The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-08-25
Congrossional Conventions


The Conventions Of the Unconditional Union
Party Of the STATE, to nomin tie candidate for
congress, assembled IN the several districts on
wednesday,. We give their proceeding. below ::
Fmsr DIsrRIcr.
IN THIS district no nomination was made, the
Convention prelerring to await the action Of the
" Conservatives Of the District.
SEcoND DisrRicr.
The Convention assembled ut broadway, Bal
iiu'ore, aud organiErl 10y the selection OF WIN.
Galloway. Of Hartford County, ~ President {;
jacob Sh"n'1erser, OF baltimore conaiy, aud
james u. Cook, oi Baltimore city, rs Vice Pnsi.
dents; Frederick W. DuiIon. OF Il fillmore c,,v
aud u. y. Matthews, OF Baltimore county. ns
Secretaries.
Nessrs. Samuel N. Evans, Thomas u. Ham
elcion aud S,lOme Marsh, Of Baltimore ,ity.
GENERAL John u. Pcarcc and Thos. T.. Mainland.
OF baltimore county, and Hamilton l.eleyre aud
Cbeyney iioskins, Of Hartford county: were ap.
pointed Us Committee on Resolutions. The
Committee reported the following. which were
unanimously adopted
Rssolred, That the CONVENTION Of the Uncon.
dillohai UniUn party ot the Srcund CuuE t,Ssiuu.
al District Ol MARI land cOidaiJ approve OF aud
pledge their support To the platform, at prtntitls
adopted 10y The State Convention of the Tn,,,n.
ditonai Union party u Mar, land on the 18th
OF August, 1866.
Rssotrsd, 1hat this Convention the rcprcscn,r.
uvss Oi tile Unconditional uuiun u,, n of m, S..-
Ond C"Lsrcssiunal DislricI Ol Mary land approve
81 the cOutsc Ot john l.. Thomas IT,, our frIrr-
srntali'e ~ COngrrss. Rnt recommend his nom
inatiVn ~ this Convention, aud each and all Of
Us pledge 10 him our cordial aud earnrs, SUP.
port ia the coming election.
The Convention then procc, dcd 10 nominate a
candidate Tor Congress, Hon John l.. Thomas.
Jr', was placed Ia nomination and the Conyea-
ton Procr,dyd to ballot. Every ward aud Dist.
cast ITS vote for Mr.. Thomas aud he was derlar.
ell the unanimous choice VI the Convention. Mr..
Thomas was scnt tor aud appeared Ia the hall.
reviewing very enthusiastic greeting. lie made
lengthy speech, defining his political position,
! dcnounCing Gov. S~ann aud President johnson.
aud accrPting the domination. Daring the srs.
sion OF the COuvrntiOn, addn ssr, we've delivered
by VIM. Galloway, Vi ilauord, aud Reuben NJ.
Price. Eco, u this town.
TnlRD DisTnlcr.
In this Disriri, TciI,s,Hiing Baltimore CITY
from the Eighth TO the Twentieth Wards. Jo,eph
J. Stewart, Esq, formerly OF this town. VA.
Nominated On the iifst ballot, Receiving II VOTES
cut OF G5.
ForRrm DIsTRicr.
Ia this District, lion. Frank Thomas was re.
nominated by reclamation.
Firm DisTRIcr.
The Convention Tor the fnh district. which
includes portion oi Baltimore county. asscn,.
Lled ai Eilivous Mills. and organiz,d by the
selection OF Col john L. Holland as President.
and John {. Adams, as Seer, tary.
After the adoption Of resolutions cordially en-.
dorsing the policy OF the Representatives OF the
Union mrn OF the nation. US set forth by the
majority in Congress, W. J. Albert, Esq. OF
Baltimore county, was unanimously nominated "a.
the Unconditional Union candidate for Concr.s,
in this district.