The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-01-14
LOOK! THEY'RE Off!
A NOBLE FIELD

Who is going to be the champion
absentee ofiiceholder of Maryland dur
ing 1911?
Now don't get excited-as excited
as debutante at a Monday german
and hand the title to Col Buck Schley
until you have heard the rest OF the
story. The Colonel is real absentee
all right, but he isn't the only one in
Maryland by whole lot. even if he
has had lot OF iree advertising. And,
anyhow, it wouldn't be fair to award
hi mthe championship without giving
the others a chance. Let him fight
for it as every other champion has had
to do. 1t is all right to put your
money on him if you want to, but
hang on to the laurel wreath little
while longer Johnnie George and
several Others are still living.
OF course, if you are going to judge
the race by past performances, it
looks like the Colonel has walk
away. But here is tip: There is a
whole lot of talent in the official
stables that hasn't been in the lime
light half as much as the Colonel that
will make him go some if he pulls
down the prize. 1t is the advertising
the Colonel has been getting that
makes him the favorite, and it has
created a prejudice in his favor that
does the others an injustice.
DYE KNOW HORACE? HE
COMES TO TOWN so SELDOM
THE ELEVATOR BOY DOESN'T
KNOW HIM.
There, for instance, is Horace F.
Harmonson, State Game Warden.
Ever hear about Horace? No? Then
you don't know what an expert Office
absentee can get to be. Why, Horace
uaakeS himself so scarce around his
office that he has almost forgotten
which floor it is on, and it is all even
money bet that his own deputy
hasn't seen him Tor so long that he
wouldn't recognize him ii he was to
walk in at this minute.
Horace lives somewhere down in
Worcester county and draws down a
pretty liberal salary. But where he
has something on all OF the rest OF
the absentees is that every time he
comes to Baltimore to see if his Office
is still in the same old place-which
is once every few months-he charges
the State SEQ to cover travelling eX-
penses. Can you beat it? Think OF
being an officeholder and making the
State pay your expenses every time
you go to your Office. If that doesn't
entit!e Horace to some consideration
then his hackers are willing to give up.
JOHNNIE GEORGE GETS $1,000 A
YEAR FOR STAYING AWAY
FROM HIS OFFICE, so IT
SEEMS.
Running neck and-neck with Har-
monson is Johnnie George, Motor We
hicle Commission. Johnnie generally
gets around to his Office once week
some WeekS-but as no one has yet
accused him OF charging up travelling
expenses to 1.-The State, the Game
Warden, still holds iire~cake." John
ME gets S. 900 year for staying
away from his Office; at any rate that
is his salary, and, as he always gets it,
he must get it for being absent.
Johnnie now says that he is going
to move to Baltimore and hereafter
will be at his office every hour on
the hour" 1t was also said that an
Office was going to be equipped for
Colonel Schley in this city, but it
hasn't been equipped yet, and the
story is so old it is GROWING feeble
in he knees And then, too, William
J. Bryan said he was going to be elect
ed President, and some people said
the world was going to come to an
end last year, and others said the
millennium was on its way, and still
others made other predictions, which
have yet failed to be fulfilled.
OFF AGIN. ON AGIN, GONE
AGIN" HARRINGTON.
Alter Johnnie George comes Emer
son c. Harrington, State Insurance
Commissioner. Mr.. Harrington is
only a youngster as an oficcholder,
but he already has the others groggy.
He usually gets to his Office once a
week, but some Of his visits have been
so short that some one named him
"Off Agin. On Agin, Gone Agin Har-
rington.'
TAKE A CHANCE ON BREW
INGTON TO MAKE THIRD
PLACE.
Beg his pardon, bit in the rush
Marion V. Brewington, Superinten-
dent OF the State Bureau OF lmmigra-
ton, came very near being overlook
ed. Marion is all right. He is one OF
the very best abScntces MARYLAND has.
He might not measure up to Colonel
Buck and Horace Harmonson, but you
won't be making any mistake ii you
put small bet down on him to nose
out Johnnie George and of Agln,
On Agin Gone Agin Harrington for