The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-10-27
Does not Governor LoWndeS
Make a Mistake?

| OclODeT, -ftu, 1879.
MR.. LUTHER BRAsHEARs;
Laurel, Md,
DEAR SIR BY your acceptance of the
nomination for County Commissioner OF
Prince Geol ge's county by the Indepen
dent Republican party, you have forfeit
ed your eligibility to the office of Super
visor of Elections of Prince George 5
county as representative of the Repub
lican party to which you we're appointed
| The office above named, having been
vacated, | shall appoint your successor at
| once.
Very truly yours,
| LLOYD Low ND!S.
On "Wednesday the Board met, all the
members being present, and received the
certificate of nomination of the loo u in
dependent Republican ticket and, the GER
tificates being in proper form, the names
| were ordered to b, printed upon the Off
cial ballot.
Mr. Brashears informs US that he has
consulted counsel and is assured that
there is nothing in the law of 1895, that
prevents Supervisor of Election from
being a candidate as was the case under
the act of 1890
Candidates for the Legislature.
The following sketches of the candidates
for the Legislature from this county were
recently published in the Baltimore S M:
REPUBLICANS.
Of en- old
Prince Georges county, July 23rd, 1850.
His father was the late James T. Perkins,
long leading citizen and a foremost Re
publican of the county. Mr.. Perkins was
educated in the public schools and gradu-
ated from Millersviile Academy in 1890
He has never held office save that of post
master at Springfield. He has been post
master for 10 years After leaving school
be engaged in farming, and is extensively
interested in it. He is active in Republi-
can politics.
George Brent Merrick, the Youngest
nominee on either ticket in Prince
Georges, is "a years Old. The late Chief
Judge George Brent, of the Seventh Mary
land Circuit, after whom he is named, was
connection of his family. Mr.. Merrick's
father is Associate Judge George c. Mer
rick. He is a nephew of the late Judge
William D. Merrick, of howard, and of
the Hon. Ri hard 7. Merrick. of Wash
ington, and grandson of United States
Senator William D. Merrick, of Charles.
He was educated at the Upper Marlboro
Academy and Georgetown University.
He studied law in his fathers office and
at the Law School of the University of
Maryland, and was admitted to the Prince
Georges bar year ago last April. He
served as a delegate to the Republican
Congressional Convention at La Plata
last year.
John Bowling Contee is the present
counsel to the Board of County Commits
sioners of Prince Georges county. He is
about 30 years old and the son of Charles
S. Contec. His mother was daughter of
Col. John d. Bowling. He studied law at
the Law School of the Columbian Univel-
sity, Washin gton, and since his admission to
the bar has practiccd at Upper Marlboro.
DEMOCRATS.
Charles William Darr was born in Wash
ington, D. c., August 3rd, 1864 His father
came from Philadelphia to Washington
before the war and worked on the Capitol
as an ornamental stone carver. He died
when his son Charles was years old. At
II young Darr became messenger in a
millinery establishment, and at IA he en-
tered an auction and commission establish
ment, where he remained Is years, being
gradually advanced to confidential clerk
and cashier. Then he formed a partner
ship with Mr.. J. W. Radcliffe, formerly of
Baltimore, in the commission business.
While thus engaged Mr.. Darr studied law,
and was graduated from the Law School
of Georgetown University in 1895. with
the degree of master of laws. He has
since been in active practice in the Dis
trict courts and the circuit courts of the
Maryland counties contiguous to the Dis
trict. Mr.. Darr has always been strict
Democrat, and before taking up his resi-
dence at Laurel, six years ago, was mem
Der of the Central Democratic Committee
of the District. He is past archon of the
Laurel Heptasoph Lodge and belongs to
the Knights of Columbus.
Joseph Kent Roberts is - years old, Il
practitioner at the Marlboro bar and the
junior partner in the law firm of Stanley
& Roberts. He is son of the late Joseph
K. Roberts, an eminent lawyer of South
Revenue under the first Cleveland Admin
istratioD, and a grandson of Gen. Thomas
Fielder Bowie, a prominent lawyer and
Wing politician, who served i'll Congress
educated at Charlotte Hall Academy, in
St. Mary's county, and Georgetown Col
lege, and began the study of law under
Charles Harvey Stanley, completing his
legal studies at the Law School of George
town University. He taught school for a
year and was admitted to the bar upon
coming of age. He married daughter of
Judge George c. Merrick
DR.. Joseph Henry Blandford is ii leading
farmer of Brandywine district, and is
known throughout the county for his
broad culture, good judgment and liberal
views. He is about 60 years of age. and
the only Office he Las ever held was that
of School Commissioner. He is greatly
interested in public education and in the
progress of his county. DR.. Blandford
was graduated in 1856 from the School of
Medicine of the University of Maryland,
and for many years engaged in active
practice.
His Life Was Saved.
Mr.. j. E. Lilly, Il prominent citizen of