The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07

From the counties came a universal
demand for LowndeS' denomination.
In Baltimore city the governor de
Veloped a surprisingly large follow
ing, and so strong became the senti-
lnent that even the wise heads among
the Malsterites recognized the futility
of any attempt to counteract it. This
has resulted in bringing the rival fac
tions together and thereby giving
Gov. Lowndes some tangible ground
for his assumption of there being a
harmonious party at his back.
Lloyd LOwndes is acknowledged to
be a progressive man and comes of
good stock. His family is English,
his great great -grand-fath being
Richard Lowndes, of Bostick House,
Cheshire, England. His great grand
father, Christopher Lowndes, emf
grated to this country and was a sue
cessful merchant at Bladensburg, Nd,
before Washington was selected as
the national capital. The governor
was born February 2l, 1845, in Clarks-
burg, Harrison county, Va.
He received an excellent education
both in the Clarksburg academy and
in Washington college, Washington,
Pa, graduating at Allegany college,
Meadville, Pa, when 90 years of age.
Choosing the law for profession, he
placed himself under the instruction
of Richard j.. Ashhurst, Il leading
Philadelphia lawyer, At the same
time he attended the Law school of
the University of Pennsylvania, and
graduated in 1867
His father had settled in Cumber-
land, theiyoung man selected the same
place for his debut at the bar 1t was
not long before he made an enviable
name for himself and built up lucra-
tive practice. He married Miss Eliz-
abeth Il. Lowndes. distant relative,
and the union has proved a happy
| one.
Ambitious as he was, the broad
field of politics opened to him an OPP
portunity to gain further distinction.
A Republican of decided convictions,
he became noted as an earnest and
forcible advocate of party principles.
When the leaders of the 9th congress
siOnal district looked about for can
| didate in 1872 they selected Lloyd
Lowndes as the standardized and
he was nominated for congress. The
| district had hitherto been Democratic,
but at the succeeding election
IIowndes carried it by LOO majority
over John Ritchie, of Frederick coun-
| ty. The latter, two years previously,
had carried the district by 800 ma
! jority. The election of Mr.. Lowndes
was reversal of 5000 votes.
1t was at the age of only 2S years
that the future governor entered the
4Sth congress and had the distinction
of being its Youngest member. He
served on several important commit
tees and gave striking illustration
of the courage of his convictions by
his vote upon the civil rights bill. In
| his district there was a large cOlOred
constituency directly affected by
the bill and the natural course OF
the ordinary politician would have
led him to support the measure.
He believed the bill to be unconsti-
tutional, which view was subsequent
ly indorsed by the supreme court OF
the United States. He was one OF
six Republicans to vote against it.
This was calculated to ieopardize his
political fortunes. That he has not
forgotten to be firm when occa-
sion demands is we'll illustrated by
recent refusals to commute death
sentences of several colored men.
With the average man looking for
further political advancement and
toadying to his constituents, Gov.
Lowndes followed the dictates of his
conscience, as on the civil rights bill,
and refused to be swayed by political
considerations.
That he followed the right course
has been demonstrated by the indorse-
ment OF every prominent negro min
lister in the state, so that instead OF
losing caste among the negros he APP
pears to have strengthened his stand
ing.
After serving in Congress he dId
not become again particularly prom
inent until 1880. when he was a dele
gate at large to the Republican
national convention In 1895 he was
nominated by the Republican con
vention at Cambridge, Md, for COY
ernor and was elected by plurality
of Is, ,767, thousands of Independent
Democrats coming to his support.
While always active in politics, the
/ Governor has never naUIpptp1 his buS.