The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-04-15
Mr.. HANNA CHAIRMAN
Republicans Organize For State Cam
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The Republican State Central
Committee met at the Hotel Rem
merit, Baltimore, on Wednesday.
Mr.. John B. Hanna, of Hartford,
was unanimously elected Chair
man and Treasurer, as was Mr..
George A. Davis, of Washington
county, secretary. There was
present the largest gathering of
representative Republicans in
years and the night before the
meeting the lobby of the Rennert
was crowded. The election of
Chairman to succeed Mr.. Thomas
Parran aroused the greatest inter
est. Mr.. Parran had the support
of ex-Congressman Jackson, Ma
tlonal Committeeman Vim. P.
Jackson, Congressman Mudd, Col
lector Goldsborough, and their
friends, while Mr.. Hanna had the
support of Collector Stone, X. A.
Ravenscroft, c. c. Pussy, Con-
gresham Pearre'S friends and
Lloyd Lowndes, in Western Mary
land, Albert G. Towers and Thorn
as NJ. Bartlett and their friends on
the Eastern Shore, Robert Garrett
and O. L. Weller, of Baltimore
county, and the active aid of Ed
ward NJ. Allan, John A. Robin
son, Albert B. Twining, Robert J.
Gilbert, Members of the State Cen
trail Committee for Hartford; Sena-
tor Baker and Mr.. Richard Dallam.
The strength of the two sides as
shown before the meeting was
Hanna II, and Parran 81. When
this situation was realized Mr..
Parran gracefully retired and the
election of Mr.. Hanna was unani-
mously made, Mr.. Parran not al
lowing his name to be presented.
1t was decided to secure legal ad-
vice concerning the new primary
election law and after this is done
the Chairman will call the Com
mittee together to lame a date for
the State vention and for the
primaries. The thanks of the
Committee was extended to the
retiring Chairman and Secretary.
The following resolutions were
offered by Mr.. D. w. Baker, of
Montgomery county, and were un-
animously adopted:
Be it resolved by the Republican
State Central Committee of Mary
and:
I. The committee congratulates
the people of this State and of
the United States that they have
elected and placed at the head of
the nation that wise, and altogeth-
er admirable statesman, William
Howard Taft. Under his leader
ship the great Republican party,
of whose organization we are a
part, will continue to demonstrate
to the world that in all those nat
tional activities which make for
peace and prosperity within our
own borders, and for the general
betterment of mankind at large,
the United States of America will
be foremost.
2. We congratulate the people
OF Maryland that at the late cleo
ton a substantial majority of this
state cast their woes in favor of
President Taft. That only two of
Maryland's electoral votes were
cast in accordance with the will
OF the majority of our people was
due to the outrageous election laws
and machinery conceived and put
into execution by the Democratic
party organization, for the purpose
OF multiplying the votes of large
portion of the States electorate.
3. In desperate hope of finally
fastening upon the state perma-
nent control by their organization
the Democratic party has prepar-
ed tor submission to the voters at
the next election a constitutional
amendment, the sole and avowed
purpose of which is to disfranchise
a vast army OF our native and
foreignborn voters. The proposed
constitutional amendment, and the
election laws under whose opera
ton the voice of the people is now
stif1ed, the Republican State Cen
trail Committee condemns and de.
nounces as machinery, by which
an INSCRIPTIONS cotorie of Dem
ocratic partisans hope to irrevo-
cably fasten their hold on the
State of Maryland.
4. In order that the people of