Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-01-23
The Outlook in State Politics.

The Outlook in State Politics.
The next item of general interest in Mary
land politics will be the appointment of a Stat
Treasurer to succeed Mr.. Barnes Compton, who
will resign about March 4th, having beer
elected to the 49sh Congress. j The Governor
has this appointment, and the G icer will have
the place until the General Assembly meets
next winter and elects Treasurer for two
years Mr.. John S. Cuttings, of Baltimore
county whose name has been used for severa
years in connection with this Office has an
ncunced his candidacy, and will receive TIT
support OF many men in the State promne n
in politics and business Hon. J. F. c. Talbot
of Baltimore county, has $50 been mentioned
in connection with the appointment.
The only two officers on the Marylan Stat.
ticket this year will be Comptroller and Clerl
TO the Court of Appeals The incumbents will
he candidates for re nomination on the Demo
cratic ticket, and it is not known that there
will be any opposition to either of them. Mr.
Spencer Jones, the present Clerk, was elected
in 1879, with Hamilton for Governor, and
Heating for Comptroller, on the same ticket
All the counties and the city of Baltimore will
elect members of the House of Delegates, and
Sheriffs, and all the counties, County Commits
sioners. Senators will be elected in Worcester
Dorchester, Caroline, Talbot, Cecil, Hartford,
Montgomery Aliegany. Garrett, Prince Georges
lative District of Baltimore city. Clerks will
be elected for three courts in Baltimore, and in
20 counties; Registers Of Wills will be elected
in 20 counties; and one Judge in the first judi
cial circuit. Election day will be Tuesday,
November 3rd.
As the next General Assembly will elect a
United States Senator great interest will be
taken by the politicians IN the legislative
nominations The Western Shore has several
distinguished Democrats who would accep,
with thanks such an election. Senator Gorma H
has said that all he wants in politics now is to
be returned 10 the Senate; his Exeeilency, the
present Governor is said TO be willing though
his candidacy has not been announced and
there those who believe that neither of the
distinguished ex Governors ard ex -Senators
Whyte or Hamilton would frewn down a move
ment looking towards tn. senator>hip. There
is no intimatiou, however at this writing, oil
any crystaliiEiton of oppositioR to the re-elec.
ton of Senator German, and probably he will
go through in 1886 as eIsily as he did in 1880
1t is always less trou ole to elect Western Shore
than au Eastern Shore Senator Somebod '
gets the thing fixed by the time the Legislator.
meets. In 1880, Mr.. German got the caucus
nomination on the lst ballot in 1874 Mr.
Whyte had it dead sure in the beginning; and
in 1868, Mr. Hamilton had it easy But there
is generally great squ.bbing over the Eastern
Shore majors. Last year there were five bona
f3s Democratic candidates, and Judge Wilson
made il on the 18th ballot, in the midst OF a
bitter struggle. Six years before that, the con.
test which wouad up in the election of Mr.
Groone VS. sill! more protracted and in 1872
DR.. Dennis was elected after a wearisoms and
much mixed course of ballotng.
The holding over State Senators are Demo
Gratis 9, Republicans 4 II the thirteen to be
elected this year of the same politics as those
who GO out. the next Senate will stand Demo.
Gratis II, Republicans L. Democrats 60 out ID
Baltimore city, ell. Dorchester, Garrett, and
Worcester. Republicans IN Allegsuy Caroline
Charles Hartford, Montgomery Prince Georges
ST. Marr's and Talbot. At the election last
November, Caroline went Democratic By 81
majoritys; Hartford ny 6i7 majority Mon,go
merv by $50 majority Prince Georges by l2C
maj ority ard Talbot by l67 majority. THIS,
cratic Senator's this year. II amounts to q
certainty respecting Hartford and Montgomery
On the other hand Dorchester gave l64 Repul-
lican majority last November, and Garrett 1872
gain FIVE and lose two Senator's, which will
make the body stand II TO O. And IL they csu
gain Hartford, Montgomery, Talbot, Prince
Georges and Caroline, without losing Dor
chester and Garrett, SIS is by no means impos
si5e, the next Senate will have in il 10 Demo.
Gratis and Republicans This is the hes, The
Democrats can do The best the most sangune
Republicans can hope for will be TO bold Caro-
line, Priure Georges and Talbot. aud gain
Dorchester and Garrett. which would still make
the Senate stand IA Democrats TO II Republi,
cans None of their calcnlstors can, therefore
plausibly figure out a Republican majority for
the next Senate. All the chances are in f-vo,
of an increased Democratic majority -E,stor
Ledger.
EIsENAS BRos., Dress Suits cor. 18th and
SIS, Washington, d. c.