Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-06
SIXTH MARYLAND DISTRICT
CHARLES A. LITTLE NOMINATED FOR
CONGRESS BY DEMOCRATS.
Blair Lee Declines to Permit His
Name to Be COnsidered-Selec-
ton Quickly Made.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
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ROCKVILLE, Nd, September g. 1900.
Major Charles A. Little Of Washington
county was yesterday nominated for Con-
gress by the democrats of the sixth dis
trict at the convention held in the opera
house at this place. He was nominated on
the first ballot, receiving eighteen votes to
six for Register of Wills j. B. Shannon Of
Allegany county.
The convention was unusually brief and
Unexpectedly so as we'll Previous to meet
ing it was believed that a lively contest
was probable, as the friends Of Mr.. John
B. Shannon of Allegany county and Mr..
Blair Lee Of Montgomery were actively and
zealously campaigning in their respective
favor. The Montgomery county delegation
met before the convention and decided to
unanimously support Mr.. Lee from first to
last. When notified Of this action, Mr.. Lee
said the spirit of hopefulness obvious
among the democrats of the district was
most inspiring and tempting to him to en-
ter the contest, but that he had recently
been appointed a member from Mary
land on the executive committee OF the
National Association of Democratic Clubs
and was organizer of clubs for this state.
This opportunity for party service appear
ed more important. even II less congenial,
and fully sufficient in scope to exclude any
idea of seeking a congressional nomination.
With this declaration Mr.. Lee declined to
the Montgomery delegation.
The Washington county delegation under
the direction Of Mr. Charles Alvey of Ha-
gerstown, had been doing heavy work in
behalf of Major Little, and when the decla-
ration of Mr. Lee was made known there
was an immediate and successful effort
made to secure Montgomerys support. and
this assured what the final result would be.
In calling the convention to order, the pre-
siding officer. j. E: r. Wood Of Frederick
painted vivid picture Of the pending po
litical conditions, declaring the country was
confronted by a crisis and that republican
policies were dangerous alike to life and
liberty.
The committee on resolutions, through its
chairman DR.. Ira J. McCurdy, reported in
favor of reaffirming allegiance to the Kan
sas City platform, and when this was unan-
imously carried nominations were in or
der.
The Vote.
When Allegany. the first county on the
roll. was called. George Stern placed the
name Of John B. Shannon before the con-
vention. He said Mr.. Shannon received
1900 majority in Allegany county over his
republican competitor for register Of wills,
ard believed he would be able to carry
Allegany county for Congress.
Garrett, Frederick and Montgomery coun-
ties all passed as they were called.
When Washington was reached Charles
Alvey placed the name Of Maj. Charles A.
Little before the convention. with some
highly eulogistic remarks.
The Montgomery delegation seconded the
nomination of Major Little and appealed
tn Allegany to support Major Little.
The roll was called by counties. Allie
gany cast six votes for Shannon. Garrett
county cast three votes for Little, Wash
ington five for Little, Frederick six for
Little. Montgomery four for Little.
Before the vote was announced the Allie
gany delegation withdrew the name of Mr..
Shannon and asked that Major Titles
nomination be made unanimous. This was
greeted with wild cheers and applause, and
the convention adjourned.
The Nominee.
Major Little Is a pronounced antf-impe-
rialist. He Is successful self-made man.
about forty-six years old. He was born
and reared in Washington county and tu-
tored by the late Prof. George Pearson of
Smithsburg. He graduated with honors at
Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster
Pa, In 1873 and taught school in WASH
ington and Franklin counties seven years.
having charge of the Waynesboro (Pa.l
schools three years. He was admitted to
the Hagerstown bar in 1883. He was elect
ed to the Maryland house of delegates in
1884, leading his ticket In a county usually
republican by several hundred. In 1891 he
was elected states attorney for Washing
ton county by l02 majority over Norman
b. Scott, jr.. In fierce campaign. -Ffe was
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