Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-06-11
DEM ocRAT1c STATE CONVENTION.

Convention, assembled at the Maryland
Institute on Wednesday, Sd inst, for the
purpose Of electing fourteen delegates to
represent Maryland in the National Dem
ocratic Convention which will assemble in
New York city on the 4th of Julysnext.
The Convention was called to order at
10 A. NJ, by Hon.. Joshua Vansant,
Chairman of the Democratic State Cen
trail Committee.
On motion of w. Pinkney Whyte,
Daniel S. Bier, of Frederick county, was
elected temporary President.
Augustus Gassaway. of Annapolis, was
on motion elected temporary Secretary.
A committee upon credentials and per-
manent organization was then appointed,
who reported through its chairman, Alfred
Spates, Esq. the following permanent of
| fcers:
President-DAN1EL S. BIER.
Vice Presidents-C. SHEPPARD, Dor
chester, j. H. Hoaa, Baltimore city,
| THOMAS Hope, Hartford, ALFRED SpATEs,
Allegany, WALTER MITCHELL, Charles.
Secretaries-AuGUsrUs GAssAwAY, An
napolis, MILTON Y. KIDD, Cecil.
VIM. Pinkney Whyte offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
| Resolved That this Convention, actuated by
| the desire to cultivate a spirit of harmony and
Cancellation among the members of the, National
Democratic party, and to secure the nomination
of such candidates for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency as shall command the largest num-
Der of the sufrages of those opposed to the pre-
sent ruinous Radical rule, and therefore unwill-
| ing to discriminate at this time in advance be-
tween the eminent statesmen and distinguished
soldiers who may be presented for nomination,
| pledges itself to accept and support the nomi-
nees of the New York Convention of the 4th of
July next and to the end that the delegates to
be chosen by this Convention to represent this
State in New York, looking to the interests of
the entire country and to the integrity and sue
cess of the Democratic party may exercise their
discretion and best Judgment it is hereby de-
clared that said delegates are left free and unn-
structed as to the candidates for whom they
shall cast the vote of the State.
This resolution was adopted by viva
voce vote, there being but two or three
dissenting voices.
The Chair stated that nominations for
four delegates at large were in order
The following gentlemen were put in NOM
nation:
Hon. R. B. Carmichael, of Queen
Anne's; DR.. George R.. Dennis, of Som
erset; Charles J. M. Gwinn, of Baltimore
city; Hon. Montgomery Blair. of Mont
gomery; Hon. Henry D. Farnandis, of
Hartford; Hop. Robert Fowler, of Balti-
more county esd Hon. John H. Miller,
of Cecil.
Mr.. Miller, Of Cecil, having declined
serving, and the Hon. Richard B. Car
Carmichael and DR.. George R. Dennis
being the only gentlemen in nomination
for the Eastern Shore, they were declared
the unanimous choice of the Convention
T The counties we're then called on vote
for two delegates at large for the Western
Shore. Mr.. Gwinn being the only can
didate receiving sufficient number of
votes to secure an election, was declared
duly elected, and the Convention proceed
ed to a second ballot. Mr.. Blair having
received the required number of votes was
declared elected, and the election Of
Messrs. Gwinn and Blair made unani-
nous. l.t
The following is the vote in detail on
both ballots: T..@