The Frostburg herald., August 25, 1905, Image 3

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POPULAR OUTPOURINGS
GREET SENATOR DICK
Stumping- Tour Winning New
and Solidifying Old Friends.
Great Demonstration at His Meeting at
Soutli Cumberland, Barton, Lonacon
ing and Frostburg—Midland and Mid
lothian, Thursday and Friday Nights—
Big Event in Cumberland Saturday
Night.
Senator D. E. Dick’s stumping tour, be
-gun last week in South Cumberland, and
now progressing through the George’s
Creek region, is one of the most remark
able features of a political contest ewer
known in the history of campaigning in
this county. Wherever he has appeared,
large crowds have assembled to listen at
tentively to his discussion of the issues
and his replies to the criticisms of his op
ponents and their newspaper organs. The
greatest enthusiasm has marked these as
semblages, which have been the most dem
onstrative within the recollection of the
proverbial “ oldest inhabitant.” Mr. Dick
intended to open his speech-making cam
paign in Lonaconing on Tuesday of last
week, but because of the rain this was im
possible. The meeting in South Cumber
land on Wednesday evening, therefore,
was made the opening event. This was
followed on Friday night with a large
meeting at Barton, and he closed the week
Saturday night by addressing his fello’W
citizens from the Brady House porch in
Lonaconfng.
THE LONACONING MEETING
Senator Dick was welcomed at his Lon
aconing meeting by a great out pouring of
the peojfle. Never in the town’s history
has there been such a demonstration as
that which was accorded him on Saturday
night. The junction of Main and Union
streets, and the road leading to Detmold
was a solid mass of men and women who
had come to hear what' Mr. Dick had to
say regarding his candidacy for the State
Senatorial n- 'nation. Traffic was sus
pended for tmrs and the electric cars
mase their way through the human walls
on either side of the track with great
difficulty. The Lonaconing City Band
was in attendance and rendered a number
of selections before the opening of the
meeting.
Senator Dick at once plunged into the
discussion of the questions involved in the
canvass, taking up only a few minutes
in prefacing his remarks, in which he
his fellow citizens for the com
pliment they had paid him by turning out
en masse to give him welcome and courage.
He pointed out the importance of sending
a competent representative of the people
to the next session of the Maryland Sen
ate, declaring that the vicious attacks of
the Democratic party upon the franchise
of Maryland citizens would require earn
est work and tireless energy. He gave his
reasons for resigning his position of Dep
uty Surveyor of the Port of Baltimore, a
.position he could no longer hold without
sacrificing his individuality and subordin
ating his opinions and desires in public
affairs. He declared that he preferred his
political freedom and his residence in
Lonaconing to a civil service position at a
good salary. He announced that he hoped
at some time in the future to ask for higher
honors at the hands of the people; that
while he would be loyal and true to Col.
G. A. Pearre so long as that gentleman
desired to represent tne Sixth Nistrict iA
c Uß reßb, yet, should the time ever come,
when for any reason, Col. Pearre should
retire from the field, he would then be an
aspirant for that honor. He believed that
there was nothing dishonorable in an am
bition to some day represent the miners in
the National House of Representatives.
He then took up the criticisms that had
been cast upon him by the George’s Creek
Press, which paper, he charged, had been
bought up by the Sloan influences to aid
them in bringing about the nomination of
D. L. Sloan. He said that Mr. Clayton is
a Democrat and filled a Democratic posi
tion in the Senate for two sessions, When
he had been a resident of Allegany county
but two years. This is one sin, he de
clared, the Democratic party would have
to answer for. He took up Mr, Clayton
as the editor of a labor paper, and scorched
him unmercifully. Taking up the criti
cisms of the Pi-ess, he riddled them with
logic, sarcasm and ridicule. His denun
ciation of Clayton and his paper, as well
as of the people who are back of him, was
extremely severe. The large audience en
dorsed his references along this line and
shouted and applauded their approval to
the echo.
Mr. Dick then took up his own political
career and analyzed his record thoroughly.
He went oyer every public act and justi
fied his conduct in every instance. He
answered those who had criticized him for
returning to Maryland from Michigan dur
ing flie close of the strike of 1900, and
justified his actions on the ground that as
a sworn member of the miners’ organiza
tion lie would have been false to his oath
of membership had he not responded to
the urgent call of its officers. He de
clared his opposition to the differential in
freight rates on coal from the George’s
Creek region, and announced his intention
of doing everything possible to relieve onr
great industry of this unjust discrimina
tion. He referred in dignified language to
Mr. Sloan, his opponent, and while ad
mitting that Mr. Sloan is “ a nice young
man,” the miners of George’s Creek did
not to place an ornament in the Maryland
Senate as their representative and spokes
man. He expressed the hope that Hon.
