The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-02
Democratic County
Convention.
DELEGATES SELECTED TO
THE STATE CONVENTION.
STIRRING RESOLUTIONS.
ONE CONTRASTING DELE
CATION.
Great Interest Manifested and
B e Ii g f T h a Frederick
County Will Declare for
the Supremacy Of the
White Mans Gov
eminent.

IN spite of the busy times,
splendid body of representative
Democrats from every district as
Sembled i'll the City Hall in
County Convention for the pur
pose of sending a delegation to
the State Convention in Balti
more to nominate a State Conn.
troller and Clerk to the Court of
Appeals. Hon. j. NJ. Newman,
Chairman of the County Central
Committee, called the convention
to order and in doing so pointed
ont i'll an able speech the dangers
which surrounded the Demo
cratic party at this time. Every
loyal follower of the great prin-
clpleS of true Democracy was
urged to Join hands at this time
III keeping Maryland from being
placed i'll the Republican column
through the aid of the thirty
thousand illiterate NEGRO voters
which is about oue-half the negro
vote Of the entire State. Mir.
Newman urged a united party to
be prepared to meet the great is
sue. Mr.. j. O. Harpe was made
temporary chairman and MIR &
c. Waters and Claude Dutrow
were made secretaries ON mo
ton Of Mr.. j. Il. r. Wood ! com
mittee of one from each district
was appointed bv the districts on
credentials and permanent or
ganizatiou and ON resolutions
The following gentlemen were
named on resolutions. VI /
Grove. Jacob Rohrback. Peter T.
Bussard, John c. Williams. Il. \.
Davis, f. o. Smith, +. d.
Browning, Thomas G. Fox. r.. J.
Nelson, VIM. Welker. w. G.
Adams, j. L. Wasche. &. c. Go.
blentz, NJ. E. Norris. Clarence A
Lindsay. Alexander Ramsburg.
NJ. &. Summers. Thomas Biser,
b. f. Zimmerman.
The Committee on Credentials
were named as follows: G.. A. La.
mar, Joseph IL. EiSenhauer. Rus
sell L. Lighter. Vincent Sebold.
G.. A. Williams. j. j. UitzeI.
berger. j. w. Williams. S. p.
Bussard, James A. Plunkhard,
Edward Fink. David NJ. Sender
John Jones, Joseph Castle \.
A. Englar, Dir. John Whitehill.
f. A. Geesey, G. G. Holtz.
Henry Weiner L. G. Rem, f. l..
Stoner.
On motion of Mr.. Ranneberger
it was moved that Petersville
which had a contesting deleoa.
ton should not be represented
on the committee.
Mr.. Musgrove and Mr.. Hogan
were selected bv their respective
delegations to resent their case.
The Committee on Credentials
organized bv making Mr.. Joseph
Eisenhauer chairman.
\ fair time was allowed the
con, esting delegations and after
an impartial and patient hearing.
the committee decided that as the
Musgrove delegation had called
their primary under the eStab-
lished rules of the Central Com.
mittee and had proceeded to
carry ont all their acts under
said rules. that they were enti-
tied to recognition and seats in
the convention. The Hogan del
egateS had been elected by an in
dependent primary. no one being
authorized to call them together
and that their action was neces-
sarily contrary to established
usages OF the party. The com
mlttee also reported that the
Hogan delegation also be given
seats in the convention. The
temporary officers were made
the permanent officers Of the con
yeulion. Senator Rolnback, as
Chairman of the Committee On
Resolutions, presented the fol.
lowing resolutions: