The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-09-30
.ALLEGANY REPUBLICANS.
Exciting Primaries and a Howlins
Convention.

The hottest primaries in TIE Republican party %
Ailegany county took place last saturday Money
was freely used personal encounters oceurrel. ant
there was almost rios In district % Gambler
land. Great excitement prevailed stairway saisht
and Sunday, and a. the convention on Tuesday
there Vas hot time from the beginning = the end
AMER nsming the ticket. the BAlrimorc sun pub
lished the foiiowin report Of the coaveusioa:
The ticket largely represents State framsd BY
Benjamin A. Richmond and STATE senator David L.
Dsck friends OF senator Louis AcC'sulas. Tacg
effected deal with John ". George candidate for
sheriff who coatroIled two districts George tafow.
ing his support 10 Wilson Tor states AtsoEney and
Martin for sheriff IN retarn foF the Register -
wills nomination. George held the key to The s!i
uaGion.
The Macbeth forces weFc tied By certain eoIahlls-
tons and could not offer as good deal IS the Wi
son men
The convention was 40 unraly thai IL HeceS-
sary 70 have Chief Martin aud sQaAa Of Fosoensss
on The aoor 10 keep order. MeH had their coats ~
to fght aud indescsihable confusion prevailed.
sESAToE DICK OK THE STAGE
While the committees on organization etc, weFc
oui state senator David y Dick Of Homecoming
member % the oommiftee was called on 20 make
speech. when he ePpeared GA the stage there aere
mingled cheers and Kisses. and fos time seuora.
hedam had sway. Mr.. Dick denounced tlls hissefs
as ..vipcrs." towards and .cars" only 70 be
Kissed sHd cheerea AL the more. In most dnA-
matte manner he appealed TOT liberation Of dilser-
ences in opinion, which is allowed under the Con
stitution and under the Gag.
81. somerEamp of Cumberland. ia The audience.
Is one plead guilty to kissing. and wildly waved
sick at Dick, who bansiied words Wiih him from
the stage for I'VE minutes. sheriff Casey and Depaiy
sheriff Aldon eiectaa souerkztnp. The convention
all the time hosled wildly. the LonseoalnE devo-
tees OF Dick cheering him. Whi3e others 10 various
ways showed disspProyal
During the hnbbub senator Dick was called Ou
sarcas;ically by Cumberland de iegaIe. Macbeth
man. TO explain what he meant b eur" Mr..
Diek then. IN another exciting alght Of rhetoric,
again denounced his enemies lie said they we're
not men enough 10 submit 10 honest defeat in the
primaries.
LIVELY BALLoTISG-
A unique feature OF the proceedings TIE re-
porting 10 The convention Of the slate By the coin
Initfee on credentials As IL WAS Rad the Macbeth
forces shouted. Bust IT, bust il, James N Con-
way their leader said that u districts had opposed
Il in the committee
The names Of John g. Wilson and James Z, Nae
beth were the only ones presented for States Al
torney. The irst ballot developed Tie, - votes
each but the Macbeth men claimed the nomination,
Macbeth himself appearing and in a heated manner
stating that he had been nominated, bat that an
attempt was being made to cheat him cut Of fairly
won laurels He said he had TO fight every eorpuE-
alton IN the county.
second ballot was ordered and all Proeeeded
well until Mr. Georges district, No. 5, reached.
Mr.. George. who held proxy. was surrounded by
a bowling mob, which kept up din for nearly
half hour endeavoring to get its vote for Macbeth
Fsfv.. a. 4nNas rraS
struck, and excitement grew high that the police
were called in and cleared the convention door Of
spectators, who were participating in the proceei
ings as If they were delegates.
Motions to adjourn only brought on more chaos
Chairman John J. Bell suspended business until
order was restored. Al least 500 men took part In
the pandemonium.
When finally the vote of Georges district was an
nounced for Wilson the Macbeth men yelled
Rotten, rotten r. greeting Wilson's name with
Kisses and shouting "B. and o." Wilson being the
local Baltimore and Ohio attorney.
The second ballot developed a tie Macbeth
would have been nominated on the second ballot,
having secured II votes, but No. &C. Froslburg led
by Ulysses Hanna candidate for Sheriff and on the
Macbeth slate changed to Wilson after Martin,
Homecoming No. Is. had voted for Macbeth, beliey-
ing that Macbeth had entered into u combination
with Martin 1t was a desperate trick of the slate
makers generated by Daniel Houck. 10 vote Iona
coming for Macbeth. but It resulted in deceiving
Hanna and nominating Wilson on the next ballot
MACBETH INDEPENDENT
As soon as the nomination was made Macbeth
announced TO the convection that he would be an
independent candidate. When his name was first
presented the cheering lasted at least five minutes
The convention seemed to be packed with Macbeth
mem Westernport district was pledged 10 \. A.
Doub for States Attorney, but upon the arrival of
the delegation here they told that they would
be put in Mr. Richmonds hands for the best inter-
ests of the pulp mill. James Luke, of the West
Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, headed the
delegation.
The slate went through with but little difficulty
and only three changes.