Geo. L. Wellington would accept the chal
lenge he had sent him and meet him dur
ing the campaign to discuss his candidate
and his issues.
He paid his respects to Mr. F. J. Sin
clair, of the Cumberland American-ioi
revenue-only, and characterized him as
an acrobat who could take any position on
labor or politics so long as the money was
to be had. He told of an instance during
Mr. Sinclair’s residence in Lonaconing.
While that gentleman was in the employ
of this paper he endeavored to persude Mr.
Dick to go into the newspaper business.
When he told Mr. Sinclair that he had no
money to buy the plant, that worthy made
three propositions:
First. That he would raise the money
for the Senator from organized labor.
Second. That he would get it from the
coal operators ; or—
Third. That he would make the poli
ticians put up the price.
Mr. Dick said that this was a fair illus
tration of Mr. Sinclair’s methods of deal
ing with the public. It made little differ
ence where the money came from, so he
could be well taken care of. He said he
had been looking up Mr. S’s record, and
would have more to say of him in his
Cumberland address next Saturday night.
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY TICKET.
In compliance with the provisions of the Primary Election Law for Allegany County, as contained in the Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland, of 1904, Chapter
508, Sections 105 to 113 D, inclusive, notice is hereby given that the candidates’ names hereinafter mentioned have been filed with the chairman of the Republican County Commit
tee. The candidates’ names which have been so filed will be on the official primary ballots, arranged as nearly as practicable in the form and order below set forth :
FOR STATE SENATOR.
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(VOTE FOR ONE.)
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; DAVID E. DICK.
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ALBERT A. DOUB.
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- JAMES E. MACBETH.
hugh McMillan.
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7 D. LINDLEY SLOAN.
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FOR SHERIFF.
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1 WILLIAM BONE.
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2
JOHN F. DRUM.
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l JOHN N. FRANTZ.
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B HORACE R. HAMILTON.
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! john McMillan.
i JOHN G. NICKEL.
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e ANTHONY REES.
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i GEORGE W. SNYDER.
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! FOR CLERK TO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
‘ (VOTE FOR ONE.)
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* ANGUS IRELAND
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; PETER LAMMERT.
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OWEN PRICE, JR.
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i HARVEY C. SCHILLING.
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' JAMES T. WEBSTER.
’ HARRY W. WILLIAMSON.
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NOMINATIONS FOR DISTRICT COMMITTEEMEN.
‘ District 2, LEE HAINES Dist 8, Prec’t 2, ADAM LIE BECK Dist. 17, FRANCIS H. LEAKE
; District 3, J. M. DICKEN CHARLES TONRY Dist. 18, Prec’t 1, CHARLES H. OWENS
, Dist. 4, Prec’t 1, WARDLOW M. HITESHEW Dist. 9, ALFRED E. LYONS JOSEPH THOMPSON
E. E. TRIEBER THOMAS WILSON Dist. 18, Prec’t 2, R. H. WILLIAMS
Dist. 4, Prec’t 2, WILLIAM A. CORNWELL Dist. p rec > t ANDREW M. SMITH Dist. WILLIAM J. FAIRGRIEVE
; Dist. 4, Prec’t 3, O, S W. FAZENBAKER Dist> 10) Prec ’t 2, JOHN K. TENNANT JAMES HAMILTON
THOMAS McBRIDE HENRY RALSTON Dist. 20, J. B. CROUSE
D ist.4,Pre c - t 4,GEORGE W SOYSTER ' Dist . 1:> DAV ID W. GRIFFITH Dist. 21, J. A. HENDRICKSON
Dist. 5, Prec’t 1, HENRY BOCKHAUSE MERRBACH Dist ' 22 ’ PreC ’ 1 ’’ C ' VON BLUCHBR
Dist. 5, Prec’t 2, HARRY IRVINE Dlst ’ 12 ’ JOHN G ’ “ERRBACH Dist. 22, Prec’t 2, JAMES B. WILLIAMS
Dist.s, Prec’t 3, J. THEODORE GEORGE . Dist. 13, Prec’t 1, W. G. FINDLAY Dist. 23, Prec’t 1, H. W. ROHRER
GEORGE T. HICE Dist - 13 > Prec>t 2, DANIEL HOUCK Dist. 23, Prec’t 2, URNER G. CARL
Dist. 6, Prec’t 1, FRANK ABERLE Dist. 14, Prec’t 1, JAMES S- JOHNSON C. N. WILKINSON
JOSEPH F. MILLER WILLIAM MILLER Dist. 24, FREDERICK DUDLEY
Dist. 6, Prec’t 2, JOHN R. HERSHBERGER Dist. 14, Prec’t 2, ROBERT P. CASEY Dist. 25, NICHOLSON EILBECK
CHRISTOPHER McCULLOUGH T. A. K. HUMMELSHIME Dist. 26, EDWARD KIGHT
Dist. 7, ADAM KAMMAUF Dist. 15, Prec’t 1, THOS. G. WILSON Dist. 27, WILLIAM J. JENKINS
Dist. 8, Prec’t 1, JAMES H. HOSE Dist. 15, Prec’t 2, RUSSELL B. STEWART GOVEN THOMPSON
