The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-06-08

Mr.. G. W. Cruikshnnk, OF the Elkton DEM
ocrat, whose name was also before the HGvre
de Grace convention, says:
The nomination of Col. Herman Stump, Of
. Hartford county, as the successor of Dr. Shaw, by
the Democrats of the Second Congressional
/ District presents candidate in every way
/ worthy of their sutirages. Col. Stump is Il law
! yer of ability, whose services in the State Sen
ate, Of which he was during two sessions the
presiding officer, gave him parliamentary eX-
pGricnCc that cannot but prove advantageous to
/ him when called, as he will be, to the higher
walks of statCsmanshir. He is ready and
fluent dcbatcr, and is well equipped for the du
ties OF a Congressman.
. The interests of The district will be well
served at his hands. His selection as the choice
OF the recent convention was happy solution
of the deadlock which the claims OF the rival
aspirants brought about, and inasmuCh as the
indisputable deserts Of Cecil were systemai.
ically ignored, the equities of the case, aside
from Cecil's inst claims, were best consulted by
the lot falling to Hartford, which had worn the
honor for hricicr period than Carroll or Balti
more.
The Hdp0rd Democrat says;
While the contest was protracted and each
county stoutly claim d the honor for itself,
the result Will prove cmincntly satisfactory to
the district. Between Stump and the other
candidates there were no antagOnisms, and next
TO their tavoritcs Mr.. Stump was the second
choice of all the counties represented in the
convention Col stump is bachelor of fifty
summers, in the prime of vigorous manhood,
and with the experience acquired as a member
and President of the State Senate, will find the
duties OF the National Congress in accordance
with his tastes. We cordially commend him TO
the Democratic voters Of the Second District as
gentleman i'll every way qualified to occupy
the honorable position for which he has been
named by the convention.
The Westminster .idr0rate, published at
the home Of our present able representative,
Hon. Frank T. Shaw, gives expression TO
natural feeling Of disappointment at the re-
suit, hut adds:
Hon Herman stump, the nominee, is L resi-.
dent of Hartford county, lawyer in active pIac-
tcc, courteous and accomplished gentleman,
who has had considerable legislative experience,
served n term in the Senate Of Mary land, and
was chosen President of that body. lie is an
ardent Democrat whose political record is pure
and without spot or blemish, consistent IN his
support of Democratic men and measures, aud
one whose public and private character com.
mead him TO the hearty support Of the Demo.
cratic voters of the district.
The Towsontown Democrat says Mr. Tai
the delegates, and abiding to his defeat
says:
Such, however, is the fortune of war and pol.
iics. We should now all get down to Stump
pulling aud he prepared to give majority large
enough to cover any possible detection outside
of our county.
The T0wsontown Journal, always n stanch
supporter Of the Democratic nominees, says:
There is not the shadow of Il doubt of the
election of Mr. Stump by the regular Demo.
nt ltIsa han v
nominee Is n well known member of the bar of
Hartford. He has always taken deep interest
in Democratic politics. In 1877 he was elected
to the State Senate, and at the session of 1850
was elected President of the Senate, which
office he filled with dignity and impartiality.
The IlavIe dc Grace Republican Qnd)
says:
The people of Hartford alc TO be congratulated
upon the nomination of the Hon. Herman
Stump, by the late Democratic convention.
The nomination being equivalent to an election,
the Second Congressional District will be rep
resented in the next Congress by Hartford gen.
tleman, for the first time since 1873, when the
Hon. Stevenson Archer represented this district.
Col. stump needs no introduction to our read.
crs, he being to the manor born, and llariords
approval of the conventions choice will be
shown by large ma ority at the polls. lie
will make an able, efficient and popular repre-.
sentative
The Prohibitionist Convention ut India
napols nominated Gen. Clinton b. Fisk, of
New York, for President, and Rev Dr. John
A. Brooks, of Missouri for Vice President.
Gen. Fisk was formerly Union soldier and
Dr. Brooks was chaplain to Confederate
regiment. The platform demands that every
business transaction in alcoholic beverages
shall be made public crime and be punish
cd as such. 1t also calls for the repeal ofthe
internal revenue system, on the ground that
no licenses should be issued by govern.
ment to sanction the sale of LIQUOR, which
the Prohibitionists regard as criminal. 1t
also favOrs the placing of food, clothing and
the necessaries of life on the free list recon-
mcnds civil service reform demands woman
suffrage, &c. The convention was harmon
ious and enthusiastic, but was marked by an
extremely hostile tone towards the Republi
cans.
In accordance with the recommends
ton OF Hon. Stevenson Archer, Chairman of
the Democratic Executive Committee of
Maryland, at the recent Democratic County
Convention, n call has been issued for q meet
ing OF Democrats OF the county, to be held
ut the Court House, in Bel Air, on Tuesday
next, June 12th, mt 3 o'clock, p. NJ, to make
arrangements for the organization of q Demo
cratic Club in each election precinct of IIar-
ford county, with view of sending suila.
bic representation from this county to the big
meeting of the National League of Democrat
ic Clubs, which is obe held in Baltimore on
the Fourth of July. This is Il movement in
which the young Dem0cra racy of Hartford
county should take an interest, and we hope
clubs will be organized in every part of the
county, rs suggested by Mr. Archer.
"A bill has been filed in the Circuit Court
for Baltimore county, to restrain the Treas
urcr of that county from paying to the city
of Baltmore.one-halt of the taxes collected in
the Belt in 1888, under the extension act, and
the matter will lie heard by Judge Fowler
tomorrow. 1t is stated that the Court of
Appeals will be called on to decide upon
the constitutionality of the city extension
act
Enthusiastic Democrats are looking I'D
their old white Cleveland hats and brushing
the dust off of them for another campaign.
Bel Air merchants have ordered a sun
ply of red bandannas Every Democrat
will want one.