The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1889-06-21
sI.ooA YEAR, IN ADVANCE.
Friday, June 81, 1850.
The Democratic Ticket.

Saturday afternoon last. At Elkton
the meeting was well attended by
whiskey it is reported, which made
the patriots boisterous but no serious
consequences resulted. In the Sth
the boys had free lunch in the
shape of two kegs of beer and a gal
Ion or two of 20 be joyful" There
was a tough contest at Rising Sun
for the 9th district delegation. There
being two aspirants for nomination
for Sheriff, Messrs Frank Kirk and
j. G. Hindman. The contest was
very spirited, PIG votes being polled
The result of the polling was the
election of three delegates on the
Hindman ticket and two on the Kirk
ticket-a divided delegation, which
was equivalent to defeat for both
before the county convention.
The county convention assembled
in Odd Fellows Hall at Elkton at l
O'Clock on Tuesday. Mr.. Sutton OF
the 9TH district was made temporary
chairman, and after the preliminary
organization had been effected, Mr..
Levi..R. Mearns was made permanent
chairman of the convention and Mr.
Saml. J. Keys of the firm of Davis &
Keys, Elkton, was nominated and
elected secretary. The credentials
of delegates being submitted to a
committee were pronounced regular
and business proceeded without any
hitch. Messrs. John S. Writ and
Jas. 7. Graham were placed in nom
ination for the office of State Senator.
Mr.. Writ receiving % votes on the
first ballot was declared the choice
of the convention-23 being aeces
sary to elect. A good deal of hand
clapping and stamping was INDUCED
in by the friends of Mr.. Writ, on his
being announced the successful can
didate.
Mr.. Writ is q conscientious and
talented young man, quite above the
average in point of ability.
Four candidates for the House of
Delegates were next placed in NOM
ination, Sami. T. Hindman, H. Hess,
W. Simcoe and I. Pierce, and the
result of the ballot was the choice of
Hester Hess, Esq, of the 4th dis
trict, but a young lawyer of the
Ekton bar, Thos. Pierce, of the 1st
district and w. Simcoe of the 5:h
district. The delegate ticket was
not considered strong one by the
spectators present, and this appears
to be the popular opinion.
The tussle for Sheriff was hard
one. The proceedings of the con-
vention had run along so far in a
quiet, sluggish kind of way; but there
is said to be money in the Sheriff's
Office, and several wanted it. Judge
Lewis of the 3rd district. Groves of
the 9th, Patton and Boyd of the
9TH, Mckinney of the 9th and
Jno. G. Hindman of the 9th were
named by their friends as candidates
out of which good Sheriti-or sew
eral for that matter-might be select
ed. Several votes were taken before
a decision was reached, Judge Lewis
leading and reaching as high as 20
votes. Boyd steadily increased his
votes and finally was declared the
choice of the convention. Mr.. j. A
Boyd is a fine looking, rather young
man, who is employed as baggage
master on the p. W. & b. railroad,
his home being at Perryville. He
was very highly spoken of by his
acquaintances. The next, and to
the public most important part of
the ticket, was for County Commits.
sioners. Messrs. A. T. Deshane,
S. II. Miller, J. Polk Steel, of the
I'd district, j. T. Willets of the
4th, Merritt McNamee ofthe 9Th and
Mr.. Groves of the 9th were nominal.
ed and the ballot resulted in the
choice of the three first named. The
nomination for County Surveyor was
conferred on Mr.. Saml. T. Hindman,
who holds the Office OF present, and
who was candidate for the House
of Delegates. The Sixth presented
the names of two Hindmans for i'm
portant offices but was ignored in
both by the convention. The ticket
had been slated, it was charged, be-
fore the convention met. Proceed
ings were very quiet and it did look
a little like things had been arranged
so as to make the work as light as
possible for the delegates.