The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-09-08
Congressional nominations.

In the Third District of this State Gen.
c. Z. Phelps has accepted the Democratic
Conservative nomination, which means
fusion of the Johnnies and Copperhcad". -
In accepting the nomination, he thanked the
Convention "for ths renewed mark of con-
fidence in Congress" This man. it will be
remembered, was nominated in place of
Winter Davis for the Goth Congress!
In the Fifth District, where the Democrats
had thing: all their own way, they made
their ncw t;rud friends stake back seats.
Governor Swami delegates were snuhbed
by Ben Harris delegates and every advance
made by the Maryland bread and buffers
was spnrned by the secession party Of the
Fifth District. These Democrats are ever
ready to differ with the CONSERVATIVES. I"
who claim to once have been Union mrn.
when they hoped to profit by using them
against the Union party, but where they can
act successfully without them, they treat
them with utter contempt. Mark the hum.
BILE propositions of these conservatives. :"
The first is ''that both Conventions, drop,
ping their present organizations, come to-.
gether as one Convention for the purpose of
electing candidate - and the second that
both Conventions adjourn sine die, and re.
commend that all the voters of the district
who sustain the Philadelphia resolutions
unite, and in the usual manner select dele
gates to a Convention, which shall nominate
candidate for the friends of the President 5
plan Of reconstruction" Both were unani.
mously rejected by the Democrats. The
Conservatives" however, seemed bent
upon humiliating themselves as much as
possible before their old antagonists, and
proposed that their Convention should nom.
mate six gentlemen from whom the Demo.
Gratis should select candidate. This prop
osition was also rejected. The Conscrva,
tives then asked to be allowed to select three
Democrats who had acted with the Union
party, from whom the Democratic party
should make selection. This was also
voted down by the Democratic members of
the Committee. Several of the Conserva-
tires are represented as making the most
pathetic appeals to the Democrats for con.
ciliation and recognition. Governor Swami
''lrienls," however, were not disheartened
at the many rebuffs they had received, and
resolved on another attempt at conciliating
their opponents. The Conservative Conven
ton then made the following final PROPOSE,
ton: "The National Union Convention of
the Fifth District propose to the Democratic
Convention, that they (the Democratic Con-
vention) 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" Even this the De-
mocracy would not accede to, and it was re,
iccted by unanimous vote.
In the Second District Mr.. Stephenson
Archer was nominated by the johnson De.
mocracy as their candidate for Congscss
In the First District no nomination is yet
made, but one thing has been given out ms
settled fact, that the Hon. Hiram McCul.
Tough is not to be the candidate. That able
craftsmanship which the Cecil Democrat dis
covered in that gcntlemen's Congressional
career, it would seem the Democracy of the
Eastern Shore have failed to discover We
shouldn't wonder. The reason is very OBJ.
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