Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-05-12

The Republican State Convention
pursuant TO the cali of the Chairman
of the Bepub lean state
Central Committee was held in Balti-
more at Ford's Opera House on Tues
day last. The Convention did not as
had at first been intended nominate a
candidate for U 5. Senator owing to
the fact that a recount had been asked
for but uncompleted which might pos
sibly change the election.
The Convention, however, elected
delegates to the National Convention
to be he'd in Chicago in june for the
purpose of nominating a candidate for
President and Vice-President. The
Stone-Jackson element of the Repub-
lean party was in entire control of the
convention aud ran things to suit them
selves, solely a.ong the line of self in-
serest and without any thought of par
ty harmony in mind. They offered
Governor G ,ldsbJr ugh one of the big
four delegates and after he had named
his man baked and retractel their
offer, selecting four men without any
regard to any other element of the
party.
Under resolution adopted by the
State Central Committee sometime
prior to ie convention each Congress
sional district was to select its own
delegates, slternates and e.ector.-
While it was conceded that the friends |
of Governor Goldsborough were in the |
majority in the Fifth, the France peo- !
pie made up their minds to fill these
places aud went about it and did fill
them. In line with the scheme the
evening before the Convention the
France people commended that they
were entitled to seven delegates in the
district from Baltimore City though
they have never before been entitled
to but three and one-half. Numerous
conferences, all one-sided farce, were
held by the leaders Of the respective
wings in an effort to settle this question.
At late hour on the evening prior to
the convention an agreement was reach
ed at the suggestion of the France
leaders that the delegates from the
Fifth district held caucus at Ford.
Opera House at II 30 O'Clock Just psior
to the call of the convention. Il
Pursuant to this agreement the Colds
borough delegates were on hand
promptly at the hour agreed upon and
waited until few minutes before the
Convention, but M France delegates
showed up. The Goldsborough dele
gates and a majority Of the delegates Of
The Fifth Congressional District, then
went into caucus ami named. F. Stone
Posey and jeremiah Hawkins, c1l., as
delegates, W. II. Mead and j. p.
Young, as aiternates, to the National
Convention, aud R. Frank Smith, as
elector. When tine Fifth district was
called in the convention to name its
delegates in pursuance Of a resolution
passed BY the caucus mentioned above,
the names agreed upon were
presented tU the convention. A France
delegate also presented the names of
delegates, aiternates and eleotor.
The Goldsborough people were refused
hearing in the Convention
and the Stone Jackson crowd put
the steam roller to work and sub
dued the action Of a majority Of the
delegates Of the Fifth district and elect
ed France squad as delegates, alter
mates and elector.
This action was the most highland
l and uppolitic piece of business that
was ever perpetrated In Republican
State Convention in this state. Not
satisfied with defeating the strongest
candidate the Republican party had for
q S. Senator they even grabbed away
and took from his friends what they
were legally, morally and justly entitled.
II these re the methods the Ston.-
jackson element propose to uss in guild
ing the Republican party in this state
it will continue to be the minority
party.