The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-22

sIcaIly IN that delegation, arose in the
midst of q great hubbub. Mr. Hagner
is good orator and soon secured 81
lence. I'VE have been here for two
days. We have taken some 1900 bal
lots and have made no choice" he be-
gan impressively. 81 believe there is
no delegate within sound of my voice
who does not have at heart the deep
est welfare of the republican party"
The Gould delegates, aware of Mr..
Hagner's intention to cast four votes
of Washington for their candidate, set
up a great shout. The Garrett men
with their tin horns drowned the
voices of the Gould men.
II believe the time has come, added
Mr.. Hagner, when something should
be done in this convention. Every
delegate has stood manly and honest
ly by his candidate. But the people
of the district look to this convention
to do something beyond standing
loyalty by the favorite sons of differ
ent counties. Therefore four votes of
Washington county will be cast for
Ashley M. Gould and one for DR..
Ravenscroft.'
Pandemomum broke loose at this
announcement. Gould men shouted
and Garrett men blew their tin horns.
The 1,319th ballot, taken at lilo
o'clock, accordingly stood:
Col George a. Pearre, of Allegany, 6.
Hon. Milton G. Urner, of Frederick, 6.
DR.. Robert A. Ravenscroft, of Gar
rett, 4.
Hon. Ashley NJ. Gould, of Mont
gomery, s.
The one vote of Washington coun-
ty. for DR.. Ravenscroft was cast by
Capt. Leander H. Kuhn, of Hancock.
He has been regarded as a Pearre man
at heart, and is said to be the only
man of the delegation with whom
Judge Stake conferred. This fact
has been taken to mean that Judge
Stake did not care for the nomina-
ton. Capt. Kuhn intended to east
his vote on that ballot for Col. Pearre
but the chairman of the delegation
misunderstood him. Capt. Kuhn 5
vote went to Col. Pearre on the next
ballot, then to Representative
Urner, and then back to Judge Stake.
Kuhn afterward voted mostly for
Judge Stake, except that he voted
on one ballot for Col. John r. Rouzer,
the chairman of the convention. In
response to this vote Col. Rouzer
made brief speech impressing upon
the convention that he was not in the
field, and hoping that no one would
misunderstood the vote which had
been cast for him.
Conferences between the different
delegations proceeded with much
vigor i'll the mean time. Mr.. Gould's
friends took off their coats and lab
ored diligently with the Frederick
delegates. They were momentarily
encouraged when Capt. Kuhn on two
ballots voted for Mr.. Gould, giving
him nine out of twentyfour votes in
the convention.
At noon, when the 14OOth ballot
had been taken, the convention ad-
journed till 1.3O p. IN.
During the recess there was re-
newed activity in conferences. At
first it was claimed that the Freder-
ick delegation might go over to Mr..
Gould. That would have decided
the nomination at once. The mem
bers of the Frederick delegation did
not seem inclined to look at it in that
way. "Frederick county," argued
one of the delegates, was always
loyal to Senator McComas. He
and Judge Motter have always been
good friends, but the Senator-elect,
being under obligations to Judge
Motter and Frederick county, should
now aid us TO get the vote of Mont
gomery rather than to expect us to
aid Montgomery
This was the view adopted by many,
perhaps not majority, of the Fred
erick delegation.
Just before the afternoon session
the Frederick delegation held a con
ference to consider the advisability
of consulting with x-Representative
Urner about his withdrawal as a can
didate. The delegates discussed this
for some time, but adjourned with
out taking any action at all. The
attitude of Capt. Kuhn, of Washing
ton, who was ready to cast his vote
either for Mr.. Urner or Col. Pearre.
stimulated both Frederick and Ale
gany to effect an alliance.
The convention reassembled at / 40
and the call of counties was resumed,
but it was seen from the start that
no compromise could result, and that
the voting was only perfunctory.
The presiding officer, the secretaries,
and all the delegates were thoroughly
tired out, and the move set on foot
by Garrett delegates to adjourn was
welcomed. At 2.20, after /, ,474 ballots
had been taken, Mr.. Rudisill moved
to adjourn till noon of September 27
next, at Oakland Mr.. Hagner an.