The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-22

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the temporary officers be made
permanent. This report was
adopted.
The following resolutions were
reported by the Committee on
Resolutions and unanimo usly
adopted:
1.-The Democratic party of Fred
erick County in convention as.
sembled, reaffirms its devotion to
the great and lasting principles
of Democracy, believing that the
advocacy of those principles leads
to the greatest blessings and
prosperity for all the people of
our country.
"We reaffirm the pledges made
by our party in convention as
sembled on August 8. for the
support of the proposed amend.
ment to the State Constitution to
be submitted to the voters of the
State which has for its object the
elimination of the negro race from
the right of suffrage in this
State, and we call on all Demo.
Gratis as we'll as Republicans to
lend their assistance to this end.
which we believe will be for the
peace and welfare of our State.
"We deplore the constantly in
creasingtax rate in our county
as we'll as the reckless expendi.
ture of the taxpayers money for
which we charge that the Repub.
lican party at this time is di-
rectly responsible, and this con.
vention pledges its nominees for
commissioners to the economical
administration of their office and
safeguarding the peoples money,
and that they will see to it that
proper and fit persons are APP.
pointed as road supervisors so
that the county public roads Will
be put in the best possible condi-
ton for the travelling public, and
the public roads be not neglected
as they have been in the past by
Boards of Commissioners elected
by the Republican party.
"We recommend that the
County Central Committee be
authorized and empowered to fill
any and all vacancies that may
result from any cause in the
ticket nominated by this conven-
ton"
After the announcement of a
meeting Of the Central Committee
for Saturday, a motion for the
appointment of a committee on
resolutions of sympathy on the
sickness of General l.. Victor
Baughman was unanimously car
ried.
After the necessary prelimi.
naries were gone through with
the convention proceeded to bal
lot for candidates for county Of
fees.
The following were placed in
nomination for County Commits
sioner.-John S. Hines, Ballen.
ger; James 0. Harne, Hauvers;
P. j. KimmeI, New Market; Dan
lei T. Ordeman, Frederick; Ed
ward Crum, Liberty; John Al
Ahalt, Petersville; Joseph G.
Rosensteel, Emmitsburg; John A.
lockwood, WOodsboro; John NJ.
Powell, Mechanicstown; Ludwig
j. Measell, Woodville.
The result of the first ballot
was as follows: Crum, %; Hsrne,
10; Hines, IL; Rosensteel, 6;
Kimmel, 5; Ordeman, 8; Ahalt,
A; Powell, 2; Ledgewood, L; Mea-
sell, 1. Messrs. Crum and Harne
were declared two of the nomi-
ness on the first ballot. On the
second ballot the vote was:
Hines, II; Ordeman, 3; Rosen-
steel, 3; Kimmel, 1; Ahalt, l;
Harne, l; LedgewOod, 0; Powell,
0; Measell, 0. Mr.. Hines was
declared the other nominee.
The following were placed in
nomination for the House of Del
egates: Eugene A. Wachter,
Buckeystewn; Richard B. Muir,
dock, New Market; Frederick j.
Miller, Jefferson; George Stevens,
Creagerstown; Christian Smith,
Brunswick; Samuel d. Thomas,
Frederick.
The ballot resulted as follows:
Wachter, %; Stevens, rs; Muir
dock, "a; Miller, %; Thomas, "a;
Smith, 6. Messrs. Wachter, Ste
vens, Murdoch, Miller and
Thomas were declared the nomi-
nees.
The following was the result
of the result of the first ballot for
Sheriff: Davis, II; Coblentz, 6;
Ramsburg, 4; Neighbors, 3;
Holtz, l. Mr.. Holtz withdrew
his name as a candidate.
The following is the result of
the second ballot: Davis, ID; Co
blentz, &; NeighbOrs, 4, Rams
burg, 2. Mr.. Davis was declared
the nominee.
After the nomination of Mr..
Hoover for surveyor. the con.