The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-08-13
The Republican Situation in Carroll
County-A Protest from One of
the Leaders.

which it was first offered The Editor of that paper
| giving as his reason "that it might injure the
party" AS the opposite only of course was and is
intended its in this needs tSd tho
Republican party is ashamed OF the truth.
/ To the Republicans of Carroll county.
| GENTLEMEN.-By reason of a condition of affairs
existing in the Republican party in this county.
the following statement, intended for the thought
full consideration of our people, may not be fruit
| less of purpose
The result in part only, of the local political con-
test of last fall it had been hoped would have in
| duced disposition to harmonic differences
so that victory in Congressional canvass this year
| would have been absolute certainty.
In anticipation of this result neither myself nor
my friends so far as know, at no time hesitated
to indorse for appointment in the Custom House at
Baltimore the friends of Mr.. Clabaugh. In addi
ton to this found, by correspondence, however,
| that the Collector of the Port was disposed to do
| that which was best calculated to subserve the
interest of the party in our county without regard
| to faction.
| For the purpose therefore of ascertaining more
exactly the true situation l called upon the Col
lectOr personally on Thursday 4th inst The con-
versation was at length, and there no conceal
ment his part as to his purpose and his reasons
| for so doing.
He informed me that it was not possible, because
of the limited number of appointments i'll the I'M
classified service at his disposal to allow this coun
ty more than one appointment, and tina at the re-
| quest of the State and the County Central Com
mittees of our party the leaders of which had call
| ed upon him in person, he had promised them to
appoint Mr.. George F. Beaver to Il position on the
scales force. The Collector informed me frankly
that these leaders gave him to understand that as
this county was to receive but single appointment
| that they had unanimously agreed upon Mr.. Beaver
| as that man.
| In reply to argument the Collector stated, that
he, always having been an Organization Republ
can could not do otherwise than appoint the man
whom the organization recommended. Mr.. George
| F. Beaver will therefore be appointed. Now we
| probably have no more right to question the con-
duct of these committeeman in agreeing on some
body than have to censure the Collector for rec
! ognizing their exclusive dictum. We arraign that
committee, or better perhaps. those who speak for
them in this-that since the Collector of the Gus
toms has informed them that he would appoint
their man and him only they have privately and
apparently sincerely, promised other applicants for
Custom House appointment their influence, and
given them to understand that they would be APP
pointed And this they have done and are now
doing in nearly every district of the county.
The purpose of this wilful and deliberate lying is
apparent 1t is intended to keep i'll line the appli-
cants for place until the primaries are over.
In this connection it may not be unreasonable to
speak of some other matters. The Schastfer vote Is
not an uncomfortable one i'll this county all
know. It's unifcation, presumably at least, i'll the
interest of 'the organization" is remarkable. No
less than three prominent places, viz: Judge of
the Orphans Court, School Commissioner and
Supervisor of Elections are held by this family,
and as it were to make assurance doubly sure of
| this valuable contingent the School Commissioner
has the endorsement of 1.-The organization" for post
master of Westminster.
This same condition exists in the case of another
| family in the county, three members of which are
| holding places and another in the same household,
| rumor has it, expects to follow" This nepotiSm,
it is expected, will hold in line the Tannery vote,
an important factor in Westminster primaries.
Recently, being apprehensive of Il miscarriage of
too much Schaefer i'll it,, and for some other rea-
sons the Attorney-General, with half leaning to-
ward prudence secured an SlsOO.OO position for the
son of a gentleman who holds the position of JUS
| tice of the Peace also under his influence. This
| last appointment was intended to draw sugar from
| Cuba and coal from New Castle.
Again. and only less recently than that of the last
case is that of the School Examiner, who was
elected at the meeting of the new board OH the 2d
inst No man questions or can the capacity of the
| gentleman who now holds the place, but that can
also be said of those who unsuccessfully opposed
him, with this in their favor beside, that political
disappoin tment never induced them or any of them
to seek shelter and revenge the ranks of party
that in hopeless minority, and then return to
his first love for the sake of Office when the Loyalty
| steadfast had secured the victory. Isn't this a
| magnificent compliment to the gentlemen who read
| Dr. Reindollar out of our party or, on the other
hand, to the veteran Republican school teachers of
| our county.
The last scene i'll this eventful history it is
pected will be consummated in the primaries on
Saturday, the 10Th.
| This County should have the Congressional Can
didate There is no reasonable reason in the lexi-
of the Attorney Generals best thoughts that 1t
should not, and yet it is Il fact that the arrange
ment is to hand over the five votes of this county
to Mr.. Baker
Mr. Baker has had two terms, and, to the extent
of his ability he has represented his district and
Mr. Cabaugh During his first canvass he stated on
| the stump in this county that he had no desires
beyond single term. He has had two. He now
wants another, and 1.-The organization (Which,
more exactly speaking, is confined to three or four
gsntlemen) has promised lin the five votes of this
county providing he will endorse Mr.. NJ. Schaefer
for postmaster.
This County presents its candidate for Re-
publican Congressional hOnors and this is the first
time since 1870. There would be others, probably,
were it not for the arrangement that 1.-THE organi
zation" has made. Be that as it may, however, the
Republican voters of this county have a right to
see at least that they not to be marketed with
out consultation.
This they show, if they will, i'll the primaries
of our party on the Goth, and in the County Con-
vsntion on the 22nd. A. II. HUBER.
WESTMINSTER, ND, August r. 1898