The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02
State Central
Committee Meeting.
LAR GEST GATEERIN G
HELD N YEARS.
Enthusiasm for the Amend
ments Shown on al Sides
Plan for a Sharp Campaign
State Committee to be late
Resolutions.

Such was the conclusion reach
ed after deliberation By the State
Central Committee a. a meeting
held in Baltimore at Democratic
Headquarters. al the Eutaw House.
on Thursday the 18th inst. At
the meeting. which was the lsrg
est il many years, plans were out
lined for close canvass and an
active fight for the Amendments
and the State. local and Legisla-
tive tickets.
Every county in the State was
represented in the committee and
besides many distinguished party
men were present Among Jhe
notahl-s were Senators German
and Rayner. l Freeman Ras.n.
Ex-Governor John Walter Smith.
Ex-Governor T. Z. Jackson. Al
torney General William Shepard
Bryan, Col Spencer Jones, Buc.
hanna Schley. Comptroller Akin
son. Joseph B. Seth and others.
Governor Warfeld was detained
in Annapolis on business.
Frederick county was represent
ed hy Nessrs. Nathan Englar Of
louisville and William Grove of
Lime Kiln. General L. I. Baugh-
man. the active member Of the
committee is in Europe. Mr. J.
Polk Bi>er, Chairman Of the
County Central Committee and
Dr. J. ". DoWuey were also pres
ent.
State Chairman Murray Vandi-
yer graciOuslY received the mem
bers and their friends and had a
word ofwelcome for.all. He made
a stirring speech and predicted
victory 10 NOvem Der.
The most important action of
the State Central Committee was
the adoption Of a resolution en-.
larging the scope of the organiza.
ton. IL authorizes Chairman
Nandiver 20 appoint an executive
committee ofnot less than - mem.
bers 70 assist IN the management
OF the campaign. and local com
mittees in the city and counties.
The difficulties OF the Baltimore
City Primary Election law caused
the plan for al early State Con-
ve1tiOn 10 be abandoned. and the
date is left open. the Chairman
being AUTHORIZED 10 call it 10 meet
in Baltimore not later than Sep
TENDER 20. The primaries in the
counties. except in Worcester and
Washington. are 10 be held prior
TO August u the dates 10 be select.
ed By the County Central Com.
mittee while arrangements Tor
those in the city are left entirely
in the hands of the local com
mitteemen AID will be held under
the Law.
The postponement of the State
Convention TO a later date than
July will put greater response
bility upon the action of the
County Conventions and so lar as
possible each convention will be
transferred into a popular mass
meeting. at which resolutions
favoring the suffrage amendment
will be adopted.
Senator German was. as al
ways. a central figure. and was
muchln demand. After the meet
ing a banquet was served. which
the mem bers and the invited
guests discussed with much
pleasure. The sentiment of the
hour was strongly in favor of the
suffrage amendment. 1t was re-
garded as cardinal Democratic
principle, inasmuch as the victory
of 1903 was fought out and won
on the same question and the
promise to the people to bring
about the results designed by the
amendment.
OFFICIAL ACTION OF THE COM.
MITTEE.
1t was after l P. NJ. when
Chairman Fandiver finally called
the meeting of the State Central
Committee. Secretary Lloyd vii.
kinson. upon calling the roll,
announced that every county aud
legislative district in the city
was fully represented.
Chairman Vandiver addressed
the meeting as follows:
at gives me great pleasure to
greet you and give you a cordial
welcome. We met today in pursu
ance of the call to enable Us to
make appropriate provision for
the nomination of a candidate
for Comptroller and the other
positions to he filled by the cleo
ton in November next.
1T goes without saying that
we shall prescribe the usual rules
governing the conduct of the pri
mary elections and nominating
conventions, which will secure
the absolutely free and unbiased
will of the Democratic voters in
the counties and in the city of
Baltimore.