The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-06-01

, Senator and made an enviable record in
the session of 1900 as Chairman of the
| senate Finance Committee. 1t was dur
| ing this session of the Legislature that
he became SO favorably known to Sena-
tor John Walter Smith (then Governor)
| by whom he was later nominated for
Governor. In 1901 he was again can
| didate for the State Senate, but was de-
| feated owing to a factional fight in the
| party. In 1905 he was again defeated as
| a candidate for the State Senate. In
1906 Governor Warfeld appointed him to
| the Bench of this, the Second Judicial
| Circuit, upon the death of Judge Brown.
| At the next general election, however,
Judge Crothels declined to be candidate
| for the Judgeshlp, not finding the work
congenial. Then came the Gubernatorial
convention of 1907, when tie up over
the candidates in the field gave a chance
to John Walter Smith, who brought forth
Austin l.. Crothers and swung the dele
gates to his nomination. Shortly after
his nomination Mr.. Crothers was strick-
| en- down with typhoid fever and was able
to take little active part in the cam
paign. He succeeded, however, in de-
feating his Republican opponent, Hon.
George R. Gather by about 5000 ma
jority, and was inaugurated in January,
1907 Governor Crothers gave his entire
| time and energy to the duties of his high
Executive office and succeeding in COM
mitting the State to a number of new
enterprises in which he believed, and for
which he labored assiduously. In 1911
he announced his candidacy for reno
mination, but shortly afterward with
drew in favor of Senator Blair Lee for
whose nomination he worked most ar
IDENTIFY. 1t Is believed that the interest
and labor which he bestowed upon the
many State policies which he had adopt
ed did much to make him an easier prey
to the dread disease which wrought his
death After leaving office, he returned
to Elkton, expecting to resume the prac-
tice of law here, and perhaps also in
Baltimore. But it was easily seen that
his physical condition was such as to
prohibit any active occupation for some
time to come. He hoped, however, that
rest would restore him 1t was not to
be- He grew steadily weaker. until the
end came, at midnight of Friday, May "a
ATTENDANTS AT THE FUNERAL.
III addition 10 Jne many persons pres
ent at the funeral services from the
county, special tram brought friends
ron Baltimore and other points, headed
by Governor GolGsborough, United States
Senator John Walter Smith, former Gov
ernOr Edwin Warield, congressman Tai
hott, Lint,licum and Covington, and other
di 'tinguished Marylanders to pay tri-
butte to Governor Crothers' memory.
Others in attendance from a distance
| We're Gen. H. NJ Warfield DR.. A. d. Nc
Conachie, CoA. i. Charlds Linthicum,
Col John Keating, Col Jerome II. Joyce,
| Col w. T, Leviness, Col Charles w.
Field and Col Jacob w. Hook all mem
| bers of the s.aff of the late Governor;
C. c. Magruder, clerk of the Court of
| Appeals Cecil Councilman W. w. Stock
ham, John r. Sullivan, Annapolis: Peter
Il. Tome, Judge n. Charles Burke, w.
Tlickett Giles, John j. Mahon, Daniel ].
| Ioden r. Il Prerer, Carville ID. Benson,
Z Cuttings Merryman, w. w. Dix, Judge
James NJ. Amber Edwin /. Clarke and
b. f. Fendall.
Clarence Bowie, Robert H. Carr, George
| II. Buck, Col Louis NJ. Ddvall, Charles
| W. Tate, Swel son Earle. T. P. Todd, B.
Havis, H. +. Harmonson, Judge Adkins,
Judge Philemon Hopper, John s. Young,
| Thomas H. Smith, Judge James R. Bras
hears j. Dukes Downes, Francis C. Hut
ton. Frank R. Kent George Weems Will
liams John f. George, w. s. McCombs,
Walter F jackson, NJ. ]. Fahey. Judge
! H. Arthur, Ernest Duvall, Oscar Roe, for
| mer Judge w. Laird Henry, Harry B.
| Wolf w. Mason Shehan, Elmer Cook,
| Senator Charles p. Coady and Robert p.
| Graham.
RESOLUTIONS OF LOCAL BAR.
| In the death of Ex-Governor Austin l..
| Crothers, the members of the Cecil
| County Bar Association sustain a loss
| in common with all the citi ems of the
| State of Marylt nd, and, in addition, are
| deprived of the association and fellow
| ship of one who, in that fellowship, al
| ways displayed Intellectual abilities of
| a high order and most attractive and
| genial personality.
tt is altogether proper that, after a
career in which he enjoyed many of the
highest honors which the State could
confer, a tribute of more than mere
IVA maj anu paSoihS thai aNtSi SHouiu pS
| paid to him and it is, thereupon, by the
| Cecil County Bar Association
Resolved, That committee of seven
members of this Association be appoint
| ed by the President of the Association
| of which committee the President shall
| be a member-to prepare a comprehen-
| sive expression of the estimate held by
| this Association of our dead brother and
that the same be presented to the Cir
cult Court for Cecil County at its June
session for such action as that Court
may see pre- per to take.
| Resolved, That this Association here
| by tenders to the family of Governor
| Crothers the assurance of its deepest
| sympathy and begs to assure them that
his untimely demise is deplored by none