The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-03-16
THE DEMOCRATIC SITUATION IN
CECIL COUNTY,.

The editorial announcement in the Ncws
and DemOcrnf of last week. of the healing
of the factiona differences in the Demo-
cratic party of this county, and of a union
of all Democrats to form ticket free from
"boss' dictation or influence is fraud,
and intended by 'Boss' Crothers for effect
upon the rank and file
The fact is, that the ticket is already
quite mute mp. and the transparent fraud
upon the mass of the Democratic voters of
the county, has already caused and will
continue to cause, the fires OF faction to
burn with fiercer energy.
Now. there is not man in the town of
Elkton at all conversant with the Demo
cratic situation, who does not know, that
there was not the slightest chance of Mr..
Crothers being able to elect tie ticket which
he has seIected unless he could bring to its
support other elements of the party.
EX Senator Writ represented the neces-
sary element and for months, Editor Ash
who is IA strong supporter of Mr. Crothers
and is working for him to retain his
position OF School Commissioner with
Which he is very much in love- has been
using all his influence to induce Mr.. Writ
| to compromise with Mr.. Crothers, and help
pull the Crothers chcstnuts out of the fine.
| He has at last Yielded, and gone over
| tln,
| 1t is said, the additional influence is in
the shape of promises of future preferment,
and came from the State managers
Mr. Writ seems to have been hoodwinked
md bamboozled completely by the shrewder
and craftier Mr. Crothers, and in the
| conrocatOn held to decide upon the ticket,
he was unsupported by single former
anti CIOthels man.
He cut loose from all mis- former friends
and supporters except Mr. William 5.
Evans, who has followed him into the
Crothers camp upon the promise of the
nomination of the States Attorneyship, and
which he has accepted, after it had been
declined by both Mr.. Writ and Mr. Clinton
Mccullough.
The ticket selected, and which is sup
posed to be the xpontaneoHS choice of tn"
Democratic party is Mr.. Harvey Mackey
for Sheriff, an out and out Crothers man.
who is expected to bring the legal emolu.
ments of the Sheriff s office to the Clothers
law firm.
With all due respect to Mr. Evans his
proposed nomination for the States Attor-
nrvship is a Crothers nakeshft and the
only tub thrown to the Writ whale.
Mr.. Manly Drennen is to do the running
fer County Treasurer in the Crothers
interest. and in the case of his election, hr
is to appoint Mr.. John Banks, the present
self holds now under Mr.. Banks. The
latter is not to he put before the people as
a runner, the fact being recognized, that
the manner in which Mr. Crothers legislated
him into office would subject him to certain
defeat
The balance Of the ticket is now being
canvassed The Legislative part OF it is to
he selected with great care, and everything
else made subservient to its success. in
order to further the candidacy of Mr.
Crothers for the United States Senate in
place OF Mr.. Gibson
The open and entirely gratutous insult
Of the News and D,mocrdt to those Demo
Gratis who are opposed to this bargain and
sale of the whole Democratic party in this
county to Mr. Crothers, is being fercely
resented, and is sure to bring forth fruit in
primary contest which they will be
forced to make to vindicate their own self
respect, and to protest against such bull
doing tactics, as well as the shameless
prostitution of the party to personal ends
They hope to rally around their standard
the opposition in the party to Mr.. Crothers,
his ambitious projects, his despotic sway,
and his cut-and-dred ticket.
The following were the self-constitut d
delegates to the Peace Convention recently
held in Elkton
Mr.. AUSTIN l.. CROrHERs, States Attorney
Mr.. GEO. K. ASH, School Commissioner
and editor Of Crothers paper
Mr.. JOIN NJ. TUCKER, Supervisor of
Elections,
Mr.. JOHN BANKS, County Treasurer,
Mr. MANLY DREN\EN Cl,rl tn T,oasuror
Mr.. REUBEN +. LAMAR, Register of Wills,
Mr.. DANIEL BRNTroN, Editor Crothers
Paper,
Mr. JOHN $. WRIT, Crothers proselyte. ]