Carroll County—JOHNZIE E. BEASMAN, Democrat—Sykesville.

Senator Beasman was born near Sykesville, and is 53
years of age. He is the son of Captain Joshua Beasman. His
early education was received in the public schools of Carroll
county. Subsequently he entered the Maryland Agricultural
College, where he graduated. From his graduation up to the
present time he has been engaged in farming and dairying at
Sykesville. He has been actively identified with his party
affairs all his life. He was elected three times to the House
of Delegates—namely, in 1884, 1886 and 1894, and three times
to the Senate, in 1899, 1903 and 1907. As a member of the
General Assembly he served on many important committees,
including that of the Ways and Means. He was a member of
the State Live Stock Board for four years.

Cecil County—JOSEPH I. FRANCE, Republican—Port Deposit.

Dr. Joseph 1. France is a physician, but has in addition many
other outside interests. He was elected to the State Senate in
1905.

Charles County—S. SPEARMAN LANCASTER., Republican—
Rock Point.

Mr. Lancaster was born at the old Lancaster homestead,
Rock Hall, on the Wicomico, in Charles county, in 1850.
Owing to the death of his father when Mr. Lancaster was a
boy, he became his mother's business manager at an early age,
and received most of his educational instruction under her
guidance, reading a great variety of instructive literature dur-
ing spare hours.

By patient industry and strict attention to business he has
acquired one of the best paying properties in Charles county,
there being a population of over 235 on his estates. Was an
active Democrat until 1893, when he, with many others, went
over to the Republican party.

Was a member of the House of Delegates in 1900. In 1885
he married a daughter of the late Judge John L.. Jenkins,
of Adams county, Pa., and has a family of eight chil-
dren. Senator Lancaster was a member of the Senate at the
last session and took an active interest in all the important
measures that came before that body, notably the passage of