The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-08-19

Yesterday afternoon in accordance
with the call issued bv the Republican
County Committee, the delegates Sc
lected at the primaries held on Satur-
day last, assembled at the court house
i'll Oakland at one O'Clock for the pur-
pose of naming a county ticket to be
voted for this fall and also to select
delegates to the state and Judicial con-
yentiohs, name county committee and
to select district committees.
Mr.. Jonas YItzy, a member Of the
county committee, called the conven-
ton to order and Mr. L. n. Bond was
named as chairman Upon taking the
position to which he had been selected
Mr.. Bond made a short address con
graduating the Republicans of the
county upon the fact that every district
delegation seemed to be imbued with
the purpose Of naming the best men for
the various positions. Mr.. A. G. Ross
was then named as secretary and one
member from each district was appoint
ed as a committee on rules and resolu-
tons. A recess of fifteen minutes was
declared by the chairman and in the
interval the committee prepared its re-
port as follows:
Be it resolved, By the Republican
party Of Garrett county in convention
assembled.
That we reaffirm our allegiance to
the great and fundamental principles Of
the Republican party a. embodied in
the Chicago platform, which makes for
progress, advancement and prosperity
of all the people Of this great country.
We commend the splendid and able
administration Of National affairs by
the Republican party and the achieve
,ments and accomplishments of Presi-
dent Taft.
1t is gratifying to note the continued
prosperity Of our farmers and general
improvement Of farm values under Re
publican rule.
We endorse the new tariff law re-
Gently enacted at the special session Of
Congress and believe that in the eXecu-
tioG thereof it will result in material
and greater prosperity to our people
than has ever been enjoyed in the his
tory Of our country.
In the State Of Maryland the Repub-
lican party stands for progressive gov
ernment and right of every voter to
cast his ballot according to the dictates
of his conscience, and to have that vote
counted as cast without running the
gauntlet Of ballot arranged to defraud
him.
We declare our opposition to the
Straus DISTINGUISHING Amendment. 1t
is a bold attempt of the Democratic
state machine to place itself in power
indefinitely. A similar measure was
overwhelmingly defeated by the votes
of the people four years ago, and the
present measure deserves the same fate.
Not satisfied for future success under a
present crooked ballot law, under which
the Democratic machine has been able
/ to perpetuate its power, IT again pro-
poses an unjust, un-demOcratic, IN
republican, un-American and unconSti-
tutional restriction of the suffrage and
hopes to secure its passage by false
appeals through race prejudice.
We call upon all good citizens without
regard to party utilization to aid US in
preventing the adoption Of this iniqui-
tious scheme.
We especially condemn that part of
the election law which requires citi-
zen who wishes to vote to travel to the
county seat, in many instances from
twenty to forty miles, at considerable
expense, and there required to declare
i,,+y i
ing any election in which he may desire
toregister that he may exercise his right
to vote, and as a result of this law many
good citizens and tax payers of our
county are deprived of their right to
vote.
We condemn the excessive costs to
tax payers of the present primary cleo
ton law and recommend the passage of
an economical law giving the people
greater privileges in the exercises of
the right of suffrage.
We are in favor of authorizing Con-
gress to enact an income tax law with
reasonable exemptions for our people
who have small incomes.
We favor a modification of the road
law of this county, in a way that will be
more satisfactory to the tax payers.
Immediately upon the presentation of
the report of the committee on resolu-
tions the convention as body adjourned
to the grand jury room where a caucus
was conducted and the work of the CON
vention was completed in the naming of
the candidates as follows;
For State Senate, Harvey j. SPEECH
er, Of Accident.
For House of Delegates, j. Ebert
Chappell, of Kitzmiller, and Decourcey
f. Bolden, of Oakland.
For Sheriff, Andrew Shartzer, of
Oakland.
For County Treasurer Robert Lin
coin Fries, of Sines
For County Commissioners, Darius
M. Dixon, of Oakland, and Walter M.