The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-09-10
The s.White Mans" Convention.


On Tuesday last the Democracy of Cecil,
alias the "white mans party" alias the
Democratic Conservative voters party,
rs the Democrat last styles the party of,
many names and no principles, assembled
in county convention for the purpose of
electing five delegates to attend their Con-
gressional Convention, which will assemble
at Cambridge in few days. Shortly after
one o'clock the Court House bell struck a
few solemn strokes, and the delegates hav-
ing bolted their dinners, slowly assembled
in the Court House, picking their teeth.
Col. j. J. Heckert was nominated for the
chair, and the motion unanimously acqui-
esced in. Mr.. c. G. Brokaw was next
named for Secretary, but declined the
honor, and Mr.. Milton Y. Kidd was chosen.
A call was in order next to ascertain which
districts were, and which were not repre-
scented. The most of the district had full
delegations, or nearly SO, except the 9Th.
No response came from the 9Th, and no
one being present from that district, it
was compelled to remain unrepresented in
the August assembly.
The President announced that nomina-
tiens for delegates were next in order, and
Jas. A. Morgan, w. B. Writ, w. S. Evans,
J. J. Heckert, Levi r. Mearnes, George
Biddle and J. S. Wingate, were placed in
nomination. The ceremony of balleting
was then resorted to, resulting in the choice
ON the first ballot of Mcssrs. Writ, Evans,
Heckert, Mearnes and Biddle. 1t was
very important that the vote should be
polled and counted out, exact and properly,
and to insure this, the President named
Messrs. James Touchston and James o.
M'Ormick, who carefully guarded the lat,
and counted out the vote. The President
said it was time honored custom with the
Democracy-their fathers used to do ito
appoint an Executive Committee on such
occasions, to serve for the ensuing year,
and one from each district was accordingly
named. A motion was made to appoint
ing each delegate who couldn't or wouldn't
go to Cambridge, to appoint substitute
for himself.
The Convention seemed to run out of
business at this point in the proceedings,
and some one whispered to adjourn, and in
another whisper it was agreed to, and the
Convention got on its legs and with solumn
funeral faces quietly left the house. No
speeches were called for Or volunteered.
No candidates name was suggested-Cecil
evidently has none-and the delegation
from this county will vote according to
circumstances in the Congressional Conven-
ton. We took a survey Of the members
during the solemn silence which prevailed
as they dropped in one by one and took
seats, before the meetiag organized. The
Convention was composed pretty much of
tho old Bourbon element of the party,
which has assembled year after year on
such occasions, the heads of the members
streak grayer, and few wrinkle more
added to their faces. At the outbreak of
the rebellion many of them were for time
bowildered the party name Was lost and
they stood in blank wonder perplexed what
to do. The name of "Democrat party
was nowhere to he found, and they felt
that their mission had ended as politicians.
AS to principles they had never thought Of
such things, their ambition was to he
''true dimocrat," which ment to vote a
paper headed with that word. And now
on every heart there is a fear " the spirit
S daunted."
But we have seldom, if ever seen so
spiritless a Convention, OF one that wore
such sad funeral face. No doubt they
feel like the loiterer in "some banquet
hall deserted"