Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-02-08
Latest Phase Of The Fight.

Gov. McLane gave his views very plainly
10 the delegation which was here to-day about
tobacco inspectors. He will give Baltimore
city one of Them two 10 the four lower counties
of Calvert, St Marv'S Charles and Prince
Georges, and two to the upper counties OF
Montgomery, Howard, Anne Arundel and
Baltimore county He will insist that those
appointed from any county shall take care OF
its adjoining county, thus pairing them off,
Calvert and ST Marys, Charles and Prince
Georges, Baltimore CO., and Anne Arundel,
Mont gomery and How ard The Governor does
not think the tobacco inspectors from the lower
counties have strengthened the democratic
party much in those sections but by dividing
the friends of the different candidates has cauS-
ed discussions, which resulted in the overthrow
of The sarty there, just as il is claimed the
canal does in Western Maryland. But for these
elements of diSSenSion he believes both South
ern and Western Maryland might be democrat
tic. None of the Southern Maryland counties
can unite on any one man for tobacco inspector.
The Governor would not delay much longer
sending in some of the general appointments
hut for the unavoidable absence q Senator
jackson, chair man of the committee on eXecu-
ti.e nominations, v o is al his home sick. He
will, in the minor appointments, consider The
wishes of the Delegates and Senators from these
sections which have democratic representatives.
W
he will send down the ole list. He points to
the fact that Il number of counties have no
democrats in either house, owing 10 disSensions
in the party.
The above is from the Baltimore Sun of " ed
nesday last and is the very latest phase the fight
over the tobacco inSpectorshps has assumed.
We See but little encouragement in this article,
should it prove to contain the true views OF
the Governor, of our county getting one OF
these warehouses, for it has been generally con-
coded that the county prince George'S) with
which We are made to pair, will assuredy get
an appointment. But it also appears TO Us that
whoever that appointee may be our county will
be entitled TO one or more clerkships under him
For the minor appointments such registrars
of voters, magistrates, etc, in our county, the
present incumbents feel reasonably secure,
for in the above article the Governor is made
to say that he will make no change in these Of
fees in those counties that have no Democratic
representatives in either branch Of the General
Assembly. We are inclined TO think some OF
the applicants from the Northern, or non-tobac-
CO growing counties, or their friends, have
been giving the Governor wrong impressions,
As to the fact that the warehouses have caused
dissensions Iii this section Of The State. Such
is not the fact, rs We can truthiully aver that
the appointment OF any man to these positions
has not lost the Democratic party a sin-l vote
in this county. On the contrary could cur
people look with any degree of certainty on
getting these warehouses, We opine IL would
awaken them to more active and energetic et-
forts i'll behalf OF the party and would occasion
more thorough and complete organization
than at present exists The fact that up 10 within
a few years past We had been completely and
entirely ignored in this patronage has, We
think. more 10 do With Iukewarmness in party
organization than The testowal of the ware
houses occasions