The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-08-28

s The REPUBLICAN STATE convention that met
at the Maryland Theatre, Baltimore, at noon
on Wednesday was one of the most harmoni-
Gus gatherings of the kind ever seen in that
city and it took less than three hours to dis
pose of all its business. Chairman John B.
Hanna, Of the State Committee, called the con-
vention to order and made ringing speech
that created much enthusiasm. Hon. Thomas
Parran, Of Charles county, who presided, also
made fine speech and was literally applauded
After adopting very strong platform that ar
rays the Democratic party for numerous short
comings, the convention Unanimously NOM
mated Mr.. Francis Edwin Williams, of Cecil
county, for State Comptroller. Mr.. Williams
who is farmer, is also editor of the Cecil Wing.
He was formerly minister of the Freshly
terrain Church, but was Obliged to abandon
that calling on account of his health. The
nomination is thought to be an excellent one.
In HIS leased summer home at Beverly,
Mass, President Taft has been seeking rest.
All except the absolutely necessary official
business was left behind, and no interviews
are granted. The President is recuperating to
be ready for his big circle swing through the
West and South, beginning September 10Th.
A tentative outline of this coming trip was
given to the press before he left Washington.
This indicates a total mileage of about 900.
Accompanied by his private secretary and
military aid. number of reporters and guests
at different stages of the journey, the President
will travel in his private car attached generally
to regular trains. The day he is to start will
be his sd birthday, and his first official stop
after leaving Boston will be Chicago. thence
via Madison Wis.,; Minneapolis, Des Moines,
Denver and to the Seattle Exposition. The
return trip will take the party southwark to
the Mexican border, where Diaz is to shake
hands with Taft; four days sail down the
Mississippi from st. Louis; a stay on his broth
er's ranch in Texas and homeward sweep
through the South after attending the Water
ways Convention at New Orleans.
COLONEL HENRY WATrERsoN, of the Louis
vile Courier Journal, has been studying the
following philoscphic conclusion as to the
rights of motorists: when man who has
been pedestrian all his life becomes motor
list. his point of view changes before he learns
the difference between a spark plug and wind
shield. When he walked bull-necked men,
seemingly sufferers from homicidal MANIA
made desperate attempts to run him down and
fatten him out. Having become motorist,
he is surprised to find that the highway is in
tested by crack-brained individuals who are
stupidity afraid when motor car approaches
at a moderate rate of speed and who seem to
take malicious delight in jumping the wrong
way and trying to let him in for arraignment
for murder. Truckmen finger upon the cross
ings to prevent him from passing. Domestic
animals and barnyard fowls sit down in the
road to gum his running gear with gore. Per-
sons in carriages display distress signals when
he approaches, although their horses contem-
plate his chugging car with apathetic eyes,
showing themselves to be more thoroughly
city broke than their owners. Knowing that
the two points of view must continue to exist
while some men ride in motorcars and some
do not, the really broad-minded person must
sympathize with BOTH"