Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-06-18
MARYLAND Politics.
Approaching Struggle for supreme
acy of Cecil POliticians-Next SAT-
urday 10 be n Lively Day There.

| special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal.
| ELKToN, June 15.-The fight for the
| spoils in the Democratic party i'll Cecil
county began earlier this year than usual.
| Candidates announced themselves away
| back in March and have been making an
| active canvass ever since. The factional
/ fight, it is presumed, will end on Satur-
| day next, that being the date announced
for the primaries. This is very early
| date, the usual time for holding the
primaries being the last of August or first
| of September. The reason for this il is
understood, is that the fight is n particu-
| larly bitter one, and il may take time TO
coax or whip some defeated persons
| back to the ranks. 1t was therefore
decided to over with it and let the
stronger prevail. The lines are drawn in
strange places in this contest. Old
factional connections are severed. 1t
seems rather strange to see Albert Con
stable and William Ward in harness
together and Charles O. Crothcrs and
Constable at outs. Still the fight is Con-
table against the sold ring except that
the 'ring" has recruits from Constable
sources and vice versa. The officers
to be elected this fall are as follow:
A clerk of the court, term six years
register of wills, term six years State
senator, four years three members of
the house of delegates, three county COM
missioners and n surveyor. There will
probably be contest in each of the nine
districts, although compromises are
talked of in one or two. Each district elects
five delegates at the primaries to attend
the county convention, which meets ON
the following Tuesday. The general
opinion is that compromise won't work
in any of the districts, as il is difficult
matter to make nm even division of five.
In the first district, which lies down
along the Sassafras and has for its capital
the little town of Cecilton, is one of the
warmest contests i'll the county. William
Ward, mn ex-member of the house of
delegates is ambitious to take step up
the political ladder and fill seat in the
state senate. Ward has until few
months ago been an anti Constable man,
but not being able to get what he wanted
from the other wing went over to the
enemy. He is assisted in his fight to
control the delegation from the first by
William Deshane whose name is on the
Constable slate for county commissioner.
Opposed is president of the county COM
missioners, William S. Potter, ex-States
Senator William NJ. Knight, is backing
Potter and using his large influence in
the district to accomplish the defeat of
Ward. Notwithstanding this, the chances
are said to be in favor of Wards winning
the day.
In the Second, chesapeake City, dis
trict, resides William Z. Howard who was
early in the lists for clerk of the court
having been known rs the Constable can
didate for that position for years. Howard
has strong friends and many, some of
whom vow they will vote for no other for
that office. He is reasonably sure of the
support of his home district. In the
Third (Elkton) district the candidates as
usual are numerous. Albert Constable,
whose independent course several years
ago in the house of delegates so greatly
offended the bosses, is again n
candidate for the Legislature, and has
been going over the district ON horse and
on foot for months furthering his candi-
dacy. With him is ex-Sheriif Morris
Dunbar, who ran far ahead of his ticket
when elected sheriff. james A. Lewis,
nn ex-justice of the peace, eX-judge of the
orphans court and eX-momber of the
house of delegates and Constable man,
would like to be next register of wills.
Howard's influence in this district is also
considerable. Opposed to this array
of candidates are Reuben e. Ju-
mar, who is filling the unexpired
term of the late Harry ID. Miller as regis
ter of wills, and who would like a full
term in that position, ind Clinton McCul-
Tough, who desires to be state senator.
This district if usually anti-Constable.
Mr.. Constable, however carried it two
years ago by 60 majority. Candidates
in the fourth district, known as the
Gibraltar of Democracy are scarce. Both
wings claim the district and compro-
mise is talked of.
The Fifth or North East district, two
years ago supported Constable. 1t is
claimed by both parties,
In the Sixth district there are two can
didates for clerk: Adam II. Magmw,
president of the Cecil County Agricultural
Society, and DIR. j. II. Crothers. They
are both hostile to Mr.. Constable.
In the Seventh or Port Deposit district
the candidates are james NJ. Touchstone,
an ex-member of the house of delegates,
for register of wills, and John w. jack
son for county commissioner These are
on the Constable wing. William X.
Reckafus, candidate for the clerk of the
court. is iu opposition.
The Eighth district delegation will be
| in the interest of DIR. Crothers for clerk
and anti Constable The Ninth will also
probably be anti Constable.
Which ever combination of candidates
carries five of the nine districts will
control the convention. There is
much interest over the nomina-
tions for the senate and house of
delegates MS the next Legislature elects n
successor to Arthur p. Gormnn in the
United Stntrs Senate and governor TO
succeed Lloyd. Both the candidates for