Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-05
LATEST NEWS OF THE POLITICAL
SITUATION IN VARIOUS STATES
REGARDED AS IN D0UBT
OUTCOME OF ELECTION IN
PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY.


UPPER MARLBORO. November 4. 1905.
With but two days remaining Of politi-
cal campaign that has been characterized
posted politicians profess to be unable to
make any reasonably reliable prediction as
to the outcome in Prince George county
next Tuesday. Both parties are claiming
victory. which is evidence of the best kind
to show that neither has any foundation
for its claim.
AS matter of fact, Prince George Is
classed among the doubtful counties OF the
state, and this classification Is based upon
results of recent elections in the county.
In the election next Tuesday party lines
will be considerably relaxed. and many
'split" tickets will be found in the ballot
boxes. There are twenty-eight names on
the ballot, and based upon experience IN
former county elections. it Is safe to assert
that the result will not be known until
early Wednesday morning. 1t was expect
ed that the democratic board Of election
supervisors would make some change in the
form of ballot from that officially printed,
and this expectation has been realized
This morning the official ballot was posted
in conspicuous places about the neighbor-
hood, the law directs. An inspection OF
the ticket reveals the fact that the name
of C. c. Billopp, democratic candidate for
county surveyor, has been withdrawn, and
the name OF James A Sweeney substituted.
Sweeney Is said to hail, from Marlboro dis
trict and has Identical initials as those Of
the republican candidate fer sheriff. Mr..
James A. Sweeney.
Republicans Indignant.
There is considerable indignation among
the republicans. who claim that the
eleventh-hour democratic candidate for
county surveyor has been placed in the
field with the sole idea Of complicating the
ballot and rendering 1t impossible for the
illiterate voter to know whether he is vot-
Ing for Sweeney. the republican candidate
for sheriff. or Sweeney. the democratic can
didate for county surveyor. 1t Is said that
Billopp. who was named at the regular
democratic convention for the latter Office,
sent formal resignation to the board of
election supervisors, and that the name Of
James A. Sweeney was substituted on the
ballot within the required time allowed by
law for filling vacancies. Whether or not
the change will affect the vote as to the
office of sheriff remains to be seen.
1t Is hardly conceivable that the voter
who cannot read, be he white or black, will
be able to vote the ticket correctly, be-
cause 1t is not sufficient that the names be
read, but 1t is necessary that the voter shall
know democrats from republicans, and
there is no way to ascertain this without
the voter has posted himself beforehand.
Opponents Anxious.
rIoilciS .. SdTmOuy OF hent district, re-
publican nominee for the state senate. is
making fight that is causing his oppo-
nents considerable anxiety. 1t Is said he Is
spending just as much money in the cam
paign as his opponent s. He has always
been known as an aggressive man and he
is sustaining his reputation in this re-
gard in this campaign. He has been in
every district in the county. and claims
to have promises of support from many
leading democrats.
On the other hand William B. Clagett, the
democratic nominee for the state senate, is
allowing no grass to grow under his feet,
He, too, has been In every district in the
county. and claims he will be elected by at
least 500 majority. He is telling the pros
pective voters that he will see to it that
law is passed that will enable the tobacco
growers of southern Maryland to realize a
better profit from their crop. He regards
the present road law one of the best
the county ever had and claims that the
work done by the road superintendent dur
Ing the past year on two steel bridges has
more than the salary paid this officer. His
colleagues on the ticket declare that the
jury law now in force In Prince George
county Is blessing to the people OF the
county, In that 1t renders the appearance
of colored man on the jury practical
impossbility.
Probable Results.
I.
Benedict ]. Gallant of Evansville district,
candidate for road commissioner to repre-
sent the first road district. is practically
assured His opponent. Mr.. James Miller,
has always been known as democrat, but
locked horns sometime since with the DEM
ocratic organization in the county and was
defeated. Since then he has been luke
warm In the cause of democracy, but his
friends never expected to see him candi-
date on the republican ticket
George S. Dove of Spaulding's district
candidate for sheriff. is regard
ed as one of the keenest politicians in the
great mixer" and, therefore, a
vote getter. He is now deputy sheriff
under Sheriff Thee B. Middleton. and it is
understood that should Dove be elected
Middleton will be his deputy. There Is
some murmuring against this combination.
but 1t is not sufficient to affect the result
Tuesday. James A. Sweeney, the repub-
lican nominee for sheriff, Is the present
road commissioner from the second road
district and was the only republican elected
in the county two years since. He has an
nounced that in case he is elected Rufus H.
Vincent of Bladensburg is to be his dep
uty The latter was a candidate two years
ago against Middleton and secured a large
vote in the upper section of the county
especially in Bladensburg and Hyattsyile
districts.