Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-11-26
WILL CHOOSE II JUDGES.
Election Next Fall May Mean Great
Change in The judiciary.


Few persons realize that next year IL
Judges are to be chosen in the judicial
circuits of the State and in Baltimore
city. This is more than have come be-
fore the people in great many years.
The judicial fight will be unquestionab!y
well to the front in the next campaign,
and in certain Sc, tons of the State 1t is
The chief matter of political discussion.
The judges whose terms expire and
whose successors will be chosen next
November are as follows:
Court of Appeals Chief Judge of the
Court of Appeals, A. Hunter Boyd, OF
Allegany county; Judge w. Laird Henry,
of Dorchester county; Judge Glenn II.
! Worthington, of Frederick county.
! Associate Judges First circuit, Judge
Robley ID. Jones, Of Worcester county;
Firth circuit, Judge VIM. IL. Forsythe,
Jr., of Howard county, and Judge JAS.
H. Brashears, of Anne Arundel county;
, Seventh circuit, Judge b. Harris CANA
lier, of St. Mary's county, and Judge
George G. Merri *, of Prince Georges
county.
Baltimore City Supreme Court-Judge
John l.. Dobler, Judge Conway W. Sans
and Judge Chas. W. Heuisler.
All these Judges, except Judge Dober,
of baltimore city, and Judge Merrlck OF
Prince Georges county, are Democrats.
Nearly all are sure OF denomination.
Judge Merrick will not be renominated,
as he has reached the age limit.
or the II judges whose terms expire
only Of them-Judge Boyd and Judge
DoDler-have served complete terms.
OF all the judges Judge Boyd will
probably have the hardest fight His
judicial circuit is normally heavily Re-
Publican, being composed of Garrett, Al
legany and Washington counties. Judge
Boyd is a Democrat, nnd AN effort Is be-
ing made to get him an Endorsement from
tn. Republicans. Because of the "pposi-
ion of Col George a. Pearre this l., not
regarded as possible, and his friends
realize that he will have "a hard fight to
win. Already the fight in Allegany
coLity has started for him, and the
Bryan, Kern and Lewis Democratic clubs
there are being dissolved and formed III
to Boyd clubs.
Judge Worthngton is also in Repub-
lican circuit, his counties being Fred T.
lex and Montgomery. The late Judge
McShtrry was reelected from this cir
cult by s:ant 500 majority.
Besides these three judges the terms
of number of other important officials
will expire next year, and their success
Sors must be chosen.
In Baltimore city only one member of
the State Senate will be elected, and that
one from the Fourth district. The term
of Senator Charles w. Jones, Repnbli-
can, expires, and his successor must be
chosen, but the other three city Senators
are all hold-overs and will serve for two
more years. The list of hold-over State
Senators is as follows:
First District Chas c. Coady, Dem
ocrat.
Second Peter J. Campbell, Democrat.
Third. Chas. Linthcum, Democrat.
Baltimore County John !. Biddison,
Democrat.
Calvert County Lewis Mex. Griffith,
Republican.
Carroll County John Beasman, Dem
ocrat
Frederick County John p. T. Matthias,
/ Republican.
Howard County Arthur p. German,
Jr., Democrat.
Kent County VIM. NJ. Stay, Democrat.
Queen Anne County,. Frank Harper,
Democrat.
Somerset County Lewis M. Milbourne,
Democrat.
Washington County Harry (. Baker,
Republican.
Wcornico County d. Price,
Democrat.
1t will be seen that the Democrats will
have nine hold-over members of the next
State Senate and the Republicans three.
This means that in order to control that
body the Democrats will have to elect
five new Senators next year, while the
Republicans will have to elect eleven.
The Senators whose terms expire and
the counties which will elect Senators
next year are as follows:
Alegany County-John B. Shannon,
Democrat.
Baltimore City Fourth district) -Chas.
w. Jones, Republican.
Anne Arundel County-Jas. R. Brasil
ears, Democrat.
Caroline County-W. w. Goldsborough,
Democrat.
Cecil County Joseph |. France, Re-
publican.
Charles County-S. Spearman Lancas-
ter, Republican.
Garrett County-W. Mccullough Brown,
Republican.
Hartford County William B. Baker,
Republican.
Montgomery County Blair Lee, Dem
ocrat.
Prince Georges County William B.
Clagett, Democrat.
St. Mary's County Francis F. Green
well, Fusionist.
Worcester County P. Moore,
Democrat.