Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-20
WEEK OF INACTIVITY
POLITICAL LEADERS ARE PLAY
ING A WAITING GAME.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO. August 10. 1905.
The political leaders in Prince George
county have had week OF inactivity.
Each side is jockeying. SO to speak, to
get away last In the campaign: in other
words. there is a determination on the
part OF each side to let the other people
hold the first convention. In one way this
is an advantage for the candidates. for the
reason that a short campaign means the
saving of considerable expense.
1t is quite possible that the nominal tons
of each party will be deferred to within
two or three weeks of election day This
will prevent the placing of any indepen-
dent ticket in the field by either. and Will
not allow the democrats to place upon
their ticket candidates with similar names
to those nominated by the republicans.
The ballots this fall will contain no party
designations. and a duplication of names
on the ticket will render 1t very difficult
for the illiterate voter to cast correct
ballot.
Those prominently mentioned In connec-
ton with the nomination for the state
senate on the republican side are Major
Tierney of Hyattsville: George 3. Merrick.
Upper Marlboro NJ. S. Underwood. Piscat-
away district Francis 8. Carmody Kent
district. and J. p. Curley Of Laurel. r. IL.
Vincent, Hyattsvile. Wallace r. Pyles.
Camp Springs and r. Wesley Beal West
phalia are mentioned in connection with
the republican nomination for sheriff. and
Horace Crosier of Oxon Hill and Luther
Brashears of Laurel are mentioned for the
positions of county commissioners.
Democratic Aspirants
TIE nomination Of VIM. B. Clagett OF
Upper Marlboro for the state senate by
the democrats is practically assured al
though Milton E. Smith of Evansville Is a
candidate and Robert W. Wells name will
be placed before the convention in case
Mr.. Clagett. for any reason, does not So
cure the nomination.
Those spoken of candidates for the
house of delegates are L. Nye Duvall. Kent
district: DR.. Richard s. Hill and Jos c.
Roberts of Marlboro district; George M.
Henault. Kent: J. Enos Ray, jr.. Hyatts-
vile: VIM. l.. Casey. Bladensburg; Carter
Lee Bowie, Queen Anne district: John w.
Gray of Laurel and T Howard Duckett Of
Bladensburg. Those mentioned In connec-
ton with the nomination for sheriff are
George S. Dove of Spauding's district: C.
c. Magruder of Bladensburg: Benjamin
Cross Of Kent: A. l.. Browning of Bladens-
burg: ]. A. Carrico Of Brandywine. For
county commissioners the list includes l..
NJ. Naylor. Brandywine: R. Irving Bowie
MellwOod John Snowden. Bowie; John
Schultz and Edward Magruder of Kent:
Richard Brown and James w. Rawlings Of
three positions of road commissioner are:
F'irat district, B. J. Gallant, Evansville;
second district. ]. w. F. 'Hatton. Piscat-
away. and ]. w. Dooley of Mellwood The
two first named are now holding these posi-
tons.
News has been received here of the dea til
of Mr.. Patrick Hurd of Wesphalia. Prince
George county. which occurred In DAN
vile. Pa. a few days since. while de-
ceased was visiting his daughter. Mrs. c.
P. Murray. Mr.. Hurd was born In Ireland
and had been residing near Westphal!a
this county, for the past twenty-six years.
The remains buried in Danvile
Thursday.