The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-07-15
EPPLER IN OPPOSITION TO
CONGRESSMAN ZIHLMAN
Filed Nomination Papers With
Local Election Board of Super
visOrs Tuesday Morning

Local Election Board of Super
visors Tuesday Morning
George Louis Eppel, of Cum
berland, a member of the State
Industrial Accident Commission,
annuonced his candidacy for the
Republican nomination for Rep
resentative from the Sixth Con-
gressional District Monday. On
Tuesday morning the local board
of Election Supervisors received
his certificate of candidacy.
Mr.. Eppler had previously filed
like papers with the election boards
of Allegany, Washington, Frederick
and Montgomery counties.
Mr.. Eppler's candidacy is adverse
to that of Congressman Frederick n
Zihlman, who has represented the dis
trict in the House for the last five
terms, and is an aspirant for renomi-
nation by the Republican party. To
some extent it is an outgrowth of the
conference dinner" of the Sixth dis
trict held at Hagerstown, December
49, 1925, at which Dr. John H. Latane
and others made speeches against the
Nolstead law and the diners pledged
their efforts to defeat Mr.. Zihlman if
any wet candidate appeared against
him
Issues Statement
In a statement made Monday Mr..
Eppler did not make opposition to the
Volstead act his principal issue, but
he declared that every Congressional
candidate ought to make known his
position on the question.
CAT the instance of number of my
friends l have become a candidate for
the Republican nomination for Con-
gress in the Sixth district" said Mr..
Eppler. Mr.. Zihlman has been in
Congress for five terms and l am
convinced that the welfare of the Re-
publican party, as well as of the dis
trict as whole, requires a change. In
many respects he does not represent
| the sentiments of the Republican vot-
ers of the Sixth district nor the his
toric principles of the Republican party
and has not adequately advanced the
interests of the people of our dis
trict.
Cites Record in State Senate
II stand upon my record in the Sem
ate of Maryland and as a member of
the State Industrial Accident Com
mission. While in the Senate l was
instrumental in securing fairer sal
aries for the teachers in the public
schools, in obtaining far-reaching
amendments to the Workmen's Com
pensation act, and especially am 1
proud of my work for the miners bill
resulting in our present model min
ing law.
During the past six years I have
devoted my entire time and attention
to the administration and proper ap-
plication of the Workmen's Compen-
sation law. If elected to Congress |
will devote myself to similar efforts
to procure constructive legislation for
the people of the Sixth district, and
In the course of the campaign | will
present and advocate certain remedial
legislation particularly pertaining to
commercial and labor matters affect
ing the Sixth district and the State
as whole.
Attacks Volstead Act.
Conditions created by the Volstead
act constitute national scandal, and
it is incumbent on every COMPRESSION
al candidate to state his position on
this question in unmistakable terms.
| was one of the several members of
the Maryland Senate who, in the ses-
sion of 1918, bitterly fought and vot-
ed against the ratification of the
Eighteenth Amendment, and the in
tolerable conditions which have re-
suited from its adoption have con-
firmed and intensified my views. If
elected to Congress l will carry on
the fight against Federal prohibition
as | did when was a State Senator
from Allegany county.
"Of course, this does not mean that
am opposed to local prohibition in
any county where the majority of the
people favor it. On the contrary, | am
strong for local option and will do all
in my power to give the people of any
county the kind of law they want, but
the attempt to impose on any State
or part of any State a law which is
contrary to the wishes of the people
can only result in disrespect for law
and is bound to be detrimental to real
temperance, as our experience with
Volsteadism has abundantly proved.
"Of one thing am sure and that is
that if man votes dry he ought not
to drink wet"
Appointed By Richie
Mr.. Eppler. who is a nephew of