Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-08-27
THE AMERICAN CANDIDATE FOR GOV
ERNOR

THE AMERICAN CANDIDATE FOR GOV
ERNOR
At the request of friend of Mr.. Hicks,
we copy the annexed article, which is taken
from the Cambridge Eagle of the 29th ult
s'Thomas Fl Hicks is the son of poor,
honest and highly respectable parents
His father mechanic, with a large family
of children, nine in number, was taken from
him when young, yet old enough to appre-
ciate the loss of parents advice and ex-
ample, and the Importance of parental
counsel in rearing youth to manhood. :
Thrown upon his own resources, he was ac-
cussomed to hard labor until he arrived at
manhood, hence his sympathy for the work
ing classes, and his popularity with every
class. When quite young man, he
was called by his party, (the old Jefferso-
MAN Democratic partly to become a candi-
date for the Sherifalty of his native county;
and running against very popular candi-
date of the Federal party, was. in October,
1924, elected to that Office, the full term of
which,, (then three years. he served with
credit to himself, and satisfaction to the peo-
pie.
'.In 1929, when the old Federal and
Democratic parties had lost their identity, he
was the last man to give up his party
Upon the reorganization of new parties he
became an Adams man, and was soon after
nominated by a convention of his party as a
candidate for seat in the House of Dele
gates, was elected; and again in 1880, was
returned a member of the same body. In
1881 he was nominated by his party and
chosen an Eelector to elect State Senator
land again in like manner elected in 1886,
and same year sent by his county as a mem
Der of the House of Delegates. At theses
sion of the State Legislature in 1887 he was
chosen member of Council to the Govern
or In 1851 he was called to seat. in the
Convention to form new State Constitu-
ton. Thus, in every instance, it will be
observed, he was elected by a vote Of his
county, except when selected as a member
of the Council to the Governor-and it may
further be observed, he invariably led his
ticket. In addition to all these honors,
Mr.. Hicks has been repeatedly solicited to
become a candidate for the Office of Govern
or, for Congress, &C., which he invariably
declined and not until after the most press
ing opportunities of friends, in the Ameri-
cap party at home and abroad, did he
consent, in December last, to be used
in cennexion with the nomination fol
the Office of Chief Magistrate of the
State-then it was he yielded to the
wishes of his party and consented that his
name might be used, or not, as his friends
might think proper-and as he had de
himself with the American party (then il
Its infancy to sink or swim with it, we hav'
sUsl5n u any cause 1ra may usen pr5rno
tive Of the honor and welfare of his coun
try. IA
1.-THE public career Of Holiday Hicks i
"a matter of history, and the people of tn,
State of Maryland can judge of the name
In which he has acquitted himself in the va
rious positions he has occupied. His p,s
rate history is fully known but to the peopl,
nf his own county, where
sAone who know but to love,
None name him but to praise
''Impregnable to the assaults of the
peaceful and impervious to the insinuations
of designing men, his large experience in
pablo life-his fidelity in ofice-his un,
wavering frmness in many former trying
and critical emergencies, are sufficient guar
antees that the dearest interests of Glorious
Old Maryland may safely be entrusted to
his keeping. And when we say he is Dor
sets avorite son, and shines with no mean
brillfancy among the political stars Of the
Eastern Shore, no more is said than past
history, and an intimate acquaintance for
many long years justifes us in asserting.
Always conservative and reliable, none need
distrust him, :"