The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-08-04
THREE MORE CANDIDATES
ANNOUNCE THEY WILL RUN
Darwin Martin For House; Neil
C. Fraley, States Attorney; c.
F. Hammond, Commissioner
SKETCH OF EACH GIVEN

Three more candidates for political
honors make their desires known
through public announcement in to-
days Republican, all three of the can
didates being for different offices.
Those added to the list of aspirants
are:
Darwin B. Martin, Distdict No. 16,
for Member of the House of Dele
gates;
Neil C. Fraley, District No. 7, for
States Attorney;
Charles F. Hammond, District No.
IA, for County Commissioner.
All, of course, are subject to the
result of the Republican primary cleo
ton to be held on September II.
Mr.. Martin is the second candidate
to announce himself for the House of
Delegates. Garrett county is entitled
to three Members of the House, hence
there is still a vacancy.
Mr.. Martin was graduated from the
Oakland High school in 1924 and for a
number of years was associated with
his father, e. P. Martin, in the mer-
camille business at Mountain Lake
Park. Prior to entering the University
of Maryland Law School last year he
was salesman for the Great Ameri-
can Tea Company, travelling all over
this county and adjacent counties in
West Virginia. He had been clerk and
tax collector for Mountain Lake Park
municipality for seven consecutive
years. He was delegate to the Re
publican State convention in Balti-
more in 1884 The only other person to
announce for the House thus far is
Martin L. Groves.
Mr.. Neil C. Fraley is a candidate to
succeed himself and is the only one to
announce thus far for the position of
States Attorney Mr.. Fraley has been
practicing law in the Court Of Mary
land since 1881 and has been serving
as States Attorney since January /,
1885 During his term of office Mr..
Fraley has conscientiously and effec-
lively cared for the duties required of
him under the law and the Court. His
term of office has been unlike that OF
many of his predecessors in the trial
and conviction of criminals in major
attractions of the law. He has con-
victed three murderers and has
brought to justice violators of the law
in almost every other criminal charge.
He is a son of G. A. Fraley, of Oak
land and solicits the support and in
fluence of the Republican voters at
the coming primary.
Mr.. Hammond's announcement as a
candidate for nomination for County
Commissioner is the fourteenth one
desiring that office among Republi-
cans. Three are to be nominated.
Mr.. Hammond was born in this
county prior to its separation from
Allegany county and has resided IN
Oakland for thirty-two years. He has
been engaged in several business ac-
tivities, having been one of three con-
tractors to construct the State road
from Hooppole Ridge to McHenry, a
number of years ago. He was instru-
mental in opening upper Second street
in Oakland and at one time he oper-
ated glass sand plant near Corinth.
He has been Court crier for the Circuit
Court here for the past fifteen years
and has been a justice of the peace Tor
the past two years. About two months
ago he received a medal for having
been a member of the Masonic frater-
nifty for fifty years.
Arthur G. Cullers Makes Late
Announcement
Late this morning Mr.. Arthur q.
Cullers, of district No. 8, made formal
announcement of his candidacy for re-
nomination for member of the House
of Delegates, making four candidates
this week, and filling the ticket for
that legislative branch of the govern
ment.
Mr.. Cullers has been a resident of
the county for the past twenty years.
He owns and operates his farm and
is one of the heavy taxpayers of the
county. He is also a stock raiser,
and formerly served as postmaster at
Wilson, W. Va. for a number of
years.
He has served the people of the
county for the past eight years as a
member of the House of Delegates
and feels that his experience would be
valuable to the taxpayers. He solicites
the support of the voters and stands
upon his past record which he asserts
has always been in the interest of
the taxDavers,"