The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-08-12
HOW TaEY DO IT IN CARROLL.


A correspondent writes as follows from West
minister to the Baltimore NeaOs.: 1.-THE situa-
ton that confronted Artemus Ward during the
sunpleasantness' that existed from 81 10 '65 in
his effort to satisfy his military relatives and
friends is somewhat suggestive of the Republic
can political situation in Carroll county. The
illustrious bard of American humor disposed of
the knotty question by making each and all of
the aspirants to honor brigadier generals. The
Carroll county Republicans, or the organiza-
tion,' which is the name by which they are best
known, place them on the two committees
the State Central and the County Central Com
mittees of the party, and these committeeman
are either Office holders under the Federal Gov
eminent or related by the ties of affinity or con-
sanguinity to those who are. This is the reason
why the party in this county failed to nominate
a ticket that could have been, and should have
been. placed before the people yesterday.
1.-THE convention was called for, among other
things, for that purpose. The other things
the committee business and delegates to the
State convention-were disposed of, although
an effort was made by some of the ofice-holders
to force through gag method instead of giving
the convention the American principle of selec-
ton. The organization having arranged these
two features of a program mapped out long in
advance, having put themselves in power again
to pass on the destinies of ambitious young Re-
publicans who might in the coming two years
want office, looked around for eight men to fill
the ticket and contest with the Democratic
ticket. which more than week since has thrown
down the challenge to battle. The candidates
were not forthcoming, whereupon the conven-
ton adjourned to September 18th. The leaders
had made themselves solid on the committees
ticket would keep
"The Republicans of Carroll have again and
again carried the county, sometimes by large
majority. There is scarcely an office from the
Judge of the Circuit Court down to the county
surveyor, and all elective, that has not been
won by the party. In 1885, and in 1900, 1t went
for Mckinley. and time and again it has given
decided majorities for the Republican Congress
sional candidates. More recently, however, by
the corruption of certain class of voters, whose
suffrage is now in jeopardy. the tide has been
swinging the other way. Leading Republicans
the Office holding element mainly-have not
hesitated openly and above board to use in
the primary contests of their own party the
moneys intended originally for legitimate cam
paign purposes. This has produced all over the
county an Indifference on the part of many men
who at one time were more or less active and
influential, but have quit because of bossism
and party corruption. The result is that two
years ago the Democrats swept the county as
with broom, and last year it enjoyed the
anomalous distinction of being the only county
in the State to show a serious Republican lose,
Parker carrying it by 157. Even Fred. Talbot
had majority of little less than hundred
This is the condition of the party in this county,
and explains why ticket was not obtainable
yesterday. Control of Federal patronage is of
more consequence than party victory"