The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-07
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
The Anti-Brownin2 Crowd on Top.
State Central Committee Scored
by the Kickers.
1T WAS NOT A LOVE FEAST.
The Primaries of Last Saturday Engineered
by Hamiil, Daily and Some Other Dis
gruntied WouId-be Bosses and AS A
Result They Controlled the
Convention.

Monday was red-letter day for the
Bryan, anti-Browning, anti-regular,
kicking Democracy of Garrett
county.
Primaries were called for the
raj districts in the county for
last Saturday by the County Com
mittee. The primaries were held on
| schedule time, but the anti-Browning
or JournGl-Hamill Democrats made
a still hunt and succeeded in carry
ing every district in the county with
the exception of two, these being
controlled by ex-senator Browning
and his friends. They caught Mr..
Browning mapping otherwise the re-
suit would have been different, we
venture to remark.
The convention was called to order
by Mr.. Browning and Mr., Chas. NJ.
Miller, of Swanton, was made the
chairman. In accepting the chair
Mr.. Miller made one of his character
istic passionate speeches. He de-
nounced the present administration
| from the President down for the
policy pursued in governing our new
possessions and eulogized Bryan and
all that he represents. Mr.. Miller
was very Particular not to say any
thing with reference to the general
prosperity of tile nation but content
ed himself with abusing the policy of
the administration in dealing with
matters in general.
At the close of Mr.. Miller's remarks
Attorney Daily prodded himself in
the ribs and came to the conclusion
! that two or three vice presidents
were necessary to better facilitate
business but after consultation with
Gilmor S. Hamill, Esq, came to an
about-face and withdrew his motion.
Mr.. James A. Delawder was made
secretary of the convention after
which committee composed of one
/ from each district was selected as
committee on resolutions, credentials
and permanent organization. This
committee retired and during its de-
/ liberations Mr.. Gilmor S. Hamill was
! called upon to address the conven-
tion.
/ Mr.. Hamill responded to the call.
He stated that he was not member
4 of the convention but coincided with
/ the views expressed by Mr.. Miller
upon taking the chair. He wanted
/ to know what our troops were doing
in the Philippines-if thay had any
business there. He was opposed to
/ expansion, against trusts, in favor of
Bryan, no matter what the platform
may be, but expressed the hope that
some of the wild schemes of the plat
! form of 1896 would not be incorporat-
ed in the platform to be made at
what platform Bryan ran he was for
Bryan. The characteristic poor
man" came in for lot of sympathy
from Mr.. Hamill. He was taxed if he
wanted to draw some money from
the bank; he was taxed if he bought
a little piece of property and thous-
and and other things. Then Mr..
Hamill branched off onto the strikes
occurring throughout the country.
He allowed his auditors to draw their
own conclusions as to the causes for
the strikes. OF course the Constitution
''for the people and by the people, ="
came In for an equal share of his
talk. Many things were unconstitu-
tional, according to his notion.
When he mentioned the name of
Cleveland it fell like a wet blanket
and in the silence that ensued Mr..
Hamill took his seat.
DIR. Bartlett followed Mr.. Hamill,
whose speech was made upon the
same lines as those preceding it.
The committee then made it's re-
port recommending that the accredit-
ed delegates from the several districts
be seated and that the preliminary
organization be made permanent
The following resolutions were also
presented and adopted without a
dissenting voice:
ReSolUed, That we endorse the
wise and patriotic administration of
Gov. John Walter Smith, and con-
gratulate the people of Maryland on
the overthrow of the Republican ad-
ministration and the return of the
Democratic party to power.
ReSolUed, That as Democrats in
convention assembled and feeling
that we represent the sentiment of
the Democrats of our county, we de-
sire to express our disapproval of the
course adopted by the Democratic
Central Committee of the county in
some of it's recommendations for ap-
pointments to Office.
ReSoloed, That the Garrett county