The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-14

/ ~ houl IcdIuInS ~ lONc uliH.
The DemOcracts of the State have
just cause to mourn his illness and
sudden death There is scarcely
a question that had he lived and
! possessed the health necessary to
carry him through political cam
! paign he would have been their
leader III next years political con
test and would have been enabled
! to hlilg all factions of the party
to his support. resulting i'll an
Orerw helming victory.
DEATH REMOVES A PROMINENT
! FIGURE
From the Catoctin Clarion.
Death removes a prominent
figure from Frederick county, in
fact ii prominent citizen of the
State in the person of General l..
Virtor Raughman.
He was prominent in Democra-
tic circles Of the county, State and
Nation, having frequently been
the personal representative of the
la'e Senator German III National
Committee meetings.
lie was typical leader OF men,
vulgarly called boss" and his
personal magnetism was remark
able. General Banghman has been
central figure in Democrtic poll
Ties in Mary land FIR Il number of
Years and he browning ambition of
his life was to be Governor of the
State. hut fate was unkind TO him
and Politicians with whom he was
associated were even more so, for
the late Senator German had it in
his power to have gratliied this,
his one ambition. but he put HIM
of" until some other time and
that time never came:-it was not
fair treatment of General Baugh-
man, for Senator German had no
other person in Mary land IN whom
he Guild put such Implicit reli-
ance. (and the accepted fact that
he trusted in him as he did in no
othrr. is the proof of lt) as he did
in General Baughman.
| His political opponents always
! had the kindiest feeling for him
as he was a game fighter and he
lever came out of a fight enter
tanning any bitter feelings or ami
moSities even though defeated.
liz was the prince of hosts. and
nothing was too much trouble for
him TO see to il that his guests
were treated right royalty.
! The hoary headed veterans in
the Democratic ranks of Frederick
county will greatly miss him; the
call to battle will no more be
sounded by him and the halls
which once knew him will know
him no more forever.
TWO PROMINENT MEN GONE.
From the Emmitsburg Chronicle
Within comparatively a few
days death has removed from the
scene Of worldly acti ity. two men
of prominence; the one well known
throughout he entire country, the
other conspicuous in this State,
and both beloved. The tributes
paid to Samuel Spencer and l..
Victor Baughman show in what
high esteem each man was held
by countless appeciative friends,
and their careers of usefulness
and their traits of character might
with profit be emulated by many
other men. 1t is a coincidence
that both of these characters
fought valiantly on the side of the
Confederacy, and it is worthy of
note that at the close of the sad
war in which they contended for
the principles which they deemed
to he right, each accepted the re-
suit as became the soldier and
each III his particular sphere of
life spent his remaining DAYS in
exertlng every energy for the ad
vancement of the interests of re-
united country. The South, in
particular, the development of
whose resources engaged so much
OF his energy, owes a debt to
Samuel Spencer, as does the State
OF Maryland and the Democl attic
party in The State, to Victor
Baughman.
LOUIS VICTOR BAUGHMAN.
From the Montgomery Advocate.
Louis Victor Baughman died at
his home near Frederick, on Fri
day of last week, aged 90 years.
The State has every reason to
mourn the passing of this useful
and distinguished citizen, and the
Democratic party SustainS loss
most difficult to estimate.
General Baughman's popularity
was of two-fold haracter-that
based upon his charming person
atty and that based upon his firm
political convictions which made
Il.