Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-03-14
TO JUDGE
CONSTABLE PERPI EMS
Govrnor Harrington Says Matter
OF Appointment Will Be
Taken Up Monday
ARE MANY CANDIDATES.

The matter OF appa ming success
sor 10 lie late Judge An ert Coistal LEI
Of the Court Of Appeals will prol a Is
Il taken lp next Monday Cagernor
Harrington said today There are i
number I'll candidates for he place.
Judge William ii Adkins .! Talbot
county, now an associate on the eacll.
.of The Second Judicial court Who was
III unsuccessful candidate against
Judge Constable for The democratic
nomination when rho latter Went On
the appellate Iencii, is said to be anx-
ious for the place and 10 have the
support of he menlt ers III the bar III
his county
Others who either arc candidates.
or are being urged, include r Alan
eipldsloroueh. Of Caroline county
former State Tax Commissioner Levin
ST. Wickea. or Kent county. and James
e Evans and State Senator Crothers
Kent Bar Pehind WIckcs.
Nr. Wickes. friends are making an
active fight I'll his ehalf. States
Atfny Harrison w yickers. of Kent,
IS interesting influential men In his
Iehalf All OF the menil ers OF the
Kent lar are favorable 10 him, II was
stated. except John ii Ilrie, rapuLli-
can. Who has indorsed no one The3
neml ers of tie ueen Annes lar.
near neighIors of those of the Kent
.bar, also have indorsea Mr. Wicles, it
IS said
But the report yesterday was that
tha governor seemed at the time more
inclined TO appoint Judge Adkins and
to name Mr. Wickes in the latter's
place as associate Judge Mr. Wickes
ould take the associate jndgeship, 1t
vas said. hut III Judge Adkins were
named 70 the Appellate court and an.
her we're named as hts successor on.
Tie local bench. Mr.. Wickes proI ally
WOULD enter the primaries as d candi-
date for the higher place. One diff
city. however, was that, even Ii Judge
Adkins we're promoted and Mr. Wiclses
we're given his place. there was no as
ssrance that primary fight could e
asoided, for State Senator crothers.
according 10 reports has made up his
Innd to & d candidate Id the primary,
and, although he IS anti-organization.
SIS was feared that he would be able
Is make a very dangerous fight
Mr.. Coldslorough who Is a nenIlew
of former Chairman Thilip II Lard.
OF the Service loard. also presented
various uncertainties Like Mr.. Crofh-
ers, he is anti-organizatlon. Tut he is
admittedly one Of the est lawyers on
tlse Shore and has d popular following
The general recognition Of his ability.
plus his following might make him
aslother dangerous factor II he were
uassed over by the governor and then
decided 10 enter the prima ries either
for the Court of Appeals Or for The
associate 1udgeship ii case Judge Adj
kins we're elevated
Cecil May Upset Plans.
An interesting phase Of the situa-
ION was reported from Cecil. III was
said the Constable faction in the
county, long opposed to the Crothers
friction. had aIont decided to support
support Senator crothera for Judge
ConstaLle's place, III tie hope that II
would pacify the party differences and
finally make an end TO the fights which
have gone on since the days of the
late Albert Constable. the elder, father
OF the late Judge, and Of the late Gov
ernor Crothers and the iatterss elder
il rother. the late Charles G Crothers
But William Pepper Constat le. Of Bali.
timore, a trother Of the late Judge. is.
said 70 have advised support Of Mr.
Evans. and the result apparently, has
leen 10 upset some of the plans.