The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-10-12
Proceedings Of the Con vention.
WESTMINSTER, Oct. o, 1871

At ten o'clock, A. NJ, the Democrat
ic Convention assembled at the Court
House, aud an organization was formed
By calling WIN. q. Polk, of Freedom,
to the Chair, aud appointing Francis
Warner, of Manchester, Secretary. On
motion list of the Delegates was cal.
led, all reported in the ADVOCATE ex.
cept District No. 9;--Dr. S. II. Waters,
VIM. Hooper, John Penn, Il. G. Frank
lin, Stephen Gorsuch; District No. IL.
NJ. Q. Mckinstry, b. Bowcrsox, jesse
Lambert, L. Z. SliDgluf, Pinkney Ben.
nett, Jacob Diehl, Frederick Sharretts,
Michael zepp, Andrew Haines, Thomas
Smith.
On motion a committee of one from
each District was appointed by the
Chair on permanent organization and
the manner in which balloting should
be conducted NO /. Peter Smith,
No 2. Jo5n ii. Jordan, No 3. A..
Koontz, No 4. James Il. Lee, No 8,
Charles Devries, No 6, George A. Show.
err, No Z. Dr. j. W. Herring, No 8. D..
w. Houck, No 0. DR.. S. Il. Waters,
No 10. Vim. Zimmerman, No IL. NJ. G.
McKinstry.
After being absent from the room a
short time the committee reported the
following officers; President, VIM. G..
Polk Vice Presidents, Stephen Cor.
such aud Thomas Smith Secretaries,
Francis Warner and Baines Wright
the Convention to be governed by the
rules of the last House of Delegates in
the manner Of conducting their bust.
ness that each district be entitled to
one vote that the order for nomi.
nations be first the Senator; second the
Delegates third, the States Attorney
fourth the Sheriff; fifth, the Orphans
Court; sixth, the County Commission.
ers seventh, the County Surveyor. A
motion to adjourn was then made, but
was voted down. A motion was then
made that the nomination of gentle.
men for. the various positions on the
ticket be made, and that they be kept
open until the assembling of the Con.
yention in the afternoon. Several gen.
tlcmen were then nominated, and on
motion the Convention adjourned until
one o'clock, p. NJ.
Promptly at one o'clock, the Conven-
ton was called TO order, aud at once
proceeded to ballot for Senator. Three
gentlemen had been placed in nomina-
ton, but two wit dew their names
On motion the nomination Of Col John
X honeywell was made by acclamation.
Delegates to the Legislature were
then voted for with the following result
on the first ballot Lewis A. Lam
motto, James H. Steele, Harrison II q.
Lamott, aud Trusteu Polk.
On the first ballot Richard b. Nor.
ment was nominated for States Attor.
ney.
For Sheriff, William Stiner received
the nomination. The name of Mr..
Peter Woods was Withdrawn by Mr..
Lee in few appropriate remarks.
Candidates for the Orphans Court
being next in order the Convention
proceeded to ballot, resulting in the
choice Of Upton Roop, Adam Shower
and Hanson L. Webb
AS Commissioners Joseph Spurrier,
George X. Frank and Josephus H.
Hoppe were chosen.
For County Surveyor, Francis War
ner.
On motion, each Delegation was re-
quesied to select Que person from each
district to compose the Central Commit.
tec for the county.
District No. /, Bapes Wright; No. 2,
Theodore A. Clay; No, 3. Samuel Cover;
No 4, James Il. Lee; No. 5, William
Q. Polk No. 6, George A. Shower I;
No. Z, Richard Manning, Chairman :
No. 8, d. w. Houck No. 8, DR.. s. II.
Waters; No. 10, Thomas L. Cover /;
No. IL, Thomas Smith.
On motion the Convention adjourne d
Sine die.
VIM. c. POLK, Pres't
R Ra.ss w Wansra' Secretaries,