The Democratic advocate., 1871-07-13
Democratic County Convention.

The Democratic County Convention
assembled in the Court House ou Mon.
day last, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ A TEN.
porary organzation was made BY calling
DR.. Browne, Of Freedom. to the Chair,
and appointing w. H. Vanderford, Soc
retary. The President stated the object
of the meeting, and then appointed
committee Of one from each district on
credentials and to select officers for b
permanent organization. A similar com.
mittee was appointed on resolutiols-
Alter being absent shor. time the fist
committee reported the following officers:
President, Dr. Nathan Browne; Vice
Presidents, Thomas Smilh and Daniel
Stull Secretaries, DIR. Frank I. Shaw
and i. z. Slingluf
The Committee on Resolutions asked
for an adjournment until Ii O. clock, p.
m, which was granted.
On rcassembling, Il. b. Normeut, as
Chairman Of the Committee on Resolu-
tious, reported the following:
Resolrcd, That this Convention shall be
governed in its proceedings by the Rules Of
the last House of Delegates, and that the
vote shall be by ballot, each district shall
be entitled to one vote, and that majority
OF the districts shall be necessary to choice.
Resoircd, That the Delegates TO be selec-
ted by the Convention to-day, shall be
unpledged to the interests Of any one for
the position of Governor. and that when
the State Convention shall assemble they
shall support the person who shall in their
Judgment best promote the Interests Of the
Democratic Conservative party in this State
Resofred, That as the Democratic party
has ever in the past been found consistently
and firmly opposing all violation of aud en-.
,croachmenis ON the Constitution, we are not
now prepared odepartfromt that course, and
as our love tor that eneratedinsirumentis as
strong now as 1t has ever been, we can not
recognize as accomplished iacts,n changes
in that Constitution WHICH we have already
on all occasions denounced as having been
brought about by fraudulent and extraordi-
nary means, and in violation of thaknown
will and wishes of an immense majority OF
the American peorie.
The following resolution was offered
as substitute for the seeoud resolution
as reported by the committee, by DR.. S.
X. Waters, who supported the resolu
tion BY speech:
Resolred, By the Democratic Conservative
Party Of Carroll county, in Convention as
sembled, that the delegates elected by this
| Convention to represent this county in the
State Convention, which will assemble in
Baltimore on the 18th instant, for the pur.
pose of nominating State officers, be and
are hereby instructed to cast their votes for
the Hon. W. Pinkney Whyte, of Baltimore
city, for Governor, aud use alt honorable
means to secure his nomination.
The substitute of DR.. Waters was
rejected.
Several amendments we're offered, but
the resolutions, as reported by the Coui.
mitteo were adopted
The Convention then proceeded 10
elect five Delegates to represent
Carroll county in the State Convention,
which assemblies in Baltimore on the
10Th instant. The following gentlemen
were placed in nomination
William T. Anderson, DR.. Henry Il.
Bellz, George w. ALEU-, W. w. Dallas,
DIR. Frank L. Shaw, b. II. Roberts,
Samuel Cover, DR.. s. Il. Waters, Thos
Il. Cover,
The vote was taken by districts aud
resulted in the choice Of William p.
Anderson, DR.. Ueary L. BcItz, DR..
Frank l Shaw, d. II. Roberts, aud
Samuel Cover.
A resolution was passed to make the
other gentlemen, with the addition Of
X. b. Norment, alteruatcs.
There being no other business before
the Convention, on motion it adjourned
sine de.
NATHAN BROWNE, Pres't.
THOMAS SMITH,
DANIEL STtu.L,
Vice Presidents.
+ fRnSs a s,l.as !, SHAW ,.., Secretaries.