The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-09-13
BUZZING BOURBONS.
THE DEMCCRATIC COUNTY CON-
VENTICN.
" Ring" Out tie Oh, " Ring In the
New.

New.
The Democratic primary meeting in tn
:'rd district, last Saturday, will be long re
mem bcrel as one of the largest ever held il
Elkton. For weeks, indeed, for months past
the contest had waxed hotter and hotter
till our nei.hbor across the way, who aspire
to be chief engineer, but who really, has t,
content himself with occupying the subor
dinate position of brakeman, apprehendin;
that an explosion might take place ant
smash the Democratic machine into smith
the unterritied, for Gods sake to keep 60 ii
He might as we'll have sung psalms to ;
dead horse, for Boraparte, Talleyrand, ant
the Big Politician had each been gathering
their clans for weeks and weeks prepar,
tory to the great struggle, and SO the warn
ing shrek of the frightened brakeman wa.
not needed, and the unterritied came pour
in. in from Egg Hill, Cat Swamp, Red Hill
and the BarrenS chock full of Democratic
enthusiasm, an ample supply Of which they
had nicely corkel up in black BOTTLES auC
hid away in the deep rscesses of their breast
PoCke'S' ne no'l'tN' h'"r,,i' wee n"' -
n'cei! hiooen tl'' .i's co"'o no' nc iounu
ana theif cAhiitf:''iilS contents peiHS rap
laiS tfahs'srIeo 70 lhs s'oin.rhS vi 'hos'
suits.
Many, u Is SAIL, VINO came from 'he i'.no
oi chlncaP'l" anu Seeu ti'AS, ''i.eL icing
pledged to support one ticket, went back on
those who hauled them down to Elkton
ana supporter ;'nother. lhlhsS ran Sthoo1h'
~ lor "h'ie' p',' 'A'"'i1 . !; NJ. inc Wal
Whoop WAS ne:,iu III me iioilS~ anu III
ooStrePerouS iii"i,io"'l rom lteu mn lAa"'
raiu upon "ho,her ono rom ON, 'ne same ~
c"iitE. pu' 40. va !oo Ns,!e 10! Ms op
polei,, ililu su,'eene. II, ,aimS Ia niiH
1'.u o'' ms 90, 49,, ~. 'ne ,,H,o.
ny it".' iot ''ai. r, Wv. ;..i'
,.:t i.i,i.. " " -h;I w. ..t' x x
nm >iopleu ~. - "H,ir' ~ DC iIs".neu d
slo' nm .ls'i ~. ur inc
.iii sun ,":,, IA 'ti - .'ioi
~ 49,
w 800
e1Eieu IN W t' ,'"
"e.n "l..i' 'ne La L.! VI tno i''i. .n WV
VIC iols". ~ H's' n~o os"Hl" y. ''i1 'l.o.'
ins Pioh'p''; " ~ III 'nc i'o""i"
I,ouse, anu .,',' l'liiiieui4''is -ulouLheu 70
the once Oh 'he , rue 'rIoHs Tue way
'"hi'n - P'!Ii.is nHp"h "oouI ~" II as
4 ,I,li
~ " ,I,.t .t,,.,,.at g. H.. t , ";
VIZ MS ~. wa. ~ :, w. ny y.
low -. ~ nov, a., VS.. ;,
""I -. lon .i'', L. y
om - ,;"h "a Ia ''. - u
hundred majority.
In some ef the rural districts things were
SUI worse, ana niack eyes anu bloody noses
were plenty; ana, II reports are 10 be cred
itea, some iamllies were DIVIDED the ia' her
nelnG arrayed against 'he SON ana me
nephew against the uncIe, whlcn SCENE" 10
portehd lhe o"Whiaii OF INC De'noeratiC
dynasty, MtoS the l.ll9. inc quiet ana
STIFFNESS OF the Sanhath hau sanitary erect
upon the local politicians IN town, who took
the opportunity OF rfcuperatlng their ex-
hausted energies IN order to be III good con-
diti"n to renew the contest on Monday,
which they did with much vIGor, some OF
not successful IN the convention the next
daT, thcy would Use thelr best endeaHors 10
smash the machine. y lew anxious and
eNclteu ihulVlauais from remote corners
visited me county seat, only 10 DC eher' l,
ally 1ooied ana sent nome, reJol'lhe tntt All
things were We'll ana Mcf iaVorlteS had IA
sure thing. A lew of the more knowing
ones, anxious 10 see f;'r themselves, and de
terinlnrd not TO be fooled, and III order to
-" ~, -
tiIia,,.nr- ,,so '.,n. r., t'Il.tan -, Nondnr
MI ,,,.d, -h.,..l,... ne .,svns n. n,;,.j
condition OF the Democratic pool and their
own anxiety of mind would permit.
r,.rsn,v ,,,pxrSc
CAV heo 1T iHS' 'le~' "il'' VI Al" VI
anu :. nu.noel OF nc" ronl''I oeie hcen
pr.s,nc. in town at that .arl1 hsur iuii-
Gated that thew either had arrived very late
the night before or had left home in the
"vee SIna' hours" The probability i. that
they had been lodging around among their
fellow delegates in other districts. irving to
max. noliriral ranit,l during tho NIGHT The
northward bound morning train brought
large number more from the northwest part
of The county, and soon the whole brother
hood assembled under the shade of tn. tree,
- 49,, III -, ,,I ~ -, ,r,- ., 10
along North street ana began to Try TO do
tfo preliminary TO- ro!llnc.
Things were lively down town under the
shade for a little while: but about IL A. NJ.
tho, b.r,,n.tonli,.I 70 xui, IN. nrrnos.s NJ
my NC, .'H'e wv '''' " sun ny l"' ",
- ana twenty-five or thlriy OF Inc lalthlni
adjourned to the caravansary near the
depot, where they proceeded to arrange
thip,, in ,r,nn.r ,b.t vouIJ L.v. dow.
'.r.I;, ., pi'h.I;.r ,,,I T,Il..r,,J or ~ ~.
circuit ~ ilithe'ieu anu AN! anu vi 10 '"s
master spirit OF the Jesnlts IN the Times
end ,f rbr;,1.nlsm to th. otb,r Things
w.r. r.rri,l win -, bigb hand at III. car,-
r,,.,r, md IN. 6.IIoH vbo could NOT n.
hmII.doy.J r,s tirk,d ont and hi. nl,c.
tIIrd Inv nm nn,ucc.,sf,,I politici,n from
Haltimor. who hid been Unmarried for The
n,,.rr.n,y md Who subsequently acted a.
orator for ,b. .ngin-.r. ri. new co.l;,ion
If uo,;c.,hI. unon his ocra.ion that
tbo.e Who remained nnd.r The tree, we're too
hr.ilx .rg,r.I ,rt I'll. rnrL xbi,.b ocrnni,d
th.;r ,rinl, - ivan c,xt :, n,rtiv. rI.rc. IN
tn, :. HoIr in RI. VIII and RI, nrhrr mic,