Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-08
County TreasurcrShip.


To the MINING JOURNAL.
From different parts of the county we
already hear of candidates looming up
for the County Treasurership.
In view of that fact, we think We as
FrOstburgers, are entitled to some recog
milton along that line.
The Treasurership is an office of great
Importance to the taxpayers. as under
the present law the Treasurer not only
receives all the money due as taxes, but
becomes the Tax Collector as we'll.
Heretofore we had some four or five
county collectors who, after collecting
the taxes, turned the money over into
the custody of the County Treasurer.
Hence, as stated, this office is now the
most important III the county: conse-
quently it behooves voters in general to
select for election the very best man
available for the position.
1t requires man of good moral habits
"a man who is Internationally qualified
man of mathematical mind. because
there are many things of a mathematical
nature connected with the office. such as
figuring interest, discounts, and so forth.
There Is another matter to be taken
into consideration the man to make Il
suCCeSSful'tight for the Republican nOmi-
nation for Treasurer must he one who
did not cHt H' ticket when John II.
HOlzshu was the nominee for Treasurer,
because such an one cannot win, as the
friends of Mr.. HOlZShu, of whom there
are thousands i'll the county, will
vlndlcate his memory by defeating the
cutter, whoever he may be.
Another question to be careful about
no one should be nominated who knitted
or voted against Lloyd Shaffer for Clerk
of the Circuit Court. The men who
voted against John H. Holzshu for
Treasurer and Lloyd Shaffer for Clerk
and expect the Republican party to
nominate and elect them to office as
Republicans are sadly deceivIng them
selves. The men ,rho did he knitting are
~eN knoWn and when their names are
mentioned for Republican offices the
friends of Shatfer and HolzShu, of whom
there are thousands in the county, as
stated, will resent their detection.
The time has gone by when any man
can act the political traitor, knife the
nominee of his party. and then become
candidate himself and expect the party
and to reward him for his pertidy.
Those men are marked, because they
are known, and when occasion requires
names will be mentioned in order to I'M
mask them to the party and candidates
whom they betrayed under guise of
political friendship.
As stated a nominee for the important
| office of Treasurer should be selected
who is sober, a man of good morals and a
straight, clean Republican, nonfac-
ZIONIST and educationally qualified. We
| have such man III the person of w. E.
| G.. Hitchins-a man who measures up to
all the above requirements. He is we'll
| known throughout the county for his
| business qualifications, as an upright
citizen and is popular with all classes.
He has many personal friends in all
parties and i'll case he should be per-
suaded TO become candidate for the
republican nomination for county
Treasurer, there is no doubt his popu-
larity and wellknuwn ability as bust
ness man, his consistent integrity as a
party loyalist will secure for him both
the nomination and election.
The Holzshu faction and the Lloyd
Shatfer faction could find no fault with
him on account of party disloyalty.
A REPUBLICAN.