Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-06-16
lvson the paiIy Sun Of Monday y

the record OF Inc past week mas Deen
one Of dramatic surprises. To the gen
eral public, uninitiaied IN The ways Of
politics and politicians, the quick sue
cession ST events eliminating in the
double nomination Of ex-senator and
ex- Governor w. Pinkney Whyte for
Mayor Of this city, must have seemed
as puzzlIng as the changes of the kalc-
idoscope. On Monday last il became
knoW that the democratic city conven-
Erfeon Bitch was supposed to have adjourn
ed be summer, was 10 meetlon We'd
mes for the purpose Of ordering the
pril| les for the mayoralfy nominating
con zion, which, il had beeuunder-
stos we're 10 be postponed until Sep
| tenn II, to be held on Friday, the con-
ven9z Dn itself TO meet and the nomina-
| tonic be made on Saturday. On Tues
dayAh public learned that the "com-
mitlee OF one hundred" political or
ganization designed, apparently, to act
outside Of party lines, and which set out
by repudiating the whole system oil pri-
mary elections and nominating conyen-
lions as al present conducted in this
CITY. had united 10 the formal nombs.
ton Of Ex-Governor White for mayor
with the cold line democrats, = another
offanization, formed ostensibly for pur-
poses oGoppo, ilion within party lines, in
support OF The views and policy OF Gov
eFnor Hamilton aud in antagonism TO
the so.calIed State managers OF the
party. The nomination OF MIR. Whyte
was enthusiastically indorsed Of joint
ratification meeting ofihe old liners and
independents, held al the Maryland la
stliute on Wednesday. Meanwhile in
published letter Mayor Lbtrobe signi-
fed that lie was not candidate for re-
nomination, beng indisposed, as he SAID,
10 enter upon personal contest log an
honor which had already been thrice
conferred upon BAN. On Saturday
ex-Gny. White was nominated Ny nc.
clamslion ~ the candidate ofihe rcgu.
lar democracy by tbs convention clPc.
ted Al fridays primaries, and the same
day be accepted both nominations 10
two separate letters Of acceptance. IL
is sufficiently apparent that Tor a come
| plete understanding and explanation Of
| al ihisit would be necessary to dtee
/ beheaih ihn surface aud enter into an
linves,iaation Of the secret springs Of
polibcal actiogsS:he motives and
relations Of The active politicians
| by whom the whole machinery 81
party IL hahitualIy directed aud con-
llIoIltd. Tho movements which lol-
lowed each other with such rapldiiy can
hardly b. attributed TO any direct inn
pulsy OF span,aneity Of popular feeling.
| The POLITICIANS, a. usual, either as
suned 10 know and interpret the popn-
las will. OF counted with Customary con-
fdencc upon The popular acquicTeence.
/ nreflaialy cannot be sad that the neces.
.ty for chauge N the present municipal
administration asefealrd by any mani.
fedalious Unpopular dissatisfaction with
ihepfpsentmayor, Tothe public allafge,
IS Aosre not otliee..eslrrs and " he do
aoi -S,npalhiEr deeply wiih those whose
expeditions Of Office are from any cause
disappointed and who judge public
man by t. public acts, Mayor Latrobe :
laborious, ia4elllgent and bnsinsss.lke
| Misunderstanding gglty Ansirs has been
eminenilg AsiiAiacioTy
The Vigorous isaaeisnenl OF political
abuses whch constitutes the platform
of the independents, whose nomination
Governor Nhyte 6rs, accepts. Is direc.
4 ted. not agin.t abuses oi administration
or ia govcaneut, bu, 10 party manage.
men, and i the conduct Of elections.
| The regullF convention Of the demo.
cratic part, which also adopted Gov
eruur Nhye ~ is candidate, dad no
more thanh simple act OF justice IA
adopting unanimously Fesolatipu ttstt.
fying 10 its6wn sense Of the merits OF
MAYOR Latiobe's administration. Con.
scunehty / il clear, according 10 the
formal declaration Of both political BIO.
dies or organizations which have united
in the PRECIPITATION OF new candidate
Tor mayoraty. that the motives for the
charge are political and not personal. and
that in part exigeneIes must be found the
solution oflasi weeks political develop
menis. What those exigencies are or
are supposed 10 be, Il Interests the pub.
nc now muth less to inquire or 20 under.
stand, thanlo consider how the pubic
interests arc likely TO be effected by the
1 proposed change Of administration, as
suming thai Mr.. Whyte becomes may
or. fhc manner in which his nonina-
ton has been received naturally indi-
Gates that ne new candidate will have
the hearty and undivided support Of his
party. on bis personal qualifications
| for the position Il is scarcely necessary
TO speak. As he himself says, his pub
tic record i before the people." Long
years spent in the public service, filling
one important and distinguished posi-.
ton after another, have made his name
and character more familiar to this COM
muniiy than any public man in II. From
none OF tie important trusts with which
- Lss been Ls.~.-A I.---.4i ~. - -.
more personal credit or a l-' seI i"sa'
sure of Iousi top.aasny than rom the
ore he lad filed in the Senate Of the
Hated states. He will find probably,
i ,be duties Of the mayoral,y differ
cnt held, and one requiring different
measure and kid Of personal and rou-
/ g.. -. i !. b,.s4hn fi,sn fr,er aa,s ~ Al a,