The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-26
REPUBLICANS IN ooNvENr1oN.
A Gathering of Representative Citizens at
Towson-Strong Resolutions on Sun
day Violations and Slot Machines
Delegates to the State and
Judicial Conventions -Lo-
cal Ticlraf N0rrainafad


maries held In the several districts Of Baltimore
county on Saturday last, met in convention on
Tuesday, at the Court House, Towson for the
purpose of nominating county ticket and to
select delegates to the State and Third Judicial
District conventions.
The convention was called to order by Mr..
Laban Sparks, chairman of the Executive Com
mittee, when Mr.. o. E. Weller, of the 4th dis
trict, was made temporary chairman, and Mr. J.
Walter Turnbaugh. of the 5th district secretary.
The following committees were appointed and
retired for consultation, during which time the
convention took a recess:
Committee on Credentials-John Reed LIST dis
trict; William Timanus, I'd; Edward e. largest,
3D. jeremiah Boblitts, 4til Lewis E. Caltrider.
5th John b. Kidd 9th John N. Houseman, It'll;
Granville Matthews. 6th; Robert Garrett, 9th
Lewis Hartman, 18th; Zebedee Householder,
18th Edward Diven. 14th J.Tyson League 18th.
Committee on Resolutions.J; Frank Smith.
3D.; j. Marion Duncan, 4th; Samuel H. DeHof,
9Th Henry Wilhelm. 9th John W. Trout, 18th;
Thomas Thomas J. Miller, 10th; Thomas BOWELS. 1ith It'll
Frank Wells, 18th George Chandler, 18th /; P.
H. Seitz, 14th; Thomas Keys, 18th.
When the convention recOnvened the commit
tee on credentials reported the following dele
gates entitled to seats in the convention:
lst District-J. Frank Smith, Joseph Fl. Holmes.
Arthur b. Graham, John Reed, VIM. p. Gundry.
I'd District-John N. Bell, William N. Snyder,
Oliver @. Putney, John Wormsley, William IT.
3D. District-James E. Ingram, Jr.. Alfred S.
Smith, William I. Benton, Edward e. largest
Lloyd r. Gates.
Frank Slack. Jeremiah Boblitts, John Reese.
9th District-J. Walter Turnbaugh, Samuel II.
PeHHo JOshus a g. Mays Wilson Cox Robert
rider. Daniel F. Shearer. John w. DeHoff. G. w.
9Th District-william N. Mays, John D. Kidd,
VIM. T. White. Henry Wilhelm, Frank Wilson.
7th District-John N. Houseman, John w.
Trout, John w. Hicks, John T. Diven, John w.
sth District-Charles NJ. Rowe, zedekiah G.
Cross, Granville Matthews, ]. T. Staines VIM.
9th District-Otto Mattfeldt, John Mather, j.
Howard Norris, John d. Longnecker, Charles Fl.
Whitaker. Robert Garrett. Robert p. Graham.
Harry Cooper, Geo. NJ. Lamb, Angus Cameron.
10th Distrct-Thomas J. Miller, Laban Sparks.
William e. Pocock, Joseph c. Miller, Seth Daley.
18th District-Thomas Bowers, Albert Francis.
A. R. Shredder George T. Snyder, VIM. Unkart.
18th District-Ge Long, Frederick Deuch-
istS p1 pistrctIzebedee Hons louise H. III I'm
fang, William Craig, John Bushman, George
18th District-Pleasant n. Seitz, George Bling.
William H. Councilman, Benjamin F. Parlett. G.
E. s. Filler.
John H. Gross. ]. Tyson League. Geo. H. Gieser
The committee on resolutions made the fol-
lowing report, which was unanimously adopted:
convention assembled, renewing our allegiance
to the party in State and nation, hereby resolve
that the temporary organization OF this conven-
ton be made permanent; and
Whereas, Throughout the spring and summer
months nearly every place of public amusement
ped with various forms of gambling devices;
every Sunday has seen the laws relative to the
sale of Intoxicating liquors violated without
pIetense of cOncealment; while worse than
these fiagrant violations of the law, have been
the public lewdness and debauchery which have
rendered them dangerous to the youth Of the
county and repulsive to all self-respecting
persons;
county have suffered from the contamination of
these influences in the neighborhood OF their
own homes. men OF push and energy. who con.
