The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-10-28
GARRETT COUNTY
REPUBLICANS RALLY
Every District Represented at Oak
land Massmeeting Monday Night.

Republicans from every district in
Garrett county were present in the
Maryland Theatre Monday night and
listened for more than two hours to
speeches by Albert A. Doub, Col. E. C.
Darlington, F. N. Zihlman and D.
Lindley Sloan. The enforced absence
OF 0. E. Weller, candidate for Cover
nor, and of Robert F. Duer, candidate
for Comptroller, was a source of re-
greet to the assemblage States At
torney julius c. Renninger presided and
brought a round of applause when he
delivered a speech in which he said that
Weller, the governor of Maryland,
would bring order into toe state fnan-
ces. wherever you hear any talk of
good roads, you hear talk of Maryland, /"
said Mr.. Renninger, land when you
hear of both or either of them, you hear
of our next governor, Weller
There were many of the leading bust
ness men of Oakland among the audi
ence, with large sprinkling of Demo
Gratis, and they were in no way back
ward in applauding the speakers.
Alberta. Doub, candidate for at
torney general, was introduced as the
first speaker of the evening.
He fiayed the Democratic machine
for the introduction of the Wilsoc bal
lott law ''If we elect a Republican
governor and a Republican legislature, 3"
he said, 1--WE will make Maryland again
state independent of machine poll
tics" He mentioned a number of the
useless Offices now IN existence in the
state and run by the Democratic ma
chine at the expense of the taxpayers.
In closing, he called upon the voters
who want strict business administra-
ton for all the people and a reduction
of the States expenses to vote for all
the Republican candidates.
Il believe" said MIR. Doub in closing
his speech, that the SO, 600 Democrats
who voted for Blair Lee in the recent
primary agree with him that the Smith
Harrington machine is baneful influ-
ence in the political life Of Maryland
and they do not believe he was insincere
when he said that every useless office
abolished means friend of Senator
Smith turned out of job and every
dollar saved to the taxpayers means a
dollar lost to the machine Mr.. Har-
rington's appeal for them to come to
his rescue because of an issue of 50
years ago is an insult to the intelligence
of those independent Democrats who
are living in the present and love their
commonwealth more than the name of
the Democratic party.
''Mr. Harrington wants the people to
believe that his commission has sancti-
fed his machine and that the contest is
between his commission and Mr.. Weller.
As Senator Lee said, Mr.. Harring-
tons commission was first suggested
because, as a member of the machine,
he was discredited and wanted to divert
the public from the real issues.
This is a contest between the candi-
dates for Governor and Comptroller and
Attorney General. Mr. Harrington and
his associates on the Democratic ticket
cannot rid themselves of the odium
which attaches to their association
with this political machine whereby an
invisible government has long been
maintained in Maryland, a system of
government which is not chosen by the
people or responsible to them and is not
recognized by the constitution. A vote
for the Democratic candidate is not so
much vote for the Democratic party,
but vote for the Smith Harrington
Kelly machine, whose success would
spell RUN to the political fortunes of
every independent thinking Democrat
who may aspire to position of useful
ness in this State.
Colonel Carrlngton said,
ollelil IclhC az OiAC par VI lily text
a speech made by Albert c. Richie.
who being the least important person
age among the Democratic nominees,
got the most votes in the primary cleo
ton down in Baltimore city. 1t is a
way the Democrats have of doing
things vote heavily for the light
men and lightly for the heavy men.
But you'll have to forgive them, for
they know no better. Poor fellows!
well, Mr., Richie, IN one of his
speeches said the Republicans have no
issues and have no advanced stand upon
the questions of government and politics
involved in this campaign. For this
reason, said he. the Republicans have
been compelled to fall back upon talk of
the business ability of Mr. Weller.
II want to ask you Republicans of
Garrett county if business ability is not
a good quality to tie to in Governor
of our State?
But, says the gentleman, there are
two kinds of business ability. There
is the business ability which is devoted
to enterprises that upbuild the com
munity in which one lives and there