The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-05-30
NAMES COL. GEORGE A.
PEARRE FOR GOVERNOR
The Chairman of Garrett County Re-
publican Committee Makes StrOnG
Plea for United Party.

Last FRIDAY Baltimore American
contained special telegram dated at
! Oakland with reference to political mat
tiers, in which Col a. G. Sturgiss, chair
man of the County Committee, gave his
views and urged the necessity for all
Republicans to unite in order to win in
the State. The special was as follows:
Col A. G. Sturgiss, chairman of the
Republican State Central Committee
for Garrett county, favOrs the renomi
nation Of President Roosevelt or the
nomination of a candidate who will car
ry cut his policies He also launches
boom for Col. George i. Pearre for
governor, and urges his nomination by
the Republican State Convention. In
/ speaking today of the sentiment of the
Republicans in Garrett county with ref
erencc to the presidency and the gov
ernorship, he said:
while the sentiment Of Western
Maryland is largely in favor Of the re-
nomination of President Roosevelt, or
someone in perfect accord with his ad-
minist! ative policies, there is almost
unanimous opinion in the western coun-
ties Of Maryland that the question Cf
the presidency, or the selection of dele
gates toa conventionsfor the nomination
of same, should not at this time take
precedence over the question of selec.-
ing suitable candidates for governor
and other state officers, as well as
legislature which will be called upon to
participate in the selection of two Unit
ed States senators, and, more than prob
able, to guard against the enactment
OF law similar to the Poe Disfranchise-
ment Amendment, 50 well known to all
Maryland voters.
More than year must elapse be-
fore the delegates to the next Republi-
can National Convention shall have
been chosen. and yet there has been an
effort made which seems to be deep
rooted in the political minds of few
who seem to have but one idea before
them, and that is political patronage, to
set sail for preliminary presidential
campaign. This was done in the face
of municipal elections in this state. and
the result was to aid in the defeat of
deserving candidates.
The Republican party is the party of
good government, of clean and capable
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mand its retention or ascendancy in
power, and that may be accomplished
only by the harmonious cooperation of
all leaders, as well as the rank and file
of the party, and it is for these reasons
that the Republicans of Western Mary
land believe THE state campaign should
be first considered.
They believe that he should be aman
whose public acts in the past show him
competent, also that he should have the
confidence of the people of the state,
and that he be in full accord with the
present administration of national af-
fairs and in perfect harmony with all
the policies of President Roosevelt.
This man the Republican voters of
Western Maryland believe to be the
Hon. George A. Pearre, representing
the Sixth congressional district And
Notwithstanding that he has publicly
announced his intentions adverse to the
nomination, we believe that party, as
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serve as the party candidate for COVER
nor this fall. Pearre's nomination
would mean his election.
Theodore Roosevelt, or someone of
his closet advisors, should be the next
Republican nominee for president of
the lUnited States. The people of
Western Maryland believe in President
Roosevelt because he proceeds on the
principles Of live and let live. He has
adhered to wise commercial policies
and sound principles of wisdom, and.
by his acts, capital and labor are closer
together TODAY than ever before
What is the opinion of the Republi-
cans of. your section as to early or late
primaries" Colonel Sturgiss was ask
ed.
From what we read in the newspa-
pers, it appears that the question is
now creating quite discussion between
the Democrats of the state and the con-
servative and better element of that
party, the latter favoring a late conven-
ton, while the professional officeseeker,
as well as the ward heelers of the Dem
ocratic party, want an early convention.
From Republican standpoint. we
of Western Maryland are ready at any
time for primary, but from past ex-
perience we find it to the best interest
of the voter to have late primary and
convention. Baltimore city, as ell as
Allegany county, has legalized prim-
airy election law governing their action