The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-10-14
AFTER THE BATTLE
The old Bench Re-Nominated - Mr..
Cruikshank Gracefully Descends
from Mount Pisgah.

The old Bench Nominated - Mr.
Cruikshank Gracefully Descends
from Mount Pisgah.
In our last issue we gave our readers
simple and uuvarniShed story OF the big
Democratic primaries, and the ittle-25
II. .. convention which assembled i'll the
court house and selected its combination
delegates for CheStrrtown, under the
personal supervision of the champion,
who was not Il member of the convention
Itself and for which interference. i'll the
business Of that august body, MIR. Ma
graw called him to account 80 severely,
and which dictation finally resulted in
the withdrawal of the Stump delegates.
This action was not it seems premeditated.
But whether it WAS or not, the effect WAS
| the same upon the combination men.
Anticipating at CheSJertown, some az
rrcsSive action Oh the part Of the boilers.
and SuppoSing of course that they would
go there fortified with the evidence and
| furnished with the witnesses. to establish
the fact that fraud had been resorted to
| in the Fifth district, to carry 1t tor Mr..
! CruikShank Mr.. Constable and his re-
| taners, had prepared Il volumin"us mass
of aidavits and testimony to dlsprove
! this foul aspersion upon their political
| honesty. This they took to Chescertowu
| 1t filled it is SAID. an ordinary trunk SO
massive was it IN its proportions. Tho
! sequel shows, however, that this was
:
since the course of events in convention
rendered the Use OF ailidavitS on either
| SIDE unnecessary. With the fOrethought
| that distinguishes all good generals
either political ~ military, ,Ir. Consta-
ole tool. the !ie!d early in the week. and
went t. Chester Gown on Monday. Tho
interval between The session Of the %
| h. y. convention and the assembling of
the judicial convention. he had spent at
Atlantic City, i'll recovering his wasted
energies, and strens thening the inner
man Tor the final struggle. Being about
to carry the war into Africa, of course he
needed followers and supporters His
little band OF warrior chleltains followed
submissively al his heels. Some of them
were d little battered and the worse for
wear it is true. Harry d. and Henry
Hess each Wore Il black eye, received at
| the hands OF the lrrepreSsibie JET,
but they We're game all over, and were
early bound for CheStertOWu. There too
wa, the Octoraro club SwiHgur. whose
war whoop had reSouuded over his ma
tive hills and at whose belt hung TiaIiy
/ Il Gl90dissS scalp. But for the faithful
8 Isaac, OF Zion. who strange 10 say,
after all the wars OF the com h;laticn men
on him Lad turned his Sntten cheek 10
be sAlYcd by the champions friends the
inevitable Carroll would have occupied
an accidental seat OF the floor of the nom
| mating convention. TuGsCav last was
MUSTER DAY Vt CLINTON
for the advance upon Chystertown. The
! faithful and no less a(lablc commissioner
from the Sixth, was at his post early IL
the day. lie still bore about him the
marks u his recent mill, 6ut ne came
smilingl: to the front. Although the
second Tuesday i'll the month was cspc-
cial business day in the hulu-in the wall,
aud in tie Row generally, it was soon
apparent that the Champions brigade
men were III no hu:nor tor public affairs.
There was Il nervous manner generally
prevalent ''down stairs The faithful
Deputy locked ,a,!uw and Sickly. His
conscience evidently was troubling bin,
III rev iewing the financial condition o!
the combination, OF whose spare change,
he had been the unSparimG amoner, aud
in rejecting upon the coStlveuess Of
mules. The county administration,
| however. leaving the cares .! Office aud
the peoples business To take ca!e of them
selves got oil early III the day, not as well
equipped Tor Il long drive as some Of the
others, but they succeeded in reaching
Chesapeake City without accident.
AN EPISODE.
Here the two county d!guilaIies chang
ed teams. Pressing on To the front 40
untoward event happened them until
they reached Halena. They would have
stopped here ana baitcd their sorry nag,
but turning the corner! they came sud
denly upon q oarouch drawn by two
horses, niled with 1oltels, Messrs. Ma
graw, Thomas. Hammond and BcnjA-
min. Taking III the fact at a glance,
that the crraud to CheStcrtown OF each
patty would not furnish a theme tor mtl-
tual conversational pleasure, the two
officials girded up the l0inS of their high
calling and passed. OF 70 kcnncdyyille
Here they Natercd--tncir hurscs-aud
were safely o.. TIE road again, With th"S-
tertOwn just ahead when Up behind
drove the barouch party. Now said tae
drivers" the best horse for ChesterJown,
and the barouch hauled out for Il PASS.
The two dignjtarieS also applied the CAD,
when with Il Sudden liz, WhlZZ, slam
and bang. down went their horse head
and heels. The astouished officials SDrapg
from Their wagon, to ind their horse
prone, his knees cut aud biccding,a brok-
L. r ILL.,, !
had undertaken 10 pass Cruikshanil on
the road, aud the latter team had brok-
en- down. 1t was suggestive omen of
events soon to follow. When the crowd
all assembled about the Noshcll House
IT CHEsTERToWN
on Tuesday evening, Cecil had Il very fair
representation. Especially the first dis
trict was well represented by Mr.. CrujI
snanks friends. they being noticeabiy in
majority Among the visitors 20 the
convention outside of the regular dele
gates frnm Cecil were. VIM. Ward T.
c. Cruikshanks. Adam Magraw, Arthur
Stump, Isaac +. NanarSdale. DR.. ii. IL.
Mitchell, Clinton Mctn,lough, John VI.
Miller, G. W. Oldham. K. !. Thomas. Jr
W. 7. I.amlnond !. y. Benjamin, c. e..
Crutne1s John ;. Resell. Harry d. Mil
Ter, Henry Hess, T. iiraien Gillespie.
Joseph Couian, Henry Coudon, Walter
Scott Price. Es4s.
The Talbot delegation put in an appear
ance the same evening headed by ex-tfov-
crnor j. +. Thomas and gen. Edward l..
F. IIarGcastle. There were quite a num-
Der OF outsiders also from Talbot Il
portion OF the Caroline delegation, back
ed 10y outside politicians. was also on the
scene. Only one member from Queen
Anne put himself on record that even
ing-Col. w. Henry LeGs. The Kent
delegation was represented by James y.
Pe,rc-. but there were plenty Of iniuen-
tia outsiders On hanu to discuss the sit
uation. The headqua:ter were at the
Eoshen House, and from 5 to IL there
We're kept NJ animated side discussions.
The tide seemed t" be running altogether
in favor OF the old bench. but the Cruik-
shank sympathizers we're making an ami
mated fight. About 9 clock the Excel.
sior brass band appeared in front of the
hotel aud played several airs, as general
compliment to the vi&iiois. Calls were
made tor Ex-Governor Thomas, and he
appeared upon :he balcony and made Il
short speech. avoiding any definite refer
ence to the coming convention. Albert
| Constable was called for perSistcntly, but