Middletown transcript., 1898-01-29

Thomas W. Wickes, prominent drug
gist Of Chestertown, died at his home in
that town Monday night, aged forty-nine
years. He leaves a widow and one
daughter.
The sale Of horses and mules by Joe
Kindig; of York, Pa, was held Monday
afternoon at Elkton and was well attended.
The horsrs were fine lot of animals and
went for rather low figures, ranging from
$47 to 500. The mules did somewhat better,
ranging in price from $125 to e164 per pair.
The whole carload was sold except three
horses
The Republican State central committee
of Cecil county submitted the names Of
George A. Blake, of Elkton, William NJ
Fulton, Of Pilot, and James A. Mackey, of
Fair Hill. to Governor Lowndes as persons
for the Office of school commissioners of
Cecil county. Mr.. Blake is member of
the present board; Mr.. Fulton is at present
an election supervisor; both Republicans.
Mr.. Mack ey is q Democrat and is named as
the minority member.
There are Is Republican State Senators in
Maryland. and each one of them has been
gratifed by securing the appointment of
two men to place on the force Of the Senate
employees. This makes SO employees. which
does not include the three chief officers,
namely, the secretary, the reading clerk and
the journal. Altogether the Senate. which
consists Of 26 members, has 80 suborinates, or
one-and-a-halfto each Senator. As the sight
Democrats were not given any of the patron
age, the Republicans in the upper house were
able to crafty many of their constituent ts
by securing them good pay at Annapolis
for the winter.
The Republican State Central Committee
has submitted to Governor Lowndes the
following list of names, from which to
select two members Of the board of election
supervisors for Cecil county: William R.
Citing. of the eigh b district; W. A. Cam
eron, Of the ninth; Walter Buckworth, Of
the second, and ]. G. McNamee, Of the
fifth. Mr.. McNamee is q member of the
present board, and having made . good
official it is almost certain he will be re-
appointed. The other Republican mem
Der Of the board, w. NJ. Fulton. has been
recommended as school commissioner. The
Democratic member, W. w. McGuigan,
will move from the county, and minority
member will be appointed in his place.
The republican members of the Maryland
Legislature held caucus on Monday night
and as q result Judge McComas was elected
toi the Senate as successor to Senator Cor
man who retires March 4th, 1S99 OF the
new Senator the "Wicomico News" says
"Hon. Louis E. MeComas, Senator. elect. is
3 man Of ability, whatever may be said Of
his radical views on important questions.
He was bitterly opposed by democrats on
account Of his record on the force bill.
Mr.. McComas was born in Washington
county on October 2eth, 1847. He has been
prominently identified with the politics Of
this State since 1879, when he was candi-
date for Congress in the Sixth District. In
that contest he was defeated by the small
majority of IA votes by the Hon. William
Walsh, Of Allegany county. In his next
campaign, for the Forty third Congress,
Mr.. McComas was again the republican
candidate, and defeated Hon. Montgomery
Blair by majority of about 700. For four
consecutive campaigns Mr.. McComas fought
successfully retaining his seat in the House
of Representatives from 1882 to 1890. The
last contest, in 1890, like The first. in 1876,
brought defeat. Gen. VIM. NJ, McKaig was
elected to his seat. In 1892 Mr.. McComas
was appointed 10 the bench of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia by Presi-
dent Harrison"