The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-11-01
BIG REPUBLICAN
RALLY SATURDAY
Congressman z hIman and Prof,
Heaps Made Addresses.

rally in the Opera House here Saturday
night The size of the audience was
diminished by a heavy storm which
kept many farmers in the county VINO
/ had planned to attend, away. The en-
ployes of the Kendall Lumber COMPANY
at Creilin numbering 1l0, of whom LOG
are Republicans, had planned to attend
the rally in body but the storm had
made roads impossible. All the Re-
publican candidates were present to
meet the voters.
Charles Ashby, chairman of the Gar
rett Republican committee, called the
meeting to order and presented former
States Attorney julius c. Renniuger,
who presided and introduced the speak
ers.
Congressman Frederick F. Zihlman.
making his first appearance at po-
litical gathering in this county since he
became the districts representative at
the nations capital, was enthusiastical-
ly received. The Congressman paid
high tribute to the Republican candl-
dates, many of whom, he said, were
his close friends, and predicted
the election of the entire ticket in
the westernmost county of the State.
He discussed the planks Of the party in
an interesting way, saving they were
the strongest offered the voters in
years. The people Of Maryland, he
SAID, should elect Republican legisla-
ture this year IN order to bring about
the needed reforms in the State.
Mr.. Zihlman explained the failure of
the soldiers and sailors vote bill at the
extra war session of the legislature
stating the Democratic state organiza-
ton sacrificed this meritorious reform
rather than wipe out the iniquitous Will
son ballot and proposed placing a trick
ballot in the hands of the soldiers in
army camps and on foreign soil who
happened to beresidents of the southern
Maryland counties"
Mr.. Zihlmsn deplored the public
statement of William l.. Marburv, of
Baltimore, in which Mr.. Marbury stat
ed he would vote for the Democratic
ticket because he believed his friends
in Washington would not want Mary
land to go Republican this year and in
which he announced Republican vic
tory in this state might be misinter-
preted and misunderstood. Mr.. Zlhl-
man called attention to the support
given the President at the capital by
the Republicans when leaders of the
Democratic party failed to give the
needed backing and declared that mo
one had the right at this time to state
that vote for Republican candidates
and Republican principles might be
misunderstood and mlsinterpreted, as
no one can question the loyalty of Re
puolicans to their country"
Prof. William j. Heaps, paid a trib-
ute to the work of the Republican SEN
ators and representatives at the recent
extra session of Congress. He said
they had stood by the flag in the pres
ent crisis as they had always stood in
the past and members of the Republ-
can party, he said, had stood by the
President and made possible legisla-
ton to prosecute the war to a sue
cessful conclusion while members of
the Presidents own party had seemed
to be running in an opposite direction.
Prof. Heaps discussed state affairs
since the Democrats had been in con-
troll. He called attention, in signif-
cant way to the constantly mounting
tax rate. He condemned the two mil
lion dollar bond issue authorized bv
the last regular session of the legisla-
ture which, he said, was caused by ex-
traYagance and lack of system on the
part of the officials in charge of State
finances.
The professor paid a splendid trib-
ute to William o. Atwood, Republican
candidate for comptroller, in whose in
terest the rally was primarily held.
Mr.. Atwood was unable to attend, hay
ing been called to Baltimore after cam
paigning in Allegany county. by I'M
portant conferences. Mr. Atwood,
Prof. Heaps said, was as prominently
Identified as any man he knew in the
business, social and fraternal life of
Baltimore and for twenty years has
been actively identified with every
movement tending towards the up-
building and betterment of his home
city.
Despite the fact that Garrett county
is rockribbed Republican and that the
Democrats have named but one candi-
date for House of Delegates and one
for county commissioner and the Re-
publican candidates tor clerk of the
court, county treasurer and clerk to
the county commissioners are unoppos-
ed, the state central committee is con-
Quoting an active campaign.
morals. The Young Mems Christian
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