Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-09-30

faction rushed in James RiZer to vote
others demurred. One man declared
he shOuld vote. Bailff Bowen was
about to take hand as cOnservator
of the peace when somebody reached
underneath and, gathering Rizer by
the luxurious seat of his tropical pants.
pulled him down underneath and
spirited him out of the Jam. Many
wondered what had become of him,
those especially who champioued his
rights as a sovereign.
The jam was quite severe at times
before the door, and every now and
then enc could hear the injunction -
''quIt your scrouging."
The many friends of Hon. James
Dando regret that. having come so
near he was yet so far from getting the
nomination for Judge of the Orphans
Court. This is an important post for
this region and one the Creek too often
gives away for something of less con-
sequence.
After all the worry and toll and
wrangle Big 26" gets nothing. BY
mistakenly stalking all the towns de-
mands upon the Sherlffalty every
thing was lost This is State com
mittee politics, however. showing that
Wellington set an excellent example
for one of his ubrrdlnates to follow.
A singular fact in connection with
this business is that big 26" was
carried by Otto Hohing. former State
committeeman. Without his counsel
and work. there would have been no
Big 26' to throw away on a single
venture, and no question whatever of
John G. Wilson's status as a nominee.
Turning from republican to demo-
cratic politics, it is already evident
that the same influences which dOmi-
mated Tuesdays convention are as
Stunning control of that which will
meet to-day. 1t is to be hoped, how
ever, that the Frostburg delegations
will this morning 90 to Cumberland
free, unpledged, Independent, and so
remain all day.
The failure to nominate Davisson
Armstrong for commissioner shows
plainly that men who cannot be
handled" are not wanted. The taxing
power, not in the commissioners office,
must be held by those whom the people
would not elect to any office.
Hazlehurst Sprigg. of Cumberland,
has been named for the Sheriffaty on
the democratic ticket. He is capable
and generally an affable. amiable
gentleman.
That Henry w. Shuck was outrage
ously plundered Of his winnings in
primary is plain As can be. He right
ly thinks that when representatives.
allow themselves to be side-tracked by
boss JObbery in convention the ethics
of party fealty do not compel a free
born American to bend his head and
take the axe where the spring chicken
gets the Ratchet. He will run indie
pendently for Register of Wills.
Two questions have been settled in
Homecoming by vote of 644 to }39-
CD that graduation from public school
shall not count against illiteracy as
claim upon the right to hold office.
and (2) that, fter all, John Farrell
was guilty.
Democratic primaries were held
Thursday evening, convention is due
this morning. If the Cumberland
wire workers are relegated to the seats
that are back, there is "A chance that
the convention will nominate a ticket
representative of the choice of tile
people.
All over the State there is a call for
able Legislative candidates. Allegany
answered it last Tuesday by rescuing
five names from oblivion.
From names already endorsed as
nominees democratic convention will
to-day make its usual mess of it. A
republican mistake makes the average
democrat feel that his party can ram
anybody through.
Frostburg, especially Big 26,n
failed to get the sheriffalty and one
other office, but saved its place on the
State committee. The young doctor
lost both the babe and its mother,
"but," said he "thank God, | believe
| have saved the old man"