The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-08-22
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION
AN Orderly Gathering of Delegates Cho-
sen at Primaries in Which There Were
no Contests "A Strong Platform
and an Excellent Ticket Nomi-
nated-Delegates to State
Convention-New Exec
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no ConteStS-A Strong Platform
and an Excellent Ticket Nomi-
nated-Delegates to State
Convention-New Exec
utive Committee, &c.
The delegates elected at the Republican prima-
| ~, meetings in the several election districts
; uelu IN baltimore county on Saturday last, met
~ county convention at the Court House, Tow
sspn' on Monday, and nominated candidates for
me Offices to be filled at the election in Novem-
oer next and also selected delegates to the State
| CSo orN and members of the State Central
| tHhol1Inlttee, as well as naming the members OF
years. ~
:, Mr.. Thomas V. Richardson. chairman of the
Staate central Committee for Baltimore county,
| Eaied the convention to ORDER when Col. Benz
ror Taylor, of the 18th district, was made tempo
a daaIy chairman, and G. Frank Smith. of the LIST
uiLstrlcl, secretary, with George H. Chandler, of
'AS loIn district as his assistant.
| 60 a committee on credentials and permanent
"a ESanlzatlon was appointed, consisting of one
1tSiegate from each district, which reported the
oemporary officers to be the permanent officers
Anu 1ne following delegates entitled to seats in
LIST District-Samuel Tracey, DIR. VIM. P. Gun
SSrS S;,. samuel y. Henson. John Sakers G. Frank
STWI iIn Alternates-John s. Reed, Cornelius
bp6s, Frederick Weber, John T. Brooks, Arthur
H. Graham.
Wamsley.
90 District-T. Irwin Zimmerman. James E.
Ingram, Jr., j. Wesley Loose, Alfred s. Smith,
I MIoyyd Gates. Alternates-William 7. Benton,
w William H. Buck, ST., John c. Peregoy, John G.
"lrtlgg9 n; Harry s. Warner;
y ward l.. Williams, John H. Chenoweth. Guy
ID; .Gron. Alternates-Jo Burket, Elias Norris.
co ON District. Walter Turnbaugh, Wilson K.
So&; Isaac N. Wheeler Samuel II. DeHoff, John
q. Housenan: Alternates-George r. Chilcoat,
Snadrach K. Cole, Robert E. Merryman, Henry
Rlgie, Samuel P. Cole.
9Th District-James b. Young, David Kirk,
O9 re = htddi Frank Wilson VIM n Mays
| William Ruh1 Txyfla
Aternates-N. w. Hershner, Lawrence Keech,
Jas; N Frederick John T; Diven. A. A. Sparks;
] Sth District-Zedekiah g. Cross, John G. Leaf,
/ EsW. Herman, G. Harris Ceilings, Walter d..
! Merrynan. Alternates-W. W. c. Stewart, VIM.
! T. Griffith, VIM. A. Price, John Grebb, Joshua
| Bond
9th DiSrict-Charles L. Dilworth, George E.
| Wright, Jehn e. Mather, ID. NJ. Bryson, VIM. J.
Beam: Aternates-Jesse Nicholas, Othello
FRACTION. Albert A. Brooks, Frank K. Augins,
| Thomas L. stephenson.
10th Distrct-Laban Sparks, S. E. Wilson, ]. J.
| Henry 2. Mast, Howard Parker, Peter Miller
Thomas J. Miller, John Fox.
| 18th Distrct-O. Peter Grau, S. Seymour
F. winkler. Alternates- G. Snavely,
Adam Refer, 3. J. Bell, VIM. F. Dreyer, Augustus
X. Schroeder
18th Distrid-Austen Keene, Frederick Gross.
Louis F. Bowen, Louis Trischmann, John NJ.
Diehl.
18th District-Conrad Miller. John P. James.
Thomas Inge, George HI. Chandler. Alonzo
Simms, Ellsworth Hill, VIM. Tyler Page, q.
HOuSenOluef, j. A. WllllamS, w. h. COLLINS, each
entitled to half vote. Alternates-
Infang, John Burnley, John NJ. Brohawn, Irwin
Williams
18th District-George Koppelman, ]. George
Bling, William Councilman, Charles Mohr, VIM.
G. Wllinghan. Alternates-Edward Devins, U.
Grant Seymour, D. III. Seitz, ]. Henry Voz,
18th DISTRICT. X. Hardy, Capt. H. W. Stone,
John Betz John r. Dodson, Nicholas Lay. Al
H. Gross, Frank Foulke, William T. Rollins.
A committee on resolutions was also appoin-
ted, consisting of one delegate from each cleo
ton district, which made the following report:
PLATFORM OF THE PARTY.
