The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-08-01
THE REPUBLICAN
HARMONY MEETING
HON. HERBERT R. WOODEN TO OPPOSE
SENATOR SNADER- OPPOSING GANDI-
DATES STAND FIRM AGAINST ALL OF
THE PROPOSITIONS CROPPED UP
CANDIDATES AND COMMITTEES TO
MEET FOR CONFERENCE FOR THE
PURPOSE or KlCKING ONE OF THE
OTHER CONTESTANTS OUT WITHOUT
A PRIMARY FIGHT.

That was some harmony" meeting
held by the Republicans i'm the Opera
House on Wednesday, Waiter r.
Rudy, chairman of the State Central
Committee for the county was the
chauffeur running the big steam roll
ler. County central committee men
from most of the districts and a num-
ber of the candidates for nomination
were present Mr.. Rudy presided,
and stated that the object of the
meeting was to get together and avoid
the necessity of a primary. 1t was
found that there are several candi-
dates announced for a number of
offices and that William IL. Seabrook
and Theodore f. Brown for states
attorney, William Bloom and Herbert
Motter for sheriff, and X. Smith
Snader for State Senator have filed
their certificates and put up the cash
with the board of supervisors. RumOr
has been current for many weeks
that the Republican engineers had
been seeking a candidate to knock
out Mr.. Snader, but up to Wednesday
none had been announced. The name
of Mr.. Herbert Wooden was then
thrown into the hat. 1t was proposed
that all these gentlemen allow their
names to go before the committee
and have the committee decide which
would make the strongest candidate
and that all abide by the decision OF
the committee. Mr.. Brown, who is
chairman of the county central COM
mittee, agreed to the proposition, but
Mr. Seabrook could not see it that
way. He said that he had not been
IryScn ~ hn n
and that the proposal had come as
a great surprise; called attention to
the fact that four years ago it had
been decided who was the strongest
candidate with the people when he re-
ceived a majority of nearly three hun
dred over Mr.. Brown in the primary
and was elected by majority OF
more than a thousand; that eight
years ago, Mr.. Brown had been given
the Republican nomination without
opposition in the primary and yet
had been defeated in the election;
that if any good reason could be
shown why he should give way to
Mr. Brown at this time he would not
require any action of organization tc
determine his course but that so long
as it was a personal question between
him and Mr. Brown, he would allow
his name to stand. 1t is said that
the whole discussion eentered in the
States Attorneyship, and that the
various candidates for State Senate
sheriff. and House of Delegates, and
their friends sat mute, watching the
operation of the steam roller. DR.
Kemp proposed that committee OF
five be appointed Oy the meeting anQ
that each candidate name man and
that this committee meet the candi-
dates and talk the matter over and
seek an agreement. MIR. Brown Op-
posed the suggestion and took the
position that the candidates should
have nothing to do with appointment
of a committee of conference. After
numerous suggestions and amend
ments, it was finally decided to name
a committee of one from each pre-
cinct to meet with the candidates
next Tuesday afternoon for con-
ference, and that following the con-
ference the central committee would
hold another meeting.