Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-10-05
The Press on the Nomination.
The Cumberland Times SAYS:

The Cumberland Times says:
The Democratic convention at Hagers-
town placed in nomination for Congress
Harvey r. Spessard, very able and most
highly esteemed young man from Washing
ton county.
Mr.. Spessard has never held public Office
and is therefore without an official record to
be either assailed or commended. We do
not regard this as unfortunate. That which
Is most needed In member of Congress is
the capacity to make record, and that Mr..
Spessard possesses in an eminent degree, as
the people will fully realize when he sp.
pears before them upon the stump.
In his native county the nomination of
Mr.. Spessard is hailed with great pleasure
as timely recognition of an old and great
ly esteemed family which for more than q
century has contributed to the progress and
prosperity of old Washington.
MIR. Spessard did not seek the nomination.
1t sought him and he accepted it in the in.
terest of the whole people. II elected, and
we believe his chances of success are at least
even, the people will find in him an able,
industrious and painstaking representa-.
tive.
The Democracy will undoubtedly line up
solidlY and enthusiastically around its nom.
inee, who is in every way worthy of Its con.
fdence and unwavering support.
The Hagerstown Mail, speaking of the
nomination, says:
Mr.. Harvey R. Spessard having accepted
the candidacy for Congress from this Dis
trict, and having come forth In response to
decided call, can do no less than to attract
TO himself the solid vote Of all good people
of all parties and of the solid Democracy,
which is part of the same
There are many reasons why Mr.. Spes-
sard should be elected and one of them is
that Colonel Pearre has been there long
enough, and has drawn enough from the
people OF this District in the way of offices
and time had come for change. Besides
all that Mr.. Spessard would make an ad-
mirable representative and would be hard
worker for his District and the country as
well.
Under the heading of democrats, you
have good candidate for Congress" the
Frederick Citizen says:
The nomination Of Mr.. Harvey r. Spes.
sard for Congress by the Sixth District Dem.
ocrats at Hagerstown last week has been re-
ceived with great satisfaction, as also the
further fact that he intends to make an ag-
gressive campaign.
Mr.. Spessard is not what would be termed
prominent politician, but he Is an active
Democrat in the sense that he is always
ready to answer his party's call and the fact
that he was nominated two years ago on
the Delegate ticket shows that he has the
honor strap of Democracy on his brow
That is, of all things necessity these days
of reformers and 80 called independents,
and man that Is afraid to march under his
party banner can look elsewhere for sup
port Many have abused its sainted precepts
and the mistakes of those in command have
often brought disaster, but the sterling worth
of the tenets of faith and the principles that
attract the allegiance of millions of voters
cannot be destroyed by the acts of few dis.
senters here and there at their pleasure.
Mr.. Spessard will be better known to our
people later, when he gets among them and
tells them what he proposes to do, should
he be elected. He is man OF direct speech
and few frills, and shows determination and
honesty in his face.
Let the Democrats of old Frederick coun-
ty stand up and be counted. No votes
thrown away on Pearre this year, for it
looks as If the efforts that will be made
against him are going to count strong
Whilst you vote for principle and platform,
you can also vote for good, clean, honest
man-Harvey R. Spessard.