The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-08-13
Mr.. Darcy Resigns.

As a result of the alleged unfairness OF
the State central committee of this count!
at the recent primaries, which ended IL
the calling of two county conventions anc
the nominating of two republican tickets
NJ. A. G. Darcy, president of the board OF
election supervisors for this county, has
| forwarded to Governor Lowndcs the fol
lowing letter rendering his resignatian:
"WEsTPHALIA,
"PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY, MD.
"LLoYD LOwNDES, Esq,
| "GOverner:
MY Dear Sir:
| II hereby tender my resignation as one
of the two republican supervisors of eiec-
! ton for Prince Georges county. am not
| in accord with the regular constituted re
publican authorities of my county; in fact,
am in full sympathy and accord with the
boiling republicans of said county, who
| have formed or nominated an Independent
| republican ticket, and under those clrcum-
stances it would be both embarrassing and
| disagreeable to me to continue longer as
supervisor of elections.
II utterly repudiate the county ticket
nominated bv the socalled republican
| OarGV OIL IuIS equity, NhiSh VS. h'iiii
mated under the call of Henry W. Clagett
chairman of the republican State central
committee.
"The primaries held under said call were
the most fraudulent and corrupt ever
known in this section, and the delegates
returned as elected under said call in
nearly every instance are not, IN my Judg-
ment, the choice of the republican voters
of this county.
II have no doubt but that Hon. S. E.
Mudd is responsible for this state of af-
fairs. Very respectfully,
"A G. DARCY.
"President Board of Election Supervisors
for Prince Georges county, Md
The Baltimore San says-"This action
of Mr. Darcy has created a great deal of
comment among the people of the county
and, it is said, will no doubt have consid-
cradle weight with the State convention,
which, when it meets August 26 at Ocean
city will have to decide which of the two
factions is entitled to recognition.
ut is said that the judicial convention
which meets at La Plata for the purpose
of selecting two associate judges for that
judicial circuit may be somewhat embar
raised by Mr.. Darcy's charges of fraud.
The contest for the vacant judgeship is at
boiling heat. Congressman Sydney E.
Mudd, who led the fight in primary con-
test in Prince Georges county, favors
Mr.. George C. Merrick. Ex-Congress-
man Coffin, who declined to enter into
the convention controlled by Mr.. Mudd
and held a separate convention, favors ex
Internal Revenue Collector Snowden F.
Hill
"The admission of the delegates from
Prince Georges county by the judicial
convention will practically settle the NOM
ination for judgeship. The Coffin wing
of the party state that they have made
combinations with Calvert and St Mary's
counties If this should be true, provid-
ed Senator Wilkinson, of st. Mary's
county, wins in his primary contest, it
will result disastrously to Congressman
Mudd and his candidate, as Charles, St.
Mary's and Calvert will be the only ones
entitled to vote until the contest from
Prince Georges is settled. The Calvert
and St. Mary's delegations in favor of the
Coffin faction would mean the defeat of
Judge Merrick and Adrian Posey of
Charles county.
"The outcome of the fight in St. Mary's
is being watched with general interest.
State Senator Wilkinson who has always
controlled this county, is being opposed
by Joseph H. Ching, who is an ardent
supporter of Congressman Mudd. Should
the latter succeed in defeating Senator
Wilkinson, the judicial ticket for the
district will be composed of George c.
Merrick and Adrian Posey"