Evening star., 1896-08-07
CHARLES COUNTY POLITICS.
Farmers Talk on the Currency Cues
ttOn-COnRressiOnal Nominations

runners Talk on the Currency Ques-
non-conRressiOnaI Nomination.
Sp'.Lil Dispatch to The E, ening Star
LA PLATA. Charles County Md, Au-
gust 7.-Gold and silver and corn and to-
bacco go hand in hand throughout the en-
tire county now. and although the ques-
lon OF good crops Is the more important
10 the farmers. they manage to find time
10 discuss politics. During the past few
days the heat has been 80 intense dur
ing the middle of the day that the farmers
have left the fields and met beneath the
shade trees and other convenient places
and discussed the political situntion Rain
Is very badly needed just now because
,ne corn and tobacco are showing the eff
Iects OF the continued dry w.lther. The
corn Is perhaps too far advanced to be
affected very much. but unless there is
ram the tobacco crop may suffer. At pres
en. tii however. the crop Is in good condi-
ton, with every prospect of a good crop
anu II Is thought that about 3jUU hogs
heads OF tobacco will be gathered this
month. OF this quantity about l2,UOO hogs
heaes Will be sent to France, as usual Corn
Is In hne condition. and the farmers are
very highly elated. With such bright
prospects ahead the farmers anticipate a
prosperous year generally, unless the mar
ket is affected by this falls election
The question now with the farmers -
whether silver or gold will benefit them
most and in solving this problem no at
tention Is being paid to the individuality
OF the men who will be presented to them
Tor election Among the republican voters
many are to be found who favor free sill
yer. but the colored people generally are
favorable to the gold standard for as one
OF them puts it. the talked of ratio means
sixteen dollars for the white man and one
for the Colored. On the other hand there
are some democrats who will not be guild
ed by party lines. but who will vote
against the free silver proposition.
Politics will be launched upon the peo-
pie In earnest when the republican con-
Sressional convention meets here on the
18th cf this month. 1t is generally con-
ceded that Sidney f. Mudd will have a
walk over when che convention takes a
ballot. There will be tweIty-six delegates
represe nting Charles. Prince Georges, ST.
Mary's and Calvert coulties the
ssyenteeth sew eth ward of baltimore city
city. 1t is known that Mudd will have
thirteen delegates who will stick to him
through thick and thin. and this will at
least cause a deadlock. His manag ers
claim they will have enough votes to nom
mate him on the first ballot. although
there Is talk of a combination favoring
the election of James A. Geary of Balti-
more. but If this is done 1t will be with
out his consent.
Thomas Parran Of Calvert county will in
all probability make the speech presenting
Mudd's name to the convention. He is A
farmer and politician. and Is one of eleven
brothers. and Is the only one of them
who Is n republican. He Is an able man.
and an orator. and when he went into poll
ties he succeeded In reversing the usual
democratic majority.
The democratic convention in the fifth
district will be held in Baltimore city Sep
temher I'D. but who will be nominated the
leaders have no idea. The name of VIM.
Claggett Of Marlboro has been mentioned
as has that Of X. H. Edelin, but II is
thought that neither of them Is arxious
to make the race