Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-24
MARYLAND JUDICIARY.
review of the Contest for HOnOrs in
tine Seventh Circuit.

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Special Corr espOndence of The Evening Star
Laurel, July q. 1897.
Two associate judges are to be elected
this year In the seventh judicial circuit
which includes this county and the coufl-
ties of Charles, Calvert and ST Mary's, to
succeed Judge Crane, whose term of fifteen
years has expired, and Judge Merrick who
was appointed by the governor last fall
fer the interim between the expiration OF
Judge Brooke's term and the election Of
successor The contest is an interesting
one. The primaries for the election OF
delegates to the county convention, which
Will select delegates to the judicial conven-
ton, Will be held in this county this after
noon by the democrats, while the republi-
can primaries will be held a week later
one of the associate judgeships is conceded
to Prince Georges, and the other to either
Charles or st. Mary's, Calvert now having
a representative on the circuit bench in
Chief Judge Briscoe. For the seat OF
Judge Merrick there are four candidates in
Prince Georges, two democrats and two
republicans. The republicans are ex-Collec-
tor OF Internal Revenue F. Snowden Hill
and Judge Merrick; democrats Charles II.
Stanley of Laurel and c. c. Magruder of
Upper Marlboro. Charles county offers one
republican candidate for Judge Cranes
seat. States Attorney Posey and one demo-
crat,John H Mitchell. Mr. Pcsey received the
Endorsement of the Charles county republi-
can convention recently and four delegates
from that county were elected to the jul
dicial convention instructed for him. Judge
Crane of St Marys is also a candidate for
reelection. In ST. Mary's Joseph Morgan
and Benjamin H. Camaler, democrats, are
AFTER the democratic nomination to succeed
Judge Crane
In this county the democrats have prob
ably their most important fight in the Ju-
dicfal district. They look to this county to
furnish a sufficient majority to overcome
hi o{orft
Mary's and Calvert. This county too is
by no means certain one, going repubi-
can enc election and democratic another.
However. the democrats expect to reduce
the republican majorities in St Mary's,
Charles and Calvert, and have hopes OF
carrying che or more of them.
For the democratic nomination in this
county Stanley seems to be leading 1t is
claimed in his behalf that he is $50 votes
stronger il the county than is any other
man. He has been practicing in Prince
Georges and other southern Maryland
counties for twenty-eight years A peculiar
incident in the career of Mr.. Stanley is
that in 1881 he ran as democratic nomi-
nee for the legislature, and his present op-
ponent IL the judicial fight. c. c. Magru-
der, was on the same ticket for the state
senate Stanley was elected by a majority
OF 40, while Magruder about the same
number behind. and defeated The
friends OF Magruder are making the claim
mat he is also strong in the county, and
the result of the primaries will be awaited
with great interest.
As betwe n Merrck and HILL the two re-
publican contestants, the formers friends
are confident, owing to the fact that he is
at present holding the judgeship by ap-
pointment. His partisans say inasmuch as
ne was strong enough to secure the ap-
polntment. the people will regard him as
deserving of the nomination. The Hill sup
porters however, think they will carry the
day.
The democratic judicial convention of the
will hah hold 7
gust % The date of the republican judicial
convention has not yet been set