The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-09-08
Conversational Conventions.

Congressional Conventions.
The Conservative Convention to nominate a
candidate for Congress for the Fifth Oongression-
al District, assembled in Baltimore on Wednes-
day, and the Democratic Convention of the same
district was in session at the same hotel and at
the same time. This course was probably adopt
ed that the two Conventions might harmonize
and unite on candidate for Congress, but as
will be seen, they did mt do it. The following
gentlemen represented this County in the Conven-
conservatives, Robt. Fowler Jno. X.
Harvey, q. Poteet Democratic, Hon. John
Wethered, VIM. NJ Isaac, G. BONN Slingluff.-
Charles, st. Mary's and Montgomery counties
were not represented.
In the Conservative Convention Committee
of Conference was appointed to present the follow
ing resolutions to their Democratic brethren
Resolved That adopting the resolutions and
recommendations of the Philadelphia Conven-
ton in their full spirit and in all their parts the
National Union Convention of the Fifth Congress
sional District, for the purpose of friendly and
harmonious cooperation, submit the following
propositions to the Democratic Convention of
the same district. Rtf
First. That both Conventions, dropping their
present organizations, come together as one Con-
vention for the purpose of selecting candidate
or, second. That both Conventions adjourn sine
die, and recommend that all the voters of the dis
trict who sustain the Philadelphia resolutions
unite, and in the usual manner select delegates
to convention, which shall nominate candi-
date for the friends of the Presidents plan of re-
construction. F3in
These resolutions were duly presented to the
Democratic Convention, and by that body u',an-
imously rejected. ga
The Conservatives then proposed that their
Convention should nominate six gentlemen from
whom the Democrats should select candidate.
This proposition iOas rejected.
The Conservatives then asked to be allowed to
select three Democrats who had acted with the
Union party, from whom the Democratic party
should make a selection. This also a0as voted
dosOn By the Democrats.
All this was duly reported to the Conservative
Convention, but its members were not quite sat-
isfed with the /" snubbing {" already received
from their Democratic friends, and therefore pro-
posed coalition on the following humiliating
terms
" The National Union Convention of the Fifth
District propose to the Democratic Convention
that they the Democratic Convention furnish
the Union Conservative Convention list of
names, not less than three, to be voted for by
the National Union Convention, and the said
National Union Convention pledge themselves to
nominate one of the gentlemen named in said
list, if the Democratic Convention will agree to
ratify said nomination.
This was duly forwarded by an accredited
committee to the Democratic Convention. The
committee shortly afterwards returned, and re-
ported that their proposition had been rejected.
Some indignation was expressed by the Con-
servatives at this action. They waited short
time for further action on the part of their tri-
umphant friends, and then adjourned to the 2eth
of September, leaving the Democrats masters of
the field.
The Democratic Convention of the same Dis
trict also failed to nominate a candidate, after
twenty-eight ballots, and therefore adjourned
until the first Wednesday in October. The can
didates before the Convention were Ben. Harris
Clark, E. G. Kilbourn, Stone, Belt, Briscoe, and
Makubbin. This last gentleman, who was del
egate to the Convention, withdrew his name,
saying that if elected he could not take the Con-
gressional test oath. Several speeches were made
during the day, in which Robt. E. Lee was eu-
logized, Ben. Harris praised, &c.
The Conservatives of the Fifth District ought
to feel bad. They begged, coaxed, entrusted and
prayed to be taken into the Democratic fold, but
were contemptuosly refused admittance. The
Democratic party of that District do not sOant
them they can do aOithoM them. Renegades from
the Union party will be used where their support
will pay but they are not wanted in those dis
tricts where the Democracy are already in the
ascendancy. Mr.. Makubbin, one Of the delegates
to the Democratic Convention was in favor OF
admitting the Conservatives into fellowship with
them, giving his reasons therefore as follows
If aoe reject pro6sr Of support from tile johnson
party of this State, what hope have we that we
will be able to rid ourselves Of that odious proofs
ION in the Constitution, the Registry law Many
of us could not have been registered had we not
coalesced with them-many were not registered
before they proposed a coalition, which we
have already accepted as a party. This Union
Conservative Convention, / am sure, are ready to
send the invitation to US which I have proposed
to send to them. Because we were largely in the
majority, proposed to send the invitation to them
as we being the vctors, it we'll became US besides
we have already had the proffer in the State at
large. This point, too, had been beautifully rat
flied by the State Convention which recently
elected delegates to that august National Con-
vention which recently assembled in Philadelphia.
SECOND DISTRICT.
The Conservative Convention for the Second
District assembled on Wednesday, and nominat-
ed Stevenson Archer, of Hartford County, as their
candidate, gentleman, who all through the
war has been known as an opponent of the Gov