W. M. ROSS Dist. 16, MARTIN V. RICE Dist. 28, JAMES W. LEWIS
True copy Test: PETER G. COW DEN, JR.,
A. H. DOWDEN, Secretary. Chairman Republican County Committee.
He closed his address by inviting any
citizen to ask any question or to contra
dict of refute any statement he had made
during his remarks. There were none.
Senator Dick’s address throughout was
eloquent, logical, and at times dramatic.
For two hours he held the large crowd,
and not a hostile remark was made dur
ing the entire evening. He was frequent
ly internpted by vocifereous applause and
his ridicule and sarcasm were signals for
spontaneous outbursts of endorsement.
It was- one of the most successful meet
ings ever addressed by any punlic man in
Lonaconing.
THE BABTON MEETING
Senator Dick was tendered an ovation
on Barton on Friday night when he
addressed a large and enthusiastic audi
ence near the C. &P. depot. The Barton
band rendered excellent music and for an
hour and a-half Mr. Dick held the crowd
of hundreds of men who cheered him on
as he proceeded in his discussion.
OTHER MEETINGS THIS WEEK
Senator Dick will address meetings
almost every night from now until the
primaries are held on Saturday, Septem
-1 ber 2. Tuesday night he addressed a
monster demonstration at Frostburg.
' Thursday evening, he will speak at Mid
land, and on Friday night he will talk to
the voters of Midlothian, Shaft, and near
by districts, the meeting to take place
near thejschool house, Midlothian.
Probably the greatest meeting of the
canvass, will be held at Market Square,
Cumberland, on Saturday night next.
Many of the Senator’s friends from the
Creek districts will accompany him to
Cumberland, and it will probably be the
greatest meeting ever held in the county
seat.
The dates and places for next week’s
program have |not as yet been definitely
decided upon, but it is probable that he
will speak in nearly every district in the
county. These meetings have been to
FOR HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
(VOTE FOR FIVE.)
JAMES CAMPBELL, JR.
THOMAS M. CAMPBELL.
JAMES M. CONRAD.
JAMES G. FISHER
JOHN B. GUNNING.
JOHN W. HENDLEY.
WILLIAM HENSELL.
ROBERT M. HUTCHESON.
JOHN H. JONES.
JOHN MACKIE.
* ROBERT MILLER.
ABRAHAM PARK.
ALEXANDER RANKIN.
JOHN H. SHUCK.
DAVID SMITH.
THOMAS A. SMITH.
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WILLIAM McL. SOMERVILLE.
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■ ..J9SE?H STottlp^meyes.
JOHN J. STUMP.
CHARLES G. WATSON.
JAMES A. WELSH.
HORACE P. WHITWORTH.
HENRY WRIGHT.
to the great advantage of Mr. Dick’s
candidacy and recruits are enrolling
themselves after every meeting. His
candidacy has gained much ground dur
ing the past ten days, and there is no
longer any doubt of his nomination.
Hurt at Clay Mines
Mr. Charles Mears, of Mt. Savage, an
overseer at the fire clay mines of the
Union Mining Company was severely in
jured recently while at work Mr. Mears
was superintending the replacing of a car
on the tract, the mules attached to the car
pulled in opposite direction and Mr.
Mears was caught between the car and
the “rib” and badly squeesed, sustaining
a broken leg, three separate fractures and
bruises and several painful cuts about the
body and shoulders. He was taken to
his home not far distant from the mines
where he was made as confortable as
possible.
