Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1857-08-07
1,)olittfol.
of the Democratic State
Convention.

proceedings of the Democratic State
Convention.
The Democratic State Convention as
sembled at the Hall of the Maryland In
stitute, in Baltimore, on the 30th ult.,
at II o'clock, A. NJ
On motion of Colonel J. NJ. Kunkle,
of Frederick county, the Hon. VIM. Y.
Hamilton, of Washington county, was
called to the chair. He thanked the
convention for the honor conferred, would
endeavor to discharge the duties impair
TALLY, and invoked harmony and conces-
sion in their deliberations
John l.. Robinson, of Queen Anne's
county, was appointed secretary pro TEN.
The several delegations handed in their
credentials.
Baltimore city was not represented in
the convention, no delegates having been
elected.
On motion of r. r. Boarman, of Bal
timore county, committee Of one from
each county was appointed to nominate
permanent officers for the convention.
The committee was appointed as follows:
Baltimore county, r. r. Boarman; AL
lcgany, D. Fitzpatrick; Washington,
&. M. Mealy; Frederick, Colonel Il
Shriver; Carroll, William N. Hayden I;
Howard, John A. Dorsey; Montgomery,
Il. p. Duvall Hartford, A. II. Jarrett;
Anne Arundel, 7. S. Mercer; Prince
Georges, John Contee; Charles, John
W. Jenkins; Calvert, ~ Duke; st.
Marys, r. II. Reoder; Cecil, John r.
Price Kent, w. II, Pearce; Queen
Anne's, S. S, Wilson; Caroline, p. O.
Cherboner Talbot, Daniel Lloyd; Dor
chester, r. II. Goldsborough; Somerset,
John Fleming; Worcester, George W.
Smith.
The committee retired, and after a
brief absence, through their chairman,
presented the names of the following
gentlemen for permanent officers, who
were unanimously accepted;
President--Ilon. WILLIAM 7. HAM
ILToN, of Washington county.
Vice-Presidents-J John Coulehan, Al
legany; De Walt Stattlemyer, Washing
ton; John M. Kunkel, Frederick Up
ton Scott, Carroll; A. p Amos, Balti-
more; Robert w. Carter, Montgomery;
George w. Hughes, Anne Arundel /;
Judge Parker, Prince Georges; Charles
G. Hanson, Howard r. II Archer,
Hartford William Coad, St. Mary's
Benjamin Parran, Calvert; Frank w.
Weems, Charles; Richard Grayson, &C.
Gil; Francis Cam, Kent; Dir. Carter,
Queen Anne's; b. G. Keene, Dorches-
ter; l.. Orem, Talbot; Dir. Cherbon-
nier, Caroline; w. J. Boyd, Somerset;
H. King Wilson, Worcester.
Secretaries ohm NJ. Robinson, c..
J. Scott, Joshua Boshley, d. Horsey,
Edward w. Belt.
On taking the chair, Mr.. Hamilton
said:
Gentlemen Of the convention II re-
turn you my thanks for the preference
you have shown me in appointing me to
preside over your deliberations. hope
your proceedings will be harmonious, and
that we shall be able to recommend such
gentlemen for the several State offices as
will meet the wishes Of the conservative
portion Of the people of the State. Ihope
the proceedings will be such as to give
character to the party of which we are
members throughout the State. There
are now with us many who stood in the
ranks of the old wing party, when the
issues between the old parties were fairly
and honestly discussed, They will &c
with us in maintaining law and order, SC
that old Maryland may stand proudly, as
she should stand, foremost in the ranks
of tie law-abiding States The consti.
tuition, as it was maintained by Wash.
ington and Jefferson, must be preserved
| | regret that circumstances have occur.
red so that Baltimore, the commercial
emporium of the State, is without a rep.
resentative here, but there is no doubt
the democracy, and all who stand upon
conservative ground, will stand shoulder
to shoulder with US in the maintenance
Of democratic principles. An important
crisis is at hand, like that of the times
of the Rovolution--lik the times when
the colony of Maryland was the first TO
declare religious toleration-and you will
do your duty in restoring her TO as proud
a position as she then occupied. Again,
gentlemen, / thank you for your prefer
ence, and will endeayor to act for the
general good of our party.
On motion of Richard Grayson, Of
Cecil county, committee Of one from
each county was appointed to consult and
report business for the convention.
The following gentlemen composed the
committee Allegany, j. II. Gordon ;
Washington, James Cowdy; Frederick,
W. j. Maulsby; Montgomery, Il. =.
Duyall; Baltimore, Levi K Bowen
Hartford, j. Nelson Howard, James b.
Cook; Prince Georges, John Carter
st. MarSs, S. Harding; Charles, John
Mitchell; Cecil, Richard Grayson Cal
vert, DIR. Mackall Anne Arundel, Col.
George W. Hughes; Kent, Robert w.
Ringgold; Talbot, II. Holidays Queen
Annes Enoch George; Caroline, w.
p. Chubo.ine; Somerset, w. j. Byrd ;
Dorchester, Thomas Jefferson Worces-
ter, Il. King Wilson.
The committee retired at noon, and at
2 o'clock returned, and through Mr..
Grayson, their chairman, presented the
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