The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-10-05
Republicans and Bossism.

The Republican stock in trade for the pres
emf campaign is s'bossismn in the Democratic
party.
The Republican legislative tickets in two
legislative districts in Baltimore we're placed
in the field last Saturday night.
In reporting the proceedings of the Second
district convention the Baltimore american,
the leading Republican organ, said
SIN the Second district there was great har-
monv and enthusiasm, and the slate went
through without opposition.
The slate went through without oppostlon'
hut there is no bossism in the Republican
marty. The slate, we suppose, just made IT.
self without any dictation from Boss MeCo-
mas. Boss Stone, Hiram Watty (colored)
Charley Wilson, Ben Andrews and Ben HISS.
Concerning the proceedings in the third
district convention the Americdn SAID
Tn order to prevent long and stubborn
fight on the floor of the convention II was ae-
cided. on motion of Mr.. William +. Broen-
inc. to appoint committee of one from each
delepatiou to select the candidates and report
them 10 The convention. This committee was
named as follows: H. S. Cummings, colored,
Seventeenth ward; Augustus A. Rhodrick,
Eiobteauth ward; L. Ed. Wolf, Nineteenth
ward; David w. Dempsey, Twentieth ward;
DIR. Edmond Grempler, Twenty first ward ;
DR.. HI. e. Lupus, Twenty ware; y. ID.
Roberts, Twenty third ward; j. Webb 1hom-
as. Twenty fourth ward. The committee was
out about 10 minutes. MIR. dempsey was
made chairman, and Mr.. Wolf, secretary.
Mr. Dempsey reported the tlcket, whlcn was
IL. phnIpn The
convention.
Mr.. Roberts moved the adoption OF the re-
mort Then came the contest. Mr.. Won
submitted minority report, and IN s'rong
sneech moved that the name OF Mr.. COX De
substituted for that of Captain Hoffman. call :
inc attention 10 Mr.. Cox's loyal services to
The Republican party, especially at time
when it meant something to be hepupiican'
and the fact that he has always been at the
beck and call of his party. There were three
or four seconds to the motion, amid consider
able applause Harry S. Cummings, colored,
opposed the motion of Nj. Wolf as did also
j G. Minniss. eolored. Hiram Watty, col
ored. then moved that Mr.. VOLTS minority
report and motion be laid on the table and
that the wards be called TO vote on the pro-
position and the report was tabled. The ma
iority report was then adopted, with only the
Nineteenth ward voting NO
In the third legislative district the state went
through all right, notwithstanding kick from
the 10Th ward. And it will be observed from
from the americans report, as given above.
Negroes ran the convention for Boss McOo-
mas. The only speeches made were by Harry
S. Cummings and j. G. Minniss, both coored,
who opposed the minority report on nominees,
and the report was tabled on motion of Hiram
Watty, colored. And this same Hiram Wat
ty was on the committee 10 notify the white
skins nominated for the House of Delegates
of their nominations.
The nominees are Capt ]. Leonard Hoff-
man, prominent Grand Army man; James +.
Goodwin, lawyer; DIR. Joseph Hart, physician
and druggist; William F. Broening, lawyer;
James +. Morgan, contractor and builder,
and W. G. Henkel, plumber.
And these noble white skins stood up on
Thursday night at the Union League Club
and gratefully accepted nominations from
convention run by Negroes through CON-
mittee of which Hiram Watty, Negro, was
the most prominent member.
These men were selected by Boss McComas,
but they owe their nominations to Cummings,
Minnis and Watty. Thus indebted for their
nominations, should they be elected their
first obligations will be to the source Of their
power-the Negroes.
Rasin may be a boss, but he does not rule
through Negroes, but by the support of white
men. Without the Negro vote McComas
would never have been known in politics nor
left his home on the banks of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal.