The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-08-01

Tuesday the county convention
held in Oakland marked the first
real knock down and drag out de.
feat of the insurgents in the Dem
ocratic ranks when the organiza-
ton or Browning wing of the party
was victorious in the convention
and succeeded not only in naming
the delegates to the State Conven-
ton to be held in Baltimore to-day
but also in controlling the major
ity of the district delegations from
start to finish.
The convention was called to
order by County Chairman Rich
ard 7. Browning, who in a few
brief words stated the object of the
convention and then called for
nominations for officers of the
meeting. Mr.. E. A. Browning, OF
District No. E, was named for
chairman and declared elected, he
having been voted for by a viva
r0ce vote, but the insurgents de-
manded yea and nay vote. The
result was 20 votes for Mr.. Brown
ing and % against, showing very
plainly that the organization forces
were in the majority. Mr.. A. S.
Teats was made secretary.
In the committee on credentials,
consisting Of one member from
each district, except No. 9, from
which contesting delegation was
present and therefore not repre-
sented in the committee, a pitched
battle between the contending fac
tons was narrowly averted. Mr..
Samuel Johnson, Of No. Q, who is
credited as being an insurgent,
went into the convention with his
credentials. Another delegation,
however, appeared favorable to the
organization faction with creden-
tials, etc. The majority Of the
committee was composed of organ
ization men and of course Mr..
Johnson was not seated, and this
started the row. One of the in
surgents from District No. 7 in
dulged in some language which
was taken UP by an organization
member and a wrangle ensued.
The matter was smoothed over
only to break out again in the con-
vention after the committee had
made its report and a motion was
pending to adopt it when Mr.. Viii,
liam Miller, of Accident, offered
an amendment seating Mr.. John,
son. The chair would not enter
tain the amendment and conse.
quently the contesting delegation
from Mo. 9 was seated and allowed
to participate.
The committee on resolutions
introduced the following and the
report was adopted:
ReSokyed, By the Democratic
voters of Garrett county in con.
vention assembled that regretting
the great loss the State and the
Nation has sustained in the retire
ment of the Hon. Arthur P. Cor
man from the U. S. Senate, they
take this means of expressing their
hope that the next Legislature Of
Maryland will return him to the
position he has so long and so ably
filled and thus right a great wrong
ReSolUed, That the Democrats Of
the county most heartily endorse
the action Of Governor Smith in
calling an extra session of the Leg
islature which has resulted in a
fair and correct enumeration of the
population of the State and given
to each county the representation
in the Legislature to which they
are entitled.
ReSoEUed, That the thanks of the
people of the State are due to Col
Buchanan Schley and his corps o.
enumerators and assistants fol
the prompt, efficient and economi
cal manner in which they have dis
charged their duties in connection
with the State census.