The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-06-18


tional convention Of the Public Ownership
Party to be held in Springfield, ILL.,, July 4tb,
when candidates for President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States will be nominated.
The call asks those who favor public owner
ship of general public necessities, who favor
the referendum and direct mandate, primary
nominations and the election of United States
Senators by the people, and who oppose any
subsidy to the Hill and Morgan steamship
lines to send delegates to the State convention.
THE MEETING of the Republican National
Convention will take place in Chicago at noon
on Tuesday next, June 21st, and will be called
to order by Hon. Henry G. Payne, acting
chairman of the Republican National Com
mittee. The Coliseum in which this great
gathering will assemble will seat $500 people
In addition to detail of 200 policemen the
following will constitute the working force of
the convention Assistant sergeants-at-arms,
500; doorkeepers, rs; ushers, rs; messengers,
rs; pages, rs telegraph operators, 100; ply
sicans, II, trained nurses 2; total of ia
None of the doorkeepers will be Chicago men.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BRYAN, of Maryland,
has delivered an opinion to the effect that the
cross-mark placed in the square opposite the
names of the candidates for President and
Vice-President of the United States on the bal
lot counts as a vote for each of the electors
nominated by the party represented by those
candidates. This opinion agrees with that of
Mr.. Charles H. Carter, president of the Board
of Supervisors of Elections of Baltimore city.
but disagrees with the opinion of Mr.. John P.
Poe. Mr.. Poe holds that the mark must be
placed opposite the name of each of the elec-
tors of the party for which the voter desires to
cast his ballot.
MAYOR TMANUs, of Baltimore, has appoin-
ted Mr.. John w. Snyder to succeed Mr.. Reuben
Foster, resigned, as a member of the Burnt
District Commission. Mr.. Snyder, who is
Republican, is a grain merchant and mem
Der of the firm of Hammond Il Snyder.
Speaking of his appointment Mr.. Snyder
said: II take it that am appointed as bus
mess man, and do not feel that it is a political
position shall give the work all the time it
needs, and have arranged my own business
affairs for this purpose" The Mayor has
asked Col Sherlock Swami to continue as
chairman of the Commission and he says
there will be no further changes. at least not
for the present.
Col. BRYAN is out in a strong letter against
the nomination by the Democratic party o.
Judge Parker for the Presidency. Among
other things he says "It is the first time, in
recent years at least, that a man has been urged
for so high position on the ground that bis
opinions are unknown. Surely the Demo
cratic party is in desperate straits if among all
of its members it cannot find trustworthy
man who has ever been interested enough in
public questions to give expression to his
opinion. In the great contest between DEM
ocracy and plutocracy our party should take
positive and aggressive stand, and it should
present standard-bearer who will infuse
courage and enthusiasm among the masses"
PRESIDENT RoosEvELT's letter declaring that
appointments in the forestry service are not to
be regarded, hereafter, as Senatorial patronage
is undoubtedly taken with view to strength
ening and upbuilding that service. 1t is OF
especial interest to the West that this particu-
lar department be improved in any way pos
sible. The forestry service requires men OF
experience, absolute honesty and of physical
capacity. It is service that can be improved
from year to year by retaining faithful and
competent officials 1t should be placed upon
the merit system and kept there. 1t is I'M
doubtedly consideration of these facts which
has suggested to the President the absolute
necessity of keeping the service out OF politics.