Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-10-30
THE MINING JOURNAL.
FRoSTBURG, MD, OCT. %, 1875.

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Rule OF TpREEn-Cumherlan four
districts have two candidates for Sheriff;
two for R,eistor-ot Wills; three for the Leg
jslature three for Commissioners five for
Judges of the Orphans Court two for
States Attorney, and one Tor Surveyor
total, eighteen.
The counfry's ten districts have ono can
didatc for Sheriff; none for Register of
Wills five for tie Legislature; seven for
Commissioners; one for Judges of the Or
plans Court; none for States Attorney,
and one for Survcyor-total, fifteen.
TO make the proportions equal the coun-
try wants thirty more districts or fiiiy-'wo
more candidates Without going further,
however, our mathematical athletes might
take snars with problems like this If four
districts afford eighteen candidates for SIN
teen positions, is there ghost of chance
for the ten districts with fifteen candidates
to obtain majority of the county offices !:
Withou, waiting for the inc, liable solution,
nary ghost" We anticipate by wagering
our monster potato of the mcgathcrium
spccics--thc greatest existing vegetable
wonder-tnat Cumberland will he elected
three times to our one by the rule of three"
remember.
For the last time before the election, We
insert the Governors proclamation submit
ting to popular vote an amendment ia the
Constitution of the State, providing for tri-
nj removals only in certain cases. Hitler
to, it is asserted, The constitutional permits
sion in this regard has been used at a cost
to the State far beyond the advantages
gained, If any. 1t is believed, by many
of our most thoughtful jursts that the
adoption OF the amendment will, restrict the
abuses to which the constitution in this
respect is subject, and save the state a large
and oncrous tax The late Grand Jury has
seen fit to advise adoption of the amend
ment. No great opposition, so far as we
have seen, has been developed, and as the
arguments in its favor are SO strong and
those against it so weak, it will doubtless
carry without difficulty. The proclama-
ton will be found on the first column of the
fourth page.
The county executive committee of the
democratic party achieved a signal hlundcr
last Saturday, As usual, Cumbcrlands lily
white hand pluckcd away the little baublc,
but she did it at rrodigious hazard, speak
ing from democratic standpoint MIR
John l.. Porter is one of tie few men who
can poll Il heavy vote outside of his party
in Frostburg. With him against a Cum
hcrland republican, the contest for Register
of Wills, fTosn the other standpoint, would
have been exceedingly doubtful. But with
Cumberland against Cumberland, there's no
tug of war" about that. Cumberland wins
no matter who loses However, we may be
mistaken but if we are Wen wager boot
on a reduced majority for Mr.. Edwar>s as
compared with the strength Mr.. Porer's
personal popularity would have won.
DIsCoURAGED-Tbc Times is quite DIS
courased over Latrobe's reduced majority
in Baltimore. 1t talks about sharing the
defeat and going down in the overthrow of
the party" as though this dolcful result was
accomplished Cheer up, brother; don't
ego down" yet; don't go back on your har-
ness in that baiky style; keep the collar
well back and the names we'll sct-no par
ty ever survives when the Organs" get
whipped before the fight comes off. And
then after such lugubrious castigation of
your party, don't say any more that the
JOURNAL pays its respects only to your
side
REGISTRATION Tile Attorney General
decides that the admission of names to the
Registration Books after the time specified
by law is not legal. Which seems to be
logical And then he charactcrzCs the
legislative act which authorizes the re-
strction, as above stated, as rathcra bungle.
We are glad lie thinks so, for now we know
why we always got throwcd' when we
wrestlcd with 1t.
OUR CORRESPONDENCE.