The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-06-13

might rebuke sin it is too prone t,
commit.
! The lines drawn last Tuesday were be
tween the Young Democracy" led by
, Senator Writ who, il Reiormer in Bal
, timore is certainly an apt pupil of ways
that do not reform at home, on the one
side, and the odds and ends OF all the
The latter found in its ranks, ready to dc
battle against the common enemy such
leaders of past issues as Messrs McCul-
Tough and Mitchell and Constable and
Ellis and Gormau's special lieutenant
The fight had been earnest aud thorough,
The dangerous quantity was the position
of the Crothers element as "a balance OF
power, and consequent dictator OF policy
Mr.. G. G.. Crothers had been for years
one of the triumvirate of leaders OF the
Young Democracy" Messrs. Writ aud
Evans sharing with him the duties and
honors of that position. For some time
it has been manifest to the on locker that
a Schsm and sacrifice were inevitable
This came naturally when Austin L.
| Crothers, Esq, a brother of G. G. c.,
became an announced candidate for
the Office which Mr. Evans had held for
four years and desired to retain. The
Young Democracy organization de-
cared in favor of Evans, and the Croth-
ers brothers were driven to a triangular
contest. They began in earnest and, as
the sequel shows, worked with effect
To add to the complications, Daniel
| Bratton, Esq, long time law partner
Of C. G. c., and by many deemed his
alter ego, found his ambition for the
Clerkshlp Ignored and cast his fortunes
with the old Democracy who accepted
his services and agreed to aid his contest.
| This condition seemed to throw the
Crothers brothers quite as close to one
side as the other, and it became an open
question which ole should secure their
allegiance and the power which their in
| hueuce with the Fifth, Sixth and Eighth
districts would carry with it. On one
side was the ''Y Dung Democracy" with
| Evans for their candidate, on another the
united opposition, with Hester Hess as
their candidate, and the third element as
embodied in the ability of the Crothers
brothers to make themselves dangerous.
| In all the districts where contest was
made local candidacy and county ambi-
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in the upper districts. the Sixth, Seventh
and Eighth. were especially mixed. In
the sixth, MIR. Evans's native district, Mr..
Graham combined with him to carry it
and they were opposed by the Crothers
brothers. In the Seventh, Mr.. Reckefus
made combination with the Crothers
brothers to win the district against Mr..
Graham and his friends. Ia the Eighth,
the fight was again between the Crothers
brothers on one 81 lie AMI Evans and
Graham or the other. When the issue
was met, it was found that Mr.. GTaham's
friends in the Eighth had made a con-
tract with the Crothers's which gave
Crothers that district absolutely and
gave Graham an option to have its votes
in exchange for an equal number to be
delivered by Graham to Crothers from
other sources. This arrangement left the
Crothers at liberty to pass over into the
Sixth and devote their time and talents
to the defeat of Mr.. Evans there. 1t
also left the Crothers at advantage i'll
the Seventh, inasmuch as if Graham won
they would have that district as safely as
if Reckeius should win. The consequence
was that Crothers had IA 'cinch" on all
three districts by questionable dicker
with Graham's friends i'll which Evans
was sacrificed. And just here it may be
added that the reason why nobody
objected to credentials furnished in the
Eighth district for delegation arranged
by contract between rival local candi-
dates, and in which not a vote was
regularly cast in regular primary meet
ing, will remain mystery. Certainly the
delegates from the Eighth districy had
no more right to sit i'll the convention
last Tuesday than so many immigrants
from Kamskatcha. When the delegates
came to Elkton, as they did in all haste
for consultation, the managers of the
Young Democray" were confronted
with a difficulty which assumed serious
aspects Unless they could be rid of Mr..
Evans, they could not dictate the noml-
nation for States Attorney. Committed
to his support, Mr.. Crothers was in the
way. At the same time they dreaded the
result if Mr.. Crothers should make an
alliance, offensive and defensive, with
the Hess forces. Sunday and Monday
were passed in painful conference, With
out definite result. The fact still con-
fronted the managers of the appaIe nt
majority that as far as States Attorney
was concerned, the dark horse" was in
condition to force the pace" Nor was
the difficulty sure to stop there. If he
| once accepted aid from the enemy, what
was to prevent his hackers from standing
by this new alliance. or, if a truce should
be patched up, what was to hinder dis
aster in November? In this emergency,
| Mr.. Evans was appealed to. He was
persuaded to sacrifice himself, with all
his friends who had stuck by him, and
his treasure which he had expended in
the cause; so about midnight of Monday
the anxious lay down to sleep on their
arms in hope of peaceful victory on the
morrow. When they awoke, what was
their CONSERVATION to find that Mr..
Evans had changed his mind He had
realized that in retiring, to leave place
and profit and power, to his malignant
foe, he bad been guilty of bad faith to
his personal friends who, for his sake,
had deserted natural allies and aided his
| cause. And so he stuck. The result
will appear hereafter in this report.
The next sensation of decided interest
! came with the nomination of members
OF the legislature. 1t was known that
Senator Writ had bent his energies, il
not his faith and his dignity, in the effort
to secure a delegation in the lower house
that would respond to his call. 1t seemed
all fixed and the recorded verdict shows
that it was 50. But, there was brief
moment when it seemed that all the
Senator. Bosss plans had gone awry.
| Somebody nominated Clinton Mccall
Tough, Esq tor the House of Delegates.
THIS had been the point of the ex Senator'S
ambition and for this he fought with an
AS he lost, it was supposed he was
shelved but, the announcement of his
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