The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-12-03

flee Wednesday-A Hot Scram-
BILE for Office in Which the Half
ner Faction Came Out Well-A
Democrat in the Registers Office
and Several Remain in the Clerks
Ofhce-Republicans Hungry after
ofice-other Appointments yet
to be Made.
There was house warming and re
ceptlon at the Clerks office on Wed
day morning last to which only few
formal invitations had been extended,
but from the crowd present it must
have been generally understood and
acted upon. To an observer, who was
acquainted with persons and their af-
filiations in this county, it seemed pc
culiar that only a certain element or
class were present and these were
unduly interested and pleased with
themselves. Several "colored gentle
men" were also on hand and hobnob-
bed freely with their white friends.
The room was packed to overlooking
and outside were others waiting for
their turn to get in. Very little work
was being done in the office except of
a nature in keeping with the occasion.
Clerk Jordan was the host and receiv-
ed the guests in as hospitable man
ner as possible under the circumstance.
His assistants, Messrs. Jos. w. Gaver,
Adolphus Fearhake, c. G. Smith, Chas
B. Tyson, John Biser, John Bennett and
Robert Grayson were also extremely,
not to say frigidly polite, and gave the
visitors the icy grasp in approved FASH
ion. A very curious ceremony was 60
ing on at one end of the room, where
Mr.. Fearkake was saying mysterious
things to different persons, who sign. d
their names on book and then made
room for others who went through the
same ceremony. Then they would
shake hands with one another and
smile in a wise and condesceudlng man
der and walk around like a cock of the
walk with spurs yard long. This con-
dition of affairs lasted all the morning
and far into the day, yet there were
| Others who wefe expected and had not
yet put in an appearance, which caused
no little comment and disappointment
They, however, turned up later and
| signed their names, etc, like the TEST.
In the meantime the reception com
mittee were busy showing those who
had gone through the cere mony de-
scribed above, the various intricacles
of the office, overbauling books and
records and explaining this and that
detail with great care and distiuctness.
| The crowd looked on with interest ten
! fold. And the personel of this same
crowd was of such nature that this ill.,
terest was easy to he explained. They
were all Republicans and the occasion
was the swearing in of the new Off
Gals of the county to take the places of
those who had been the incumbenls I'M
der Democratic control. Any one not
acquainted with the circumstan-
ces, looking in upon the scene
Wednesday morning would have
thought that mob had raided the
clerks Office. Successful aspirants and
disappointed office-seekers, Others who
had hopes and others who had none, u
few who were on the anxious bench
and who were looking for some straw
to show which way the wind would
blow, were all jOstled together like
hungry vultures over the carcass of the
victim. 1t was really an interesting
sight.
Mr.. Douglas H. Hargett, the new
Clerk of the Court, was on hand early
and assumed charge of the office. He
has re-appointed Mr.. AdOlphis Fear
hake, Democrat, chief clerk for one
year, and Mr.. w. Nash Young, also a
Democrat, for six months. The new
appointments are as follows:
William c. Birely and Webster Hite-
shew, of Frederick City; Melvin A.
Z. Biser, of Myersville; John H. Kel-
Ter, of Middetown; Joseph Wood, Of
New Market, and Prof William Harry,
of near Frederick.
Mr.. Wood was not on hand to take
the oath as prescribed, and Mr.. John
Bennett, Democrat, who had been re-
corder of mortgages, under Clerk JOr-
dan, was sworn in tor one month. 1t
is said Mr.. Wood had some business to
settle up before taking his place. He
is son of Mr.. Melvin Wood of New
Market.
The old officials, Messrs. JOS. w.
Gaver, John Biser, Chas. B. Tyson and
Chas. e. Smith, turned over the rec
ords and books to their successors, all
in perfect order and up to date. Tae
county loses, by the change, most care
full, competent and courteous clerks.
The County Commissioners were not
expected to organize until Monday,
but they came together on Wednesday
and made Mr.. Norman president Of the
board, and Mr.. Charles Ausherman
clerk to the board. 1t is said that "a
great contest was made for this posi-
ton, Mr.. Edward Gttinger. who had
the position several years ago, icing
most active in his efforts to secure the
place. Rumor has it that one of the
! commissioners held out for the place to
be given to his nephew. Organization
! depended upon this appointment.