The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-07-01
I" Democratic Conservatives"
DEFEAT OF TIE RING-UTTER ROUT OF
THE ELKTON TAMMANY.


On Saturday last the democratic Con-
servatives," as Tile Democrat blandly put
it, were called in primary meetings to elect
delegates to meet in convention in Elkton,
ON Tuesday last. The notice was short,
but it was according to the programme Of
the "Ring," whose members had been eau
cusing for several weeks, and had every
thing arranged, as they thought, " cut and
dry A bitter contest had been carried
on by the old, rotten Democratic Ring of
Elkton and their grog- shop allies, against
some of the more independent and liberal
portion of the party, for weeks, perhaps
months, under the tiimsy veil of prefer
ence for an Eastern Shore candidate for
Governor. Neither faction cared a rush
about any of the Eastern Shore aspirants,
believing that none of them stand the ghost
of chance for the nomination. But Car
michael and DR.. Dennis We're made the
ef1igies behind whom the rival parties did
their bush fighting. The Interior object of
the Carmichael men, after leaving the
Eastern Shore, was to support Archer,
while the Dennis party were supposed to
favor w. Pinckney Whyte and the Balti-
more ring. A complimentary vote was all
that either party ever intended to cast for
Eastern Shore candidates.
The Ring" had been very active can
vassing the county to get out their men
from the four corners, and when their seedy
looking delegates began to appear on our
streets Tuesday forenoon, the active men,
bers of the "Ring," who have burrowed in
Elkton for quarter of a century, and been
fed by their dupes from the rural districts
growing fat and more corrupt on the patron
age secured by their wire-pulling, but
ton-holed, every man, each having his part
assigned. Expresses had been sent for
some of the delegates, who left their wheat
fields to the mercy of the elements, and
repaired to Elktsn at the behest of Tam
many. The Third District Delegation was
composed entirely of the "Ring" and its
partisans. Everything looked lovely for
while. 1t was France and Louis Napo-
leon, with her boasting and rottenness,
atheism and sensuality, living on the pres
tige of the past, against Germany united
and confident but slent-Napoleon against
| Bismark in miniature.
| Doctors left their patients, lawyers alb
ruptly dismissed their clients, sporting gen.
try abandoned their cards and dice, rum
holes spewed forth their filth, and all hast
ened to the Court House, eager to back
the "Rng."
Col. Heckart was placed in the chair-a
triumph for the "Ring," the Saerbrucken
of the campaign-where "Louis and I :"
picked up n spent minnie ball. The con-
test became most exciting after the prelim-
inaries were settled and the nomination of
candidates commenced. The outside grog-
shop pressure was heavy for the "Ring :"
and stamped and clapped when a favorite
was placed in nomination. But the "Ring"
soon found that almost the entire District
delegations outside of Elkton were against
them, and the first ballot showed that they
were routed utterly. The delegates chosen
to represent this county in the State Con-
vention, were Albert Constable, w. S.
Evans, Joseph II. Steel, w. Ward and II.
S. Coudon-all Carmichael and Archer
men. Thirty votes were cast for the win
ming delegation, while the highest candi-
| date of the Ring" received only 10 votes
This result was astonishing! In dead set
Tammany had never been worsted before
inside Of the party and it's first defeat,
after reigning as long, or longer than the
Pope, proved Waterloo The slate pre-
pared with so much care, was not only
broken, but smashed. The visions of
United States Senators, of Delegates, of
High Sherihs, of States Attorneys, which
had for weeks dwelt before the admiring
eyes of the "Ring," proved, under this
crushing defeat, deluding a myrage. We
feel sorry for the humiliation and defeat of
Tammany, but very small onion would
suffice to draw all our tears. 1t is hope
full sign when the honest, well-meaning
men of the party rise up in their indigna-
ton and hurl to the ground this clique of
corrupt Elkton politicians, who have plum
dered the county and deceived the honest
men of their party for years.
Last Tuesdays events have made rag
ged breach in the ranks Of the party of
plumber and spoil, and is only preliminary
to the contest that will follow between the
old and the new, when the nominations for
county officers take place. In the mean
time, let Republicans muster all their
forces, and prepare for a vigorous onslaught
on the foe in November, and victory will
surely perch upon our banners.