The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-07-29

| l''rpetUatc the power of the Ring whicl
for more than generation has domi
Rated that party.
That il most >trrnuou$ly urges uIol
the good people of our county the defeat
If this iniQuitou> measure 50 as thereby
to strike IL blow to ensure the honest y
and purity of our elections.
That while it C,cplorc>o the necessity
! fer the nigh tax rate for the current
year in our county, it would call the AT
trllt!pn IF the taxpayers and voters It
the conditions which required such tax
rate are the result of the miSmana 20"
mcnt of our finances and consequent de.
| iicita left by previous democratic admin.
! iStratiGIS. and it most cmphatically as.
! S,ltS that the records and vouchers now
on file in the office of the County Com.
mi$Si0mcrS of this colnty. cGncluSivcly
establish the truth of the foregoing state
ment and it challenges the leaders of the
I Democratic patty Df this county to dis
prove its statements in this particular.
The Democratic larty of this county at
its last convention declared in favor of
obtaining from the State Treasury the
sum of tifty-cight thousand dollars. now
standing to the credit of this county, for
internal improvements. for the purpose
| of building Il new CCult House.
While the Republican party of Cecil is
and always has been in favor of Internal
improvements. and nj the proper time
and i'll the proper manner is in favor Of Il
new Court House for the county. it de-
SircS at this time to state to the voters of
| the county. that by the decision of the
| Coult of Appeals. the money referred to
I hy the Democratic platform. is not avail
! able fer the building of Il Court House.
and that said plank was placed in the
Democratic platform merely for the pur-
poses of dccciving the voters who favor
Il new Court House.
The work Of selecting candidates for
the various positions to be filed was
then proceeded with. First under the
call was the choice for State Senator.
The districts were called. until the Sew
enth WAS reached. which named DIR.
.In'cph |. France, ami no other name be-
| in" presented he was declared the Eomi-
nee by acclamatipn. Senator NcCul-
lnugh Secouued the nomination. saying
| that he trusted DR.. France would re-
| ccivc - gcE,r~lI$ Il measure of popular
support ~ had been given to himself in
his cAmpai"n for the office. and that he
felt that his successor would be always
/ found standing for ful! suffrage and Il
| lure ballot.
The Chair then asked for nominations
! for the House rf Delegates. The Sixth
ramcd c. :. Ahraham~, the Eighth W.
y. MONTGOMERY. ana the Ninth \. +.
| Cameron. No others being named. they
were declared the nominees by accla-
| nation.
The choice for Sheriff n,cc>Sitatcd the
| first ballot. The Chair named Jethro
.Iohn>na. of the Fifth. and Ross r
| Smith. Of the Ninth aeA tellersr. James
! rams, of the Fifth. Cecil Kirk. of the
| Sixth. and John NJ. Clayton. of the
| Ninth. Were put in nomination. The
| first ballot stood:
Nlrk ............ > > J-1.
! Alexander ....... : 5-1C
| Abrams l D
Clayton ..........1 | 1 l ; lie
The second ballot resulted:
! Kirk ...........3 > > ; 1 5-27
| Abrams ...... ) ) 2-12
| Clayton ....... ; /
Kirk was declared duly nominated.
FolI County Treasurer but one name
was proposed. J. Will Perkins, of the
Third, and he was declared the nominee
| hv acclnmation.
For Assistant Treasurer the Fifth
| named John w. Mccullough and the
Ninth John L. CrcthcrS. The ballot
| stood:
Mccullough ......5 ! > > ) 5-3C
| ClotherS .......... . . o-1,
Mr.. Mccullough WAS declared the nom.
! inec.
For County Commissioner for the long
term. George W. Padlcy. of the First
and Charles y. Benjamin. of the Fifth
| were placed in nomination. The ballot
stood:
| padley ...... l | 1 Ill
Benjamin ...5 ) ; : 5111 ia
| Mr.. Benjamin was declared the nomi.
nee.
| For County Commissioner for the
short term William c. Pyle, of the Sec.
| and, and Levi +. Patterson. a retiring
member of the present Board were
| placed in nomination. Mr.. Patterson
| who was present. arose before the hal
| lot could be taken, and after thanking
those who had placed him in nomna.
tion. said that he must. in justice to his
own interests. decline. He had endea
vored to do his duty as Commissioner
and had pleased some and displeaseG
Others by his conduct of the office. He
had spent more though in getting back
t" the county, when called away on his
] own business. to serve the people thar
he had ever gotten for his services. He
| felt that no man. situated as he was
could afford to fill the Office and would
therefore, be compelled to decline the
compliment rendered him. Mr.. patter
sons remarks were greeted with ap
pla,lSe, and his withdrawal leaving Mr.
Pyle unopposed, the latter was deca rec
the nominee by reclamation.
I, The districts were called but no ont
was named for County Surveyor.