Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-03-26

Inc 81. MAYS BEACON, some weeks
ago suggested the nomination Of J. Frank
Ford, Esq. the present incumbent Of the
Clerks Office for St. Mary's county, as the
candidate on the State ticket for Clerk Of
Appeals The suggestion seems 70 have
found favor in the lower counties and aside
from the fact that local preference would
enlist our endorsement, we believe that
sucha nomination would add great strength
10 the ticket in this section Of the State.
This popular and courteous gentleman has
been elected and accepteably filed his
present position for three consecutive
terms in st. Mary's and his name upon the
ticket has always carried considerable
strength. Should he receive the nomination
he would receive the hearty support Of his
party in our county. Let Southern Mary
land have place on the ticket, and we
believe that she win show up well at the
next election.-Cdleert Journal.
The friends of Collector F. Snowden
Hill, having withdrawn his name from the
Judicial contest in the Seventh district, for
the purpose, it is said, of running him as
the dark horse, Mr.. George G. Merrick, of
Prince Georges, has started quite a sub.
stantial little boom. Mr.. Merrick Is brainy
and popular, but Col. Wilmer, of, Charles,
wants the place, and ex-Representative
Mudd, also of Charles, while not seeking
the nomination, but to use his own words
to Neses reporter on Thursday last, will
accept if it is offered to him. Notwith-
standing the popularity of Mr.. Merrick,
the constituents of Col. Wilmer claim that
the nomination should come TO their candi.
date, because Charles is a Republican
county and Prince Georges already has q
Republican Judge.
The Democrats in Calvert county have
candidate in Judge Briscoe, the present
incumbent, and raise the same point against
the candidacy of the Hon. G. G. Magruder,
of Prince Georges. On the other hand, it
is agreed that Prince Georges has popula-
ton nearly three times as large as that of
Calvert, while the combined populations Of
Charles and ST. Mary's exceed that of
Prince Georges only by one-seventh ofthe
population of the latter county. Charles
places great dependence on its colored votes
there being an excess in population Of
1910 colored over whites in the county.
The Prince Georges Republicans argue
that the vote will be polled by the party,
no matter who is the candidate, while the
Democrats point to the fact that the excess
of whites over blacks in Prince Georges is
$500. or 1904 over the combined colored
majorities of Charles and Calvert. The
vast majority of the whites being Demo-
cratic, it is commended that this should
count for a good deal.
Prince Georgians of both parties claim
that the Chief Judge represents the whole
circuit in the Court ofAppeals and no par
ticular county; that he is necessarily in the
Court of Appeals nine minths in the year,
aad that the: g Is no constitutional inhibition
to having two Judges from one county.
Prince Georges has never had a Chief Judge.
Charles had the last in the person of Ex-
Judge Frederick Stone, and Calvert has
the present incumbent, Judge Briscoe, and
had the predecessor of Judge Stone, ex-
Judge d. r. Magruder.
The Democrats of Prince Georges say
Calvert is hopelessly Republican and that
it would be best to centre the party's hopes
on Democratic county, while the Repub-
licans say Charles will 60 Republican
anyhow, and why not cast the party's for
tune with those who are attempting to re-
claim another county? On these grounds
the Hon. G. G. Magruder and Collector Hill
are urged as the respective candidates Of
the two parties. These gentlemen will go
into the convention with four pledged
votes, while Calvert can offer her candi-
date but three and Charles the same num-
Der, as she loses one delegate, owing to
her decrease in population. Baltimore
Sunday Nees.