The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-09-09
Mr.. D. LINDLEY SLOAN'S
SUCCESS IS PROPHEsIED
The Baltimore American Declares That
His Election is Certain.

The Baltimore American of Sunday
last in a column dealing with political
matters treats thus of the Republican
candidate for chief judge in the Fourth
Maryland judicial circuit:
According to the present outlook the
Court of Appeals will be balanced by
the addition of two Republican Judges
Mr.. Urner, in the Sixth district, con-
sisting of Frederick and Montgomery
counties, and Mr. Sloan in the Fourth
circuit, which comprises Garrett, Ale
gany and Washington counties. They
We're nominated by the conventions of
their respective circuits last week.
They can confidently look forward to
their election, and their election will
mean balancing of the Court of APP
peals of the state. On that bench there
is only one Republican, Judge Schmuck-
er, and, by the way, he is the only Re
publican state otiiceholder. There are
some Republican clerks IN the City Hall.
but they We're appointed, not elected.
Their services are considered so valua-
bic that they have not been discharged
by Democratic administration.
All the signs of the times and recent
election figures point to the election of
Messrs. Sloan and Urner to the appel
late bench.
Times and conditions have changed in
Western Maryland since II years ago.
when Judge A. Hunter Boyd, now chief
judge Of the Court of Appeals, was
elected. He had many factors in his
favor which will be missing this year.
In fact, he was elected by Republicans.
He was elected in 1893 over B. A. Rich
mond, of Cumberland, by the narrow
margin of lS3 in a total vote Of nearly
10000, Allegany county gave him a ma
jority of ll8. There is no prospect
that Judge Boyd will carry Allegany
this year. Garrett was doubtful ooun-
ty in those days Now it is safely Re
publican by majorities ranging from s D
to 1000. Washington county was also
a close county then. Now it seems to
be safely anchored in the Republican
column. The late William McKaig.
Democrat, was twice elected to Con
gress in those days, in the Sixth dis
trict, of which Garrett, Allegany and
Washington counties, which compose
the Fourth judicial circuit, form the
greater part. In recent years the dis
trict has given Republican maiorities as
high as 4, 900
Mr., Hammond Urner, who has been
nominated for chief Judge of the Sixth
circuit was the Republican candidate
for attorney general two years ago.
He is an aggressive Republican who
stands for the best policies of his party.
He is son of the Hon. Milton G. Urner,
who many years ago represented the
Sixth district in the National House of
Representatives who was later his
party leader in the Maryland Senate
and still later was naval officer of the
Port of Baltimore Mr.. Hammond Ur-
ner is one of the leaders of the Freder-
lex county bar When a candidate for
attorney general he exposed the evils
of the Wilson ballot law and the Demo-
cratic plans to make Maryland one
party state by disfranchising voters.
His acknowledgement is Judge Glenn
H. Worthington, who was appointed by
Governor Warfeld to fill a vacancy
caused by the death of Judge McSherry.
Mr.. WOrthington was the author of that
DISTINGUISHING amendment of which
Governor Warfeld opposed and which
was turned down by the legislature.
The contest between Judge Worth
ington and Mr.. Urner will be close,
with the chances favoring Mr.. Urner.
Montgomery county is admitted to be a
Democratic county. 1t is not admitted,
however that its majority for Judge
Worthington will overcome the Repub-
lcan majority which Frederick county
will give Mr.. Urner.