The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-09-10

scarcely been picnic or any other gath
ering of people where one or more of the
candidates of each party have not been
drawn personally to present their claims,
and it is very singular how unanimous
the opinion amongst them is as to the
promise of their own success. This
shows hard and steady work, early rls-
ings and late beddings, long rides in the J
highways and byways, and hundreds and
hundreds of interviews and handshakes,
and other incidental details that 90 with
successful campaigning. 1t is practi
cally now matter of man against man
before the primaries, with very little re-
gard to party platforms except the fact
of party allegiance. In the campaign
all of the State candidates have visited
Frederick county, and made more or less
of a thorough campaign. Each one OF
them, on the Democratic side at least,
has great confidence in the result In
their own behalf, and each one has
many staunch and ardent friends here
who are putting their best foot forward
to secure their selection Whilst neces-
sarily certain elements and incidents
have entered into the campaign for the
state candidates of more or less siren
uous nature, there has been little Of
what used to be known as mud singing,
and each side amongst the Democratic
candidates has presented facts and tig
ures to the people fE their education
and information, trusting that by this
means they can reach their heart and
hand better than by villifcation and
abuse. Such things used to 90 in old
time politics, but conditions are vastly
different now, and if such methods were
tried out today, they would be far from
successful. The people want fair
amount of information as to what the
candidates will do for them and for the
state before casting their ballot, and to a
great measure this information has been
supplied by means Of personal correspond
ence, conversation, and by the press.
We would be foolish indeed to predict
the resuk either for the state or county
tickets, but we trust very deeply in the
intelligence and integrity Of the elector-
ate of Frederick county to select wisely
and well from the great and abundant
supply of very excellent and worthy APP
plicaDts for the various offices to which
they aspire. We might add as a foot
note to this, that we earnestly hope and
trust shat the Democrats of Frederick
county, to the very last count, will make
it their bounden duty to 60 to the polls
on next Tuesday, rain Or shine, wind or
snow, calm or blow, and register their
choice. The ballot will be easy, and
you can take ticket home with you be-
fore you go TO the polls and mark it to
suit yourself, and then 90 to the ballot
booth, place it in the envelope, and de-
posit it. 1t is rather long and bulky
ballot and this opportunity for quiet
thought in selecting your favorites will
be great boon ana help to effective and
efficient voting. This is duty i'm
posed by our constitution upon every
voter, and we can but urge upon them,
as a last word to do this duty in full.
Another little admoniion, if we may, is
that we hope and earnestly suggest for
party veal, that no time be lost in heal
ing up what little sore places are left by
necessary disappointments after the pri-
maries, and not to let them stand in the
way Of the success of those who are
more fortunate. Believe and think
the others on the ticket would ~
ported yOfds YOU won, al +
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cIDlice
YIN automobiles came Mayor
~. Fraley, President of the
Of Aldermen Lloyd c. Cutler,
IN Henry H. Abbott, City Clerk
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&c. Phebus and George w. r
ker.
the city officials came the di-
Of the Frederick Baseball club.