Evening journal., 1921-09-08
many CONTESTS
in Cecil CO.
Both Republicans and Dem
ocrats Have Large Field
of Candidates
COUNTY OFFICERS
TO BE NOMINATED
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
ELKTON, Md. Sept. s. - The
Joint Democratic and Republican
primary elections TO be held in this
county tomorrow promises some of
the hottest political fights since the
Contests between the late Senator
John S. Writ and late Governor Aus
ten l.. Crothers There will also be
lively contests on the Republican
side. something that has been rare
In recent years.
On the Democratic side. the con-
tests for Register of Wills, Sheriff
County Treasurer and County Com
missioners are attracting the most
Interest, and the candidates have
been campaigning the county for
weeks past. For Register of Wills
the candidates are A. T. Alternately,
of Cherry Hill. Rufus B. Bowland,
Elkton; Irwin G. Grifith. Chesapeake
City; Robert j. McCauley, Leeds;
Sheriff Lewis A. Seth. Elkton; Wal
ter I. Smith. Ninth district, and Jo-
seph T. Tyson. Rising sun.
For Sheriff there are six candi-
dates. with the result in doubt. They
are Oscar p. Humes. Elk Mills; ].
Wesley McAllister. Elkton; George
NJ. Potts, Elkton; Stuart Smith, Per-
ryvlie; Howard S. Vincent, Elkton;
Clinton ]. Yerkes, Ninth district.
The candidates for County Com
missioner. long term. number five. as
follows: Benjamin Briscoe, Rising
sun: John r. Pearce. Colora; David
T. Reed, Rising Sun; Alderman B.
Seminar, Principle Furnace. and
John Stump. Perryville. For County
missioner. short term, there are
seven candidates. four OF whom are
from the First district They are John
Anderson, Ceciiton; Robert M.
Black, Cecilton; william II. Brown.
Cecnton; Henry Carr. Eikton. Morris
N. Dunbar. Iron Hin; Taylor w. Nc
Kenney. Elkfon; ]. Albert Watts,
Cecilton.
For Courty Treasurer there arc
three candidates. George Benson
Chesapeake City; John c. Rowan
Cecilton. and john II. Terrell, Elk
ton.
The contest for the Democratic
nom nation Tor State Senate is be-
tween DR.. Harry Arthur Cantwell. OF
North East, and Floyd J. Kintner
OF Akin. II is predicted that Doctor
Cantwell will be an easy winner
There are also seven candidates fol
House OF Delegates, as follows
Robert z. Ferguson, ceciiton; Alber
d. Mackey, Elkton. Fred +. Myers
Eikton, Durney Oldham, Cecilton
Sylvester Preston. North East
George Quantrell, Port Deposit, ant
Cecil Clyde squier, Port Deposit
There are also contests for the Dem
ocratic State Central Committee.
On the Republican side, the con
test for Register Of Wills is betweeI
four candidates, Benjamin BiadeI
Craycroft. Of Elkton; ]. Edward
Davis, North East: Murray J. Ewing
Ninth district; John Wallace Scott
First district For Sheriff. there viii
also be a contest between George J.
Ewing. Sixth district; Kirk r. Gif.
ford. Ninth district, and william e
Taylor. Cecilton. For Assistant Coun.
~ Treasurer. Philip NJ. Groves, Of
Eikton. and Arthur A. Armour, Of
Pennington. are the candidates.
The contest for County Commits
eioner. both long and short terms, &
an interesting one. There the thre'
candidates for long term, and three
candidates for short term. as follows
For short term, Tullard BuciSworth
OF near Chesapeake City; Walter c
Miller. Elkton. and George W. Pad
lev Cari1fon. For lorfy farm u XVar
Brown, Port Deposit; William +
Cameron. Rising Sun. and Charlie
II. Reckefus. Seventh district.