Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-08-12
The Judicial Convention.

Inc JUDICIAL convention.
The action of the Democratic Judicial
Convention which met at Upper Marl-
boro' on Wednesday last, appears to have
been misconstrued and misrepresented by
our neighber, the Independent and some
others. 1t is true that the convention adj
jou ned to another day without making
nominations, but we do not think it can
be said that such action is very extraord-
mary, or at any rate without precedent
AS far as the ''unseemly wrangling" of
which the Independent speaks is concerned.
we are of opinion that that is altogether
an unseemly exaggeration. Though the
writer, having missed the early train, did
not arrive until after the adjournment,
he was informed by reliable gentlemen
who were present as spectators, that the
proceedings were conducted with that
becoming dignity and decorum, which was
to be expected ofthe personnel (which the
convention was composed. We cannot
see how any one but dreadfully proper
people can see any improperly in tenn
perate discussion of the political record
OF any candidate brought before the con-
yention, and his chances of election if
nominated. Nor do we think that any
one, except the perplexed Republican
managers, whose plans seem to have been
seriously disarranged by its action, will
question the wisdom of the course pur-
sued by the convention in adjourning over
to future day. There is no political
significance whatever in the action of the
convention. An adjournment under the
circumstances, was rendered necessary
The nomination for the office of Chief
Justice was decided to be first in order,
and no name was presented to the con-
veniion for that Office, which it was
thought would be wise and srong NOM
ination. Under these circumstances, and
as there is plenty of time yet to begin the
campaign, the convention deemed it wise
to postpone its action. We entertain,
however, scarcely doubt that nomina
tons will ultimately be made by both the
political parties for the two vacant judg
ships, and that the contest will be made
from what is known in this section as a
partisan standpoint-the in elligent, con-
sentative and respectable people of the
district uniting in the support Of the
Democratic nominees, and the few white
managers of the different counties en-
deavoring to bring the colored voters so'-
idly up to the polls to defeat them and
put men of their selection on the Judicial
Bench.
Mr.. Stone, we believe, has never made
any concealment of his desire and pur
pose to secure the nomination for the
Chief Justiceship a. the hands of the So
called Republican party of the district;
but he has said, we understand, that he is
unwilling to be Handicapped" by any
other lawyer in the district who would ac-
cept the Republican nomination, and has
claimed, we hear, that he can have his
way in this matter, and that the Associ-
ate's place will be left open on the Repub-
lican ticket. 1t will be readily seen that
no idea of the non-politcal nature of the
judicial Office enters into this proposition,
but that it is based solely upon the candi-
date fer Chief Justices unwillingness to
be associated with any other man in the
four counties who can be induced to &C
cept the Republican nomination.
Pretty reliable information from Repub
lican sources convinces US, however, that
Mr.. Stone is mistaken, if such really be
his purpose, in his ability to carry his
point in this matter, and that he will
have to enter the race burdened with the
much dreaded handicap. The Republi-
can nominee for associate will come either
from Prince Georges or Calvert counties,
but the unexpected halt in the Democratic
man@uvres has put them in a quandary
as to which of the two counties the lieu
tenant with whom they are going to
handicap the chief will come from.
A Republican contemporary has claimed
to see in what TRANSFERRED at the Demo
cratic convention at Marlboro, clear in
dication of Mr.. Stones election TO the
Chief Justiceship. In our judgement the
indications pointed by the Marlboro
meeting are just to the contrary and we
teel now, far more than ever, convinced
that, with judiciously selected ticket in
the field, and a united, harmonious and
active Democracy in the district, DO h of
the Democratic nominees for the Judge
ships will be elected by fair majority.
Having been absent from eur post last
week, we did not find time to make any
Comment on Mr.. Bryan's communication
on the subject of National Banks. We
feel sure that all of our readers, who had
not previously understood the theory OF
our national banking system became IA