The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-03-25
CECIL AND THE FRANCE-GOLDS-
BOROUGH CONTEST.

In an interview, given to the public
one day last week, Mr.. A. w. Wood
cock, Chairman of the France Cam
paign Committee, made the following
statement:
"The France Committee will allow
Ex-Governor Goldsborough to have
the delegates from Dorchester, his
home county, without opposition.
We have come to this conclusion,
Notwithstanding the efforts the eX-
Governors friends are making to
carry Cecil county, the home of DR..
France. We feel that our decision
is in harmony with the best tradi
lions of the party and with our &C
ton last summer in allowing Mr..
Warburton to receive the vote of
Cecil county without opposition de
spite the fight made against Mr..
Weller in Baltimore county. 1t fur
Their emphasizes the sincerity of our
campaign program to nominate
candidate who can win by showing
our determination to eliminate from
the primary all possible sources of
future bitterness"
We congratulate Mr.. Woodcock on
that statement and We congratulate
DR.. France on his determination to
conduct him primary contest for the
u. S. Senatorial nomination with
proper regard for the propriety of
things and the highest welfare of the
party. DR.. France ought not to make
any contest on Mr.. Goldsborough in
Dorchester county, despite the fact
that there is a strong desire on the
part of many Dorchester Republicans
to fight Mr.. Goldsborough in his own
county. By that same token no con-
test ought to be made on DR.. France
in this county. We are not yet pre-
pared to believe that any such contest
will be made. Dr.. France has for
years been a loyal, courteous, helpful
factor in Republican campaigns in this
county. When party leaders, of all
factions and from all quarters of the
State, endorsed and urged his candi-
dacy they did so largely upon the
ground that he had been free from all
fractional differences and would there
fore be a strong candidate upon whom
all elements of the party could unite
for a vigorous and hopeful campaign
in a Presidential year" Their rea-
soning has proved correct and it is
extremely gratifying to note how all
elements of the party in the State are
burying their differences and rallying
to his support-so much so that his
nomination is as sure as anything can
be in political affairs.
The last place in the world. of
course, where his nomination should
produce a contest is in his OWE county.
Such a contest here in this county is
not only highly improper in itself, but
is extremely unwise from the stand
point of the party's local welfare. The
man Tor men if there be more than
one) who is contemplating such a con-
test is not animated, in our opinion,
by a due regard for the party's vel
fare: is rather influenced by personal
gratitude to Mr.. Goldsborough for po-
litical emolument. That feeling is in
itself perfectly commendable; but it
certainly cannot justify a suicidal
party policy such as is involved in
making a contest on DR.. France in his
own county. Loyal and right think
ing Republicans in the county simply
will not "stand for" such a nolicy,
They are saving so very plainly and
very positively. Wherefore we say We
are not prepared as yet to believe that
any contest will he made on DR..
France in Cecil. We think the sober
second thought" will set the whole
matter straight.