Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-02
RESULT OF THE PRIMARIES.
Prince Georges County Republican
Line Up i'm Preliminary Battle.

f-rlncc georges County Republicans
Line Up in Preliminary Battle.
The republican primaries in Prince
Georges county were held Saturday after
noon in the fourteen election districts of
the county. The fight has been on for sew
eral months between Representative Sid
ney E. Mudd, who aspires to succeed Sena-
tor German, and ex-Representative Charles
E. Coffin, who wishes to send Gov. Lowndes
to the Senate. The struggle between the
two factions has been to obtain control of
the delegations to the Marlboro conven-
ton, which meets today for the purpose Of
nominating county ticket and delegates
to the judicial and state conventions. 1t
would seem from the returns from the va
rious districts that Representative Mudd
has scored a victory over the Coffin
Lowndes faction. Thirteen of the fourteen
districts have been heard FROM and five of
these send solid Mudd delegations to the
convention.
In Kent district IS votes were cast for
Mudd delegates and 80 for the Coffin
LowndeS men. The delegates elected are:
Moses Harris, w. c. Crandal, Isaac Mar
shall, Edward Wilson and Benjamin Platter.
Queen Anne district sends Mudd delega-
ton, composed of r. III. Brooke, William r.
Smith, S. F. Jennings, Charles Driver and
w. L. Watkins. The Coffin men, however,
say they will contest the district.
The delegation from Brandywine district
is conceded to Representative Mudd. The
delegates are H. B. Orme, w. H. Squire,
Thomas Proctor, Clarence Hawkins and H.
N. Newman.
The most bitter contests took place in the
districts of Laurel. Evansville, Bladensburg
and Marlboro, and conferred upon the
nomination for the state senate. The cam
oidacy of Capt. Charles G. Gordon, pro-
nounced anti-Mudd man, was strenuously
in m there
was a split, two primaries being held and
two delegations chosen. The Mudd delega-
ton is composed of c. c. Castle, j. H.
Travers, A. F. Fairall. George Mathews
and Fred Robinson, and the Coffin deiega-
ton of Luther Brashears, w. H. Diven, j.
E. Shipley, Robert Frye and G. b. Tim
anus. There was a general mix-up IN
Evansville district, ending with fight, in
which all parties took part, and no one was
hurt The district is contested.
The Coffin-Gordon men secured sweep
ing victory in Bladensburg district, the
home of Capt Gordon. 1t was feared that
meeting which was held at Hyattsyille.
The Mudd men swore in twenty deputy
sheriffs, anticipating trouble, but, aside
from few word battles, all went or
quietly, the Coffin delegates being chosen
by majority of 40 votes. The delegates
chosen are M V. Tierney, George III. Mark
wood. Prince Stubs, Charles jackson and
D. A. Mcdonald. The judges Were NJ. V.
and DR.. Ellis anti-Gordon, and the clerks.
Harry b. Fowler and Charles Earl.
The contest in Marlboro was especially
interesting by reason of the fact that F.
Snowden Hill, a warm personal friend of
Gov. Lowndes, and Judge George c. Mer-
rick were candidates for nomination to the
associate judgeship of the seventh judicial
circuit. Both the candidates worked like
beavers to control the delegation from their
districts, and each, in a way, succeeded.
for a double delegation, one for Hill and
one for Merrick, will go to the convention.
In Bowie district the Mudd faction won
by one vote.
Surratts and Spalding's districts are
claimed by Mudd, and are grudgingly con-
ceded by the other party.
Nottingham, Aquasco and Oxon Hill are
contested. and Piscataway has not Yet
been heard from.
From these returns, 1t appears that seven
Of the districts are. contested. five arc for
Mudd and one unheard from, and one
Bladenshurg) for Coffin. Late informa-
ton, however, would indicate that strife
will arise in regard to this one Coffin del
egation. Jos. A. Blundon, appointed by the
state central committee to preside over the
meeting in this district, positively refused
to sign the credentials of the Coffin delega-
ton, alleging that the voting WAS Illegal.
Under these circumstances, the Bladeus-
burg delegation will probably he thrown
out, as the signature OF the chairman Is
requisite to the seating of the delegates.
Many strong Mudd men In Hyattsyille
condemn Blundon for refusing to sign the
credentials.