Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-24
CANDIDATES. NAMED.
Democratic County Convention Makes
Nominations.

Democratic county convention MAKES
Nominations.
The Democratic county convention con-
vened at noon Saturday in Junior Hall,
Frederick, and was called to order by the
county chairman, DR.. Chas. H. Conley.
The names of the delegates elected at
the primaries were read by Secretary
Guy K. Motter.
Col. John f. r. Wood was made tenn
porary chairman of the convention.
Howard M. Jones, of Brunswick, and
j. Allen Grumbine, of Braddock, were
made temporary secretaries.
Mr.. Wood, upon taking the platform,
made very forcible speech.
Justice J. Francis Smith offered res
oution which was adopted, fixing the
order of business.
Charles p. Levy moved that a commit
tee on resolutions be named. one from
each district. Chairman Wood suggest
ed that this be dispensed with, and if
there were resolutions prepared they be
read from the floor.
Mr.. Levy thereupon withdrew his mo-
ton and then offered set of resolutions
which endorsed the proposed amendment
for the limitation of suffrage in Mary
land, declaring that it has been fully
demonstrated after trial Of more than
forty years that the REIMBURSEMENT of
the negroes has been an absolute detri-
ment to their welfare and "reproach to
free and enlightened government" con-
demned the alleged extravaganza OF the
Board of County Commissioners and
, charged the Republican commissioners
with failure to improve the roads of the
county; declared that the Office of Regis
ter of Wills has become sinecure and
sis now recognized by the Republican
party as an office where the ofiicer-eect
can stay at home and pursue his private
business;' endorsed the administration
/ of Governor Crothers and complimented
Comptroller Herring and contained the
! following reference to Chief Judge
Worthington:
owe point with pride to the splendid
record on the bench made by the present
! Chief Judge of this Judicial Circuit, the
Honorable Glenn II. Worthington, dur
ing the short period that he has held the
position.
"A man of modest and unassumine
manners, he has yet by sheer force OF
character and determined effort raiset
himself, in the face of many adversities,
from a farmer boy to the exalted posi-
ton which he now fills with so much abil
itv, fairness and entire accountability.
eve congratulate him that his is the
only name to be mentioned or considered
by the Judicial Convention to be held al
Rockville on August 7, 1909, and trust
and believe that even if party condition,
cause IA nomination to be made agains
him, yet that the conservative electoral.
of this Judicial Circuit will not permit
the loss from the bench of Judge VII,
has proven himself so thoroughly capable
and qualified to perform the responsible,
duties OF the position.
The following additional resolutions
were offered, and all the resolutions were
adopted
"Resolved, That it is the sense of thi,
convention that Hauver's Election Dis
triet, No. 10, should have two voting
precincts, and to that end we pledge tn,
nominees of this convention for the House
of Delegates, if elected, and all effort;
of the county central committee, to Sc
cure the passage of an Act of Assembly
at the next session of the Legislator,
providing for the establishment of tive
election or voting precincts in said Hau
ver's Election District No. 10.
'Resolved, That the County Contra
Committee be and it is hereby authorized
and empowered to fill any and all vacan
cies that may occur from any cause il
any nomination or election made by thiI
convention.
The ticket follows:
Clerk of Court Joseph w. Gaver, of
Frederick.
Register of Wills Samuel D. Thomas,
Frederick
Sheriff Charles G. Coblentz Harmony
County Commissioners Charles c.
Maught, Burkittsvillc; John S. Umberg-
err, New Market, and Frank M. Stevens,
Creagerstown.
County Treasurer W. H. Bussard
Middletown.
House of Delegates j. Frank Kreh,
Frederick; Clinton Adams, jefferson;
Milton Akers, Braddock; VIM. f. Nichols,
Buckeystown, and Emory Stottlemyer,
! Catoctin.
Surveyor John M Hett Rraddock