The Republican party of Baltimore county in
convention assembled reatfirms its beliefs in and
support of Republican principles, and respect
fully submits to the voters of Baltimore county
the following platform as its guide and decara
ton in the coming campaign:
Frst-To secure fair elections is now, as in
1895, the great issue. Bribery of the voters is
as prevalent today as it was before the legisla-
tion of the extra session of 1901, while at every
election since held thousands of constitution
ally-qualifed voters have been DISTINGUISHED.
Many of those whose ballots have been thrown
out upon one pretext or another are among the
most intelligent and patriotic of our citizens.
AS the law and practice now are, a single cor
rupt judge of election if stationed at the ballot
box, can, with safety to himself, insure the re-
lection of any ballot which he does not want
counted, by placing upon it some minute mark
that Will not be noticed until he, himself, at the
count calls attention to it.
1t is intolerable that the result of elections
shall be determined not by the wishes of the
oss-marks, by defects in the paper or printing
of the ballots, by roughness of the surface in
the shelves of the polling booth or by careless
or corrupt handling of the ballots by the Judge
who receives them from the voters.
The nominees of this convention for Senator
and members of the House of Delegates are
pledged to do all in their power to restore to
the people of this State that admirable election
system under which from 1896 to 1900 they had
and exercised the right to vote and to have their
votes counted and canvassed as they had cast
them, and to supplement this system by the
enactment of the Corrupt Practice Act as draft
ed by the Baltimore Reform League, twice
jected by the Democratic party. And also to
the enactment of primary election law that
wiz insure fair election and count for all can
th6 corrupt and abomina6ie Influences now sur
rounding our primary elections. The beneficial
effects OF such law have been plainly demon
Baltimore city.
Upon this issue we confidently invite the
support of all good citizens whatever may be
their differences with us on any or all other
questions of current politics.
Second-We are pledged to so manage the pub
lie finances as to advance the best interest of
the county. While keeping careful guard on
every expenditure those improvements will be
encouraged looking toward the permanent well
fare of our people and consistent with the
statute passed at the instance of the Taxpayers
Convention, which prevents the mourning of
any debt other than that provided for in the
levy.
We are unalterably opposed to unnecessary
taxation to provide surplus from which from
time to time sums may be taken against the in
terest of the taxpayer.
Attention is called to the fact that from the
levy of 1896 to 1900 the tax rate was 80 &c. 80 so
cents. respectively, while the levy since 1000
stands 80, So, rs, and 65 cents, the last rate OBJ
tanned by over-taxatlon in previous years, and
declared just previous to the personal announce
ment of the Democratic members of the Board
of County Commissioners and in furtherance of
their desire to obtain a denomination. If, as
the Democrats claimed, all Indebtedness was
discharged prior to levy of 1902. why was it ne
cessary to keep the tax rate at Is cents and &C
cumulate an alleged surplus of $167, 16? Was
IL done to lower the taxes lust before the pres
ent campaign
In answer to the assertion that the county has
been managed with less expenditure than in
previous years, attention is called to the fol-
lowing expense accounts and levy showing
marked increase for running expenses levied on
the taxpayers who are obliged to pay the bill:
In 1901 democratic administrator the ex-
penSe account amounted to 5000, 1890 (not in
Guiding $7374.23 discount for prompt payment
of taxes.
In 1902 the expenses ran to $6l3,976OO (exclu-
sive of $66l6.39 dscount).
In 1908 the Democratic Board has levied for
$685. AGO. or an increase in one year (the present
year, since 1901 of $92,854.40 for current ex-
penses, and yet our opponents say they are
economical and are running the county with
We deny this and say that over-taxation Gre
ated an unnecessary surplus and an increased
taxable basis provides means to improve if the
money is RIGHTLY APPLIED.
In connection with the last thought, we again
direct the citizens attention to single item
which points the way as to how the Surplus"
has been used. At the last Legislature Bati-
more county had SIX delegates and one Senator,
who was President of the Senate, all of whom
were elected to look after the interests of Bal
timore county and duly received their salary.
To supplement their work, Taxpayers Con-
vention appointed committee mostly of emf
nent attorneys to prepare legislation the Board
of County COMMISSIONERS had its legal adviser.
A bill was drafted looking to the interest of
Baltimore county. 1t would be thought that
with all this assistance that good bill could be
passed. Notso. The following item taken from
the annual statement of 1903 shows what was
necessary:
PUBLISHED COMMISSIONERS STATEMENT, 1903
Law Department.
l. Appropriation $500.
| J. Fred. G. Talbot, preparing Legis
lation and Arguments before Legisla-
s tive Committee at Annapolis. ....... $50000
|, Caleb ID. Cherbonnier, Legislative Services
l. 1t Annapolis. 800. zUo.0o
| $7O3.36
Nearly one-half of the entire appropriation of
| the taxpayers money paid to get the magic word
| from Mr.. Talbot to let the bill pass. The Re
publican party stands against such use of the
| taxpayers money.