The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-11-30
The Egis and Intelligencer
Bel Air. Md, November 30, 1883.
Political and Other Matters.
Charles &. unity commissioner IndicI
ed-ElectiOl Break fasts

anu ULHeT mhtteTS.
charles g.. unity Commissioners Indict-
ed-ElectiOH BreRhfasts
Mir. II. b. Parlett has bee N elected Pres
ent of the board of Baltimore county com
misSioneIs.
WIN. s. Potter has been elected Presi-
dent of the Cecil county commissioners board
John s. Rossell clerk, and Clinton Nc
Culough counsel.
Republican papers of the Second con-
gressional district aIe booming Mr.. Robert
Creswel Thackery, of Elkton, for their can
didate for Congress next year.
1T is claimed that T. A. Melvin, sheriff
elect of Dorchester county, had not resided
five years in The State prior TO his election,
and is therefore ineligible.
ME-. George A. Wells, of Annapolis, is
recommended as suitable person for Govern
or McLaue's Secretary of State. DR.. Wells
was Dictated for the State Senate at the late
election.
The Towsontown Journal suggests Mr..
Samuel Brady, of that county, for Speaker Of
the next House of Delegates. Mr.. Joseph b.
Seth, of Talbot and others, are also named in
that connection.
The newly elected board of commission
ers in Wicomico county organized on Tues.
day by eecting George Waller president, E.
NJ, Valston treasurer and ID. j. Holloway
clerk
George F. Harlan, one of the Republican
candidates for county commissioner in
Cecil county, has taken steps to contest the
election of Eli s. Seminar, Democrat, who
WAS returned elected by 5 majority over
Harlan.
The vote for surveyorin Caroline county
MAS tie, and a new election will therefore
he held. The Democratic candidate how.
ever, lives in Delaware, and the Republican
candidate intends to move out of the county
ut an early day.
The county commissioners of Queen
Aune's county have elected William Denney,
President; John F. Goodwin, Treasurer Robt.
Goldsborough. clerk, and A. r. Weldon,
Esq, attorney. Mr.. Goldsborough has been
clerk to the county commissioners for the
past sixteen years and has given universal
satisfaction.
"A controversy is being carried on in Car
roll county about an anonymous letter which
was sent to large number of Dunkards, just
before the election, urging them to take no
part in politics. Postmaster Huber, of West
minister, charged Mr.. James A. Diffenbaugh
with having written it, Mr.. Ditfenbaugh
denies this in card under oath, and accuses
Mr.. Huber of being the author.
The Charles county grand jury, having
recommended that committee be appointed
to examine the county books and vouchers
and investigate the manner of the expendi-
ture of the thirty odd thousand dollars which
the commissioners have not accounted for,
in accordance with law, in the last two years,
the court appointed a committee to make
the examination. Charles county has been
under Republican control for several years.
1T has been the custom of the Republi-
cans in Charles county to give the colored
voters, on the morning of election day,
breakfast" at each voting place, dis
tribute tickets and march them TO the polls.
The Port Tobacco Times, since the late cleo
ton, has declared that the practice is a viola
ton of law. Indictments have accordingly
been found against Benjamin G. Stonestreet,
the chairman of the Republican central COM
mitlee, and B. w. Spalding one of the indie
pendent candidates for county commission
er at the late election.
The County Commissioners of Charles
county were indicted, last week, fol malieas
ance in office, in failing to make out and pub,
fish detailed statement of the county ex-
penses, rs required by law. The defendants
waived jury trial and the case was heard
before Judge Stone, who decided that in view
of the fact that there was some evidence that
some of these irregularities had been practic.
ed by the predecessors of the present board
for some time back, and in view of the further
fact that an investigation was then pending
to ascertain whether the commissioners had
taken advantage of these Irregularities in their
published statements to inappropriate the
public money, he would impose merely no.
mina fine of one dollar each upon the COM
missoners and costs. They promptly paid
their fines, and so the case stands at present