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Thursday, May 02, 2019
Kevin Dayhoff, Westminster Common Council Candidate 2019
Thursday, February 21, 2019
An ice storm on February 21, 1902 paralyzed Carroll County
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
November 9, 1923 Maryland Governor Ritchie Re-Elected
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Picture caption and credit: Maryland Governor Albert Cabell Ritchie served from Jan. 14, 1920 to Jan. 9, 1935. This is a press photograph from the George Grantham Bain collection, which was purchased by the Library of Congress in 1948. (Digital ID ggbain.29462) According to the library, there are no known restrictions on the use of these photos. The date of this photograph is unknown. [19320000 c nd MD Gov Albert Ritchie]
Today – err, yesterday in history it was reported:
Gov. Ritchie Re-Elected by 41,000 -- Only Executive to Serve Successive Terms--All State Candidates Win. Democrats Elect Nine Local Candidates in Carroll.—
Governor Ritchie lost Carroll County by 1657 on Tuesday. Four years ago he was defeated by less than 500.
Holland pulled through by only 14 over Gordy, Robinson lost to Coleman by only 19, Young carried the county over Brewer by 4.
Judge Thomas beats Brooks by 1799, the highest lead over any opponent in the county.
"Bill" Phillips carries the county over "Bill" Bowers by 546.
Samuel J. Stone is improving as he runs. He beat Kephart by 962.
State's Attorney Brown was re-elected by 225 over Walsh.
Daniel J. Hesson defeated Walter R. Rudy by 546 for State Senator.
The house of Delegates will be three Democrats—C. Scott Bollinger, John T. Yingling and Francis Earl Shriner, and one Republican, Melvin W. Routson.
The Judges of the Orphans' Court will be Thomas J. Haines, Democrat; J. Webster Ebaugh and William E. Green, Republicans.
William A. Roop, who ran for re-election for County Commissioner was defeated by John W. Reaver by 238.
John J. Johns is surveyor by defeating John D. Roop, Jr., by 663.
Miss Mary Janet Miller, Socialist, received 55 votes in the county. She ran ahead of any Socialist or Labor candidate for State offices.
Democratic Advocate, November 9, 1923.
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Monday, November 17, 2008
At Westminster polls in 1920, the 'Women Disappointed Them'
At Westminster polls in 1920, the 'Women Disappointed Them'
By Kevin Dayhoff Posted on www.explorecarroll.com 11/16/08
Sunday Carroll EAGLE ARCHIVE
The fact that women gained the right to vote was a milestone that got mixed reviews in Carroll County after the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified on Aug. 18, 1920.
It was an argument four decades in the making.
In 1878, a constitutional amendment to grant women the right to vote was introduced by Sen. A. A. Sargeant of California. Suffrage supporters called the proposal the "Anthony Amendment," for Susan B. Anthony.
When President Woodrow Wilson delivered his State of the Union message to Congress in December 1916, women in the galleries unfurled a large banner that read, "Mr. President, What Will You Do For Woman Suffrage?"
In October 1920, after women were finally allowed to vote, local newspapers carried several articles about women and the election, according to research for the Historical Society of Carroll County by historian Jay Graybeal.
An Oct. 29, 1920, newspaper article carried the headline: "The Republican Meet, A Remarkable Gathering." The article read: "On Tuesday evening the Armory in this city was filled both to its seating and standing capacity with men and women voters of the county to hear the issues of the campaign discussed. ...
Read the rest of the column here: At Westminster polls in 1920, the 'Women Disappointed Them'
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Sunday, November 02, 2008
Carroll County’s Legacy in Presidential Politics by Joe Getty
I am always amazed at how the Baltimore region media wrongly stereotypes Carroll County as some unsophisticated poor “country cousin” that is always doing something to embarrass its big city counterparts.
Recently, the public radio station WYPR sent a reporter to find Obama supporters in Carroll County. The journalist actually did a fairly good job in balancing both sides in comparison with many hatchet jobs done by other media outlets – but you are still left with an underlying insinuation of “Here we are in Carroll County wondering how in the world those people out there could vote for John McCain?”
If the big city media got past its myopia of Carroll as a long-standing Republican bastion in a Maryland sea of blue, they would realize that there is a diversity of political opinion in the county. In fact, through most of the 20th century, the majority of registered voters in Carroll County were Democrat. And traditionally, the elected officials in Carroll County ranged about 50/50 of Democrats to Republicans.
It is a phenomenon of the 1990s that Republicans gained the majority in voter registration and, in 1998, captured all of the state, local and courthouse seats in Carroll. Probably many factors contributed to this very recent Republican dominance.
One of the major factors would be that, despite party labels, county residents have had a long tradition in choosing the more conservative candidate in presidential politics.
As shown by the chart below, over the past 70 years, a Democrat presidential candidate carried Carroll County in only one election. That candidate was Lyndon Johnson who beat Barry Goldwater in the county by the slim margin of 119 votes in 1964.
Moreover, if you go back 90 years of elections, Republican presidential candidates have been victorious in Carroll County in 20 out of 22 contests. Even Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who carried the county in the depression era election of 1932 against Herbert Hoover, failed to carry Carroll County in his three latter campaigns.
We can expect the pendulum to swing back and for local Democrats to be elected to state and local office, perhaps as early as 2010 when the county government switches from three at-large commissioners to five commissioners elected by district.
