Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1847-07-29
WING COUNTY CONVENTION.

WING COUNTY Gun EN- IlON.
In pursuance of notice, thel Wing County Con-
vention met on Wednesday the 2lst of July, for the
purpose of appointing four delegates to represent
this county in the Congressional District Conven-
ton to assemble in Bladensburg on Tuesday the
oath of August next, to designate candidate to
present the First Congressional District in the next
House of Representatives of the u States; and also
the said county convention to recommend to the
voters of this county three suitable persons to
present them in the next House of Delegates othis
State.
The Convention was called to order by GEORGE
BRENT, Esq., when GEORGE P. JENKINS, Esq.
was appointed President, JosIAs HAWKINS and
WALTER M. MILLAR, Esqrs, Vice Presidents, and
SAMUEL Cox and JAMES Mccormick, Secretaries.
On motion of GenI JOHN MATHEWS, it was
RESOLVED, That committee of five delegates from
each election district, be appointed by the Chair to
nominate to this Convention four persons to repre-
sent the county in the First Congressional District
Convention.
The Chair appointed the following committee,
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First District-Joseph Young, William Rennoe,
Haslip.
Second District-George Dent, Daniel Jenifer, ir.
John Ware, James H. Neale, James Ferguson.
Third District-Hezekiah Brawner, Sylvester F.
Gardiner, Francis Robey, John Matthews, Henry
A. Moore.
Fourth District-Henry H. Hawkins John Ham
ilton, Peter Wood, George Gardiner, Robert l..
Burch.
After having retired a few minutes the commit
tee returned and nominated the following named
gentlemen:
WILLIAM w. RENNoE, HENRY A. Moore,
GEORGE BRENT, PETER WooD.
Which said nomination was unanimously agreed
to by the convention.
On motion of JAMES FERGUSON, Esq, the above
delegation was empowered to fill any vacancy that
may
GEORGE Brent, ESQ, then offered the following
resolutions, which were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That this Convention respectfully re-
commend to the Convention to meet at Bladens-
burg in August next the Hon. JOHN G.. CHAPMAN
suitable person to represent this congressional
district in the next Congress of the United States
| Resolved That this Convention highly approve
the course of the Hon. John G.. Chapman in the1
last Congress of the United States.
Resoired That the delegates appointed from this
county to meet in Convention at Bladensburg, are|
hereby requested to support the Hon. John Gu
| Chapman in said convention, and to use every,
honorable exertion to secure his nomination.
The Convention then proceeded to nominate three|
gentlemen to represent this county in the next Ge1
neral Assembly. J
! On motion, it was
| Resolved, That no ballot be received that has
three names on it, and that no two persons frop
same district be voted for on the same
that ma orty of ballots shall be requir
- all or either of the candidates vqnf
The Convention then proceeded t.
counting the ballots, Jos14s H. Hal
FERGUSON, Esqr's the tellers, reporte(
HENRY H. HAWKINS,
DANIEL JENIFER, JR., and
ROBERT GRAY,
had received majority of votes. 1t VI
Resolved unanimously, That Henri
Daniel Jeniter, jr., and Robert q
the nominees of this Convention.
JAMES FERGUSON, Esq, offered
resolution which was also unanimous
| Resolved That the members of this Convel
will give their most cordial support to the
delegates nominated by them as candidates fos(
in the next General Assembly of Maryland, and
they will use all honorable means to secure
| election.
| On motion of Gen'l JOHN MATTHEWS, it was
| RESOLVED, That the proceedings of this CONVEX
ton be published in the Port Tobacco Times
| GEO. P. JENKINS, President
SAMUEL Cox and JAS. Mccormick, Secretaries: