Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-05-23
THE PRIMARIES ON SATURDAY.

Contest In the DistrIcts-The Regulars ON
Top.
The Democratic primaries in the sew
eral districts of the county on Saturday
were the most important in point of supre
macy of the local factions that have been
held for several years. 1t was a deter
mined contest between what Is termed
the Wells faction and the Bannon fac
ton, or the regulars. The meetings
were called to order in the several dis
tricts by the State Central committe man
or some one designated by them. In the
First district Milford r Hill was APP
pointed to call the meeting to order.
Messrs Hill and Howard were nomina-
ted for president. which resulted in
division of the two factions The Wells
faction refused 10 recognize the rulings
OF Hill and proceeded to organize by the
election of Mr.. Tilghman Howard, presi-
dent. and appointed judges, and by bal
lot elected the following delegates: Jas.
r. Brashears. B. Allen WEIGH. William
II. Clagett, Gassaway Dawson and Chas.
E. Stockett. The Hill faction also elect
81 delegates, and there will be contest
In the convention which meets here to-
morrow.
In the Second district there was also
trouble. After waiting for some time
for some one TO call the meeting to or
der, Mr.. Richard Baldwin performed
this duty. William Jones was elected
president. judges were appointed. and
the following delegates elected by bal
lots, Richard Baldwin. James Brown, ID.
E. Gather, Robert Branzeil. Julian
Beard. each received l66 votes except
James Brown, who received 1877. These
III fan Ia ~. hf Wnflo far
ton. The opposition also organized and
elected delegates, and there will be a
contested delegation from this district.
In the Third district the. Wells wing
received 4S votes to 300 for the Bannon-
Moss faction. Dr. Elijah Williams heads
the successful delegation.
In the Fourth district. the home of
John G. Bannon and Frank A. Bond,
there was q lively fight in which the
Wells faction polled 40 votes to 1S9 for
their opponents. The delegates elected
are J. Wesley Clark, Ellie Stewart VIM
Snowden, Caleb E. Donaldson and
Frank A. Bond.
In the Fifth and Eighth there was no
opposition to the Bannon faction and
the delegates were elected by acciama-
ton.
In Annapolis in the First and Third
wards the election proceeded by BALLOT,
and in the Second ward 1t was by accla-
nation as published in Saturdays CAPI-
TAI. In the First ward the Wells faction
got 206 votes, in the Third ward the vote
was ninety four for the Wells the Ban
non side, making no contute In any OF
the warps.
The convention which meets here to-
morrow to elect delegates to the State
convention and delegates to the district
convention, will be entirely In the hands
of the regulars. they having carried four
out of the seven districts.
Much of the success of the party at the
primaries on Saturday Is due to the
untiring efforts of that astute and ener-
getic worker. J. G. Bannon, who has had
to shoulder all the odium that has been
heaped upon him by his opponents for
his party's sake. His successful efforts
in this struggle certainly entitle him 70
recognition at the hands of his friends
in the State convention. which he has
earned.