Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-04-03

With the twitter Of the blue bil ds and ,ht
first appearance of green grass, the average
politician seems to awake from the ethargy
| with which he becomes surrounded after the
fall election, and again becomes numerous -
About this season Of the year the man whose
face is continually wr.athed in smiles and who
eagerly hops from one group to another and
sreets all with whom he comes in contact with
a cordial hand squeeze and an inquiry
after the health of wives and babies, is usually
Gin the hands of his friends, and if the fact
does not become palpable at FIST, 1t will soon
become rumored around, by some disentersst
ed (?) friend, of course, that he is an applicant
for such or such an office. As usual the rePub-
licans, having held sway here so long, imagine
that their tenure is Indefinite, and they the
6rst in the field Among them political gossip
is rife just now, and they are frequently in
conclave discussing pro d con the possibilities
and pi liabilities Of the canvass this fall. The
election this year is an important one in the
county, as every important office here, with the
exception of State. Attorney, is to be filled
Clerk of the Court, Register Of Wills, Sheriff,
1--WE members of the board of County Commits
sioners, one Senator and three rsrn Der. of the
house o! DeltSates 10 ne cnOseB. AS We
have before limited, not having the govsrnmen
patronage to look forward to now, the fight
for the chief of these offices will wax very bit
ter between The several factions and Fl ON prese
indications the ones who succeed in getting
the nominations will have 10 do some tall work
before the convention meets. The following
are some of the names we have thus far heard
of for these offices, and as each has been a can
didite of more or less prominence at previous
elections thiRk it can be safely set down
that they are all in the field For Clerk, the
present incumbent will be the leading caRdi
date, and AS his shrewdncss in political maa-
agement and manipulation has done more to
solidifv the republican ranks here than that Of
any other one man, he will make ii lively aud
warm for his competitors, and it will he
wonder to all if he is beaten for the nomina-
ton. DR.. F. NJ. Lancaster, who wields con-
siderable influence in the lower section Of the
county, will contest with him for the honors,
as will also Mr.. W. Dec. Mitchell and runor
also has it that Dir F d Nudd will seek the place
1t has been suggested, but so far can
learn, only among Democrats that Dr. Wilmer,
who will soon be compelled TO cease his susk-
ing al the pubic pap, would come here, and
being the grand mogul' of all this section,
might undertake 10 arrogste to himself the en-
oluments OF this the biggest Office in the gift 81
his constituents. Bat of opinion that
the DR.. is too shrewd Il politician 10 undertake
to DO so unpoGtic a thing, and We do not be
lieve that he will be in the race. For Register
JAS. NJ. Harvey, the present register, would
like to have it sgain, but Mr. f. q. Medley,
who undoubtedly gave the Office to Harvey SIX
years ago by throwing the Middleton n delega-
ton to him in the convention, thinks that hs
ought 20 step aside and throw his influence in
bis Medieys) favor. FrieRds a so say that
eI Judge Wilmer Rowe also seeks this position
and il is commended that his long service n the
Orphans Court euiGentl, % qualify him for
I he place Ar. Nm. II. " sde Won q ike 10
have it, as w,ud also Mr.. John l. Jenkias
1t is likely that many combinations will he
formed among these various candidates during
the summer aud then, Of course. the strongest
team carries tie primaries. For Sheriff appli-
cants are numerous, but nothing new has
turned up sincs our last report in this connec-
ZION. The same may aso be said Of the House
OF Delegates. For Senator it 10 said that Mr.
5. s Mud: would like 10 succeed DR.. Lanca..
ter, but ii the Dr.. fails in hi. efforts for Clerk
most likely hs will Try 10 succeed himself; in
that event Mr.. Mud will be put on tbs Lrgis-
iati,e tisket. Every white republican 10 tie
county, who is not seeking some other position.
would like TO tie County Commissioner, So il j.
not possible for US 10 report much on that
score. Our one nish IL thst the domination.
Of 10th parties i'll be good, Substantive men
50 that should we be SO unfortunate 10 los.
again we viii nj least have " ise and practical
board 10 attend ~ the county affairs. Amoas
the Democrats .lttIers are sgb rosa, Tut that
there ~ill be good ticket IN h,ld snd some
active and hard work done by ihcn to carry
the day all MAY resi assured.