Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25

IOr montgomery OOullly
The history of the Republi-
can party in Montgomery Coun-
ty from 1860 to 1900 more or
less parallels the history of the
party throughout the southern
states during the Civil War and
the postwar period. 1t is APP
parent that a great majority of
its citizens sympathized with
their Southern neighbors. This
is evidenced by the fact that in
the elections of 1860 Lincoln re-
ceived only so votes in the
county out of a total of approx
mutely $500 votes cast. In his
campaign for the second term in
1864 Lincoln received 1876 votes,
while his opponent received
1912 votes. From 1860 to APP
proximately 1900 the Repub-
licans set up a party organiza-
ton shortly before elections,
some of which were active and
others were dormant.
The available records indicate
that the first Republican to be
elected in the county was Jo-
seph T. Moore, great uncle of
William Moore of Sandy Spring,
who was elected to the Mary
land State Senate in 1881.
Since 1900 the party has
maintained a continuous organ
ization and has greatly strength
ened its position in the two
party system. This has been
partially due to the influx Of
tens of thousands of voters
from other states and partially
due to the fact that the emo
tons aroused by the Civil War
are gradually disappearing.
Outstanding Citizens
Is Even during the twilight
years of the Republican party
there were outstanding citizens
of the county who supported
and promoted its programs and
policies. Among these were the
Stablers, Taits, Dawsons and
some of the Kings. Il do not
want to get in trouble with the
rest of the Kings.)
when 1 attended the Repub-
lican National Convention in
1920 as a delegate, ! saw on sew
eral occasions a man that con-
$idered to be the most distin-
guished looking person at the
convention. He made deep i'm
preston on me because of his
stately bearing, his alert coun-
tenance, his white hair and his
well groomed white goatee. l
did not meet him but the i'm
preston he made on me remain
ed throughout the years. When
+ established my residence in
Maryland in 1887 and became a
member of the Friends Meeting
at Sandy Spring, l saw. this
man in the congregation in the
person of the late Albert Stab
Ter. The. spirit tempted me to
disturb the meeting for the pur-
nose of greeting him)
1.-THE split in the Republican
party in 1912 between the fol-
lowers of President Taft and ex-
President Roosevelt aroused a
Pfeat deal of interest and the
partisans of both candidates
Mere vigorously active. In the
primary Taft received 1000
votes and Roosevelt 700 votes.
In the general election the vote
was Taft, 1900; Roosevelt, 300,
Thomas Dawson Elected
In 1919, the Republicans were
successful in electing Willis
Burdette as State Senator and
Thomas L. Dawson as States
Attorney.
In 1928, a Republican candi-
date for President received a
majority of the votes in the
county, the totals being Hoover,
9178, and Smith, 1884. That
year the Republicans also
carried the county for U. S. Sen
ator and its Congressional can
didate.
The elections of 1880 were
close. However, in all cases the
Democrats won, one exception
being that Of Walter w. Daw.
son, who was elected to the
House of Delegates.
FusiOnists Win
In 1884, the Republicans and
a group of Independent voters
and dissident Democrats Joined
in presenting a Fusion ticket.
This move was only partially
successful. Republican mem
bers of the Fusion group who
won were Frank H. Karn and
Paul Coughlin as members Of
the Board of County Commits
missioners. Two other Fusion
lists were elected commissioners.
The Fusionists having control
Of the board divided appoint
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