The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-08-05
STATE TICKET.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION IN
BALTIMORE ON WEDNESDAY.
Senator CrOtherS Now State Central Com
mittee Chairman for Cecil County,
Convention Notes.

Soh'Shhoh A'otSSs
The Democratic State Convention met in
Baltimore on Wednesday and nominated the
the following State ticket by acclamation:
For Governor-Col. John Walter Smith, of
Worcester county.
For Comptroller-Dr Joshua W. Herring.
OF Carroll county.
For Attorney General-Hon. Isidor Rayner,
of Baltimore City.
The Cecil county delegates representing
the triumphant Crothers faction, were Manly
Drennen, OF Elkton; John Banks. of Chesa-
peake City: DR.. j. H. Jenness, of Rising Sum
George W. Taylor, of Zion. Mr.. Drennen
was made one Of the vice presidents Of the
conventions; Mr.. Banks member of the com
mittee on credentials, and DR.. Jenness on
resolutions
The Cecil county delegation named the
following State Central Committee for the
county: Senator Austin l.. Crothers. Chair
man: Register Of Will. Reuben f. Jamar, OF
Elkton, and Alexander Peoples, OF Perryvile
The retiring members of the committee are
John Banks, Chairman; Samuel c. Rowland
and DR.. F. H. Mackey.
The 'harmonious" work Of the convention
is considered a triumph for Hon Arthur p
German in bringing the party together
Although away in Massachusetts Mr. German
carried out his plans through Col l.. Victor
Baughman, Of Frederick, who was the ex-
Senator'S proxy at the recent National Com
m,tee meeting in Chicago What had prom
ised to be bitter fight between Edwin War
field, the Baltimore capitalist. and
nominee Smith wa' smoothed away into
a love feast by the diplomacy Of ex-senator
German. exerted through Col. Baughman.
When Col. Baughman as chairman OF Il q
convention announced that nominations for
Governor were in order, Mr. Wariield arose
and nominated Col Smith. Mr. Warfl"ld
after being defeated by Col. Smith in the
primaries ip Baltimore on Saturday gave up
the fight for the nomination. Mr. Gorman's
| shrewdness is shown in the ticket thus named
by his manipulations. Neither ex-Congress.
man Rayner nor DR.. Herring were in the Cor
man camp two years ago when the Senator
was lighting for reelection. They We're put
lighting German and the Old organization
Col. Smith has always been in the German
ranks. All the candidates are gold Demo
crats.
John Walter Smith is banker. He has
served III the State Senate for three consecu-
tive terms, and was elected to Congress last
November, in the First Congressional district.
l,idor Rayner is a lawyer. and has long
been prominent in the political and social
circles Of the State. He served in tAe Flftieth
Fifty second and Fifty-third Congresses. and
is regarded as one Of the best political orators
in Maryland.
DIR. Joshua W. Herring is cashier OF Il bank
in Westminster, member Of the State Sen
ate, and is president Of the Methodist Protes-
tant Conference in Maryland and of several
other secular bodies
CONVENTION NOTES.
Hon. John S. Writ attended the convention
and seemed 10 enjoy meeting the prominent
members of his party from here and there in
the State. Because the Cecil delegation
wasn't of his naming, apparently worried
him not Bit for the Col. Smith nomination
WAS the only one intended to be In it.
Senator Crothers is now Chairman OF the
Democratic State Central Committee for
| Cecil. He named the State Convention dele
gates from Cecil in the county convention
and they in turn favored him in the State
convention. 1t was case of you and me.
That's ALL
Register of Wills Reuben E. lamar is also
now Central Committeeman as a minority
representative-that is as a friend OF Mr..
Writ. Some are wondering if he isn't laying
out his seine already to catch the Register
nomination fish when it swims up to Elkton
the next time.
Senator Crothers was seen smiling as he
made his way around the Carrollton corridor
during the caucus on Tuesday night. The
Baltimore Herald OF Wednesday paid him
this compliment: 'iSenator Crothers, of Cecil,
is regarded as one OF the shrewdest poll
ticians in the State
Others from Cecil attending the convention
were: Register OF Wills Reuben Z. lamar,
Clerk Of the Court John G. Williams,
Hester Hess, County Commissioner Mearns.