The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-05-27
ARMONY KEYNOTE
/ FOR REPUBLICANS

And in convention Tuesday after
noon formally ratified the nomination
Of Dr. Joseph Irwin France as their
candidate for United States Senator.
The convention. reconvened from its
FIRST session, was held in the clubrooms
/ of the Rennert Hotel, with all the
counties and legislative districts If
Baltimore city represented.
Albert A. Doub, of Allegany county.
chairman of the convention. called the
body to order at l o'clock. The routine
ceremonies We're very brief and Sena-
tor Frank E. Williams, of Cecil, then
placed DR.. France in nomination.
Following the usual rule, each
county's vote was recorded, and DR..
France was announced to have recelV-
ed 73 votes out of the total of l29 His
nomination was then announced.
The convention also authorized
Chairman Doub to appoint commit
tee to fill vacancies in the delegation
to the national convention and a
speedy adjournment followed
Some of the friends of former Gov
ernor Goldsborough were present to
aid in the harmony ceremonies and
the indications were a united party to
do battle for the senatorial prize and
the Republican sweep in Maryland
next November.
In placing DR.. France in nomind-
ton Senator Williams said:
Gentlemen of the Convention
/ want to thank you for affording
me this opportunity to formally nomi-
nate the gentleman who in the recent
primary was chosen by majority of
the popular vote as well as by a ma
jority of the political units. to be the
Republican candidate for the Senate
of the United States.
We battled, like the fighting men we
are. over the choice of a leader for the
forthcoming campaign. That battle is
over. The leader is chosen. We ere
ready to close up the ranks behind
him. We only ask him now to show us
the enemy and to sound the charge.
am using a militant simile advised
1y; for the signs of the times would
certainly seem to Indicate that the i'm
pending campaign is to be no pink tea
affair. 1t will be battle royal over
issues and men. 1t ought to be And
| am presenting to you today for your
nomination and endorsement a canGi-
L
shall be-a battle waged from now un-
til November, without giving quar-
ter or asking any. 1t is my very great
privilege to know this man intimately.
/ know his kindly spirit, his tenderness
of regard for his fellow men of low as
well as of high degree, his unfailing
courtesy, his untiring patience. But |
also know the fight that is in him,
when he sees the public welfare en-
dangered. the peoples rights invaded.
the fundamental principles of our rep.
resentative government undermined
and dishonored.
| have seen the light of battle in his
eyes as he has reviewed the reprehen-
sible record of the present Admins
tration at Washington. That admin
istration has lived long enough, and
We of Maryland are going to join the
disgusted hosts of our sister States in
ending its career; and we are going to
do it under the titular leadership of
Joseph Irwin France, the candidate Of
the Republican party in Maryland for
the Senate of the United States.
am not here to praise him; / am not
here to even characterize him. | am
here chiefly, | confess, to assure you
that when you have nominated him.
you will have liberated and commits
stoned him. Then you may look for
him to get into action. Physically
sound, mentally alert and we'll trained,
devoted to those Fundamental princi-
piles of government that have made US
as a people strong, free and great. he
will carry to the electorate of this
State such discussion of the issues
that confront US as will make red
bloode1 men eager to haze place and
share in our deliverance from a nat
ional administration that has burdened
Is beyond endurance and from State
Democratic Machine which. dominat-
ing our local affairs, would complete
its political mastery ny debating and
dominating our representa- tion in the
halls of Congress.
Gentlemen, We have no quarrel with
hosts of our Democratic friends in
Maryland But we have a very seri-
Gus quarrel with the attempt to make
popular government the toy of poll
tical machine; with the attempt to
betray the public welfare under the
poor, cheap disguise of half-bakeo
Socialism; with the attempt to sub
stitute the unsound and ill-considerad
theories of mere doctrinaire for the
tested foundations of our government
tai and social progress; with the at
tempt to barter the peoples birth
right for a mess of pottage. With
all that We have our quarrel. and are
thrice armed because our quarrel is
just. The very mention of it stirs the
heart like a trumpet, unless we are
ready to surrender the things for
which our forefathers fought, unless
We are ready to concede that the good
of mankind is of less Importance than
the greed of political machine.
And for THAT We are NOT ready.
Rather are We ready to sound the call
to arms and welcome the chance TO
fight. The lines of battle have been
drawn by the course of events.
1t is ours here today to name the
man who shall inspire and lead US in
that battle, and to assure him that
where he leads we will follow. that the
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