The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-08-31

J GOLDSBOROUGH.
John R. Pattison, now a member of the
Court of Appeals. Four years later he
was renominated and reelected States
Attorney by between 300 and 400 ma
jority. While serving his second term
he was an aspirant for the Republican
nomination for Congress in the First
district but the convention selected A
Lincoln Dryden, who was defeated in
the general election by the Democratic
candidate.
In 1896, the year following the cleo
ton of Lowndes, Mr. Goldsborough at
one stage of the Legislative fight at
Annapolis, was within single vote of
landing the United States Senatorshlp
IN the party caucus. George L. Well
ington was later chosen Senator by
majority of four votes. The following
year Mr.. Goldsborough was nominated
for Comptroller in the second lap of the
Lowndes term and was elected by over
1000 majority. He succeeded Robert
p Graham, who had been chosen on the
LoWndes ticket for the first two years
and was later appointed State Tax Com
missioner, the job now held by Col
Buck Schley, by the Board of Public
Works In 1899 Governor Lowndes was
a candidate to succeed himself, and
Goldsborough ran on the ticket with
him for reelection as Comptroller
That fall, however, witnessed the
Waterloo of the Republicans after four
years of supremacy in the State John
Walter Smith for Governor and a Dem
ocratic Legislature were swept into
power.
The COMPREHENSIVE was the last
State Office held by Mr. Goldsborough,
and he was soon promoted to the Fed
eral service, This was partially due to
his abllitysand success as chairman of
the Republican State Central Commit
! tee IN 1900.
| In 1902 Mr.. Goldsborough was nomi-
mated Internal Revenue Collector, with
offices in Baltimore, by President Roose-
welt, and was reappointed by him in
/ 1906, and by President Taft in 1910.
Pending his candidacy for Governor, the
/ President has his resignation, but it is
understood that Mr.. Taft will not act
on it until after the November election
Should Mr.. Goldsborough be chosen
Governor new Internal Revenue Col
lector will be named, and should he fail
Of election his place in the Federal serv-
ice will be retained.
Many Republicans identified with the
politics of the State have a high ad-
miration for Goldsborough on account
of his action prior to the LState conven-
ton four years ago, when George r.
Gather was the nominee of his party
against Governor Crothers. That was
before the introduction of the new pri-
maly law, bv which candidates are
chosen by direct vote of the people
On the eve of the convention the Dor
chester man had what his friends con-
sidered sufficient number of delegates
to nominate him. 1t was decided that
eXpediency demanded the selection of
Mr.. Gather as the standard bearer, and
Mr.. Goldsborough gracefully withdrew
as a candidate. Furthermore, he made
a ringing speech in the convention hall
advocating the nomination of Mr..
Gather. This incident is wildly re-
called and appreciated by Republicans,
and by none of them to greater extent
than George R. Gather himself.
As lawyer Mr.. Goldsborough is one
of the leaders Of the Eastern Shore bar.
= His firm is Goldsborough & Fletcher.
Frederick H. Fletcher, his partner. is a
Democrat but not politician. He is
now in Europe on his wedding trip.
Some of the best clients in this section
of the State are included in the firms
patrons. Mr. Goldsborough Is counse
! for the Farmers and Merchants Ma
tional Bank, of which he is also di
rector; the Cambridge Manufacturing
5 Company, large and prosperous con
cern; the Cambridge Water Company
) and the Eastern Shore Trust Company
S He is vestryman of Christ Protestant