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led by him at that time was right gallantly won, and showed a
reversal of 3, 200 votes, his antagonist having been elected two
years before by a majority of 1, 500. When he entered the
Forty-third Congress, he was but twenty-eight years of age, and
was the youngest member in the House, notwithstanding which
he served ably on several of the most important committees.

In 1874 Mr. Lowndes was a second-time candidate for a seat
in Congress, but was defeated by William Walsh by the narrow
majority of fifty votes.

Since his retirement from Congress, Mr. Lowndes has several
times been mentioned in connection with the nomination, which
at last became his in November, 1895. He was a member of
the national convention that nominated James A. Garfield for
the Presidency, and was one of the National World's Fair
Commissioners for Maryland, Ex-Mayor Hodges, of Baltimore,
being the other commissioner.

Mr. Lowndes was nominated by the Republican Convention,
in Cambridge, after an exciting canvass in the State and city
primaries, on August 15th, and from that time to his election to
the highest office in the gift of the State, his time has been given
unreservedly to the interests of the campaign.

The family of the Governor include five sons and a daughter.
He was married in 1869, his wife being a cousin, Miss Elizabeth,
daughter of the late Richard T. Lowndes. Their two eldest sons,
Lloyd and Richard, were graduated from Yale last June, and
the third, Charles, finished his education in Europe.

Governor Lowndes is a lineal descendant of Edward Lloyd,
the first Commander of Anne Arundel county, in 1651.

Secretary of State:

RICHARD DALLAM, of Harford County.

Mr. Dallam was born in Belair, Harford county, and is thirty-one
years of age. He is the next youngest man who has ever occupied
the position. He was educated at the Harford Academy, Belair,
and entered the Maryland Law School, from which he graduated
in 1888. During Colonel Webster's term as collector of the
port of Baltimore, he received an appointment to a position in
the Custom House, which he held until 1889, when he resigned
to practice his profession. He is a member of the vestry of
Emanuel Protestant Episcopal Church, Belair, and is president
of the Harford County Fire Insurance Company. He is married
and has one daughter. He will reside in Annapolis, having
taken a house permanently.

Stenographer:

GEORGE E. LOWEREE, of Prince George's County.