Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-06-24


do not care for an early cam
paign their conventions need
only meet to adjourn at some
future time. after selecting del
egates To the State Convention.
| understand this course will be
adopted in those counties in
which the contests are not SO
heated.
I'm some the excitement is
already at fever heat. and in
these it would be advisable to
have nominations made as soon
as possible, otherwise business
and farm interest would suffer.
These are a few of the reasons
why an early convention is
advisable. Had we postponed
action the Republicans would
undoubtedly have had every
advantage, and il was for the
purpose of pushing our con
vention into the fall of the year
that they decided to wait. We
did not propose to fall into the
trap set for us. and that is all
there is To it"
There is some force i'm the
argument relating to Guberna-
torial campaigning. Ii would
he much better for the State
as well as for the respective
parties if the people in outlying
sections could meet the candi-
dates. Heretofore only certain
sections were visited. and. as
rule, only one or two places in
county.
Governor Lowndes is said to
be already at work. Accom-
panied by his former Secretary
of State, Richard Dallam, he
went to Hartford Friday to meet
the farmers in that thrifty
county. SO that after all "a
long campaign is not altogether
disadvantageous nor devoid of
interest.
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN.
Although Governor Lowndes
is assured of a denomination.
the party leaders have not yet
made up their minds as to the
balance of the ticket.
Phillips Lee Goldsborough
will. it is believed, again
be the candidate for Comp
troller. but there are other
Eastern Shoremen who believe
the honor should be conferred
upon Robert b. Dixon, of Tai
bot. Mr.. Dixon has been named
as possible candidate for
Governor, but he promptly put
an end to this talk by declaring
that he would not accept the
nomination. His friends say
the duties would not be con
genial. At the same time they
are urging his nomination for
Comptroller. IA position for
which he is well fitted and
which would be acceptable.
Heretofore the Eastern Shore
has caucused for a representa-.
tive on the State ticket and
then stood by him. and only on
one occasion failed to nominate
the man selected. They will
probably caucus this time.
and the friends of Mr.. Colds
borough say he will surely
have the four counties below
the ChoptaIk, or more than
enough TO win the nomination.
DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN.
Next to the meeting of the
Democratic State Central Com
mittee, the event of the week
was the collapse of the Fisher
boom.
Ii was most unfortunate for
the eX-Judge that his cause
should have been championed
by some of the men identified
with the old regime and their
following. Their Endorsement
was regarded with suspicion by
many who would otherwise
have helped him, but who stood
clear of combination that
made extremes meet.
Some of the Judges devoted
friends are still fighting for
him. and declare that his
chances are promising. They
look for support in the Western
Maryland counties, i'm which
the independent element is
strongest. and expect that this,
with the u votes of Baltimore
City which they say will surely
20 To Fisher. will he sufficient
to give him the nomination. 1t
is very doubtful. however.
whether the machine can con
troll the city votes. The rank
and file are not SO subservient
as they Were. and with abso-
lutely fair primaries the result
may be very different from what
is expected.
\ prominent Democrat. who
took leading part in the
Mayoralty fight and who is
opposed To machine politics.
commented on Tie situation in
the following vein IF those
people who led us to defeat in
four successive campaigns will
keep their hands off this fight
as they did last May and per
NIT the younger Democracy To
carry out the will of the voters.
we can win next fall just as we
did in May but if they attempt
any dictatiou. defeat is certain.
Their assistance will be wei
come after the nominations
have been made. but until then
they should not interfere. The
Democratic party is through
with Warwicks. The people
are in the saddle now and will
do the king making them
selves.
CHANCES OF CANDIDATES.
Edwin Warfield. who is cred
tied To Howard county. but
whose interests are tied up i'm