The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-05-01
STEWART-BYRON
ARE SELECTED
BY COMMITTEES
Mrs. Katherine Byron Chosen
Last Friday And A. Charles
Stewart Nominated Tuesday

In a meeting stressing the
need for party harmony, the Re-
publican State Central Commit
tee nominated A. Charles Stew
art, of Frostburg, for the Mary
land Sixth Congressional Dis
trict seat on Tuesday afternoon
in Baltimore.
At a meeting of the Demo-
cratic committee on Friday Mrs.
Katherine Byron was officially
nominated as the Democratic
candidate.
Mr.. Stewart was unopposed for the
nomination, but Mrs. Byron had sew
eral opponents up to week or more
ago when the State Central Commit
tees of the five counties composing the
District finally got together and rec
commended her for the nomination.
The committee last Friday took less
than ten minutes to ratify the action
of the Sixth District leaders.
Mr.. Stewart, at Tuesdays meeting,
declared the present status of world
affairs made it difficult for him to out
line a definite platform on which he
felt he could stand in any eventuality.
He pledged, if elected in district bal
loting on May 27, to consult with the
people of Western Maryland on any
vital questions arising on the floor of
Congress. He pointed out that the
Sixth District was within easy reach
of the capital.
Conference Essential
Stewart added he believed it the
duty of a representative to confer
with party leaders and other men,
bers of Congress regarding controver-
sial measures. w. w. Dawson, of Rock
vile, placed Stewart in nomination at
the meeting, presided over by State
Chairman w. David Tilghman, Jr., of
Baltimore. Senator Harry w. LeGore,
of Frederick, certified Stewart as hav-
ing been endorsed by the district CEN
trail committees in caucus.
Both Mr.. Stewart and Mrs. Byron
have pledged support "all-out aid" to
Britain, Stewart declaring, "If 1
should be elected, as long as it is pos
sible | shall oppose sending our fell
lows across the seas to do any fight
ing"
Mr.. Stewart outlined a speaking
tour which will take him into Wash
ington county this week, continuing
through the district with five days
spent in each of the five counties.
Dawson said Stewart would be backed
by Walter Johnson, who won the
nomination last year, but who was de-
feated by w. D. Byron. Stewart won
the party nomination in 1888, but lost
to Byron in the November election by
less than 1900 votes.
Mrs. Byron Here Tuesday
Mrs. Byron was in Oakland Tuesday
evening and at a reception given in
her honor at the William-J James Hotel
she met great number of residents
of the town and county. About thirty
five women of the community met fol-
lowing the reception and organized
Katherine Byron for Congress COM
mittee and elected Mrs. Henry. Kloss
president, and Miss Pauling Smouse,
secretary. A meeting of all interested
women is scheduled for Saturday ev-
ening at 500 o'clock.
Mrs. Byron also met many people in
Oakland Wednesday morning, her Wis
its to various business places includ-
ing one at The Republican office, and
then continued on to Kitzmiller. From
that point Mrs. Byron returned to
Cumberland
A political writer for the Baltimore
Sun asserted that women were taking
a special interest in the campaign and
that their votes were expected to be
factor even in Republican ranks. He
also pointed out that the Garrett coun-
ty committee members were Mrs. By
ron's firmest supporters in the Sixth
District caucus held to settle on NOM
inee. Mrs. Byron's campaign in this
county is to be directed mainly toward
efforts to get the Democratic vote to
the polls on election day, and to an
appeal to the women voters in the Re-
publican party.