The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-08-11
The Republican Convention.

and after the customary caucussing
on the bricks and curbstones on
North street, assembled in the
"Opera House" and Chairman w.
J. Smith called the meeting to
order and proceeded to warm up
the delegates with rafting speech
in favor of the Mckinley national
/ and the Lowndes state administers
tions. This was in happy contrast
to the dull monotony or whispered
conferences and dead silence which
marked the Democratic convention
which met in the same hall a fort
night previously.
Chairman Smith having warmed
up the delegates with a patriotic
rubbing down, Robert G. Thackery
was nominated for chairman. which
he promptly declined and suggested
the name of Wayne Reynolds of
Rising Sun, who was made chair
man. Joseph l.. Wells was made
secretary and the meeting was open
for business.
The usual committee on creden-
tials reported everything straight,
and the committee on platform was
ready with its report, which was
read by its chairman Mr.. w. J.
Smith, and accepted Gas read"
This too was in happy contrast
to the money policy pursued by the
mum Democratic convention, which
had met and gone through its almost
pantomime exercises a short time
before. The platform on the pres
ent occasion wasn't very long or
very strong, but it was IL declara,
ton of the convention and entitled
to recognition as "book's a book
although there's nothing in it,
The ambition to serve their
county seemed to be very modest
among the patriots, few aspirants
bobbing up for recognition. Fred
T. Haines was first on the list for
States attorney with no opposition,
followed by the candidate for treas
urer With no other aspirant, and
both were nominated by acclama-
ton without n ballot.
There was a slight contest over
the long term candidate for county
commissioner and quite Il squabble
over the sheriff, several aspirants
being anxious to take charge of the
prison and emoluments of the office.
After several ballots without decis-
i've result, the contest narrowed
down between HOmard Terry of the
Sixth district and Magistrate Philip
NJ. Groves of Elkton, resulting in
favor of Groves, although it was
the intention of the manipulators
to have the decision in favor of
Terry it was said.
Few appeared to be ambitious to
be made law makers and only three
aspirants for legislative candidates
showed up and were of course de-
clared the nominees by reclamation.
There was sharp contest for the
honor of being delegates to the state
convention, and the central com
mittee.
Both the party tickets are a fair
average in point Of ability and fit
ness for the different offices COM
pared with their neighbors; and the
offices to be filled, apart from the
legislative, have no political prin-
ciple involved. The Republican
convention placed its ticket on the
policy of McKinleyism, which is
the worst and most dangerous ever
injected into the American system
of government, and foreign to that
OF any administration since the
foundation of the government, ex-
cept, perhaps, that of John Adams
and Alexander Hamilton.
The Democratic ticket was placed
on nothing and stands without de-
clared end or aim, money in its
fullest sense.
The county ticket nominated is
as follows:
States ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Tay.
Tor Haines, Elkton.
County Washington
w. Davis, Port Deposit.
County Commissioners-Long
term, John w. Regain, Conowingo;
short term, William ID. Bradford,
Chesapeake City.
Sheritf--Philip M. Groves,
Elkton.
Orphans Court-Robert A. Du
hamel, Earlville; Alfred Kirk,
Pennington, and James Clifford,
Calvert.
House of Delegates-George NJ.
Senderling, Fair Hill; Edward c.
Wilson, Elk Neck; George S. Nc
Vey, Zion.
County Surveyor-Wilmer j. /
Falls, North East.
Delegates to the State Convention
John l.. Moore, Lewis T. Logan,
w. T. Mcclure and John l.. |
Crothers.
State Central Committee for Cecil
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