Show JOHN II HUnST toe or the toeJldtesf or lIana et Hnrjlnl The accompanying la a portrait of John n Hurst nominee for governor of Maryland He was born In Maryland Mary-land In 1832 being the son of a wealthy farmer and preacher John lost ails parent when but 15 and hit mother put her son In lie Cambridge academy In 1819 be removed to Ilaltlmora and entered en-tered t the employ of a dry goods firm a year Idler Seven yean afterward ho started In business for himself and tho firm of Hurst A Co soon became widely wide-ly known The house Is I now one of the largest In Ihe Importing nnd Jobbing line Mr Hurst baa long been ono of llalllmores molt prominent cltltoni He Ii I a member of the board of trade a director In several banks and ex r JOHN H HUUST t president of the Merchants and Manufacturers Manu-facturers association onlli Is reputed toby to-by a millionaire Ho has never held office and until now was never prominent promi-nent In politics |