The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-06-06
THE BLESSING OF HARMONY.
Unity of Thought and Action Crowned the
State Republican Meeting
yentiOn Dates Named.


can State Central Committee met
shortly after noon today at Raines'
hall. The meeting was one of the
most largely attended in the history
of the committee.
Ninety-eight members out of III
were present in person or by proxy.
Mr.. Phillips Lee Goldsborough,
chairman of the committee, in calling
the meeting together, in part, says:
Fresh from the victory of 1900 and
the recent spring election in this city,
brought about not alone by our own
efforts, but by and with the aid given
us by the Independents and the indie
pendent Democrats of the city and
State-men who place the welfare of
their nation, State and city above
party success, l am convinced that
you feel confident of your ability
again to guide the party to success
this coming fall-and this, too, in the
face of the election law passed by the
Democrats at the extraordinary SEES
sion of the General Assembly of this
State held few months since-a law
passed purely for partisan gain; for
the purpose of depriving large num-
Der of Maryland's citizens and tax
payers of their right to have a voice
in the government of their State.
But the fight which now lies be-
fore us cannot and will not be won,
save that we prepare for it by most
thorough and systematic organiza-
ton; and especially would l impress
upon you the absolute necessity of
thoroughly looking after the instruc-
ton of the illiterate voters of our
party"
Senator McComas, though not
member of the State Central Commit
tee, attended the meeting and sat
with the Washington county dele
gates, about midway down the hall.
The main business of the commit
tee was to adopt rules for the govern
ment of the primaries in Baltimore
city, to set dates for the State and
Baltimore city conventions, to APP
point day for the Baltimore city
primaries and to set dates for the
First and Fifth district judicial con-
yentions.
1t was decided that the State con-
vention shall be held in Baltimore on
August 6; the city convention on July
IL; the city primaries on July s; the
First district convention at Ocean
City on July %, and the Fifth dis
trict convention at Westminster on
August 81.
Resolutions governing the primar-
les in Baltimore city were the same
as those adopted by the committee
last week. They were presented by
City Chairman Mason, and to only
one point of them was any objection
raised.
A board OF appeals, consisting of
the executive member of the State
Central committee, is credited, to
whom all questions of appeal by any
set of delegates should be referred.
Messrs. S. R. Mason, VIM. NJ. Stew
art and Alfred J. Schultz become the
members of this board by virtue of
their offices.
The member of the committee
seemed to agree that the meeting had
been most harmonious and benefi-
cial one.
The feeling that the Republicans
were on the eve of a successful fight
was most pronounced. There was
not the slightest feeling of despon-
dency at the passage of the new cleo
ton law, and the experience which
Baltimore has already had with it
was, in the opinion of all, a most en-
couraging thing. The present state
of chaos in the Democratic party also
brought forth much encouraging
comment.
Chairman Goldsborough said that
the date of the State convention was
postponed to August 6, because the
convention would be held according
to the apportionment made by Gov.
John Walter Smith, which will not
be announced until probably July Is,
as required by law. County primar-
les before August 8 and after July Is
were usually very inconvenient on
account of the wheat crops, and it
was thought best to put the date of
the convention of until after August
LIST.
The Republican nomination for
judge in the First district will proba-
bly, go to Tax Commissioner Robert
P. Graham, of Wicomico county.
The fact that Mr.. Graham comes
from Wicomico county, where the
chief fight among the Democratic
candidates-Judge Charles F. Hol-
land and James E. Ellegood-seems
to indicate that Wicomico county will
have the first right to name an OPP
ponent.