Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-11-02

to his business tact and experience, he is
gentleman of good educational qualifi-
cations, in the prime of life and possessed
of much energy. He will make a good
representative.
Mr. James A. Franklin, the other can-
didate for the Legislature, has-been pur-
suing most of his life the avocation of a
school teacher and surveyor. He is at
present a justice of the peace, and dis
charges the duties of his office with mark
ed ability and good judgment. He is a
gentleman of studious habits, and is pos
sessed of a. fine stock of general informa-
ton. He is man of the highest integri-
ty of character, fair speaker and in the
Legislative halls of the State will make an
efficient representative. He is Democrat
in politics.
For the Orphans Court, Messrs. D. l.
Sanders, Richard Price and Walter W.
Milstead, are candidates. Mr.. Sanders is
well known throughout the county, hav
ing heretofore occupied positions of pub
lie trust and been candidate for office.
He was educated for the law. and would
fill the office with ability and courtesy
Messrs. Price and Milstead are both well
known and successful farmers and will
bring good Judgment and fair business
abilities to the discharge OF their official
duties.
For States Attorney James F. Matthews,
ESQ.,. the present incumbent, is the indie
pendent candidate. For the past four
years Mr.. MATHEWS has filed the office
with characteristic ability, promptness
and courtesy. and his past official record
affords the highest guarantee Of his future
usefulness and ability in the office
For County Commissioners, the post
which more particularly concerns the tax
payers, and upon which more than all the
other county offices together, depends the
economical, honest and efficient admins
tration of the affairs of the county, the in
dependent ticket is an exceptionally good
tax burdened people of an alievistion of
these burdens. DR.. Thomas A. Carrico
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our hands to convince the people of their
eminent and peculiar fitness for the trust
they are willing to accept. They are a.
mong our most prominent and public
~ he ~ hau
ing such men in the board at this time. TO
overhaul the loose and unwarrantable
management of the last ten years. is too
manifest and patent to be mentioned. Mr..
B. W. Spalding, though perhaps not quite
so Well known as the two gentlemen just
named, is no, inferior to either of them in
point of integrity, intelligence and bust
ness capacity. He is a successful farmer
of the 9th district, where he is well known
and universally esteemed. He will make
a useful and efficient commissioner. Mr..
John H. Chappelear is well known and
very popular in the 9th district, of which
be is native. He is brother of Mr.. G.
I. Chappelear, and was formerly tax col
lector for the eastern district. He is a
gentleman of good business qualifications,
straightforward and honest in his dealings
and will make a good commissioner. Mr..
Thomas Norman, the other candidate for
commissioner, is citizen of Nanjemoy
district. Though we are not personally
acquainted with Mr.. Norman, we are in
formed by reliable gentleman from his
district that he is native of Nauiemoy
and is young man of excellent character
and good business qualifications, who, if
elected, will make an honest, conscientious
and useful member of the board.
For Sheriff, Mr.. James A. Adams, of
Middletown district, is the independent
candidate. He is farmer in very good
circumstances and tax payer. He is
well respected in his neighborhood as an
honest, upright and industrious man and
good neighbor. He is Republican in
politics and very popular among the col
ored people, who regard him as true
friend. He has broken loose from the To-
cal ring, and his influence will do much
to convince the colored voters how they
are being imposed upon by the little ring
of renegade Democrats who have organic
ed them solidly against the white people
of the county. The most urgent efforts
have been made by Dr.. VIM. r. Wilmer
and the ring to buy Mr.. Adams off from
being candidate, and large rewards have
been repeatedly offered him, knowing as
these willy scbemers do that when the ne
groes are once convinced by men they have
confidence in of the outrageous manner
they have been imposed upon by this sell
fish local junto, that the stock in trade of
the local corporation will be forever gone,
but, to Mr.. Adams's great credit be it said
he has steadily refused all such offers, and
will remain a candidate to the last. Mr..
Adams will make an entirely competent
and efficient sheriff and should be elected.
Justice as well as the truest policy de-
mand that the man who hes made such
sacrifices in matter that tends to the per-
manent good of the county should be re-
warded with the solid vote of all opposed
to the bad republican corporation.
As whole the independent ticket is an
excellent one and ought to be voted solid
ly by all true citizens of the county-Den,-
ocrats as well as Republicans.
Young men Of Charles county, arise in your
might on Tuesday neat and retrieoe the land