The Republican., 1914-03-12
GARRETT REPRESENTATIVES
IN THE HOUSE Of DELEGATES
Commenting Mr.. Elliott c. Harvey for
His Faithful Service.


who have previous service in the law
making body of this State, is the Hon.
Elliott G. Harvey, Chairman of the
Garrett County Delegation in the House.
Mr.. Harvey was an honored member of
the General Assembly of Maryland in
1904, Just ten years ago, and then, as
now, he was one of the wheel-horses of
the House, a level-headed. sensible
member, who can be depended upon at
all times to do that which his conscience
tells him is right, regardless of whether
it favors one man or another, one party
or another. Mr.. Harvey is a good
and stanch Republican, but even his
loyalty and allegiance to that party
would not influence him against his will
to vote contrary to the dictates of his
conscience, or If he knew he was cast
ing his vote against a principle in doing
so. Mr. Harvey is one of those sturdy,
intelligent and conscientious men, so
rarely met with in the State House at
Annapolis these DAYS in a representative
capacity, who weigh every question
with deliberation and care before decid-
ing upon which side they viii speak or
vote, and to this inherent characteristic
must be attributed the sincere respect
and high regard in which he is held by
his fellow members in the House, as
we'll as by those in the Senate.
Mr.. Harvey has been an efficient
member from the start, his former
experience as to the procedure and
methods long since established by
legislative bodies giving him a decided
advantage over newer and one-term
members who are largely in the
majority. Mr.. Harvey has devoted bim-
self earnestly and assiduously to the
duties of his position. He believes in
fewer laws, and better laws. He
comedies with the fast growing multi
tude of students. thinkers and workers
in political economics, who believe the
wisest government, and the govern
ment which is closer to the masses of
the people is the government which
gives first attention to the quality and
not the quantity of the laws enacted
and placed upon the statute books of
the State. Consequently, Mr.. Harvey
has introduced very few Bills this ses-
sion for his home County, but those
which do bear his name will be found to
be meritorious measures and based upon
some public or popular demand. Mr..
Harvey exercises the same concern and
interest in measures not of his own
anu ilOI
TO his own section; he gives them earnest
consideration, both as to their intent
and necessity, and he thus determines
his course either for or against those
Bills, according to his belief that a
proposed Bill is good or bad, or that it
Is needed for the general public welfare
and uplift of the people or that It is
subterfuge, conceived through cunning
and q ph1papnrv and r1rOYVNr,toJ by -alGeL,
aims and ulterior motives.
Although the senior membor Of the
Garrett Delegation is a loyal Repubh-
can, he is not an offensive partisan, and
he has made many warm friends among
the members Of the majority party, who
look upon him as g man Of mature
thought and steady impulse, and who
can be depended upon 10 give calm con-
sideration to every proposition present.
ed, dealing with It strictly upon its
merits, and endorsing it only when con-
V1nced that 1t IS a legitimate matter,
destined to rebound to the good of the
whole people of the State.
During the past week Mr.. Harvey
has experienced what to some men
would have been an annoyance, from
Lobbyists" and others who are interes-
ted in one measure and another-not
that the Garrett Delegate is re arded
in any sense as marketable commodity
IN the legislative houses. no, indeed;
but it is realized that with a member
of Mr.. Harvey's recognized standing
and reputation in favor of a measure
it can go before the house with some
assurance of attracting the conservation
members toward its support. There
was the Woman'S Suffrage question
early IN the week, and little later the
oyster Bill, known as the ''Haman Law
Repeal Bill' by Mr.. Anderson, of
Dorchester, a very warm personal
friend of Mr.. Harvey, since the beginn-
ing of the session, by-the-way On
these measures Delegate Harvey was
besieged by representatives of first one
side and then the other, until the Gar
rett County Chairman was literally
pulled to pieces. But he accepted it all
good naturedly, gave everyone courte-
Gus and patient hearing and then ex-
planned that he would study the pro-
visions of the respective measures Gf
he had not already done sol and thatthe
parties interested could rest assured
that he would vote according to his best
judgment and the dictates of his con-
science. And this decision has always
been satisfying and accepted as final,
and those who are trusting tc the merits
of their various meas ures to put them
through have felt reasonably certain of
receiving Mr. Harvey's support, while
those whose Bills contain hidden
motives and doubtful purposes promptly
abandon whatever expectation they may
have Of inducing the Garrett Countain
to vote for them; knowing full well that
his keen scrutiny and careful analysis
would penetrate the yelled and hidden
objects sought to be gained by the
pending measures.
And so, when the fate of the Speicher
Local Option Bill was quivering in the
balance, when a mis-step or blunder,
however trivial or unintentional, meant
the weighing of the scales against it.
Delegate Harvey's experience and his
reputation for honesty and straightfor-
wardness stood the friends of the Bill
and the Bill itself in good stead. He
urged his fellow members to support 1t,
and they, knowing he was sincere, that
sincerity appealed to them, and he most
always got their promised aid if it
should be needed. The service thus
rendered by Mr.. Harvey in this fight,
his ceaseless CO. operation with his col
league, Mr.. Savage, and with the Sena-
tor from Garrett county, in this re-
markable contest his honest sinceritv