The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-08-28

| Inc Master managers backed by this
moral victory at the polls, carried their fight
for fair primary election to the State con-
vention, which convened at Ocean City OH
Thursday and there
| MALsTER Won A SIGNAL TRIUMPH,
the convention ovefthrowing the Wellington
| organization and not accepting the "organi-
zatlon' primary and the nomination Of Mar
burg as the work of the Republican party.
Resolutions were adopted ordering another
primary in Baltimore on September . pre-
scrihiug the lines upon which the primary
election should he carried out. This was a
great victory for the Master men, and his
show Of strength in Baltimore had over
thrown the corrupt organization. The con-
vention ordered that at the primary
there shall be three polling places in each
ward, and the hours of voting shall be from
noon to p NJ. Glass ballot boxes are to be
used and all the precautions and measures
| looking to absolute fairness which were de-
manded by Mr. Master, but refused by the
city members OF the State Central Committee,
are granted The primaries are to be con
|
II. Hoffman and Mr.. Robert II. Smith. the
| two Republican members of the Board OF
Supervisors of Election in Baltimore City.
| Mr.. Hoffman is an adherrnt OF Mr.. Master
and Mr.. Smith favors the nomination Of Mr.
| Marhurg. Each candidate is to have the
| naming of a iudG" aud = clerk, and each Of
the supervisors viii also name IA Judge max
in. iuI.1S ia, 4
The voting will be done from copies of the
registration lists. Two copies of the returns
are to be made out. one to be sent to the City
Convention and the other to Messrs. Hoffman
and Smith. The object Of the primaries is to
elect de egatos to the city, state and legisla-
tive conventions and the nominations of city
councilmen. The nominating and legislative
city conventions are to be held on the 18th OF
September. A significant provision is that
which takes away from Mr.. VIM. +. Stone the
Organization boss, the power to call the
city convention to order. That duty will be
performed by some one selected by Messrs.
Hoffman and Smith.
| Among the anti-Wellington powers in the
convention were: Charles l.. Wilson, George
r. Gather. Jr., DR.. Washington G. Tuck,
Congressman Sydney Mudd. Senator Norman
b. Scott p. L. Godsborough Attorney Gem
eral Clabaugh.
DR.. Tuck, anti Wellington. was made chair
man, having defeated Captain +. $. S.
Turner. of Wicomco county, the Wellington
candidate, by vote of 81 to sc. The vote
for and against Wellington and boss rule was
rs follows:
Against WelIington-Anne Arundel. 5; Bal
tmore county, 7; Charles. 3; Caroline, 3;
Carroll 5; Dorchester, 4 Frederick, 6; Har-
ford, 5; Howard, 8; Kent, 81 Montgomery. 4;
Queen Annes, 4; Washington. .. Total 81.
For Wellington -AIiceuny. &; Baltimore
city. n; Calvert, 3; Cecil, f. Garrett, 3; Prince
Georges, 4; st. Mary's, 81 Somerset 4;
| Wicomico, 4 Worcester, 4. Total st.
ACTION Of nECIIs DELEGATION.
Cecil's vote bc it understood was cast by
william j. Smith ana Henry NJ. Mccullough
| the only delegates in attendance, Samuel Ct.
Bye and Malvern Jones not being present.
Mr.. smith made IL motion that delegations
only partly represented should be allowed to
east their full vote. and Senator Wellington
upon the strength Of this, after a struggle on
the floor ruled that each delegation should
vote ms a unit. And this iIcssrs. Smith and
Mccullough did, casting the county full vote
A for Wellington and boss rule.
There course is being strongly condemned
here rs Cecil county's is strongly anti-Wel-
lipgton and anti-boss.