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cratic Primaries. And fhititP>
And Andrews on herihiIIan side.
TO one with some utlIe experience
in politics. il has been evident 1oi
the past three OF tour days t4dt ehefe
has been something gong on Wlthlh
The circle which Is usually consulted
about The various candidates.. There
are very few persons these days ASH
enough TO throw their hats into the
ring without first consulting some OF
their close friends, upon W nose JUdS-
ment and advice they largely depend
in making up their minds. men,
too. there is usually a certain amount
of sounding around among the Eot-
ers of the different sections 10 aScer-
tain how such candidates. VIII De
received These tactics have been
very much in evidence during the
past several days, and as the result
a number of aspirants have taken
the financial plunge that is necessary
before their candidates. are legally
before the great body OF voters OF
the different parties.
1t now appears that Mr.. Daniel b.
Prettyman, of Taylor's Island, ana
Mr.. William H. Mcguire, OF Madison,
will contest for the Democratic nom
ination for State Senator Mr. Ma
guire has been in the field for sew
eral months; Mr.. Prettyman was re
ported TO have been IN receptive
frame of mind several weeks ago,b
when there was talk of nominating
either Fred'k. II. Fletcher or I.
Sangston Insley, he stated that he
would gladly give way TO either OF
the gentlemen.
Both of these gentlemen, however,
decided that the demands upon their
time were such that they could not
accept the nomination, leaving the
field open to Mr.. Prettyman. For
mer State Senator William F. Apple
garth may or may not be a candidate,
as no one, at this time, seems to be
in a position TO state what his inten-
tons are, although some persons al
lege that he will be a candidate,
while others state that he would
have consented to have made the run
If an agreement could have been
reached whereby he would have had
the undivided support of all ele-
ments of the party.
For County Treasurer, the present
incumbent, Mr.. James r. Jones, has
already filed his papers, and it is al
$50 reported that Mr.. George A.
@ThOmpson, Jr., of Hurlock. has filed.
For Sheriff, there are several candi-
dates. V. Murray Sulivane was the
first candidate in the field; he was
followed by Mr.. Dewbury Webster.
then by former Sheriff George F..
Sherman, then by Mr. Thomas j.
Holder. of Vienna, and it was stated
yesterday that Mr. Wilbur r. Da-
shell had entered the lists. There
were rumors last night and this
morning that Mr.. Webster and Nh
Holder had decided not to press their
candidates. further. For the Legis-
lature- Messrs-J-B Ben Brown, Sr, o.
Cambridge, and Clarence L. Saxton,
of East New Market, are said to
have already entered. A number OF
other names are prominently men
toned, but who will file seems prob
lematical at this time.
Upon the Republican side there
seems to be evidence of battle roy
al. Former States Attorney Vii
liam \. Andrews announced his can
didacy several months age, and is
said to have received assurances of
support from many of the organiza-
ton leaders in all sections of the
county. but within the past two or
three days there are said 20 nave
been several pow vows. at which the
conclusion was reached that it would
not do to let him have the nomina-
tot I ID
waited upon and asked to accept the
nomination. but declined; former
County Commissioner Eugene Gro
cheron was also approached upon the
subject, but he, too, declined 10 be
u candidate. III the meantime Hon.
Edward 5. Phillips, who was a candi-
date four years ago against Senator
Shepherd, began to get that longing
look in his eyes. and that persuasive
tone to his voice, which, coupled
with lot of handshaking and the
like. was Immediately recognized as
an uDmistakable sign that he wanted
70 try for the nomination, and, be-
ing an extremely potent facto or in the
Republican organization, it was nos
long before his candidacy began 10
assume large proportions. and after
one or two caucuses the decision was
reached last night that he should be
the organization candidate in the
primaries. and unless all signs fail.
there is going to be lively SCRAP.
for Mr.. Andrews is also a scrapper
and has many friends.
Mr.. Thomas T. Kerr will be I'M
opposed for the Republican nomina-
ton for County Treasurer Also Mr..
W. L. Grant Robinson, who has tax
en- number of SHES at the nomi-
nation for Sheriff, is at last to be re-
Warded with the nomination with
out opposition. For the Legislature
Messrs- r. Elmer Dean and Bernard
0. Murphy viii be two OF the candi-
dates. Mr.. f. \. NcAlliStert OF vi
emma. and J. Holiday Murphy. o.
Drawbridge. are also mentioned.