The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-04-21
State Political Notes.

John Fl. Kimble of Port Deposit, who was
one of Cecil representatives in the last House
of Delegates will be a candidate for the Dem
ocrs.tic nomination for Congress from the
Second Congressional district, which includes
Cecil, Hartford, Carroll, Baltimore county and
three wards of Baltimore city.
Henry NJ. McCullugh, member of the
Elkton bar, announces that he is a candidate
for district delegate to the Republican Nation
al Convention, which meets in Philadelphia.
He is the only one so far in Cecil county to an
nounce his candidancy.
The Democratic State Committee Of Mary
land will meet in Baltimore on the 25th inst,
to fix the date for the State Convention.
Republican county conventions of Anne
Arundel, Calvert and Prince Georges county
indorse Hon. Sydney E. Mudd for reelection.
With the near approach of Republican pri-
mary elections in Howard county the workers
for positions and supremacy are actively on
the go. Today the primaries will be held.
II is said to be determined by the leaders to
elect delegates favorable to James A. Gary
for delegate at large from Maryland to the
Philadelphia convention and favorable also to
the denomination of Congressman Mudd.
Ex-senator George D. Day is said TO be in :
trusted with engineering the alliance between
Gary and Mudd, who in times past have been
at cross purposes. In Elicott City district a
lively contest is expected as the postmaster
ship of Elicott City is to be decided then.
The Negro Appeal says strong negro can
ddate will be nominated for Congress in the
Fifth District, in opposition to Hon. Sydney
Mudd.
Under the head of McComas at Work, the
Baltimore Herald Of Wednesday says:
Senator McComas was here and consulted
with some of his friends, but nothing definite
was determined upon. All agreed that the
Senator was in hole, and that it would re-
quire some diplomacy to extricate him.
1t has also developed that the Eastern Shore
does not propos, to be frozen out when the
delegates at-large are selected. A combiua-
ton is now being made on the other side of
the bay which will result in the nine counties
coming to the convention in behalf of rep
resentative. Who he will be is not yet
known. If the demand is enforced, as now
seems probable, either former Mayor Master
or General Shryock will be forced to with
draw. By combining with Western Mary
land the Eastern Shoremen can beat Balti-
more City and Southern Maryland combined,
and this now seems to be the programme.
The Eastern Shore counties will send "a
delegates to the convention, Western Mary
land Al, and the city and Southern Maryland
combined only AZ. From this it will be seen
that if the rest of the State should line up
against Mudd and Master both might be
thrown overheard.
As representative Of Southern Maryland,
Mr.. Mudd would probably be selected, but
Mr.. Malster could not expect the administra-
ton following on the Shore to help him. The
counties OF Worcester. Wicomico. Dorchester,
Somerset, Talbot and Queen Anne's will surely
be against him should there be fight. Bal
timore county is controlled by the Mace
Blakeney organization, which is anti Master;
Judge Cabaugh still has the pull in Carroll
Senator Williams wishes will be observed in
Hartford, and so in other Western Maryland
counties the organization will control.
1t may be necessary for Senator McComas
to defeat Mr. Master in order to secure his
own election as national committeeman, for
should Master and Mndd combine they, with
theis district delegations, would control half
the State delegation and prevent Senator
McComas from attaining the place he wants.
Hence the conferences that are now being
held. Some very interesting developments
are expected before the State Convention
meets.