Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-04
Maryland's Two Candidates on Ex-
hibition Today.
Mr.. HURST'U VISIT TO ROCKVILLE
Lloyd Lowndes Attends the Talbot
County Fair.
ON THE EASTERN SHORE

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. September 4-The Sec
ond day of the agricultural fair opened cool
and bright. Long before the time for open
Ing the gates the many roads leading to the
grounds were crowded with vehicles of all
descriptions. each bearing its lead to this
point of interest. The attendance was much
larger than usual for Wednesday. and en-
braced between four ard five thousand.
The principal addition to the exhibits this
morning was the collection Of flowers. and
of these there was suoh variety as to
eclipse all former exhibitions in the hall.
At 10 o'clock there was display of all
stock, teams, &C.. in the driving circle,
which occupied an hour, and was of char
acter to reflect credit upon the farmers and
stockmen of the county. The great i'm
provement attained each year was visibly
Illustrated.
MIR. Hurst's Visit.
The great event of the morning hours
was the arrival on the 9:30 train from
Washington of John E. Hurst, democratic
candidate for governor; Marion Dekalb
Smith, candidate for controller, and Chas
C. Carothers, candidate for attorney gen.
eral on the same ticket. These distir,-
guished gentlemen were accompanied by
MeSSrS. Harry Hurst, son of the candidate
for governor; Albert Diggs and w. b. Ullts-
ton. The party was met at the station by
committee, composed of Messrs. Spencer
c. Jones, Judge James B. Henderson, Wm
Viers Bouic, jr., H Maurice Talbot, o.
H. P. Clark and Judge David Griffith. and
escorted in carriages to the fair grounds.
Upon arriving there the party was quickly
surrounded by a large crowd of both po-
litical parties, each one anxious to wei
come them to the county. Mr.. Hurst and
party expressed themselves as much
pleased with the beauty of the grounds and
the evidence of general prosperity in the
county.
Shaking Hands.
After an informal reception in front of
the secretarys office and the shaking OF
hundreds of hands the party and commit
tee were taken in charge by Mr.. VIM. NJ.
Dorsey, president of the society, and es-
corted ever the grounds. The members of
the party expressed admiration at the dis
play in the hall and on the grounds, and
were particularly pleased with the number
and character Of the stock on exhibition.
At every point on the grounds they were
met by crowds the ladies as well as the
gentlemen extending a cordial welcome
|. While the subject of politics was general
ly tabooed Mr.. Hurst and his associates on
the ticket expressed themselves as per-
fectly satisfied with the outlook for the
success of the ticket. At pm. the WIS.,
itors took dinner with the officers of the
society, after which a formal reception
was held under the supervision of a COM
mittee of ladies specially appointed for
that purpose.
|. Tomorrow will be republican day on the
grounds, when Lloyd Lowndes, candidate
for governor, and the gentlemen associated
with hlm on that ticket will be present. A
committee of reception was appointed yes
terday to meet them at the station and
escort them to the grounds.