The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-02-19

mittee for Frederick County had a rath-
er large problem before it recently in
settling the controversy emanating from
the necessity Of selecting two persons TO
fill the very important offices of postmas
ter in Frederick and Emmitsburg. Ever
since the election of President Wilson,
there has been much speculation as to
what would be done in the matter, who
would be the lucky aspirants, and what
would be the method of naming the sue
cessors to the Republican incumbents.
The Democrats have not had much of an
opportunity since Cleveland 5 last term
to bother themselves with this problem,
contentment being theirs in watching
their friends the enemy, make several
sorry mistakes.
By great many people interested in
party affairs, it was thought that the
leaders of the party would profit some
what by what the Republicans have done
in the past, but according to what comes
over the wireless from here and there,
the selections made last week, entirely
outside Of personality, do not seem to
rouse a high pitch Of enthusiasm
amongst the rank and file, nor does the
method employed in selecting the favor
ed ones entirely come up to an ideal
standard. Politics today is different
vastly from what it was five, ten, ff-
teen, twenty and twenty-five years ago,
and while the personal equasion is no
doubt of vast Importance now as it was
in the older days of the Democratic
party in this community, there is still
some lines. on which matters of this sort
should be considered, and results obtain
ed. The County State Central Com
mittee is body chosen by the people
now every two years by their votes at
the Preferential Primaries. A law is
now on our statute books defining how
they shall be elected. and to some extent
their duties. As we understand the
matter, the State Central Committee of
Frederick County is branch of the gen.
eral State Committee made up of certain
members from each county in the State,
and has to do with State matters in
State elections. and assist the Chairman
of the State Central Committee in his
various obligations and duties. 1t had
also been our understanding that this
committee would finally recommend some
fitting person to the Congressman of the
District, who would in turn 90 through
the regular form in getting the name to
the President, who finally would sub
NIT it to the Senate, as all executive ap-
pointments must receive the approval of
this body. This has been matter of
precedent.
Taking the Emmitsburg affair as
basis for few remarks, we might say
that our information is to the effect that
the County Central Committee of that
District was called together officially.
and made certain recommendation to the
State Central Committee, which finally
determined upon the recommendation of
DR.. McC. Foreman. From some quar-
ters it came to us that majority of this
committee favored the appointment of
Mr.. Enoch L. Frizzell, man very well
known in that section, and who has been
well known Democrat for many. many
years. We understand also that the
new appointee has not lived in Emmits-
burg District any great number of years,
and further that the general situation
there as a result of the appointment is
anything but peaceful and productive Of
good general results politically.
In these days of legalized primaries,
corrupt practices laws, and other statu.
tory limitations to the activities of polit
zeal committees and individuals, it is
quite necessary to get at some Standard
zation in such matters as these. The
CITIZEN has always believed in the old
Democratic rule of majorities, no matter
how they can be handled or influenced,
and if the majority of the Committee in
Emmitsburg was not in favor of the an