The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-06-23
THE DEMOCRATIC PRIM.iRY
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THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMIRY
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!! The vote cast at the Democratic
primary election, last Saturday,
Willie considerably smaller than that
,polled two years ago. when there was
O. long and exciting canvass, was as
large as at any of the primaries pre-
'ceding 1891: The vote does not show
any lack Of interest on the part of the
Democrats of the county with regard
to nominations, and the result is a
fair expression of the will of the pal-
.ty. ~ Greater interest was shown in
the nominations for County Commits
sioners than for any of the other
places to be filled. The new law re-
ducing the number of Commissioners
from five to three, extending the term
to six years and prescribing their
salaries, appears to have made the
office desirable, Consequently there
were no less than nineteen candidates
on the ticket, the friends of sixteen
of whom are now meditating on the
instability of election promises and
the deceitfulness of human nature in
general. The defeated candidates, as
general thing, bear their disappoint-
ment philosophically and we hope will
give hearty support to the ticket
Shrewd observers predicted before
the election that the great number
of candidates for County Commission
or in the third and fifth districts
would be likely to deprive those dis
tlicts of candidate, and this is pre-
cisely what happened. These are
both solid Democratic districts, how
ever, and will give their usual Demo
cratic majorties in November
The denomination of Messrs. Bevard,
Hayward and Stearns for the House
of Delegates was also conceded, but
the withdrawal of Mr.. Murray 'Vandi-
der, one of the former delegates, open
ed the way fora new man and the
SoAAcOoo Wno Y uiSC SPAIAtcd.
The election appears to have been
conducted in an orderly manner and
none Of the candidates can with rea-
son complain of unfairness in the
casting or counting of the ballots.
The returns were made to the Demo
cratic Executive Committee, which
met in Bel Air on Tuesday, scruti-
nized them, ascertained and declared
the result, which is given elsewhere
In The Kgis. -.
The vote for Sheriff was very close.
BY the unofficial returns gathered
hastily at the polling places it appear
ed that Mr.. Ambrose Cooley had four
votes more than Mr. Oliver Hughes.
The friends of the latter gave notice
to the Executive Committee that they
desired a recount. When the official
returns were reported by the cleo
ton judges and tabulated it was
shown that Mr.. Cooley had 943 votes
and MIR. Hughes 951, giving Mr..
Hughes votes more than Mr.. Cooley.
Mr.. Hughes friends. as a matter of
course, no longer insisted upon q re-
count, which was then demanded by
the friends of Mr.. Cooley. The Elk
ecutive Committee declared as the
nominees those whose names appear
ed ON the face of the official returns
to have the highest number of votes,
subject, however, to such revision
of the nomination for sheriff, as may
be determined upon by the committee
at a meeting to be held hereafter.
A committee, composed OF friends
of both candidates, was appointed to
recount the vote for Sheriff.
AS far as the party is concerned it
matters little which of the two gentle
men may be chosen. Both are well
known and well qualified for the posi-
ton and either would receive the
full party vote. Technically, perhaps,
it ought to be shown that there is
sufficient ground for believing that
errors have occurred in the official re-
turns to justify recount, but this
ought to be waived and the recount
made, in order that no one may have
any doubt as to the choice of the par
ty for Sheriff. The man who has re-
ceived the greatest number of votes
is the one who should be formally de-
clared the nominee of the party.
Some of the friends of Mr.. William
A. Durham, candidate from the fourth
district for County Commissioner, ask
ed for recount of the vote, which
was ordered by the committee, but
Mfr. Durham Immediately afterwards
withdrew the application. He will
support the whole ticket. Mr.. Hopes
over him was ST.
THE DEMOCR1TTC NoMIN4TIONS.
The Democratic voters of Hartford
county on Saturday last signified their
choice of candidates to be voted for
at the general election in November.
The election was free and fair ex-
preston Of the party will, declared in
the method prescribed by the Execu-
tive Committee and sanctioned by
party usage of more than 20 years.
Having been fairly and regularly
these candidates ought to
receive the support of the party.
Every voter, doubtless, if free to name
the party ticket unrestrained by the
wishes of others, might suggest some
change that would make the ticket
more acceptable to himself, but as it
stands it represents the choice of the
party in the fairest manner in which
such choice can be ascertained. This
being the case, individual preferences
ought to be set aside and the ticket
voted entire by every Democrat.
Taken as a whole it is a good ticket
and The Egis pledges to it a hearty
support.
At it's head for the State Senate is
the name of Thomas H. Robinson.
Mr.. Robinson was elected to the same
Office in 1891, to fill out the unexpired
term of the late Reniamin Silver Tr