6,
n. G. Browning; 7, Norman Barnard;
8, j. w. Mason; 8, Sam Johnson; 10,
W. II. Speicher; II, p. +. Michaels;
II, w. H. LOhr. Whilst the commit
tee were out DR.. E. H. Bartlett was
called upon to address the convention.
| The Doctor in his speech said that
owing to the overwhelming Republi-
can majOrity in Garrett county it
took a man with great courage to
accept the nomination for any office
on the Democratic ticket lie then
made plea for harmony in their
ranks and said he thought that with
| harmony and the aid of the dissatis-
fed Republicans the Democratic
/ ticket could be elected. The commit
| tee seemed to be having considerable
trouble behind the stage with their
report, and as the talk was getting
very loud, Mr.. Getty took the floor
and tried to keep the convention
together. After the committee got
things in shape, they reported all the
districts represented and read one or
| two resolutions which referred to
nothing at all The chair then called
for nominations for Senator. EX-
Senator Getty, William Miller and d.
NJ. Mason were placed in nomination.
| The first ballot resulted as follows:
Getty 6, Mason 3, Miller 3. On the
second ballot Capt. Sam Johnson, of
| District No. 9, changed his vote from
Mason to Getty, thus giving the NOM
ination to Mr. Getty. "Silver Bill'
here jumped to the floor, withdrew
his name, made a strong plea for
| harmony and made a motion that the
nomination be made unanimous,
which was done Mr.. Getty in accept
ing the nomination said that he had
not sought the office and he wanted
| it understood that he belonged to no
| eli al nj
| posed to millionaires and people with
money. He also fed the old soldiers
some taffy by saying the Democratic
party had done more for them than
any other party. This nomination
took all the fight out Of the anti-reg-
ular delegates (several of whom left
the halD and the balance of the ticket
was nominated in short order, as
| follows For House of Delegates,
Brison Welsh, of Selbysport, and
Peter F. Michaels, of No. II. Treas
urer, Charles NJ. Wilson, of No. 1.
| Sheriff, f. J. Fringer, of Oakland,
received the nomination on the first
ballot over Abel Dewitt, f. L. Snyder
and Allen Garlitz. For county COM
missioners, Perry Broadwater, of No.
u, and Norman Barnard, of No. 7.
Surveyor, Alexander c. Mason, of
No. Z.
AS soon as the last nomination was
made a rush was made for the door.
There is a great deal Of dissatisfac-
tion over the ticket, and the end is
not yet.