The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-09-12
First District Democratic Nomination.

The democratic convention for the
First district of Maryland met at
Ocean City on Thursday, 4th inst, and
nominated James E. Ellegood, of Sails
bury, Md, for Congress. The noniina
ton was made on the second ballot. Tai.
bot was the first county to change its vote.
This was followed by Kent and all the
other counties, until motion prevailed
to make Mr.. Ellegood's nomination
unanimous, which was done with cheers.
Ex-Gov. E. E. Jackson was practically
offered the nomination, delegation
being appointed to wait upon him and
ascertain if he would accept Mr.. Jack
son declined the proffered honor ON &C.
count of his health.
Among the names placed in nomina-
ton was that of John H. Kimble of Port
Deposit, who received Cecil's four votes,
until she fell in line with the procession
when the vote of the convention was
centred on Mr.. Ellegood.
The nominee is engaged in the practice
of law at Salisbury, and has always been
active i'll politics. In 1867 he held a
clerkship in the Treasury Department
under President Johnson's administration
After his admission to the bar he was
elected States Attorney of Wicomico
county by the democrats, in 1875, aud
served until 1873, when he resigned. Mr..
Ellegood is champion of anti bribery
and will conduct his campaign on that
principle as opposed to the republican
nominees barrel"
Dali 1, Al. 60
ing to say of the campaign: "More inter-
est is manifested in the contests i'll the
First and Second districts than in any of
the others. The nomination of James E.
Ellegood of Wicomico upon an anti
bribery platform is a new departure. The
action of the Eastern Shore leaders was
not prompted by desire to eradicate an
evil and to make a fight on high plane.
cause he was the only available candidate
who could furnish an excuse for not using
a barrel Mr.. Ellegood is an honorable,
heightened gentleman, as guileless as
child in matters political, and, therefore,
easily imposed upon. He will be trotted
out as the great Eastern Shore wonder,
who will win without the use of money,
and, while he is inveighing against the
practice from the busting, certain gentle
men will be quietly distributing the
stuff or as much of it as they can gather.
When Mr.. Jackson, the republican can
didate, opens his barrel and allows the
ducats to roll in every direction then
there will follow a wall of indignation
from those who are not benefciaries Mr..
Ellegood will learn before the campaign
is over that the era of political purity has
not yet arrived on the Eastern Shore of
Maryland, and more's the pity.
"The contest in the Second district
may surprise some of the veterans. Had
Mr.. 'Blakeney remained in the fight the
chances are he would have been beaten,
but Tyler Page is very different propo.
sition. Mr.. Page has no enemines. Mr..
Talbot has many. Mr.. Page will not be
opposed by any member of his party.
Mr.. Talbot may expect hundreds of dem
ocrats to cut him. Both are good takers
and hustlers, aud although the Second
district is nominally democratic, the han.
dicap Mr.. Talbot carries will come very
near making this an even fight. At any
rate, it will bear watching"