The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-07-11
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
COL. OFFUTT and THE STATE SENATE.
BALTIMORE, Md, July 18th, 1903.

BALTIMORE, Md. July 1tn. lSO3.
MessTs. Editors Next to the interest IN pal
timore city politics the prospective tight IN the
Democratic party in Baltimore county ls occu-
plying the attention OF large NUMBER OF peVp1lo
here. SO many people who reside In the county
have their places of business in town that II Is
almost impossible to walk the length OF one
square in the business districts without meeting
someone whose home is in the county. Sucn pc
ing the case political matters, SO 1aI as .ney
effect the county nominations, are oiscus sse
freely every day. especially in that secIlJ p
around the Court House, where the county poll
ticans are accustomed to gather. L.
The chief subject of discussion WIN regarGs "
county affairs at the present time is the nomlna-
tion for the State Senate, and large numper Vi
the best Democrats in the county are freely ex-
made by Certain city politicians to prevent
the nomination of Col. Milton W. Ofutt. These
politicians do not want Col Onutt to be nomin a.
ted because they fear that ii he snould 90 70
Annapolis as a member of the state senate MS
presence there would interfere very materlauy
with some OF their eos heve held
up the corporations of the city ana levleu sVa'
and blackmail to increase their bank accounts t
These gentlemcn-if it be proper 10 can sn I'm
such-are SO we'll known to the people OF the
State that it would be superfuous TO menti0n
their names. Suffice it to say tnaJ thsy arS so sn
long period of years levied toll on every corPvlr
ate measure that has been passed through the
General Assembly. Col. ORutt is so wen ac-
ouainted with the methods of this collection or
political free-booters that his presence IN tne
Senate would doubtless prevent the success OF
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they expect to derive from lying their ola tr1e.
For these reasons they are using all their lnnu-
ence with the county leaders to prevent MS
nomination.
Democrats of the county who are favorable to
Col. Ofutt's nomination are highly indignant.
They are tired of seeing the richest county III
Annapolis by men who however high their per-
sonal character or reputable they may De IN
private life, have allowed themselves to be made
tools of this nefarious gang of crooks who have
| disgraced not only their party but the enLre
| State. They are tired of seeing respectable
eeRap HtiQse 9d5' after day during the session as
| IL they were deaf, dumb and blind, while men
whom they would not allow to enter their kitch-
ems pull the wires, manipulate the votes and
pass bills or reject bills without regard to tho
| interests of anyone, but with a sole regard to
| filling their own pockets with money levied on
the people who are asking for legislation or pro-
testing against legislation.
The decent Democrats of Baltimore city hope
that this scheme of the city bosses will not be
allowed to succeed. They hope that the Demo-
Gratis of the county will see to it that such rea-
sons as these shall not be allowed to prevent the
nomination of man of high character and con-
politicians, the sole object of whom is to see
men in the State House who will be obedient to
their wishes and will vote as directed no matter
| what the merits of the case may be.
There has been too much interference by the
city politicians of both parties in the political
affairs OF the county. Men who have no in
terests whatever in county affairs and who only
| go to the county to visit some of the disreputa-
BILE resorts where they may violate the law along
| the water front, have been in the habit for many
| years of practically debating the nominations
| made for the General Assembly on both tickets.
1t is time that this should be stopped. and it is
good plan for the Democrats to stop it this year
| by telling these men that they have no business
| to prevent the nomination of Col. Ofutt, and
put up for the Senate some amiable, kindly and
| respectable man who, If he should go to Annap-
oils, would be as putty in their hands.
PAUL WINCHESTER.