Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-07-24
DEMOCRATS ARE
SEEKING MAN TO
DEFEAT MUDD
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3c"entn Juulcldl circuit ana a meU-
Der OF the Court of Appeals Bench,
whose home is at Prince Frederick, Is
the man upon whom II is thought
practically all OF the Democrats of
the Fifth Congressional district would
unite in their hope OF beating Mudd.
but they all say, I'VE don't know
whether Judge Briscoe will consent
20 become candidate"
Judge Briscoe. when asked Us to his
position, replied:
II have said a dozen times that
am not candidate"
But suppose you were asked by
leading Democrats in the district to
become candidate as a party duty?"
II don't know who would have that
authority"
Wouldn't the members of the
Democratic State Central Committee
from the Fifth Congressional district
have the authority?"
Perhaps, but they haven't done 1t
yet. / will not go into a primary
fight"
Judge Briscoe's term will expire
next fall. and as il is said he has
nearly reached the age limit OF 10
years his reelection seems out of the
question. Should he not become a
candidate for Representative, il is
thought he will surely be continued
on the bench for another year by ap-
uointment from the Governor, unless
/ he declines 10 serve
The Seventh judicial circuit, which
Is said TO be inextricably involved in
the Fifth district Congressional fight,
comprises Prince Georges, Calvert.
Charles and st. Mary's counties The
Fifth district includes. in addition to
these counties, Anne Arundel and
Howard counties and the Twenty
first. Twenty-third- and Twonty-fourth
Wards of Baltimore city, eight pre-
cincts of the Eighteenth Ward and
five precincts of the Twenty-lifth
Ward
Fillmore Beall. of Prince Georges
county, and b. Harris Camaher, of st.
Mary's, are associate judges of the
Seventh circuit. The terms of both
will expire in 1924 Both by that time
will have reached the age limit and
neither can be candidate for re-
election. Hence the three judicial
places come to be considered along
with the Representative.
Prince Georges men claim that the
county has moro than one-half the
legal business of the entire circuit,
and that it ought to have the chief
Judge and one associate Judge or both
associate judges. The jury terms of
the court at Upper Marlboro, it is
claimed, last four weeks in April and
four weeks in October, while the
terms in the other counties last but
one or two days.
Biggest Vote In Prince Georges
II is also pointed out that the regis
tered vote of Prince Georges county
Is about 1850. while that of st.
Mary's and Charles is about 1900
each, and that of Calvert county is
about 5000 BY fixing up a slate
Prince Georges, ii is claimed, can go
with any one of the other counties
and control the nomination of Repre-
sentative and all three judges, but the
problem is TO so arrange the slate as
20 get the support of the other coun-
ties at the general election.
If they can't get Judge Briscoe as
candidate for Representative. the
Democratic leaders. some politicians
say, don't care much who may be
nominated.
Plenty OF Judicial Timber
There seems to be judicial timber
a-plenty. Those mentioned include
0gle Marbury. J. Enos Ray, NJ Hamp-
ton Magruder. s Marvin Peach, T.
Van ,Clagett, Clarence NJ. Roberts
Joseph Mattingly and T. Howard
Duckett, oil of Prince Georges; New
Grill Loker, of St Mary's, and j. Bris-
coe Bunting. OF Calvert, Democrats.
On the Republican side are Frank
Parran, State Senator from Calvert.
William G. Brook and Wilson Ryon. |
OF Prince Georges; Ferdinand G
Coo6sey and John F. Mudd. OF
Charles. and Joseph Ching, of ST |
Mary's