The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1866-01-18
THE "AGTTATEoN.,,

THE ssAGITATEON.',
We are happy to find the movement
for State Convention promptly Sec
onded by the conservative members gen.
orally of the Legislature. The follow
ing cali, issued from Annapolis,
US on Tuesday
The citizens Of Maryland opposed to-
the existing Registry, Law, and in favor
of The repealiof the restrictions inn
posed BY that act on the exerciseaof the
elective franchise, are requested to as
semble IN Primary Meetings in their re-
spective counties, and in the city of
Baltimore, at an early day, to select
delegates, equal in number to their
representation in both branches of the
Legislature, to represent them in the
State Convention called to meet in Bal
timore on the 24th inst:
Washington A. Smith, Oh. B. Calvert,
Adam O.aWarner, laa Oliver Miller,
rLemuel Malone, 4lls Us. Robinson,
Thos. f. J, Rider, ,,ss j. FL. Hodson,
BENZ. Fawcett, J. G. Tolsen,
Ell. A: Silver, Levin Usilton,
Joshua Wilson, 1ei1 Alf. B. Marine,
Isaac Gairnes, is9f TA.Halloway,
B. A. Jamison, TIC. Hopkins,
Richie Fooks, J. r. Handy,
r. B. B. Chew, Claud. Stewart,
j. F. B. McMaster, JamesT. Earle,
George Nickers, r. Mackall,
W, B, Stevenson, IS. Comegys,
Thomas Lansdale. nj x -ig
Primary Meetings are to be held in
Baltimore. on Monday evening next, for
the purpose.of electing FIVE delegates
from each, Ward to to acity convention,
which Will meet on the Tuesday even
ing following, 3. which shall appoint
-twentyrone delegates to the State Con
,Ye1tiong 3 w l5od 'z9pa s "
Il On the 10th inst. primary meetings are
to be held in theseyeral election districts
of Frederick county. to choose delegates
to a county convention to be- held in
Frederick city on the ed, for the pur-
] pose of sending delegates to the State
Convention. The Frederick Citizen
states that large number Of prominent
I Union men, as well as Democrats, in
That county, have already signed the
memorialtothe Legislature, Heretofore
published, praying for a modification
iof the law. aao8' ''
da The citizens ofTalbot county opposed
to the law are to hold mass meeting at
Easton on the 23d inst. The petition
to the Legislature is being numerously
signed throughout the county.
= A call for a County Convention to
assemble next Saturday, has been issued
in Prince Georges county.
aooA county meeting of alI%persons in
Kent county, Nd, in favor of repeal
of the registration law is to be held in
Chestertown to-day, toappoint delegates
ito the State convention, and to take
such other action as the meeting shall
deem advisable.
Speaking on this subject, the Balti-
more Gazette says:
-a The call for State Convention to
take action in regard to the Registry
Law is, we learn from our exchanges,
being promptly respondedto in different
parts Of the State. It is very evident,
from the support the movement is re-
ceiFing from prominent men of all par
ties that the desire to do away with 50
odious a law, now that there is,no pre-
tence of an excuse for it's continued
operation, is even more general than was
anticipated, and the very extreme
ground taken by Gov Swami in his IN
augural, so far from obtaining for him
whabhe 50 anxiously desires, the cor
dial support of his whole party has only
ranked many of its leading men in op-
positionto him. The Hon. Montgome-
ry Blair, in responding to the invitation
to take part in calling a Convention,
saysin letter to a gentleman Of this
city:' fLauthorize you to say that | IA
vor the movement. [ see however.
with regret, that whilst there are many
friends with whom / have been acting
who approve my course in denouncing
the Registration system, they are tnot
yet ready to step out and take part open
ly in putting down the law. (" ~ Z
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