The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-09-30
DESCENDANT REPUBLICANS.
Wellington Denounces the Action
of the Central Committee.
Also Denounoes Gov. Lowndes,

After the action of the State Central Com
mittee on September IS, in appointing cam
paign and finance committees, virtually taking
the management of the campaign out of Sen
ator Wellington S hand after he had just been
reelected Chairman, the Senator became very
angry and denounced the action of the COM
mittee and said if the action was not rescinded
he would resign. He also said it was a scheme
of John X. Cowen and Postmaster Warfeld
to control the Republican party, and Gov.
Lowndes was engaged in the scheme to tie
his hands and make him nonentity, after
protesting personal and political friendship
and an earnest desire to have him yelling
toni to continue as chairman and manage the
campaign.
A lot Of politicians got around the Cover
nor, stiheued up his backbone and induced
him to address a note to Senator Wellington,
requesting him to resign the craftsmanship of
the Central Committee, and several Of the
members of the committee at once issued a
call for a meeting of the committee for last
Monday.
WELLINGTON TO LowNDEs.
In reply to Lowndes' letter asking his re
siguation Senator Wellington wrote TO him as
follows
Hon. Lloyd Loucldes, Baltimore, Nd.
Sir: Your letter OF the 2lst instant reached me
yesterday. After your action il is impossible for
me 10 serve as chairman of the Republican State
Central Committee. and had intended in legal
way with due notice, to convene the committee
for the purpose Of rendering my resignation
understand, however that yourself and the other
candidates ON the State ticket have taken time by
the forelock, and, in a manner entirely unprece-
dented and Illegal, have called together the com
mittee for Monday, the 18th instant While this Is
unwarranted and unlawful / shall make no o6Jec-
ton TO II and hope no one else Will should there
be present quorum at the meeting viii tender
my resignation on Monday next
write more in sorrow than in anger, but, above
all there is present with me for you, ming LED WIN
some pity for your weakness, Unreasonable aud
unutterable contempt for your want OF iNnkness
and truth. IL will be unnecessary for me 10 say or
do more for 81 the polls in November the people OF
the State viii administer 70 you Such rebuke as
will be sufficient punishment for all that has tra
spired. Very truly, -
WELLINGTON RESIGNS.
The Central Committee met Monday IN Bal
timore There was a full meeting and large
number of spectators, expecting W Wellington
10 speak before resiguing. They were not
disappointed for the Senator did make
speech. He said the meeting waS called He
gally but that be would not iuterpose any OBJ
lection Then he alluded to the previous
action OF the committee, aud declared be could
not act As long as that action stood aud could
not serve in a campaign with Lowndes OF the
ticket because the Governor had been false 10
HIM from start 70 tiuish; because Cover
nor Lowndes had been unhlihfnl TO every
promise OF friendship aud TO every condition
Of manhood and Of honor. The Senator
spoke at some length. By previous arrange.
tnent no one made reply. Wellington offered
his resignation. which Ras accepted, picked
Up his lat aud left. Thomas J. Shry0ck Vas
nominated and elected in his place.