Montgomery County sentinel., 1891-08-07

government In 1881 he was elected Presi-
dent of the State Agricultural and Mechani-
cal Association, which Office he now holds.
Since his election TO the position in the as
sociation new life and vigor have been In
troduced, and the State Fairs held since then
have been marked for their success. Mr..
Brown has always shown himself man OF
unusual energy, and under his management,
but for the unfavorable weather, the exposi-
ton of the Agricultural Society in 1889
would have been one OF the most successful
events of its kind ever held in the United
States.
John Prentiss Poe has practiced law in
Baltimore and the counties OF Maryland for
the past thirty years. He was born in Bal
timore and was graduated from Princeton
In 1889 he was elected State Senator from
the second legislative district, and served
during the session Of 1890. He was chair
man Of the committee on finance, ard as q
member of the committee on constitutional
amendments assisted in preparing the six
amendments now pending for adoption be
fore the people. He was also on the com
mittee on railroads and canals. AS chair
man of the joint special committee he as
sisted in the investigation of the accounts OF
Treasurer Archer, and was also associated
with Attorney General Whyte in the suit
against Archer's official bonds. In 1885 he
was selected by Mayor Latrobe under an
ordinance Of the city to prepare supple
ment TO the City Code, and was commits
stoned by the Legislature in 1886 to prepare
q code OF the Public General Laws OF Mary
land. This latter work was begun by Mr.
Poe in May, 1885, and completed for review
by September l, 1887, and was adopted in
March, 1888, by the Legislature. He was
further directed to publish and reprint in
four volumes, including a codficaton of the
laws of 1885, Mr. Poe took an active inter
est in the passage of the Australian ballo'
law, the high license law, and also intro
duced and secured in the Senate the passage
OF the primary election law in the city o
Baltimore, which, however, lay over in the
House of Representatives for want of time
Marion DeKalb Smith was born in KEN
county on October is, 1850, and was edu
Gated at Washington College, from which
he was graduated when he was nineteen
years Of age. Under Richard Hynson h'
studied law, and was admitted TO the bar il
May, 1873 In 1876 he was elected chair
man of the State central committee Of KEN
county, and served in that capacity for sil
years. He had charge of the campaigns o
| Governor Hamilton, Gen. Hancock and Gov
| McLane, and on all these occasions the coun
ty gave large Democratic majorities. MI
Smith represented his county on two differ
ent occasions at the State conventions, ant
| in 1888 was elected States Attorney. HI
was again reelected, and is now serving the
last year of his present term.
John Frank Ford was born near Leonard
town, in ST. Mary's county, January 8, 1886
He is son of the late Judge Robert Ford
who was associate judge of the seventh judi
cial circuit from 1867 to 1889. Mr.. For
was educated in the public schools of ST
Mary's county and at Calvert College, New
Windsor Carroll county. He was clerk il
general store at Leonardtown from 1856
To 1867. He then taught school and rea'
law, but never applied for admission to tn
bar. In 1879 he was appointed school ex
aminer for ST. Marys county, and held thu
Office until November, 1878, when he wa
elected Clerk of the Circuit Court OF 81
Marys. He was reelected to this Office il
1879 and again in 1885. With the expra
ton OF his term next November he will hav
served continuously in this office for eghteel
years Although Mr.. Fords county is large
| ly Republican, he has never failed of elec
ton before the people. In 1879 he was tht
only Democrat elected in the county.