developing and identifying districts in the coun-
ty, have been alarmed by the injury done their
property as places of residence or business by
the gathering of the awless classes attracted by
the free license permitted in the county, and cit
liens have been obliged to form organizations to
defend their homes and property;
Whereas, The County Commissioners of Balti-
more county were early in the summer petition
ed by hundreds of citizens and voters of the
with which they were afflicted, and besought
the County Commissioners to execute the law,
to which petitioners asked for their rights the
County Commissioners turn deaf ear, for the
violations of the law continued for months with
out the slightest efforts on the part of the au-
thorities to stamp them out;
Whereas The County Commissioners are arm
ed with the power and charged with the peremp-
tory duty TO seize the gamOl1ng macnln0S ana
thus effectively put an end to the further con-
tinuance of public gaming in hundreds of places
in the county, and when recently forced to take
some action by an organized body of the indig-
nant citizens, notified the police force that the
gambling was to be permitted two weeks longer,
at the end of which time every gambling machine
must be removed from the county, and now
claim that the gambling devices, as a result of
their order, have been so removed, thereby
has been within their power to suppress gam
Cling and other violations of the law at any
whereas We charge George W. Yellott. John
" Slade and Henry p. Mann, as Commissioners
of Baltimore county and present Democratic
lowing open and fragrant violations of the
gambling and Sunday laws, and with protecting
instead of prosecuting, by means of the police
whereas, We charge Abraham T. STREET.. the
Marshal of Police, by his own admissions. with
being totally incompetent to preserve law and
Resoived, That we pledge ourselves and our
candidates to the protection of the homes and
property of the people of the county; that we
promise, without reservation, that while to
every one shall be accorded his full rights, the
law re e sae of Of
disorderly and disreputable resorts shall be en-
forced, to the end that the decency and respec-
liability of the county shall be upheld and the
lawless classes discouraged to make 1t place of
visitation and resort.
of certain Democratic politicians to curtail and
control the franchise through the agency known
as the Poe amendment as unfair and un-Ameri-
of all law and the rights of the people; and
while ostensibly aimed at the colored voter, it is
only subterfuge of this band of politicians to
foist upon the people government of them
selves, by themselves and for themselves.
ResoIUed, That the State Central Committee for
bers one member to be named from each dis
trict of the fifteen districts of Baltimore county.
ResolUed, That said committee shall, IN all
State of Maryland, cast the seven votes of Balti
more county as unit.
ResolUed. That any member refusing to attend
the meetings of the said committee or refusing
to be bound by the action of a majority of said
committee, then majority may declare vacan-
cy to exist and proceed 10 elect q new member
for said district.
Resolved, That the Executive Committee shall
consist of one member from each precinct of the
several districts of Baltimore county. and that
no district shall have less than three members of
the said committee.
county ticket There being but one candidate
placed before the convention for each of the
several offices to be filled at the November cleo
ton, the nominations were made by acclama-
ton. as follows:
She sh;eriffNArthur B; Graham, LIST district.
Treasurer-John w. Bailey, 7th district.
County Commissioners Irving Zimmerman,
Sd district; VIM. W. Boyce, 9Th district; Jacob
Reeister of Wilis-George e Lynch, I'd district.
County Surveyor-Calvin s. Harlan, 18th dis
trict.
district; William T. White, 9th district; James
w. HILL 9th district William J. Davis, 18th dis
trict George Long, 18th district; Talbot Jones,
18th district.
After the selection of the following delegates
to the State and Third Judicial conventions and
the formation of the State Central and Coun-
ty Executive Committees the convention adj
journed.
DELEGATES TO STATE CONVENTION.
William P. Guudry, lst district; John Worms
ley, I'd; T. Irving Zimmerman, Sd; o. E. Weller,
4th j. Walter Turnbaugh, 9Th; g. b. Miller, 9th
James T. Curry, 18th Granville Matthews, 9Th
George e. Wright, 9th; Thomas J. Miller, 10th;
Charles ]. Bonaparte, 18th; Frank Wells, 18th
VIM. Tyler Page, 13th Edward Diven, 14th
Herbert w. Stone, 18th.
DELEGATES TO JUDICIAL CONVENTION.
C. d. Benson. LIST district George Snyder, I'd
d. E. Ensor. Sd; o. E. Weller, 4th Joshua G..
Mays, 9Th Charles E. Kidd, 9th; John T. Diven,
9TH; e. A. Kraft, 9th Robert P. Graham, 9th
Laban Sparks, 10th; George w. Francis 18th
Lewis Hartman. 18th VIM. Tyler Page, 18th
Pleasant H. seitz. 14th; J. Tyson League, 18th.
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
William p. Gundry, LIST district; George e.
Lynch, I'd James e. Ingram, Jr, Sd o. E. Well
Ter, 4th Samuel II. DeHoff, 9Th; John B. Kidd,
9th James T. Curry, 18th William W .Boyce. 9Th
Robert Garrett, eth Thos v. Richardson, 10th
Charles g. Snavely, 18th; Frederick Gross, 18th
Zebedee Householder, 18th; j. Henry Volz, 14th;
John H. Gross, 18th.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
LIST Dstrict-JOhn w. Peregoy. Arthur B. Ora