The midland journal., 1885-11-13

vo es, or was cut on 73 Republican
tickets. Wilson, for House of Delegates
gained 81 from the opposition and lost
from his own party l3. Richards gain.
ed 81 and lost II. Mccullough, for State
Senate, gained % and lost 5. Bond
gained Democrat votes and lost a
Republican. This is the record OF the
Rising Sun poll, where nobody was
drunk and not much buying was prac-
ticed. 1t shows that voters are shak-
ing off party shackles, and think and
act Independently. They are ris-
ing above the bigotry which in the past
has been almost as great curse to po-
litical, as religious liberty.
DIR. Crothers did not owe the losses
from his own party to personal unpop'
ularity, nor Mr.. Davis his gains from
personal popularity wholly. The un-
derlying cause dates back to the pri-
mary meetings. The majority of the
Democratic party wanted Magraw. not
that they had any i'll will toward the
Dr.. but they had, or thought they had,
strong reasons for desiring to place
Magraw on the ticket, but the Doctor
and his friends were better organizers.
and were the better judges of men. To
use military phrase, they were better
strategists They knew better how to
4 4,
quick 10 discover and strengthen a
weak point in their own ranks and
take advantage Of the same in their ap-
ponents.
Under the old system of political
warfare, with a majority in the candl-
dates party and fair, nomination. as
the code of political morals runs, with
a fairly personal popularity, nomi'
nation was tantamount to an election
The DOCTORS friends based their calcu-
lations on these old and long establish
ed maxims. and planned their campaign
accordingly, but the failure was most
decide. 1t may be claimed that Mr.
Davis personal popularity carried him
through, enabling him to ride over
party..prejudices, and break down all
opposition. But a glance at the record
disproves this theory. 81 "Mugwumps''
are found at one poll, casting their
votes against him Some of these votes
were cast, it is probable, from personal
motives but there is little doubt
thatthe greater part were of
the real ''Mugwump'' class
a class who srurn party ties, and
vote from motives which they evolve
from their ''inner consciousness" "
The. are the hard nuts which the pol
iticians strives in vain to crack The
Republican party is full of them. and
the infection is beginning to spread in
the Democrat party. Old methods are
PLAYING out. The fact is, the mass of
the Democrat party wanted Magraw,
and they believed that if every body
had gone up to the primaries
of his own free will with
out any electioneering and CAN
yassing, that he would have been nom
mated. Not that they loved the doct-
or less but, they wanted Magraw more.
And hosts of Republicans wanted him
but we'll organized and skillfully con-
Quoted primaries left him out, but a
large mass were not satisfied. lamar
gained II and lost only l. The DEM
ocrat scratchers had nothing against
him. and the Republican Mugwumps,
said, "he has been a faithful officer
He takes pleasure in assisting persons
who are called to transact business in
the Registers office. He does not
charge us fees unmerciful. Well vote
for him.; and they did.
Mccullough gained 29 and lost at
these polls Bond gained only 4 DEM
ocrat, and lost "a Republicans. Bond
is u first class scholarly man. Why did
he loose so near home. He boldly ad-
vocateu high license" and McCul-
Tough said he would not vote to repeal
the Local Option law.
Now let US take look at the Warsaw
of Cecil county. There we find Sobesky
plotting against his household, Achil-
les in his tent swearing he will drag
Hector round Troy at his chariot
wheels, and the Appeal, like Murat fir