Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-01
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congressman left the stage and went to
their seats.
Chairman Warmers Remarks.
In taking the chair after his election
Mr. Warner said in part:
1 deeply appreciate the honor you have
conferred upon me by electing me as the
presiding officer of this convention at
the instance of the distinguished gentle
man from Allegany. 1t is great honor
to stand at the head OF an organization
of this kind, representing. as 1t does.
the republican party. which has always
stood for great things in this fine old
commonwealth OF Maryland and in this
great nation. During the past decade
the republican party has accomplished
great things for The advancement OF not
| only this country, but the world at large.
1t took the Island of Cuba from a state
of anarchy and has given it free and
enlightened government. Guam, the Phil
ippines and The Sandwich Islands have
at last found. under our benencent 1nf1u-
ence, what freedom and good government
means The republican party stancs for
the strongest, swittest and most up-tO-
date fleet in The world like the one
which is now encirclng the globe. dem
onStrating to all mankind that right. not
might, snail rule wherever the Star
Spangled Banner is unturled.
The republican party stands for clean
government. high civic standards and for
chief executive who shall be President
of ricn and poor alike. We are TO take
part in the nomination of man who
shall be an ideal President There is
only one man big enough to fill the place
of the distinguished man now in the
White House. Twelve years ago. when
l saw him In Ohio. sitting on the bench
and heard his words of wisdom as he de-
livered his opinions in the cases coming
before him. / remarked that there was
a man who was destined to higher Things
l don't think any one has better claim
DIR. X. A. Ravenscroft of Garrett
county nominated William Gilchrist as
secretary of the convention and his cleo
ton was unanimous.
Committee on Resolutions
Representative Mudd asked the chair if
there were any contests among the dele
gates, and being informed that there
were none. he made a motion that the
naming of committee on credentials De
dispensed with. This was adopteu.
Phillips Lee Goldsborough moved that
the roli-cali of the counties and the city
IL gislative districts be made and that
each name a member of the committee
on resolutions.
Alegany. George A. Pearre; Anne
Arundel John bowie; Baltimore city,
first district, John Longhammer; second.
George r. Heffner; third. William D.
Piatt: fourth. Henry s. Cummings; BAL
timore county, William 2. Gundry; Cal
vert. Thomas Parran: Caroline. aioert
G. Towers: Carroll, Joseph B. Brooke
Cecil II. NJ, Mccullough Charles, sgd
ney. E. Mudd; Dorchester, Phillips Lee
Goldsborough: Frederick Garrett s.
croft; Hartford. E. NJ. Allen. jr.; hvw-
ard, George Dorsey Day; Kent. john D.
Uric; Montgomery. A. A. BraddocK:
Prince George. G.: A. Merrick; Queen
Spencer Crane; Somerset, A. Lincoln
Dryden; Talbot, Thomas NJ Bartlett;
Washington, Thompson A. Brown; Wi
comico, K. H. Walton; Worcester, E. 8.
Furbush.
AS soon as the roll-car had enaed
Chairman Warner advanced to the front
of the stage and said:
1.-The committee on resolutions will
please go to the rear of the stage and
read what has been written for so many
days."
This remark created much amusement
Wachter Still Republican.
A recess being taken while the COM
mittee was framing the resolutions
Chairman Warner asked the members Of
the convention to remain in their seats
as there were several gentlemen present
who would talk to them. He called
upon former Representative Frank e.
Wachter. who was in one of the stage
boxes with a party of friends.
Mr.. Wachter replied very briefly but in
happy vein. which caught the enthu-
siasm OF the convention.
He said In part:
This demand for speech from me Is
an entirely uncalled-for honor, but it is
one for which I thank you very much
am here as a republican, and l believe
that this convention is but precursor of
a great victory the republican party shall
win next fall through this entire coun-
try. l believe that with long pull, a
strong pull and pull all together the
ma jority for our candidate for President
Of the United States will be the largest
In the history of the country. expect
to do my. full part. and ! only hope that
my health may be preserved so that
may be found on the firing line all
through the campaign.
Ex-Repre sentative Charles r. Schirm
was next introduced by Chairman War