The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-08-27
The Judicial Conventions.

to order, and on motion Col. James I
Briscoe, of Calvert county, was chose
chairman, and J. Dent Downing, Esq, OF
this county, secretary.
When nominations were called for the
Calvert delegation announced that they
had no name to present to the convention
Mr. Walter H. Gray, of Charles county
named Mr.. John H. Mitchell, and Mr.
John E. Stone, of the same county, noml-
mated Mr. James F. Matthews. Mr.. Joseph
S. Wilson, of this county, in pleasing ad-
dress, presented the name of Mr. Magruder,
and Henry c. Wingatc, of st. Mary 5
county, named Mr. B. Harris Camalier,
and urged his nomination by the conven-
ton.
On the first ballot Mr.. Magruder re-
| ccived 13 votes, the entire strength of the
convention The vote was divided among
Mitchell, Mathews and Camalier
After a second ballot with no result tie
| convention took Il recess for half an hour.
On the sixth ballot Calvert county
| changed its vote casting for Mitchell;
| Charles followed with J.! votes for him.
Joseph S. Wilson then cast the four votes
of Prince Georges county for Mitchell,
which nominated him. St. Mary's county
gave its three votes to Camalier.
When the result was announced there
was great cheering and rejoicing among
the Charles county delegates. On motion
of the Mathews delegates the nomination
of Mr. Mitchell was made unanimous.
Both the nominees were invited to adj
dress the convention, which they did, ac
cepting the nomination and expressing
their thanks for the honor
Caleb Clarke Magruder is descended
from an old Maryland family who came
to the State from Scotland in 1854. His
was in his day one of the best known law
yers in the State. His mother was sis
ter of the late Judge James B. Belt. John
W. Belt, late Clerk of Prince Georges
County was a cousin. Mr.. Magruder en-
| tered Georgetown College in 1853 and
was graduated with high honors in 1861.
In the fall following he went to the Uni
versity of Virginia for the purpose of
studying law, but on account of the out
break of the war returned home and con-
tinued his studies in his fathers office I'M
til admitted to the bar by Judge George
Brent in 1863. The same year George
town University conferred upon him the
honorary degree of Master of Arts and
invited him to deliver the annual address
before the Philodemic Literary Society
In 1867 he was elected to the Legislature
and was member of the body which
II 4 I, Pm
ring his term in the House of Delegates
he served on several important commit
tees, being chairman of the committee on
expiring laws, and Il member of the com
mittee on judiciary, fe leral relations and
claims In 1881 he was a candidate for
the State Senate, but was defeated by his
cousin r. H Magruder. Mr.. Magruder is
member of the Maryland Bar Associa
ton and was its first vice president for
the Seventh Judicial Circuit.
For fifteen years he has been Il member
of the board of trustees of the Upper
Marlboro Academy, and for ten years
president of that body. For eight years
he has been one of the town commission
ers of his native town, and is now presl-
dent of the same. He has also been one
of the board of managers for the House
of Reformation on the part of the stock
holders for ten years, and as State rep
resentative for five years. He was del
egate to the tax convention called by
Governor Brown, and was appointed one
of commission of five to examine and re-
port to the Legislature as to the distribu-
ton of the school tax. 1t was sought by
Baltimore city and some of the more
wealthy counties in the State to secure
a larger distribution of school funds, bas-
ing their claims upon the payment of
larger tax for the support of same. This
would have seriously crippled the public
schools of Southern Maryland especially
the colored schools, but Mr.. Magruder
| wrote the minority report against the pro-
posed decreased appropriation, and his re-
port was adopted by the legislature. At
the last Judicial Convention in the Seventh
Judicial Circuit Mr.. Magruder received
| the support of his county, but on a ma or
| ity of the votes being cast for Judge John
P. Briscoe he moved that the nomination
| be made unanimous and was an indefati-
gable worker for the election of his sue
| cessful opponent. Ten years ago Mr..
Magruder formed law partnership with
Mr.. Joseph S. Wilson since which time
| the firm has appeared as counsel in nearly
every important case in the county. \
large practice often carries him to Other
! jurisdictions i'll the State besides having
an office in Washington city. He is Il
public spirited man with the material in
tercsts of the people always at heart, and
| enjoys the confidence and respect of his
political enemies. He is member of the
Roman Catholic Church, but liberal i'll his
| religious views. His wife, who is the
| daughter Of the late DR.. Thomas r. Male,
of Virginia, is member of the Protestant
Episcopal Church. He has five sons, c.
n 10, -bn II
mitted to the Prince Georges county bar;
| Ernest P Magruder principal Of schools
at Williamsport; Thomas n. Magruder a
| farmer; NJ. Hampton Magruder, and Ar
| thur II. Magruder, who are still ut school.
c a les ,unty. Md. on June p. 1872. lie WAS the
sec, nj son OF the late Walter Mitchell, who for "A
number OF years was Clerk of the Circuit Court for
Charles county and i'll his dav one Of the leading
| lawyers OF The Southern Maryland Bar Mr.. Mitch
| ellis eaIlv training began al Charlotte Hail. under
the late William r. Bliscoa, the venerable professor
| OF that institution from whence he left to attend
Yale College, where, at the age of 10 wears he grad
uatei with honors in the class OF o. Upon the
try for the purpose of completing his education at
Heidelberg, Germany. Returning to this country
| in 1862, he began the study OF law under the late
| James Campbell Mason who "a min law OF
Chief Justice R. B. Taney. of the Cunited States
Bar in 1866. and practiced his profession in that
| city until 1870 when he removed TO his native
| county, Since that tune he has enjoyed envia
BILE share of the practice OF his c,unty, and the
tire confidence and esteem of those who know him
best. The subject OF this sketch has always posed
| as a conservative man, and though a Democrat
has allowed his name to go before the people
as candidate for public office. In 1870 Mr.. Mitch
| ell married Eliza T. e. .Ienfer, daughter OF the
late Col. Daniel .Jenter, OF Lock Raven Baltimore
| county, Md, avd sister of Thomas X. .enier
| Esq, leading Democrat OF Baltimore county. lie
| has interesting family OF eight children. beau
tful home, which was formerly the old Hanson res
| dence and is known as "HanSon IIili'' is where
| Mr.. Mitchell resides.
The Republican convention met al
Hughsville, st. Mays county, on Tues
day and nominated Judges Merrick and
Crane as the Republican candidates
Judge Mcrrick received the votes of this
county and of st. Mary'S, numbering :,
Judge Crane received these and the votes
of Calvert making 10; Mr.. +. Snowdcn
Hill was also voted foI by the Calvert
delegates, and the Charles county dclcga