The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-09
For County Surveyor,
RUFUS A. RACER.
Election-7th day Of Novem
Der, 1905.

The Republican party of Fred
erick County has officially started
the campaign by naming the can
didates for the various county
offices to be elected this fall.
The convention met in the CITY
Opera House on Saturday morn
ing last, at 11.30 o'clock. and
was called to order by Chairman
Reno s. Harp, of the County
Central Committee.
There was only a small crowd
present, each district, however,
being represented.
There was little enthusiasm or
excitement, as the result was pre-
determined and the only thing
necessary was to formally record
the proceedings.
The selection of John 81.
Martz for sheriff was conceded,
but there were several others in
the field and some curiosity was
manifested in finding out how
much strength they would show.
The first ballot was enough to
give Martz % districts and
Lewis f. Carter 4. William
F. Darner, William B. Grimes
and Sherman Il. Koogle, were
also named, but withdrew when
it was found that they had no
chance.
Mr.. George w. Crum, of JEFF
ferson, was then nominated by
Mr.. Calvin Fry for County Treas
urer The nomination was made
by reclamation.
The following nominations
were then made for County Com
miSsiOnerS, three of whom were
to he voted for: Il. NJ. Kefauver.
Frederick District; Lewis III
Flock, jackson; Lewis ii. Bow
lus, Burkittsville; l.. &. Dinter-
man, Walkersvllle; William H..
Hartman, Urbana; G. ID. Hick
man, Buckeystown; A. IL. Etzler,
WoodsborO; and Thomas f.
Haugh, of Tuscarora. The name
of Mr.. David Ii. Roelkey, Peters
vile, was Withdrawn from the
contest.
The result of the first ballot was
Kefauver, "a; Bowlus, 81; Flock,
s; Dinterman. 10; Hartman, Ii;
Hickman, 4; Etzler 3, and Haug h,
2. Messrs. Kefauver, BOwlus
and Dinterman were then de-
clared the nominees.
The following nomina i o II $
were then made for the House of
Delegates: William l.. Richards,
Brunswick; Charles G. Eyler,
of Creagerstown; George j..
Luckey, Frederick; Charles A.
Nicodemus, Walkersville; Aaron
II. Anders, louisville, and Dan
iel M. Miller. of Petersville.
The result of the first ballot
was Richards, 10; Eyler, rs;
Luckey, "a; Nicodemus, "a; An
ders, 26, and Miller, II. Messrs.
Richards, Eyler, Luckey, Nico-
demus and Anders were then
declared the nominees.
Mr.. Rufus A. Rager was NOM
mated for surveyor.
The following we're elected as
a new State Central Committee:
Reno s. Harp, Roger Motter.
Lloyd Palmer, John Il. Rouzer,
William b. Cutshall, and A. NJ.
Patterson.
In the preliminary proceedings
the following committees were
named:
Credentials.-George Ii. Hick-
man, George Z. Myers, Charles
@. Biser, John w. 10y, J. Luther
Frey, E. E. Harris, Augustus
Etzler, E. l.. Grimes, l.. d. Craw-
ford, Edward f. Geesey, David
e. Roelkey, Zacharias q. Sheets
enheIm, q. Il. HORNE, Charles
M. Root, VIM. r. Young, Thos.
| Birely, VIM. d. Long, W. Il. d..
| Pearre, DR.. T. E. r. Miller, VIM.
II. Smith, George s. Dutrow,
Charles Z. Derr, Ii. j. Kefauver,
l.. S. Gardner and j. j. Mac
Master.
Northumberland Urner,
Walter b. Krantz, Clarence
Warner, L. M. Wise, N. Ke-
fauver, Nicholas @. Gunwell,
! Charles Welker. Jacob M. Shaw
braker, Sidee Buhrman, George