The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-08-04
Sketch of the Candidates
cor. JoBN WALTER SMITH.

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Snow Hill, Worcester Comfy.
He was elected to Congress last
fall from the First Congressional
District and previous to that time
had represented his county for
ten wears in the Maryland Senate.
Colonel Smith is one of the most
popular men in public life on the
Eastern Shore. He is widely
known as the ''father of the free
school book hill.p which he origi-
mated and pressed to a passage.
He is about 80 years of age and
of genial personal characteristics.
Colenel Smith is by profession a
banker. He has been actively
identified with politics for years
and has long been the acknowl-
edged leader in his county. He
is the senior member of the
largest dry goods firm III Worces
ter County and has also been
largely engaged in the lumber in
duStry.
DIR. J. W. Herring.
DR.. j. w. Herring is a resident
of Westminster and has been
prominent for some years in the
politics and public life of Carroll
County. AS a member OF the
State Senate he made a favorable
impression by his faithful per
Torrance of his duty and impair
tial rulings upon matters that
came before him as the chairman
Of a number of important commit
tees. He is a bank cashier and a
keen and successful business man,
and was until recently President
of the Maryland Bankers Asso-
citation. He is respected and es,
teemed by all classes of citizens
in his native county, and has
hosts of warm friends and sup
pOrterS i'll both parties in Carroll.
HON. ISIDOR RAYNER.
Mr.. Isidor Rayner was born in
Baltimore 40 years ago. He
graduated from the University of
Virginia i'll 1870 and then studied
law. Soon after his admission to
the bar he attracted public atten
ton by his ability as au advocate
and i'll 1873 he was elected to the
Maryland House of Delegates.
In 1886 he was elected to the
State Senate. In that body his
course was so brilliant that in
1883 he was nominated for and
elected to Congress from the
Fourth District. His record there
was splendid one and he was
returned in 1890 and 1892. He
was, while i'll Congress, a mem Der
of important committees on for
eign relations and on coinage and
currency.
Mr.. Rayner is perhaps best
known to the general masses by
his powers Of Oratory. lie is one
OF the most fluent, graceful and
convincing speakers of the State
and he is always listened to with
attention, whether on the stump
or at the bar. For some years he
has not been an active political
campaigner, and his return to the
arena OF political debate means "a
lively and interesting campaign
this fall.
NOTES.
Among the vice presidents of
the committee was ID. Colum bus
Kemp, of Frederick county.
On the Committee of Creden
tails was +. Marion Fauble. of
Frederick City.
On the Committee of Resolu-
tions was DR.. j. w. Downey, of
Frederick county.
The new State Central Commit.
tee of Frederick county is com
posed of DR.. j. w. Downey. of
New Market district; Charles N.
liargett, Frederick district. and
j. Roger McSherry, of Braddock
district. The various delegations
selected the members of the State
Central Committee, the greater
portion of whom were re elected.
Frederick had 80 delegates to
cast six votes in the convention
and all 20 were present.
DIR. Frank Il. Shaw moved the
appointment of a committee on
notification of candidates to con.
sist of one from each CONGRESS.
Slonal district and from each leg
lslative district of Baltimore CITY.
Chairman Baughman appointed
the committee as follows: DR.
Frank I. Shaw, chairman; John
II. Pattison, of Dorchester; Frank
A. FurSt, S. w. Pattison and
John M. Toner, Baltimore City;
Robert Moss, of Anne Arundel
county, and Hattersley w. Tai.
0ott, OF Montgomery county.
Hon. Murray Vandiver was an.
pointed chairman of the State
Central Committee by the chair.
man of the convention. Colonel
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