Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-30
DEMOCRATS NAME CANDIDATES
TICKET NOMINATED IN PRINCE
GEORGE COUNTY.
DR.. Wells Of Hyattsville for State
Senator-Factions Harmonic at
Upper Marlboro Convention.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Nd, July 30. 1909.
The Prince George county democratic
convention met in the main auditorium
of the courthouse here and nominated
the following legislative and county ticket:
For state senator, DR.. Charles A. Wells
Of Hyattsville; for members of the house
Of delegates. Messrs Ogle Marbury of
Laurel j. j. Crowley of Kent district,
James A. Early of Brandywine district
and James r. Edelen of Phillip, Piscata
way district: for clerk of the court. Rob-
ert L. Hall of Queen Anne district for
sheriff. Samuel f. Sweeney of Mellwood
district: for county commissioner. William
H. Shuler of Mellwood district. and for
county surveyor. Christopher c. Billopp
of Bowie district. OF these candidates
two members of the house of delegates
were nominated by the anti-organization
forces In the county. and the remainder
of the ticket were organization men.
The following delegates were chosen to
the state convention which meets in Bal
timore August II, with one-half vote each:
S. Marvin Peach. George w. Hardy, Rob
ert w. Wells, r. Lee Manning, r. Hugh
Perrie. William B. Clagett. ]. Chew
Sheriff. r. ]. Swami, George NJ. Book and
George NJ. Smith. These delegates will
vote for Joshua w. Herring for state con-
troller.
members of the state central committee
from Prince George county, and the pres
ent committee, William B. Clagett, r.
]. Swami, Robert w. Wells. ]. Chew
Sheriff and r. Lee Manning. will UNI
doubtedly be reappointed. This insures
the control of the party's affairs in the
county to the present committee for at
least two years to come.
The following delegates were chosen
to the judicial convention in La Plata,
with instructions to vote for Fillmore
Beall of Evansville district tor judge of
the seventh judicial circuit: Dr. Charles
A. Fox, Clarence NJ Roberts. ]. Enos
Ray. jr.. A. T. Robinson and Thomas H.
Lyons.
Carter Lee Bowie of Queen Anne dis
trict was chairman of the convention,
and DR.. John E. Sansbury Of Spauldings
district and John r. Risdon of Bladens-
burg district secretaries.
A resolution introduced by Jackson H.
Ralston of Hyattsville, declared THAT
this convention places itself on record
as favoring the rule of the people, true
democracy. whether exhibited by direct
primaries, by voting upon legislation di-
rectly by the people, or in other forms,
and instructs its candidates for the gen
eral assembly and the present state CEN
trail committee accordingly"
resolution introduced by DR.. Harry
NJ Bowen VI AQudSCO ulStr1ct inQOTSeQ
United States Senator Isador Rayner for
reelection.
After adopting a resolution giving the
chairman of the convention and the state
central committee authority to fill any
vacancies upon the ticket the conven-
ton adjourned.
The proceedings of the convention were
characterized by harmony and good feel
ing throughout. This was regarded as
remarkable in view of the bitter fight
that waged among the factions prior to
the primaries last Saturday. The ticket
is generally satisfactory to all elements
in the party. and is well distributed geo.
graphically