The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-08-27
Second Congressional District

After ia fruitless ballots the Second Dis
trict Convention, which met at Havre De
Grace. Hartford county, on Thursday of last
week. adjourned on Friday afternoon without
making a nomination, TO meet at the same
place on September 8. Through the long
hours of the night, until ?. 55 O. clock on Friday
morning, the ballot stood Fink 5; Robinson
5: Talbot 10, when a recess was taken until
u, noon.
Atl2 m, on Friday, the convention assem-
bled, and after two ballots the convention ad-
iourned, as stated above.
Chairman B. F. Grouse received many
compliments and a bouquet of flowers for his
tact in handling the many knotty problems
that arose in parliamentary law.
Mr.. Talbot sticks to til am not can
didate,'' &C., but while talking to number
of friends on Friday morning he said, accord
ing TO the Baltimore Sun of Saturday:
"WeT. bows. the old man thought he was
really getting old, but | tell You can fight as
good as ever, and feel as young as colt.
This brought forth much laughter from his
audience.
When asked today about his position IN the
fight, Mr.. Talbot said:
II am not candidate. | came down here
inst to look over the field. Two years ago
made the foolish remark that | would not be
a candidate. and | am not, but when l got
here | found that my friends were for me,
both in Baltimore county and Baltimore city.
What was | to do? Why, the only thing |
could do was to remain in the hands OF my
friends. | never forsake my friends, and
ieave my case with them.
Mr.. Charles E. Fink, after the convention,
said
"I am in this fight until the last ditch.
could not 90 back to my county and to my
neonle Il / we're 10 withdraw from this contest,
and when this convention reeonvenes you will
find that Carroll county will still support me.
7. IS gratifying to me also to find that | have
many friends in Hartford county as well as 10
Carroll.
The Hartford county delegation still atfirms
tbst il will support Mr.. Robinson, and it is
said Mr.. Talbot cannot get the necessary vote
from Hartford to give him the nomination.
1t is understood that during the adjourn
ment efforts will be made to secure the sup
port of at least Que delegate for Mr.. Talbot.
twas suggested. says the Sun, that some means
could be adopted by which the unit rule could
be broken at the next convention. DR.. Shaw
heard of this rumor and said;
There IS no method by which the unit rule
could be dispensed with by the delegations
without calling the county conventions to-
gether again aud sending delegations without
the unit rule.
In speaking of the result Of the convention
the Cecil Democrat, published at Elkton, IN
its issue of last Saturday said: ''rhe Second
District Democratic Congressional Conven-
ton is dead locked a, Havre de Grace, largely
through the actions Of J. Fred. c. Talbot,
who, while claiming not to be candidate, Is
on the ground advising his friends and reeeis-
ing the support of Baltimore county and the
wards Of Baltimore city, which constitutes eS-
actly one-half the votes 10 the convention.
Carroll county is supporting Mr.. Charles L.
Fink, aud Hartford county IS voting for Hon.
Thomas H. Robinson, Talbot had promised
not to be & candidate, and insists that he y
not, but that the people want him. At any
rate he has tied the convention up pretty tight,
and bat for the unit rule be probably would
have secured the one vote that be lacks. The
nomination properly should 20 to Carroll
county"