were made purely upon the merits of the questions, and his

decisions were never appealed from.

President Cleveland appointed Mr. Warfield Surveyor of
the Port of Baltimore on April 5, 1886. He made no appli-
cation for this office, and was the unopposed choice of his
party. He entered upon his duties on the first of May, 1886,
and served until the first of May, 1890. Upon assuming the
duties of this office he resigned as a member of the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee, in recognition of Mr. Cleve-
land's known views as to the participation of his appointees
in politics.

He became a member of the Democratic State Central
Committee in 1878, and was Chairman of the Executive
Committee in 1885. In the Presidential contest of 1884 he
was an active worker for Mr. Cleveland, and rendered special
services as a correspondent of the Democratic National Com-
mittee.

Mr. Warfield in 1882 bought the Ellicott City Times. He

edited this paper, in conjunction with the practice of law,
until 1886. In 1886 he originated and organized the meet-
ing that resulted in the establishment of the Patapsco
National Bank of Ellicott City. He was a director in this
institution until 1890, when he resigned because of the pres-
sure of other business.

In 1887 Mr. Warfield bought the Maryland Law Record,
and in 1888 changed it to a daily issue, under the name of
the Daily Record.

Since May 1i, 1890, when his term as Surveyor of the Port
expired, Mr. Warfield has not been actively engaged in poli-
tics, but has devoted his time to the affairs of the Fidelity and
Deposit Company of Maryland, of which he was the founder
and is now president. He was a Delegate-at-Large to the
National Democratic Convention in 1896. He was a member
of the Committee on Credentials, and fought against the
unseating of the delegates from Michigan, headed by Don
Dickinson, and after a continuous session of twenty-four
hours succeeded in accomplishing his purpose. Mr. Warfield
voted for ex-Governor Pattison, of Pennsylvania. Although
his choice did not win, he felt that, as he had participated in
the convention, he was in duty bound to support the nomi-
nee, and he voted for Mr. Bryan at the regular election.

Mr. Warfield is a director of the Central Savings Bank, the
Farmers and Merchants National Bank, both of Baltimore,
and the Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Montgomery
County. He is a member of the Board of Trade of Baltimore
and one of its directors. He is a member of the Maryland
Historical Society, Maryland Club and several patriotic
societies and social organizations.