1 EX-SEHATOH DICK SENDS
- GHALLANGE Til WELLINGTON
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Invites Him To Meet Him In
Public To Discuss Issues.
Wants Him to Tell the Republicans Why
1 They Should Except His Candidates—
-5 Hick Makes Large Gains in Cumber
land and Elsewhere in the County.
s Two of the most important features of
r the Republican primary campaign that
r have occurred .have been unquestionably
. in favor of Hon. D. E. Dick. With little
1 more than a week ahead of them the
; candidates for the State Senatorial
1 nomination are getting in their best licks.
; Senator Dick now seems to be gaining
i ground daily, and it is apparent on all
i sides that he will receive a large majority
i of the votes cast in the primary on Septem
ber 2. As stated in this department last
FOR REGISTER OF WILLS.
(VOTE FOR ONE.)
EDWARD DWYER.
EDWARD R. GRANT.
WILLIAM O. HOFFMAN.
HARRY T. MULLIN.
HERVEY W. SHUCK.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER.
(VOTE FOR ONE.)
WILLIAM ATKINSON.
JOHN H. HOLZSHU.
TORRIS M. TWIGG.
FOR ROAD DIRECTORS.
(VOTE FOR TWO.)
HENRY CREUTZBURG.
BENJAMIN C. POOLE.
FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR.
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(VOTE FOR ONE.)
WILLIAM HARVEY.
* CEOPCi: T.. -PHILLIPS. \
FOR COMMITTEEMAN.
(VOTE FOR ONE.)
DISTRICT NO. 1.
EZRA J. WATSON.
week, Senator Wellington’s interview, in
which he announced that D. Lindley
Sloan is his candidate, and further that he
I was preparing a ticket for the Republicans
to vote —this interview has cost Mr. Sloan
many votes up to this time, and notwith
standing the liberal use of money by the
Senator in Cumberland, and the great
activity of his lieutenants, the tide seems
to have set in against Mr. Sloan, and his
chances are regarded as considerable
smaller now than they were before the
interview appeared. Many of these votes
in other districts have gone to Mr. Doub,
but in Lonaconing Senator Dick has pro
fited by the deflection, as the people of
his own town, regardless of personal dif
ferences, will prefer to yote for Mr. Dick
since they cannot now vote for Mr. Sloan
withoutlvoting through him for Mr. Wel
lington’s restoration to the party leader
ship, something they will refuse to do.
Taking advantage of the great hostility 1
toward Mr. Sloan engendered through
the Wellington interview, Senator Dick
on last Saturday forwarded to Former
United States Senator George L. Welling
ton, at Cumberland, the following chal
lenge :
Lonaconing, Mj>., August 18, 1905.
Hon. George L. Wellington,
Cumberland, Md.
Dear Sir Having observed that you are
energetically espousing the candidacy of D.
Lindley Sloan, Esq., for the Republican State
Senatorial nomination, and your recent in
terview having conveyed the impression that
Mr. Sloan is your personal candidate. I ad
dress this communication to you in order to
remove all doubt from among the Republi
cans of A llegany county as to your attitude.
Believing that your candidate, Mr. Sloan,
has neither the courage nor the ability to
meet me in a fair and manly discussion of
the issues involved in this primary contest,
I address you as his sponsor and personal
representative, and invite you to meet me in
a joint discussion of these matters, the time
and place to be fixed at your suggestion.
I desire that we compare from our indi
vidual view-points—
First. The merits of your candidate and
myself.
Second. The issues involved and the abil
ity of Mr. Sloan to meet them should he be
! nominated and elected.
Third. The motives and influences which
have brought him into the contest, and
Fourth. The party quaelifications of Mr.
Sloan as well as of yourself, to ask the Re
publicans of Allegany county to elevate him,
and honor you by nominating him for State
Senator.
I trust it will be your pleasure to accept
this invitation. Please communicate with
me at my Lonaconing address, naming such
date and place as you desire that this joint
discussion shall be made.
I am, my dear sir,
Yours very respectfully,
D. E. Dick.
Senator Dick, in his addresses before
the voters since sending this challenge to
Mr. Wellington, has declared his hope
before the people, where he can discuss
that Mr. Wellington will accept his in
vitation and meet him in a public meeting
the peculiar features of his position and
of his candidate. Seiiator Dick’s willing
ness to meet the most competent of Mr.
Sloan’s backers upon the platform and
there discuss the reasons why Mr. Sloan
instead of himself should go to Annapolis
to represent the people of Allegany
county, has met with the most enthusias
tic approval everywhere, and Mr. Wel
lington’s acceptance of the proposition is
looked forward to with no little anxiety.
