The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-09-06

THE DEMOCRATIC KETTLE LOiL-
ING OVER.
The Ring" Coniicat-The Track being Cleared
for Their Success. Rural Democracy
to be Shorn again-They Must
Uut up with Back Seats.

A the time for the primaries draws near,
the perple1ity of the politicians increases,
and for the last week many of them of the
Dem ocratic persuasion hercabouts have been
at their wits end, trying to evolve order and
success out OF chaos and impending diSaS-
ter Daring the day they may be seen i'll
litls knots along the streets i'll earnest con
sultation about how to do it and how not to
do it, rs the case may be. At might the close
observer will find some Of them Snngly
enSconceGi in the" iIole-iu-thc wall or some
other out-of-thc-w%y place III solemn con-
clare, discussing the various combinations
and couuter-ccmhinationS that threaten to
blast their hopes and thwart their plans;
while others OF them, there is reason TO be-
lierr, make long plgrinas-s to Red Hill,
Cat Swamp, Eg. Hill and the Harrens, in
order either 10 FIX things CT un.i1 them, AS
may hest suit their purpose.
On Wednesday startling reports of new
cor. hinations were current upon the streets,
which it was impossible to trace to any lu-
thentic source
1t was runorel that DIR. Macl.all had
Withdrawn is 4 candidate for the Clerk
ship and would support Mr. Mitchell, pnSsi-
bly, becoming one of the lattrr'S delegates.
William T. Miller, ES'i., also WAS reported
as another Mitchell delegate from the :'r'l
district. Durin: the week the impression
seems to have become general that Mitchell
is the coming man, and that the contest had
10, cir bDp II al an
bet cen linn and Mr.. EriScor. The friends
of the former claim for hin til. Bird district
by at least eighty or Il hundred votes. One
enthusiastic supporter Of the present Clerk
asserted very confidently that art" As
he Familiarity termed him, would have Il
walk over i'll his home district. There
seemed to be some speculation IL 20 how
the friends Of Mr.. Howard could get his
name before the convention. Although Il
popular man, and havin. many friends in
his party, it seemed to bc taken for granted
that his nomination before the convention
must como from either the 2nd or :ird dis
trict. The former district seemed to be con-
coded to DR.. Wallace, who, in 1867, whcn
IL was z comp-ttor for the nomination
against the late David Scot, came probably
within ono vote OF succeeding, each candl-
date up to the calling OF the forty-tolrth
vote having twent y-two votes, and the last
ballot being for Mr.. Scott, secured him the
nomination. This large support OF Dr. Wal
lace bein. taken rs evidence OF his strength,
seems to he the ground on which his home
diStrict-the 2u,i now conceded to him.
If this view he correct, the number of can
di,lates for the rkShip will be reduced to
at least three, Siz-Mitchell, i;riscor, and
Wallace, the ,.ardidacies of the aSpirants
from the LIST Observation-Disclosures. Ward and
i}i.sS-not leing regarded seriously. by
W hat argument it does not appear, but ut
least it was urged that Wallace'S friends
would more probably support Mitchell than
i;riacos, which would, as we stated above,
lcava the contest between Mitchell and the
latter, Will: the probable chances i'll tavor of
tho former Much concern has been cx-
pressed in view o. the above sit l.tion, which
is heing freely commented OIL by the friends
of Mr. lamar a. to the effect of it upon his
prospects for the nomination for Register.
Both of these nominations, II - claimed,
cannot come from Elkfon, and the success
Of Mr.. Mitchell, many think, will he fatal to
the hopes nf the latter, rs tho candidacy OF
Mr.. Ii. -. Miller is claimed by his friends
to lie favored by the supporters OF Mitchell.
The contest for the States -Att0rneyship
seems involved i'll more doubt than ever, rs
it is not Improbable that each OF the three
canddatcs-NcSsrs. Writ, Fiddle and Cro1h-
erS-lnay enter the contest with three dis
tricts or fifteen votes. AS to the ShcritIaity
contest less discussion is 10 be heard than
over any other nomination. since, SO far Is
we can learn, Mr.. Logan has no serious
For the Legislature, since We
last referred 10 the candidatorial field, the
Hon. Hiram McCullough'S naluc has been
added to the list, which now embraces Il
host, all anxious To serve the county at All
napoliS For the nomination OF County Com
missioner and Judgeship OF the Orphans
Court, the contest Is not very much dis
cusSed the interest ccntering upon the more
offices. The result OF tn" con-
test of The ClerkShip, it being the first Office
in order of nomination, may influence very
materially the succeeding nominationS.-
The heavy workers, however, arc in the
field for the best places, and ali We have 10
say to the aS1irants from he districts out
side OF the :ird is, that unless they have
things we'll fixed up when they come to
Elkton, thav may expect to have them
- fixed for them, ANA that possibly in Il
manner that may not very well pleas, them.