The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-10-07
Maryland Politics.

The Annapolis correspondent of the Balti-
more Sun has the following in his letter of
Wednesday: ''The Republican judicial pri-
maries take place in this county on Saturday,
at which delegates to the county convention
are to be selected to nominate delegates to
the judicial convention, which meets at Eli
colt City on day hereafter to be appointed,
to nominate three judges, comprising the fifth
judicial circuit. Since the nomination by the
Democratic convention of Judge Oliver Miller
for chief Judge, Mr.. Frank H. Stockett, who
has been prominently spoken of for the NOM
ination, has positively declined to become a
candidate and oppose Judge Miller, and it is
probable that, in view of the declension OF
Mr. Stockett, the Anne Arundel Republicans
will not make any serious opposition to Judge
Miller for the chief judgeship, but will indorse
him for that position. For associate judges
the names of ex-Judge John E. Smith, of
Carroll county, and Nicholas Brewer, of Anne
Arundel, are prominently before the people.
A prominent county politician stated to-day
that the above ticket would no doubt be sup
ported by the Republicans of the fifth judicial
circuit"
1t is noticeable fact that not only has the
Republican party of this city neglected to
avail itself of the safeguards adopted for prl-
mary elections by the Democrats, but their
primaries have been as scandalous and dis
honest as they ever were. The new primary
election law has been ignored in all their po-
litieal movements, the precinct system utterly
disregarded, and the primaries not only con,
Quoted in the same old way but the same old
abuses are conspicuous at them. Yet they
want non partisan judiciary, in other words
they want at least two of their partisans on
the Bench from which they were expelled with
such popular emphasis the first chance the
people had of a fair election after escaping, IL
! 1861, from the clutches of Republican bosses
on and off the Bench.-Baltimore Ne,cs.
The Baltimore County Herald is an aggres
sive Half Breed organ, and is pitching into
the Stalwarts at home and abroad 1t is max
| ing it particularly lively for G. Irving Dirty
| internal revenue collector, who has recent.
discharged number of employees who were
| federal soldiers. The Union, Stalwart pa
per, saws that some "swell- head grumblers'
are finding fault with Col. Dirty because h
turned out two Union soldiers to make room
for other Union soldiers" and says "Col
Dirty did right"
The Democrats of the sixth judicial circui
have nominated Judge John A. Lynch, o
| Frederick county, present incumbent, ant
Hon. George Peter, of Montgomery county
for associate judges. Judge Ritohie wa
elected last year for fifteen years.
The Democrats of Baltimore have renomi
mated Judges Pinkney, Gilmore and Carey
VIM. A. Fisher, native of Carroll county
and who is related to the Reese, Frizzell and
Smith families of Westminster, completes the
ticket. An Independent ticket, it is said
will be in the field. RI n,gr
The Republicans of the End congressiona
district. at Hayre de Grace on Thursday
nominated Thaddeus G. Blair, superintendent
of the Ashland Company. Mr.. Blair is
s'Stalwart the Stalwarts, y and will be beate
by Mr.. Talbot by about 1900 majority.
Walter Sorrell says that he and three ,othe
colored men are preparing themselves
stump Southern Maryland in the interest c
the Democrats and address themselves to tn
large colored element in that congressions
district. t7
2 In the fourth judicial circuit the Democrat
have nominated r. II. Alvey, present incum
bent, for Chief Judge, and A. K. Syester fo
Associate Judge. Both are residents of Ha
gerstown. m
Messrs. VIM. A. Stewart, A. Leo Kno
and James A. Buchanan would not perm
their names to be used in the judicial prims
ries on Thursday in Baltimore. '
The Republicans have nominated Col. 7. I
Lang tor congress IN the third congresSlons
district, and Henry Stockbridge in the fourt
district,
Hon. Andrew Chapman has been repom
mated for congress by the Democrats OF tn
fifth district He had no opposition.
Judge Robert Ford, Of st. Mary's count.
has been renominated by the Democrats I,
the seventh judicialcircuit, for associate judg'
Hon. George w. Covington was renomini
ted on Thursday in the first district by
:. Democrats for Congress.
The Republicans of Baltimore have pos
poned their action on nominations for judge
until next Thursday.