Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-25
CONVENTION AT MARLBORO
PRINCE GEORGE REPUBLICANS
NOMINATE A TICKET

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, September %
The republican convention of Prince
George county reassembled here Yesterday
and nominated the following legislative and
county ticket:
For house of delegates-John Thomas
Hardesty. farmer and merchant, of Queen
Anne district; Oliver s. Metzerott lawyer
OF ChlIium district: Francis w. HILL farm
er, Marlboro district. and George NJ Bond
real estate agent, Laurel district.
For sheriff. NJ. Underwood, merchant
Piscataway district.
County Observation-Disclosures " Ryon, real
estate agent, Bladensburg district
States attorney-George T. Mer,ick law
yer, Marlboro district.
Register OF wills-Samuel G. Coale, mer-
chant. Marlboro district.
County Observation-Disclosures 8 Car
mody, contractor. Kent district. and Daniel
A. jenkins, farmer, Aquasco district.
On motion of G. 3. Timanus Of Laurel
district the convention decided not to plac.
candidates for the orphans court or sur
Veyor on the ticket.
The nominations OF Ryon and Merricl
were made by the unanimous vote of the
convention. Rufus ii. Vincent of Hyatts-
vile district present deputy sheriff, was a
candidate for sheriff. and the fight be-
tween himself and Underwood was a fierce
one. The vote was Al to IS in favor of I'm
derwood. Five names were placed before
the convention for county commissioner
Francis S. Carmody, Daniel ~. Jenkins
Joseph y. Blundon Of Bladensburg, John
NJ. Bowie of Queen Anne and Kennedy
Simms of Evansville. The vote was: Car
mody, 80; Jenkins. IS; Biundon, u; Simms,
1o and Bowie. H. AS stated above, the
hrst two names go upon the ticket. 1t is
said that three years ago Jenkins was Il
leading democrat in Aquasco district. The
| nomination of Carmody is conceded TO be
an exceptionally strong one.
one or the prettleSt contests of the day
took place when the names of Samuel G..
Coale and William r. Smith, both of Marl-
horo district. were placed before the
convention for the office of register of wills
The vote was exceptionally close, and it re-
quired verihcation of the secretary's count
before the result was announce. Coale re-
ceived 43 and Smith 40 votes of the eighty
five delegates present Coale has been max
ing lively campaign since the convention
adjourned August after naming delegates
to the state and judicial conventions, while
Smith. who at present occupies the Office,
made no campaign at all.
1t is conceded that the action Of the con-
vention yesterday leaves several sore spots
the most pronounced of which Is in the
case Of Vincent, who was defeated for the
nomination for sheriff The latter ella inns
that he stepped aside two years ago for
Sweeney and accepted the position of dep
uty with the understanding that he would
be nominated this fall. 1t is said that after
the convention adjourned ne offered to bet
$500 that Underwood would be defeated. 1t
! is understood that Joseph A. Blundon of
| at his failure to secure the nomination for
county commissioner, and the same hods
true of John NJ Bowie of Queen Anne dis
trict.
When the delegates reached Marlboro
yesterday matters were in state of
chaos. The forces led by James B. b lit
of Mellwood district. chairman of the
county central committee. who, according
to general report, had arranged slate,
found that their scheme was opposed by
many of the delegates. Considerable diff
ficulty was experienced in deciding upon
candidates, and 1T was not until a few
minutes before o'clock that Chairman
Carmody called the convention to order.
DR.. Watkins the secretary of the conven-
ton, was i'll at his home in Aquasco. and
this Office filed by William Pyles of
Spauldings district 1t is the general i'm
preston that the ticket is perfectly salts
factory to Representative Mudd, who was.
however, not present yesterday, leaving
matters in charge of his chief lieutenant,
James B. Belt.
One of the surprises of the day was the
withdrawal of John T. Fisher OF OXon Hill
district as candidate for county treasurer.
The names of G. B. Timanus and William
r. Smith Of Marlboro were mentioned. but
Timanus declared that he would accept the
nomination under no circumstances, and
that Ryon was the strongest man avail
able. Ryon was the chief opponent of Rep
resentative Mudd in his memorable fight
against ex-senator McComas in this county
| several years ago.
Those who attended the convention with
the expectation Of witnessing rough
house" proceedings were disappointed. as
the managers had matters arranged before
the convention met, and the machinery
| being well creased. there was no friction,
except that Delegate Rollins, from Queen
| Anne district. persisted in being heard at
Belt got up from his seat among the Nell
wood district delegates and taking Rollins
| by the shoulders bumped him into his seat