The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-08-29
American County Convention.


county, met to form their county ticket, on
Thursday, the 9th inst. and was organized
by cecting Ebcnczer ID. McClcnahan. Presi.
dent, and DR.. R)beret Il. Bromwcll and
James W Clayton, Secretaries.
On motion of j. l.. Ga.chcl a committee
of one from each district was appointed to
examine the credentials of the members who
reported the following gentlemen as delegates
from their respective districts
lst District. VIM. Pcarce, George A.
| Ford, Thomas Prettyman, James B. Price.
End. James W. Clayton, VIM. A. Martin,
Lawrence Simmons. Richard Mcfarland.
3rd. WIN. L. Miller, Joshua jackson,
Robert Marshbank, Vim. j. Grant, WIN. j.
Jones, George w. Wells.
4th. Israel Reynolds, John Smith, Joshua
l.. Gatchel La"ason B. Carhart.
5th. Stephen Mallony, Jonathan P Burns,
DR.. Lewis r. Kirk, Joseph Benjamin, John
| W. Shippers, Alexander Wilson.
9th. George f. Gillespie, Thomas Richards,
James c. Crothels, John Lakeland, WIN. p.
| Coulson.
It'll. Jesse r. Coulson Roswell Wnkcma n.
f. ID. McClenahan, Eli Cosgrove, Robert Z.
Bromwcll, John W. Taylor.
9Th. Chalkley B. Cutler, Jacob c. Warner
9th. Isaac I. Vanarsdale, Ambrose B.
Owens.
A resolution was unanimously adopted {:
That 10 person shall be considered in nomi-
nation before this Convention unless he shall
first in person or through some friend fully
authorized pledge himself to support the
whole ticket nominated by the convention.
The Convention then proceeded to nomi.
nate candidates for the various county offices
when the following names were presented:
For Clerk Of the Circuit Coun.-Charles
ii. Haincs.
For Register Of wills. --George Ricketts,,
Benjamin F. Sluyter, Edward Wilson, Sr.
James McCauley, James johnson, Joseph P.
Cantwcll. Benjamin F. May, Edwin Wilmer
For Sheriff. Barclay Reynolds, Joseph
Price.
For House Of Delegates. Thomas A. r.
Pearcc James A. Davis, Samuel Ford, Rich
ard II. Bryan, Dcct. r. E. Bromwell, vii.
liam II. Elder, Andrew McIntire,
For County Commissioners john s. Chris
tic, Robert G. Carter. jeremiah G. Price,
Samuel Miller, William T. Reese, David
Scott of Jno., James Ford, John w. Davis,
William P. Coulson.
For County SWreyor.-S. Harvey Jack,
Jethro johnson.
On motion Of Mr.. Clayton, Charles II.
Haines was unanimously nominated as the
candidate for Clerk of the Circuit court
After seven ballctings James McCauley
was unanimously nominated Cor Register of
Wills.
After the first ball OF Barclay Reynolds
was unanimously nominated for Sheriff.
After the first ballot Thomas 4. r. Pearce,
James A. Davis and Samuel Ford were de-
clared unanimously nominated for the House
of Delegates.
IS: After the first ballot Johns. Christie Dsct.
Robert C. Carter, and James Ford were
unanimously elected candidates for County
Commissioners.
After the first ballot s. Harvey Jack was
unanimously nominated forcounty Surveyor.
Resolutions were passed endorsing the
State Ticket of the American Party, and
Hon. James B. Ricaud. our candidate for
Congress, but the sheet containing them
failed to reach the printer.]
After the nominations were concluded
Messrs Haines McCauley. Reynolds, Samuel
Ford and Jack, being such Of the candidates
as were present, were introduced to the meet.
ing by committee and accepted the nomi.
nations in appropriate speeches. Messrs J.
Mccullough, w. j. Jones, j. w. Clayton,
Eli nehemiah, George Ricketts, and Major
Edward Wilson also made pertinent remarks
at the close Of the meeting, the last two en-.
dorsing the nomination made for the Office
for which they bad been candidates. .....
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" The Vera Cruz correspondent Of the
New York Herald, writing on the 18th instant,
states that the mortality from the vomit was
very great. Suicide was so frequent that it
was regarded as epidemic. Smuggling was
carried on TO a great extent on the frontier
People were tired Of the Spanish invasion
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