Another factor which is telling in Mr.
Dick’s favor is Ins tour of the districts.
He began his open-air speech making
trips Wednesday night of last week,
when he addressed an immense audience
in South Cumberland. The enthusiasm
which greeted his declarations and his
answers t' the various criticisms which
have beer "'e against him, was signific
cant of the approval of his candidacy.
A gentleman from Cumberland remarked
on the streets of Lonaconing the other
evening, that “Sloan’s name has not been
mentioned except in ridicule since Dick
made his speech in South Cumberland.”
He is daily receiving assurances of the
support of those who have been against
him in the fight and his position is being
greatly strengthened. His meeting in
Barton on Friday night waß another out
pouring of the people, and for nearly two
hours they listened attentively to him,
and applauded generously his perorations.
Lonaconing Saturday night he ad
dressed the largest audience that ever as
sembled on the public square, and for two
hours he discussed the issues and his
public record to an enthusiastic audience
of many hundreds of his fellow citizens.
The same condition existed at his
meeting in Frostburg Tuesday evening,
and he is receivingithe most enthusiastic
and substantial encouragement whereve
he goes.
As a result of these meetings many are
coming over to his side, and those who
have been hesitating are now openly at
work for him.
The gum-shoe methods continue to
characterize the campaign of his oppon
ents. Mr. Doub’s literary bureau is
grinding out “differential” interview’s and
statements from their candidate, and the
papers they are patronizing are being
loaded down with “Doub differential”
and personal abuse of the Senator and
the editor of this paper, who is support
ing him.
Mr. Sloan is flitting around hither and
you in an aimless effort to save himself
' from utter rout. His forces are
and before another week, if something
phenomenal does not occur, he will have
but a few straggling followers to support
his cause. It is reported that money- is
flowing from his Cumberland backer and
that every effort is being made to force
Sloan’s nomination. Some of those who
are receiving money from the barrel are
at heart for Dick and will vote for him.
They are keeping the Senator and his
workers thoroughly posted as to the
movements and manipulations now going
on, and it is expected that these will be
made public before the close of the con
test, in order that the people may know to
what despicable and corrupt methods the
Sloan people have resorted to force their
candidate upon the party.
It was reported the other night that Mr.
Hugh McMillan, a candidate who has
been little heard from in the contest so
far, will follow Senator Dick on the
stump. Mr. McMillan may find the peo
ple ready to hear him, and he, in turn,
must be prepared to explain certain inci
dents in his public life which are now
being examined by the miners, whose
votes he is trying to attract for the pur
pose of encompassing Mr. Dick’s defeat.
Mr. McMillan must be ready to answer
some pertinent questions if he appears on
the rostrum It is believed that he will
follow the attitude of the other candidates
and permit the vuiet methods to prevail.
Reports from every section of the
county show large gains for Mr. Dick
during the past week. The votes that are
now coming to him are being drawn
largely from the Sloan following, since
Mr. Doub has received about all the as
surance he can expect. Democratic
influences are still at work to secure the
nomination of Mr. Sloan, believing he
will be an easy mark to defeat in the
election. There is now little danger that
they will succeed. The crisis has been
reached, and the tide has set in for Dick.
His friends are now endeavoring to make
his majority in the primary a record
breaker. The indications are that they
will succeed.
DEER PARK HOTEL.
BEER PARK MB
This famous Allegheny Mountain
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prospects for the most brilliant season
in its history. The hotel and cottage
have been renovated and painted, inside
and out. Two of the choicest cottages
• can be secured if application is made
. at once. Many suites of rooms have
been engaged in the hotel building and
both annexes.
The popularity of Deer Park is due
to its splendid location, 2,800 feet above
the sea level, out of range of malaria
and mosquitoes. 'Every convenience is
provided for guests. The rooms are
delightful and the cuisine excellent.
! The Hotel is provided with all modern
improvements for comfort; with Bowl
-1 ing Alleys, Billiard Rooms, Tennis
Courts, Golf Links. Swimming Pool, etc.
for amusement. An entirely new Dvery
Equipment has been installed.
Deer Park is on the direct line of
the Baltimore & Ohio between New
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ington, Cincinnati, Louisville, St. Louis,
Wheeling, Columbus and Chicago, hav
ing the excellent advantage of through
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cities, with through Pullman service
during the season from and to Pitts
burg.
Address W. E. II UR WELL, Mana
er, Deer Park, Maryland.