The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20

Sines, No. 6, and E. w. Kelso, No. 7.
Judges of the Orphans Court, John
L. Fitzwater, No. /; George p White,
No. 5, George W. Moon, No. 10.
Surveyor, Phineas Boucher, No. 3.
The convention also elected dele
gates to the State and Judicial con-
ventions as follows:
Delegates to State Convention,
Hon. r. A. Ravenscroft, U. G. Pal
mer and Chas. E. Hilleary.
Delegates to the Judicial Conven-
ton, Messrs. Fred. A. Thayer, E. H.
| Sincell, Thomas j. Peddicord, James
G. Peddicord, Norman S. Heindel,
Julius G. Renninger, A. g. Sturgiss
and E. 2. Tower, the Republican
members of the local bar, and one
from each election district as follows,
L. H. Friend, ]. s. Myers, Ralph En-
gle, Jacob Stump, Edward Margroff,
E. A. Weimey. Andrew Shartzer,
James Chisholm, F. A. Werner, w.
G. Jones, Hugh McMillen, S. O. Wiley,
John H. Rafter and Chas. A. Ashby.
The new County Central Commit
tee as elected at the convention is
composed of Messrs. Austin Brown,
chairman; p f. Finzel and Chas. S.
May.
AS soon as the above nominations
were agreed upon and the selection
of the various delegations fixed the
| caucus adjourned and the convention
assembled when the action of the
caucus was confirmed. Immediately
thereafter the convention adjourn
ed.
THE CANDIDATES.
Ulysses Grant Palmer, the nominee
for the State Senate, is man of schol-
arly ability, practical experience in
educational and business affairs, and
is moreover, thoroughly interested in
the advancement of Garrett county's
interests in every respect. He is a
patriotic citizen, and as one of his
deepest principles holds that in edu-
cation lies the best remedy for the ills
that exist and yet greater evils that
threaten the land. He comes from
sturdy Vermont stock. His paternal
grandfather, Jared Palmer, lived and
died at Rutland, Vt, and was one of
the heroes of the war of 1912. Mr.. Pal
mer was born in Tioga county Pa,
July 3, 1868. He was reared on farm
and attended the public schools until
he was fifteen years of age when he
entered sthe State Normal School at
Mansfield, Pa, graduating thcrefrom
in June, 1880, up to that date the
youngest student ever graduated
from that institution. In 1890, Lafay-
cite College, Easton, Pa, conferred
upon him the degree of Bachelor of
Science. in 1898, in company with
several other energetic Pennsylvan-
ians, Mr.. Palmer came to this county
and established the Enterprise Tan
ming Company at Hutton. In 1896 he
was elected secretary and examiner of
the Garrett County School Board and
while in that position he gave general
satisfaction. His home is presided
over dy his amiable and cultured wife,
formerly Miss Carrie A. Jennings, of
Canton, Pa.
Mr.. Elliot c. Harvey, of District No.
S, one of the nominees for the House
| Delegates, was born and raised on a
farm in this county. He is thirty
three years of age, unmarried and a
member of the Methodist Episcopal
| church. He resides with his father
and mother and is actively engaged
in agricultural pursuits and the rails
ing of stock. He is enterprising, in
dustrious and of more than ordinary
ability. He is member of the Knight
of Pythias lodge at German and
is highly esteemed by all who know
him for his many sterling traits of
character.
r. A. G. Howard, of District No. a.,
the second nominee for the House of
Delegates, is a son of J. H. Howard,
a retired minister of the Methodist
E Episcopal church who has been a res
ident of Bloomington for the past
fifteen years where Mr.. Howard, has
held numerous positions with coal
companies operating at Bloomington,
being steadily advanced from one DO
sition to another. He is about twenty
six years of age and is we'll liked by all
who know him.
Mr.. Frederick A. Thayer, nominee
for States Attorney, stoo well known
to our readers to need any lengthy in
PRODUCTION. He is we'll versed in the
intricacies of the law, is an able expo
nent of its tenets, and by close appli-
cation to his profession and fidelity
to his clients has succeeded in build
ing up large and lucrative practice.
Upon the organization of the First
National Bank in Oakland Mr.. Thay-
er was made its president which po-
sition he still holds.
For Sheriff the Republicans made a
good selection when they nominated
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