The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-05-10
THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1900.
FOR CONGRESS:
GEORGE A. PEARRE.
when VIII Garrett Be Recornizede

lican majority, which by faithful and
earnest work on the part Of the local
press in the exposition OF true Repub-
lican principles, and with DISPOSE
ton on the part of Republican adher-
ents to deal fairly with each other,
has now reached the magnificent and
reliable figure of eight hundred or
thousand, has for more than twenty
years Loyalty stood by the nominees
of the party without wavering or
shadow of turning. During this
period Washington county son has
been assisted by this majority four
times to a place in the National
House of Representatives, Allegany
three times, Frederick twice, and
Montgomery once.
And what consideration have we
received in return?
None whatever.
On Tuesday at the Congressional
Convention, held in Cumberland,
Garrett county was on hand with
large delegation in full sympathy
with all of the other counties of the
District for the denomination OF the
Honorable George A. Pearre, but
modestly asking for the honor OF the
selection of one of her citizens as
District Delegate to the Natlonal
Convention. We felt that we were
entitled to this honor, as Allegany
was conceded the Congressman,
Washington delegate at large, the
other Delegate to which the District
is entitled to be placed III either
Frederick or Montgomery, and as
Garrett county was the only county
in the District that had returned a
respectable Republican majority at
the last election, that to US should be
accorded the right to select between
the other delegate and the elector.
What consideration did her request
meet with?
The bread and butter" gang from
the other counties of the District
were on hand early en- the day before
the Convention met, and when Gar
rett's delegation arrived it found that
the whole matter had been liked"
and she had been entirely cut out,
with no voice in the Convention,
simply permitted to sit by and see
the slate that had been arranged at
least two weeks previous put through.
On it's arrival in Cumberland, and
after finding out the existing state OF
affairs. the Garrett delegation, hop
ing at least to receive some slight
recognition, and in the spirit of har-
mony, proposed to the other delega-
tions that four delegates be elected
to the National Convention from the
Sixth District instead of two, one from
Allegany, one from Frederick, one
from Montgomery, and one from Gar
rett, and that each of the four be en-
titled to cast half vote. Allegany
outwardly agreed to this proposition,
but A. NJ. Gould, one of the delegates
from the District of Columbia, theCan
adian political carpet Dagger, who had
scarcely set foot on Maryland soil be-
fore he was seeking political prefer
ment at the hands of the Republican
voters of the Sixth Congressional Dis
trict. and who was in control of the
delegation from Montgomery county,
promptly set his foot on this PROPOSE
ton, and he was listened to in pref
erence to those who were to the man
or born and had seen long service in
the interests of the Republican party.
AS a result, one delegate was Sc
lected in the person of a Mr.. Wine
brenner, of Frederick county, who
was turned down at the polls by his
own people at the last election, not.
withstanding the loud professions Of
Frederick county's delegation of theil
stalwart Republicanism, and theil
promise to roll up thousand Repub
lican majority at the next election.
What kind of Republicans have
they in Frederick county, ana Wna'
kind of Republican can Mr.. Wine
brenner be if an election was not pos
sible with a majority'of that magni
tude to start with?
Why Montgomery county should
be preferred to us in the selection o
District delegate, we know not, un
less it is by reason of their larg'
illiterate population. She has neve
returned Republican majority bu
once, to our knowledge, and that wa
owing largely to the weakness of tn
opposition candidate, while on tn
other hand, hut for Garrett county