But the county’s bedrock philosophy of conservative politics, especially as shown in presidential contests, will likely be around for many decades to come.
Year | Republican | Votes | Democrat | Votes |
2004 | Bush | 55,275 | Kerry | 22.974 |
2000 | Bush | 41,742 | Gore | 20,146 |
1996 | Dole | 30,316 | 17,122 | |
1992 | Bush | 28,405 | 15,447 | |
1988 | Bush | 31,224 | Dukakis | 12,368 |
1984 | Reagan | 27,230 | Mondale | 8,898 |
1980 | Reagan | 19,859 | Carter | 10,393 |
1976 | Ford | 15,661 | Carter | 9,940 |
1972 | Nixon | 16,847 | McGovern | 4,408 |
1968 | Nixon | 11,888 | Humphrey | 4,658 |
1964 | Goldwater | 8,332 | Johnson | 8,451 |
1960 | Nixon | 11,445 | Kennedy | 5,763 |
1956 | Eisenhower | 11,749 | Stevenson | 4,423 |
1952 | Eisenhower | 11,563 | Stevenson | 4,934 |
1948 | Dewey | 8,003 | Truman | 4,226 |
1944 | Dewey | 8,999 | 4,483 | |
1940 | Wilkie | 8,300 | 5,883 | |
1936 | Landon | 7,383 | 6,493 | |
1932 | 5,732 | 6,482 | ||
1928 | 8,644 | Smith | 3,731 | |
1924 | Coolidge | 5,301 | 4,616 | |
1920 | Harding | 5,784 | Cox | 4,273 |
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
18970508 New Windsor election issue Hogs
May 8th, 1897: New Windsor election issue Hogs
Democratic Advocate, May 8, 1897.
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J. W. Hawk was on both tickets.
Otherwise, the ticket against hog pens was—Winfield
The ticket favoring hog pens was—Dr. J. W. Helm for burgess and William Lovall and Jacob Troumfelter for commissioners.
A full vote was cast and the Helm ticket won, so that hog pens will not be disturbed in New
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Monday, May 12, 1997
19970512 Statement Or Return of Election
May 12, 1997 City of
The following "Statement Or Return of Election" was presented by Chief Election Judge, Nancy A. Smelser:
"STATEMENT OR RETURN OF ELECTION To The Mayor and Common Council of
We the undersigned Judges and Clerk of the Biennial Municipal Election, held in the City of Westminster, Maryland, on Monday, May 12, 1997, (between the hours of 7 o'clock A.M. and 7 o'clock P.M.) for the election of Mayor and two Council Members to serve as members of the Common Council for the City of Westminster for four years commencing on the Third Monday of May, 1997, do hereby certify that the polls were opened at 7 A.M. and closed at 7 P.M. on this 12 day of May, 1997, and that at said election the whole number of votes cast was 903 and of that number those cast for the candidates for the respective offices was and is as follows:
FOR MAYOR NUMBER OF VOTES
Kenneth A. Yowan 227
Jerry Toadvine 121
FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS NUMBER OF VOTES
Edward S. Calwell 268
Damian L. Halstad 287
And it appearing that Mayor Kenneth Yowan and Edward Calwell and Damian Halstad for Common Council received a majority of the votes cast, we the undersigned Judges and Clerk of the election, do hereby certify and proclaim that the forenamed persons were duly and fairly elected to their respective offices for four years.
And it further appearing that Kenneth Yowan, Edward Calwell and Damian Halstad were the 3 candidates who received the highest number of votes cast for Mayor and Common Council we do hereby declare that they will hold office for the four years.
And we do further certify that the above statement is correct in all and every respect, and that notice has been given to the candidates of their election.
Witness our hands this 12 day of May, 1997
s/ Nancy A. Smelser s/ Fred L. Plunkert Chief Judges"
For more information:
Elections History Carroll County, Elections History Westminster, History Westminster
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Sunday, March 26, 1989
18190326 Westminster Elections The Westminster Chronicle
Town of
This is the first election for a municipal government in he history of
Friday March 26, 1819
The
"We are indebted to Miss Kate Shriver, near this city, for a copy of The Westminster Chronicle and Weekly Advertiser, vol. I No. 17. The paper bears date "
Among the list of Agents for the paper we find the names of "John Hyder, Union-Town; J. Denning, Denning's Post-Office; Charles Devilbiss, Union Mills; Peter Mathias, Taney-Town; Mr. Farquier, Union Bridge; G. W. Gist, Middleburg; Wm. Bull, New-Windsor; Henry Beltz, Manchester."
Thomas W. Morgan and Upton Wagers, offered themselves as candidates for Sheriff.
Dr. Elias Umbach and Dr. Willis offered their services to the community.
Among the advertisements of business men appear the names of John Krouse, Jacob Grove, Aquilla Elliott, David Uhler, David Winters; William Frizell advertised a cow as strayed, John Kline gave notice that a bay mare had been stolen from him on the 9th instant.
A communication, signed many voters, gave notice that on the 1st Monday of April the following gentlemen would be voted for:-For Burgess, John Fisher; for Commissioners, Ludwig Wampler, Jacob Sherman, Jacob Frenger, Isaac Shriver, John C. Cockey and Jacob Yin Ling.
William H. McCannon was acting Postmaster; Jesse Slingluff was President of the Bank of Westminster. Philip Littig,
Isaac Shriver gave notice that the annual election of Trustees for the
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