Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-14

uaV long IL mas DallOteu IlTSL lOr CnleI
judge and then for associate, and every
ballot has told the same story as the first
ballot cast. Eight votes each for Judge
Henry Page and Judge Charles Il. Holland
for chief Judge, and eight each for Judge
Henry Lloyd and Clayton j. Purnell for
associate Judge. The delegates were in
compromising humor last night and they
were in compromising humor this morn
ing. When the convention reassembled in
the afternoon, however, all expectations
of n compromise. which partook Of the
nature of AN adjournment, were dissi-
pated by the action of the friends of
Judges Page and Lloyd, who vigorously
opposed an adjournment, and so when
the convention reassem bled this afternoon,
some expecting to adjourn to meet again
at Ocean City next Thursday, the PROPOSE
tion was knocked in the head.
All the afternoon and all tonight the
oll-call has monotonously proceeded with
only dozen persons, including delegates,
present The sine die adjournment PROPOSE
ton, which was seriously discussed last
night. has not been heard much of to-day.
When the question was first bro ached one
OF the delegates telegraphed to Hon.
Barnes Compton, chairman of the Demo-
cratic State central committee, to ascertain
his opinion of the result of sine die ad-
| journment. The reply was received this
morning and conveyed the information
| that the effect would be to create new
primaries and a new convention. But there
is really serious disposition here now to
have the convention arrive at some result.
The Republican leaders in the circuit are
| closely watching the mannuvring. Sew
eral Republican politicians are on the
ground aud Colonel Thomas S. Hodson of
| Somerset, who is now in Baltimore, is in
| close communication. Already he is being
talked of as candidate for tho chief
| judgeship while the name of Mr.. A p.
Barnes Of Worcester is being discussed in
connection with the nomination for asso-
ciate Judge. The Republicans are playing
a waiting game and are prepared to make
whatever capital they can out of the DEM
! ocratic fight. II would be much to their
advantage to have all the Democratic can
didates now before the convention for
chief and associate judges To go into a
scrub race, as has been proposed, for with
the division in the Democratic vote in the
circuit that would follow such move
the Republicans might have the upper
| hand.
When the convention adjourned at o. 80
| O'Clock until 2 p. nj. Tomorrow, an aggre-
gate of 1000 votes for chief judge had
been taken. and 900 votes for associate
judge. This is 5000 ballots cast at one con-
vention and beats the record of all former
political conventions in Maryland. But
this is nothing surprising here. There
has not been a Congressional convention
down here for years in which there was a
contest but that the contest was pro-
tracted one. The convention which nomi-
mated Henry Page for Congress had to ad-
journ from Centreville to Ocean City be-
fore conclusion could be reached, and
the conventions which last year nominated
X, f. Brattan for the long term in Con
gress had to cast 800 ballots before he was
selected. There had to be two conventions
with the same delegates.
As a result, the people down here are ac-
customed to deadlocks. and this the great
est deadlock convention the Eastern Shore
has ever known, excites no great surprise
here. If the present arrangement is not
changed the convention will adjourn
before O'Clock tomorrow until Monday
to give the delegates an opportunity to g
home to arrange their private business
affairs and replenish their wardrobes. II il
their intention to return on Monday
morning to continue their battle of bal
lots. Ex-Governor Jackson is anxious Il
go to Washington Monday to attend u
some private business, but will remain tt
see the fight through.
OCEAN CITY, Nd, Sept. 1l.-Tht
Democratic convention of the Firs
Judicial Circuit met here again thi:
morning, after its Sunday recess, tool
1000 ballots without result and to- nigh
adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
The situation is exactly the same al
Wednesday of last week, when the con
vention met The last ballot was thu
same as the first-8 for Page and Hol
land for chief judge, respectively, and
for Purnell and Lloyd, respectively, fol
associate.
1t is the longest deadlocked conven
tion ever known in Maryland, and thert
is no sign at present of break in thu
ranks Of Wicomico and Worcester ant
Somerset and Dorchester.
There is even no caucusing, no con
ferences outside of the convention tC
, indicate a change in sentiment. Or
Saturday it was reported that resul
might be arrived at to-day, but if ther,
, was any foundation for the report th,
delegates had their backbones stiffeneC
, by their visit to their homes yesterday
All the delegations which returned
this morning were the same as thos,
: previously composing the convention
; except that Messrs Levin j. Gale an(
: George T. Truitt supplied respectivel,
the places of Messrs. j. 7. Truitt an(
f w. l.. Laws of Wicomico, who wer
detained at home. Senator Toadvil
will return to Salisbury tomorrow. Hi
place will be supplied by Mr.. Waite
Humphreys.
1t is stated that Judges Page an,
, Lloyd met at Seaford to-day and dis
, cussed the situation.
, The Dorchester and Somerset delega
tions are disputing the claims of Colone
John Walter Smith as set forth in hi
. speech nominating Mr.. Clayton j
, Purnell for associate judge-tha
Wicomico and Worcester furnish tn
majority of the Democratic vote of thi
judicial circuit. They point out that il
1891 Governor Brown received 1856
votes in Dorchester, 1904 in Worcester
: 1860 in Somerset and Wicomico 3,398,
J total of 602 Democratic votes furnishe
' by Somerset and Dorchester in excess @
e those given by Wicomico and Worces
ter. They further assert in reply I
! Colonel Smiths arguments that WOrces
ter's isolated condition is no create
g than Somerset's would be if Hollan
3 were chief Judge and Purnell associate
Q inasmuch as Holland would be il
I Annapolis nine months of each yea
t and Somerset would be compelled to g
to Cambridge or Snow Hill for the pei
formance of its judicial duties
Wicomico, they say, would also suffe
: this Inconvenience.
They also say Worcester's claim @
: not receiving its due share of publi
honors is not borne out by facts; that o
total 16 judges in this circuit. Wor
i cester has had nine extending without
break from 1901 until Judge Wilson
e promotion to the United States Senat