The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-10-02
Republican County Convention.


Tuesday last, to form ticket for the coun-
ty, met in the Odd Fellows Hall, at II
o'clock, A. NJ, and organized by calling
jefferson Ramsay, ESD, to the chair, and
electing Messrs. II. II. kimble and NJ. r.
Wilkinson, Secretaries.
David Scott, Col. J. &. Hill and John NJ
Ireland were appointed committee on
Credentials. The delegates present, and
answering to their names, from the several
Districts, were list District T. P. JONES'
Samuel Hall I'd, T. B. Hopper, ]. H.
Brooks, G. w. Boulder, Jas. Houck, Reu-
ben Lake 3d. Col. Jos. c. Hill, Thomas
McVey, DR.. R. H. Tuft, j. Jackson, J. II.
Mccullough 4th, H. II. Kimble, James
McKane, John Markee, d. Scott, Alexander
Hill 5th, Thos. Terry, Robert Hart, Alfred
Ford, w. 7. Richardson, c. E. Hayes ; 6th
Luke Brown, Jos. R. Thomas, A. Brickley;
It'll, jefferson Ramsay, J. Tome, Lewis
Todd, D. X. Ralston eth, W. J. Preston,
Jos. B. Cutler 9th, John NJ. Ireland, j.
G. Crothers, S. ]. England, j. P. Burns, NJ.
II.
called first for placing candidates in nomi-
nation for County Commissioners.
Jos. T. Reed, of the 9Th District !; John
McCrery, of the Sd D. Scott, of the 4th !;
G. w. Boulder, of the Cd; P. c. Strick-
land, of the Sd Benz Clifford, of the 5th !;
We're named for this Office and the Conven-
ton then took a recess till II o'clock, Pm,
when it re-assembled, and the name of Jesse
R. Coulson, of Port Deposit, was added to
the list of nominations. Before proceeding
to ballot for ticket for County Commits
sioners, a resolution was offered by David
Scott, that the Districts not fully repre-
sented in Convention should be allowed to
vote the full number they were entitled to
on all questions, except in the election of
candidates, which was agreed to.
The first ballot resulted in the choice of
G. w. Boulder and Jesse r. Coulson, Boul-
den receiving 80 votes and Coulson CO.
Four other ballotings took place, when j.
T. Reed receiving 90 votes on the last bal
lot, was declared nominated. The nomi-
nations were made unanimous, and nomi-
nations for State Senator were then called.
Jos. B. Pugh being the only candidate pre-
scented, his nomination was declared unan-
imous. Nominations for the House of
Delegates were next in order and Barclay
Reynolds, DR.. R. II. Tuft, John McCrery,
c. b. Cutler and w. X. Lockwood were
named as candidates. The first ballot re-
suited as follows DR.. R. II. Tuft, 80 votes;
Barclay Reynolds, 81 w. X. Lockwood,
Sc; John Vannort, 90 c. B. Cutler, 20
J. McCrery, 5. The four first-named gen.
tlemen having received the highest number
Of votes cast, were declared the nominees.
By some misunderstanding, the name of
Mr.. Lockwood was used without his con-
sent, and he declined the nomination, when
the name of BENZ. Clifford was offered, and
his nomination substituted in place of Mr..
Lockwood's.
The next candidates placed in nominal
ton were for Sheriff: John T. Berkins, j.
w. McCardle, and Z. Wesley Janney.-
The first ballot resulted IA votes for McCar-
die, 10 for Janncy, and ) for Berkins. The
name of J. T. Derkns was withdrawn after
the first ballot, and on the Cd ballot Janney
received % votes, and McCardle 10. f.
w. Janney was then declared the nominee
for Sheriff, and the nomination made unan-
imous. E. G. Chandlee was nominated
unanimously for County Surveyor.
The following Delegates and alternates
n1an fn ha tot,
to assemble on the 18th of October. in the
city of Baltimore to nominate a candidate
for Comptroller: J. Tome, Col. J. c. Hill.
J. B. PuSh, D. Scott, James Johnson
Alternates-J. S. Crawford. r. p Jones,
Barclay Reynolds, T. b. Hopper, II. r..
Torbert
The Convention was then called by Dis
tricts, in order to ascertain the sense of the
people, as expressed at the primary meet
ings, i'll regard to changing the present
mode Of selecting candidates for county
offices, to the more popular plan of nomi-
mating by ballot in primary meeting. There
had been no expression of opinion on the
subject in the LIST District. The I'd, 3D.,
4th, 9Th, 9th and 9th had determined in
favor of the measure, and the It'll and.Sth
against. A ma ority having declared in
favor of the new plan OF selecting candi-
dates for the future, it was declared adopted,
and the County Central Committee ordered
to make the necessary arrangements for
selecting candidates in future nominations.
conformable to the above plan. Mr.. George
BaldersOn moved that an Executive Com
mittee be chosen for the county, composed
of one member from each Election District,
whose duty it shall be to serve as Judge at
the primary elections, and return the vote
at Elkton on day to be named by the
Central Committee for that purpose. The
motion Of Mr.. Balderson was amended by
adding two members to the Executive Com
mittee, to be residents of the Sd District,
who should constitute the County Central
Committee. The following gentlemen were
then appointed to compose the Republican
Executive County Committee : LIST District,
T. P. Jones 3D. T. B. Hopper; 3D. E. E..
Ewing, Jas. S. Crawford, Henry r. Tor
bert. (the former Central Committee, }
4th, ii. II. kimble; 9Th, James johnson:
9th, Geo. Balderson It'll, David Way Sth,
Joseph r. Roman; 9th, j. VI. Ireland
The following resolutions were offered
by David Scott, Esq, and unanimously
adopted:
Resoyred, That the Republican party of
Cecil county, in placing II ticket in the
field which they ask every thinking man to
support, deem it proper to lay before the
public the following statement of expenses
during the time they held control of public
affairs from 1861 to 1861 inclusive, and con-
trast the county expenses of those years
with the expenses of the two years 1869,
during which the Democratic partyha had
the management of our county finances
Resolred, That it is with pride and salts
faction we publish the following statement
of county expenses incurred by the Repub-
lican party during those six years, placing
them beside the enormous expenditures
which the Democratic County Board has
incurred within the two years which that
party has held control of the county.
THE STATEMENT.
1861, Co., includ'g School tax, $50. 1877. %
1862, " " g - 1891 .O}
1868, GO % 60 90 A.. 002 SO
1864, " 90 d" 90 GS, 1j2. 90
In additiun to the above taxes
this year, there was levied for
Bounties to volunteers, 100000. 90
1865, County and School tax, 56,23s. Oh
Bounty fund, 100000
1866, County and School fund,