Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-04-12
FAIR PRIMARIES OR DEFEAT.

The SIMS editorial touching on the
political situation in Anne Arundel is
very significant of the affairs in this
county at present. We quote in part
from the san, as follows:
The county primaries possessed pc
culiar significance, not only because of
the political conditions prevailing in
that county, but because it may he re-
garded us the first fruits of the recent
harmonious gathering at the Carroll
ton Hotel, in this city. The Sans re-
port of the meeting shows that there
was as apparent compliance on the part
of the leading county politicians with
the admonition from headquarters to
rally around the party flag There
was full attendance of committee
men, ;" says The SUMS report, and the
situation twas discussed from rim
ming point of rieU. The getting to-
gether of the opposing factions was
taken as an indication that everything
will he lovely in Anne Arundel this
fall.n Gen Frank a. Bond, who was
"a leading spirit in the meeting, "pre-
dicted democratic success" and Mr..
John G. Bannon made the cheering an
nouncement that 'the fourth district
would undoubtedly produce good crop,
us the political harvest has already be-
gun there After these pleasing as
surances and predictions, arrangements
were made for holding the primaries on
May IL aud the county convention on
May IA.
"The outlook in Anne Arundel isnot,
however, so roseate as might be supposed
from the confident expressions quoted.
Under favorable circumstances, with
real harmony and good ticket, the
democratic party may reasonably count
Anne Arundel as its own. Even with
bad tickets it has gone democratic when
democratic voters were in good humor,
orswhen they chose to shut their eyes to
questionable political practices, and to
allow the managers to count such
majorities as pleased them. But for
some time past it has been debatable
territory. In 1894 Wells, democratic
candidate to fill Mr.. Compton S mnex-
pired term in Congress, carried the
county only by Is plurality over his re-
publican antagonist, Coffin, while Coffin
carried the county 10y 1875 over Rogers
in the contest for the F'ifty-fourth
Congress. The manifestations of dis
satisfaction and disgust during the cam
paign showed that popular feeling was
deeply stirred and there have been
abundant evidences since. that the pub
lie discomfort has increased rather than
diminished. In word, the demo-
cratic fences in Anne Arundel are badly
in need of repair, and it will require
honest and earnest work to set them up
again. 1t is well at the outset of the
campaign to understand the situation,
and to meet it in the only way in which
it can be met with any hope of ultimate
success.
"The primaries in Anne Arundel will
probably be the first held in the State
this year, and they will be narrowly
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land. The manner in which they are
conducted will be taken as significant of
the manner in which the primaries in
other counties win he conducted, and
the existing dissatisfaction with party
management will be measurably in
famed or allayed 10y the occurrences
which characterize the condition of
affairs in the county which leads off in
the campaign. We sincerely trust that
the democratic politicians in Anne Arun
del will bear this fact in mind. If they
set out with unfair primaries they may
as well understand that they will have
their labor for their pains. The demo-
cratic rank and file are in no mood to
be trifled with this year.