Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-13
EASTERN SHORE POLITICS.
They are as Hot as the Weather
and Decidedly Mixed.
wicomico Democrats Kicking Against
Ono. Man Power--Farmers' Alliance
Taking Hand in Dorchester--Cccil
Republicans Name Ticket.


wicomico Democrats Kicking Against
Ono. Man Power--Farmers' Alliance
Taking a Hand in Dorchester--Cecil
Republicans Name Ticket.
SALISBURY, MD, Aug. 1.-THE call of
citizens of Wicomico county was to-day
responded to by about $50 voters of the
county. The meeting was called to
order by Mr. George Waller of Parsons
district, at / o'clock in the afternoon.
Mr.. Albert L. Acworth of Barren Creek
district, was called to the chair.
Mr.. Acworth stated the object of the
meeting to be movement on the part
of citizens to down one-man power. He
said the contest was the few against the
many. It was so, he said, in all walks
of life--in politics, in business, in the
churches the few dictated to the many.
1t was the work of the men here con-
gregated TO correct this ii possible. If
they submitted further it would be dis
graceful to their manhood. He hoped
they would make out ticket he would
not he ashamed TO support through the
campaign and vote for next November.
James B. Armstrong of Barren Creek
district, moved that committee of
three be appointed from each district to
prepare programme of business. All
the 10 districts of the county were rep
resented except Sharptown, and the
committee appointed will meet next
next Tuesday, August 18th, in the
court house in Salisbury and proceed TO
nominate ticket, which will be COM
posed of men from the ranks of the
| dissatisfied Democrats, and the Repub-
licans agree to the proposition.
II. Lee Waller offered the following,
which was adopted
RESOLVED, That the committee of three
| from each district this day appointed be,
and are hereby, authorized 10 nominate
such ticket as will be agreeable to and
receive the support of all those who acted
under the call for rnass-meeting on
! August 18th.
RESOLVED, That this meeting, reposng
| special trust in the committee this day APP
| pointed, hereby promise to the ticket that
they may select cordial and hearty sup
port.
This about covered the work of the
meeting and on motion the body was
adjourned, subject to the call of the
chairman if necessary.
AT SKIES AND sEvENs IN DORCHESTER.
CAMBRIDGE, MD, Aug. 11.-Politics
has been at skies and sevens in Dorches-
ter county during the past few weeks.
AT meeting of an independent or Re-
| publican portion of the Farr ers' Alli-
ance in Cambridge to-day the following
candidates were recommended to the
Republican convention, which meets
here next Tuesday:
For house of delegates, George w.
Handy of Fork; w Hearn of Cambridge
| 1ietript and 7 r. papcon - thN Napk
For county commissioners, Joseph L.
Davis, S. w. Moore, w. G. Traves,
| Thomas j. Webb and w. Il. James.
OF those recommended for the House
Of Delegates one is Democrat, one a
Republican and one is Prohbitionist.
Of those recommended for commits
sioners two are Democrats and three
Republicans.
Mr.. Lake, the present clerk of the cir
cult conrt, who has held the office for
the past 10 years, but who failed Of a
denomination in the late Democratic
convention, to-day consented to become
the Independent or Republican candi-
date for his present office.
Thomas &. Cater, who was an as
pirant for the Office o. sheriff in the
recent Democratic convention, but who
was not nominated, has consented to
run for the same office on the Republi-
can ticket. The action OF Messrs. Lake
and Cater is a surprise to a great many
people.
CECIL REPUBLICANS NAME TICKET
ELKToS, Mp, Aug. II. The Repub-
lican county convention Of Cecil county
to-day nominated the following ticket
Clerk OF the court, William j. Smith;
register of wills, William t. Bye;
states attorney, X. G. Thackery; sheriff,
Amasa Churchman; county commits
sioners, Israel X. Dean, w. G. Pyle, w.
II. Cameron; orphans court judges,
Amos Martindale, DR.. II. M. Uhler,
William Coulson; county surveyor, II.
NJ. Nichols; house of delegates, Charles
+. Hinchliffe, George A. Blake, John q.
Coulson.
Delegates to the state convention were
elected as follows: Jacob Tome, John
r. Bond, j. W. Falls and John E..
Wilson,
There was no opposition for register
of wills or candidates for the house of
delegates. For clerk of the court the
contest was between William G. Smith
and George NJ. Christie, Mr. James A.
Davis having Withdrawn, The vote
stood: Smith, "a; Christie, 81. The vote
for states attorney was II. G. Thackery,
"a; George A. Blake, 10; Harry NJ
Davis, 8. Three ballots were taken for
sheriff, the names presented being
Amasa G. Brown, j. Montgomery
Brown, Joseph w. Shippers, John T.
Rutter, Amasa Churchman, John X.
White. Before the third ballot the
names of A. G. Brown and John X.
White were withdrawn. On the final
ballot Churchman received 40 votes and
was declared the nominee. There were
two ballots before the county commits
sioners were nominated.
Mr. George A. Blake, one of the nomi-
nees for the house OF delegates, declined
when notified of his nomination after
the convention had adjourned. 1t is
will select William A. Wilson of Elk
Neck, son of William j. Wilson, to fill
the vacancy on the ticket.
a Young Man Drowned.
Spec aicorrespondence Gazette and Journal
| MIDpLErowN, Aug. Hilary Sill
cox, a young man about 90 years of
agc, residing on Daniel Corbit's farm,
near Blackbird, was drowned in the
creek near that place yesterday after
noon. He had taken his carriage down
to the creek to wash it, and afterwards
went into tho stream 10 take dip HIM
self Where the accident occurred the
creek was very deep, but not over %
feet wide. His body had not been re
covered ut last reports.
Nearer $500 Than $4,000.
The expenses attending the correction
and Strengthening out Of the new Break