PERRY C. BENSON, Republican.

Mr. Benson, a farmer and oyster packer, was born at Royal
Oak in 1868. Mr. Benson has always been a Republican, but
has never held office other than that of Superintendent of
Public Roads.

WASHINGTON COUNTY— Five Members.
CHARLES G. BIGGS, Republican.

Mr. Biggs is a native of Sharpsburg, Washington County.
He graduated in 1870 at Dickinson, and soon after read law
under Attorney-General A. K. Syester. In 1873 he attended
the Law School of Columbian University, and upon comple-
tion of his course was admitted to the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia. He is president of the Western Mary-
land Horticultural Society, and from 1886 to 1894 was editor
of the daily and weekly Herald of Hagerstown. He was a
member of the House in 1900 and 1901, serving upon the
Judiciary and Constitutional Amendments Committees. He
was nominated by acclamation and re-elected by six hundred
majority.
JOSEPH W. WOLFINGER, Republican.

Joseph W. Wolfinger was born near Leitersburg in 1868.
After completing his education in the public schools and
teaching one year he entered the Law School of the National
Normal University at Lebanon, O. He was admitted to the
bar in 1898, and immediately formed a partnership with Elias
B. Hartle. Mr. Wolfinger was elected to the House in 1899
and served with distinction in the sessions of 1900 and 1901.
In 1901 Mr. Wolfinger was nominated by acclamation to rep-
resent the Republican Party in the House, and was elected by
a handsome majority.

HARRY K. STARTZMAN, Republican.

Mr. Startzman was born near Hagerstown in 1868. He is
a graduate of Bryant & Stratton's Business College, and at
present successfully engaged in the coal and wood business.
Though Mr. Startzman has taken an active interest in politics,
he has never held any office but that of City Tax Collector
and member of the State Central Committee.

BENJAMIN F. CHARLES, Republican.

Benjamin F. Charles, a native of Washington County, was
born in 1850 After completing a course at a commercial
college in Baltimore in 1867 he engaged in the milling and