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

Ticket and One That Can be
Elected.
Much interest naturally cen.
tered in the Democratic County
Convention which assem- bled in
this city on Saturday last, the
10th inst. for the purpose of Sc
Letting ticket to be voted for
this fall. The ticket comprises a
candidate for Sheriff, a candidate
for County Treasurer, five candl
dates for the House of Delegates.
three candidates for the long
term County Commissioners and
one candidate for Coun ty
Surveyor.
The chief contest was over the
sheriffalty, and the nomination
of Mr.. John f. Davis was some .
what of a surprise, considering
the hard fight put up by Mr..
Coblentz, Mr.. Neighbors and Mr..
Ramsburg. All of these candi.
dates had their friends who la Dor
ed hard for their success, but Mr..
Davis showed such great strength
on the first ballot that only two
were needed to give him enough
votes to elect him. 1t was a free,
fair fight, and it is to be hoped
that the "best man wOn."
There were only two candi ates
placed in nomination for County
Treasurer, Eugene A. Wachter,
of Buckeystown, and Hartman L.
Gaver, of Lewistown District.
The latter was successful by a
decided vote on the first ballot.
The County Commissioners
ticket is considered strong one
and it is likely to carry great in
fluence and votes with it. Mr..
Harne is an old member of the
board and Mr.. Hines and Mr..
Crum are we'll known and desir.
able nominees.
The delegate ticket is looked
upon with great hope. 1t is a
representative one in every way
and its personnel is one of high
quality. Such ticket can we'll
be voted for by any self respect
ing citizen and there has been
little or no fault to be found with
it.
Mr.. j. w. Hoover. of Catoctin,
was nominated for surveyor with
out any opposition.
The proceedings of the conven-
ton were of routine nature and
the best of order was maintained
all the way through. The many
friends of General L. V. Baugh-
man missed his genial presence
and his characteristic influence,
he being quite sick at his home
"Poplar Terrace" as this is the
first County Convention he has
missed since he has been in pol
itics in Frederick County.
Chairman j. Polk Biser called
the convention to order and after
the roll call, Elk Senator Jacob
ROhrback was made temporary
chairman, which position he filled
with great dignity and credit to
himself and his party. He was
always the master of the sltua-
ton and he met several unex-
pected motions with rulings no
satisfactory and complete that
no further effort was made along
similar lines. He held out for
the integrity of precedent and the
right of the majority to rule,
which is the Democratic doctrine
from the earliest times. He made
an address in which he urged a
strong ticket and predicted sue
cess in November.
Ex-State Senator Jacob NJ.
Newman moved that a Committee
on credentials, permanent organ
ization and order of business be
appointed, to consist of one del
egate from each district, to be
named by the districts delega-
tiOn. This motion was adopted,
as was another motion by G. G..
Waters for the appointment, at
the same time and in the same
way. of a committee on resolu
tions. These committees were
named as follows.
Credentials, etc.-William j.
Grove, Jacob NJ. Newman. DR..
G. B. Weigley, George Stevens,
Vincent Sebold, w. @. Brandon
burg, John U. Lawson, DR.. Thos.
R. Myers, DR.. j. W. Downey,
Irwin A. Fox, Oscar NJ Fogle,
nsI Natalie H,,o IL initiate