The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-09-17
READY FOR
THE RACE
Congressman Jackson Formally Motif
fled OF His denomination.

| The committc appointed to rotify Hon.
William IL. JarR>nl of his rcEUmil atom
by the rcrcnt Republican convention,
held at nccHE City on Augr.t met the
| tongrC>" man ut the pc,irsuM Hotel in
! \ @>aury, "n MoulaY How. ii. NJ.
Mccullough. Of Cocil. made the address
t" which the twice triumphant Congress-
man responded Us fol!rw>;
"Mr. Chairman Hrl GoutlCmCn of the
Notification committcc--I desire to thank
You for the Republican, nomrltion for
Congress frnm this G'trct. and assure
yea Of my appreciation of your kind
words. | HccCpt the domination at the
hands of the opIvyIti,l which YOU rep
, resent r3t because of Il pei .,,.al inclina-
tion ul.on my rlr, hut because | con-
ctive it to be duty which | eve to the
PARTY which has twice before hon0red
me in this manner. and which has been
primarily ana principally Instrumental
in my election in 1900 and again in 1902.
The nomination came at Il time when
| not city did rot seek it hut when my
p,rN@" Il feelings which were we'll kEown
to the coEv, ntiGI. inclined me tC retire
from the political sphere mll devote my
attention to private interests. \ unnni-
nous request comm" from such a com
, vention nS thut which assembled at
Ocean City on .Augut /. under these
circumstances could EAt fail to impress
mt deeply. and | therefore fully uppre-
ciHtc the honor which has been conferred
upon me and shall be pleased to do
all that lies in my power To bring about
general success in the election this fail.
! Il desire to say in this connection that
| am in full accord with the principles
of that great party of which we are all
! Il part recently cnunciatcd ut Chicago,
and. if elected. it will he my aim to do
everything possible to carry them into
effect. 1t will also be my endpavor to
continue as | have tried in the past. to
/ represent the entire people of this dis
! trct during my incumbcncy in office.
| Every man, whether Democrat, prOhibi-
tioniSts or Republican. who has had any
official business with me pertaining to the
numerous matters relating to the office
has received the same consideration and
| courteous treatment and any assistance
| could render. The same policy | shall
be pleased to continue if the selection of
the convention which you represent shall
be ratified at the polls in November.
"And now rat the beginning of the
active duties of the campaign | desire
to congratulate the party throughout the
State upon it's harmonious conditions,
and especially III Baltimore city, where
differences have divided it in the past,
and | firmly believe and will do every
thing possible to bring about such a re-
suit that all six Of the Congressional
Districts of this State will this fall be
found in the Republican column and a
handsome majority rolled up for the
national ticket.
I'm conclusion | desire to again ex-
press my appreciation Of this mark of
esteem and confidence by the Repubh-
cans of the Eastern Shore OF Maryland,
with the hope that long after shall have
retired from political life this district
will continue to be represented by ono
committed to Republican principles"
The following executive committee to
manage the campaign was appointed
w. J. Smith. of Cecil: John c. Davis, of
Kent; Charles f. Rich of Queen Anne;
Robert X. Walker. of Talbot: Charles
w. Hobbs of Caroline Zodoc p Whar-
ton, of Worcester: j. c. Leonard. of
Dorchester; William +. Lankford. of
Somerset; Marion \. Humphreys. Of
Wicomico. William J. Smith, of Cecil,
and John f. Wilson, of Queen Anne,
formerly of Elkton, were members of the
Notification Committee.