The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-08-29
ENDORSE CARRINGTON'S CAN
DiDACY.

The candidacy of Col +. Z. Caring
ton for U. S. Senator on the Repub-
lican ticket seems to be meeting the
sincere endorsement of cold line" Re-
publicans throughout the State, de-
spite the ColonePs leadership of the
Roosevelt primary fight in this State
two years ago. Last week we quoted
Hon. VIM. P. Jackson and Col. w.
Bladen Lowndes in strong public en-
dorsements of Col. Carrington's can
didacy.
In Saturdays issue of the Bel Air
Times. it's Editor, John B. Hanna,
Chairman of the Republican State
Central Committee of Maryland,
comes out as follows.
"Col. Edward C. Darlington will be
nominated by the Republican State
Convention for United States Sena-
tor. The nomination of Col. Caring
ton will be pleasing to a number Of
Roosevelt's followers in this State
who have returned to the Republican
party. Col. Darlington led the fight
for Roosevelt in Maryland in 1912.
Last year he was one of the most in
fiuential in the work of amalgamating
the forces that split in 1912 and in
bringing them back into the Republi-
can party At that time he gave cor
dial support to Thomas Parran for U.
S. Senator and it is believed had Sen
ator jackson made the race this year,
that Col. Darlington would have sup
ported him. There were those who
believed that the Republican party
would have the best chance in the con-
test at the general election, il strong
man should lead the fight who had
not been in the fight at Chicago on
either side. Such a man was not
available under the conditions exist
ing and Col. Darlington has fairly
won his nomination for the high of
flee he seeks and ought to have the
support of all who believe in prote.-
ton and in the cardinal principles of
the Republican party
OTHER ENDORSEMENTS.
We note amongst other editorial
endorsements OF Col. Carrington's
candidacy the following from the
staunch old American Sentinel:
His candidacy was announced in
the Sentinel several weeks ago and it
is now in order to state that he is en-
titled to the loyal support of the Re-
publicans of the State. AS popular
Western Marylander the Sentinel
would have been inclined to favor Dr..
Scott if he had consented to become a
candidate in the primary, but there is
no valid reason why any Republican
should nto heartily accept Col. Car
rington as the Republican candidate.
The Democrats, who are badly divided
on Senator Smith, are doing their best
to sow dissension among the Republi-
cans and to provoke a factiofal sent-
ment in the Republican ranks. That
is political game that may tend to
deceive the unwary and should be re-
sisted and guarded against by every
friends of the Republican party. The
fact that Col. Darlington, after sup
porting Roosevelt for President two
years ago, has labored earnestly to re-
unite the divided wings of the party
and has done much towards the accom-.
plishment of that end, should COM
mend him to Republican favor. He is
and has always been Republican and
was in the ranks, working for the Re-
publican candidates last year.
Also the following from the West
minister Times, one of the Invest and
most influential Republican papers of
the State:-
: Col. E. c. Darlington is the unop-
posed Republican candidate for United
States Senator.
Col. Darlington is man of splen-
did character, successful lawyer, and
a business man of marked ability.
He is an aggressive and effective
campaigner and will make a thorough
canvass of the State before the cleo
ton.
Every Republican, Progressive and
Independent voter should give Col.
Darlington loyal supper, anc if they
do with the many Democrats who are
not satisfied with the rdesults of the
present administration and other De-
mocrats opposed to Senator Smith,
who will in all probability be the De-
mocratic nominee, he will have an ex-
cellent chance of election.
But if the candidate and Republi-
can party desire success they must
make the campaign on the issues Of
this year alone and not inject the bit
terness of 1912 or anticipate the Presi-
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