The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-09-30
The Democratic IS Conservative " Convex
ton.

Defeat Of the " Young Democracy Tile
Ring" Triumphant-Sspers Contest oger
the Nomination for Sheriff. B. Groeme,
Esq, has Hosors thrust upon him-D0es
mt ,oant any Niger Totes-And-Doesnt
expect to Get dny'-The old Board of
County Commissioners Slaughtered for
Erpsdiency.
Tuesday witnessed the gathering of the
clans of the Democracy in Convention at
Llkton, and the political egg, which has
been in process Of incubation SO long and
painfully, by the party, was Matched out on
that day. The Court House being occu-
pied by the Court, and the Odd Fellows
Hall engaged for the panorama, the dernier
resort for place to meet was the vacant
store-room in the Hall.
The delegates got together about 10
o'clock, and effected an organization by the
selection of Mr.. VIM. Lindsey, of Chesa.
peake City, as President, and Mr. Milton
Young Kidd for Secretary. The organiza-
tion completed, the delegates adjourned
for dinner and something to drink.
Between and 2 o'clock the Convention
was called to order, and nominations for
States Attorney announced by the Chair
as the first business on the programme
Here the generalship of the "Rins," dur
ing the last month, began to show itself,
and the victory for Tammany was mani
testify won before the final contest began.
The delegation from the Second District
withdrew the name Of the present incum-
BENT Noble T. Biddle, Esq, between the
friends of whom and Clinton Mccullough,
the battle had ragged for the past few weeks.
Clinton Mccullough and W. 8. Evans were
placed in nomination, and the result of the
first bollot stood 80 for Mccullough and Is
for Evans. The States Attorneyship dis
posed OF, nominations for Sheriff were next
in order. A Mr.. Bullen was nominated by
the list District; W. T. Boulder, of the I'd:
VIM. Scott, of the Sd; John Owens, of the
9th; George Logan, of the 9th, and Richard
Thomas, of Port Deposit. We believe
there were no more competitors for the
new sherif's house and Jail, but the strug
gle among these was very desperate and
protracted. At least dozen ballots were
had, the lowest candidates being gradually
dropped till the fight narrowed down to
three-Thomas, Scott and Boulder. A num-
Der Of ballots were cast for the three, with
out any one being able to secure the COW
eted " votes, necessary to choice
Finally, Boulden's friends withdrew his
name, when it became evident he could not
be elected, and Thomas and Scott alone
remained in the field. Boulden's men
seemed to all go for Thomas, except one,
on the next ballot, when he received 26
votes and Scott 10; and Richard Thomas,
Of Port Deposit, was declared nominated
for Sheriff. Candidates for County Com
issionsrs were then called for by Districts,
and John F. Stephens, of the LIST: II. II.
Brady-present commissioner-and Benz.
F. Sluyter, Of the I'd; T. J. Scott, Of the
4th; Joseph G. johnson, of the 5th; Geo.
Gillespie-present incumbent-and VIM.
W. Moore, Of the 9th; and J. F. Bivins. of
the 18th, were placed in nomination. The
first vote resulted in 7 for Brady, 16 for
Gillespie, SO for Stephens, 81 for Biyins.
0 for Moore, and 81 for Joseph G. johnson.
Stephens and Bivins were declared nomi.
mated on the first ballot, when second was
had for the Sd man, which resulted in the
choice Of johnson by 32 votes. The un-
grateful Democracy slaughter their old
friends, Brady and Gillespie, on the altar
OF expediency, doubtless to make them the
scape-goats to convey the party's sins into
the wilderness. Candidates for the House
Of Delegates were next in order, when
Andrew J. Pennington, of the LIST; James
B. Groome, of Elkton; Jas. A. Mackey, of
the 4th; Frank Langdon, Jas. o. McCor-
mick and Joseph Colbert, Of the 9Th; Col.
J. J. Heckart, Of Port Deposit, and Levi
X. Mearnes, Of the 9th, were all placed in
nomination. One ballot sufficed for a
choice Of delegates, the case evidently hav-
ing been cooked by the Ring in ad-
vance. Pennington received "a, Groome
30 and Mearnes SO votes. This vote is a
pretty fair index of the party, in more than
one point Of view. For Judges of the
Orphans Court-John w. Morgan-pres-
ent incumbent-and ]. A. Lewis, of the
I'd District; Jas. Mckay, Jas. NJ. Evans
and Jas. Acknowledgements Judges-and
Joseph Peoples, of the 9Th District, were
presented. On the list ballot Lewis received
3G, McCauley Al and Evans 81 votes. Nor
gan, one of the present judges, was ignored,
receiving but 10 votes. The Districts were
all called for candidate for Surveyor, but
no names were presented, and it was finally
referred to the Central Committee to look
up candidate for the office.
The labors Of the Convention being fin
ished, Groome was called on for speech,
and mounting desk, he accepted the NOM
ination with the customary compliment of
thanks, and proceeded to give short creed
of his prospective political future. And
first he planted himself on the platform of
Toombs and Stephens, of Georgia, and
announced his opposition to the Fifteenth
Amendment and the mode of its adoption
he voted in favor of negro testimony once
upon time in the Legislature, which, by
the way, was very wide departure from
original Democratic faith, 6ut-and here
was the browning virtue-he was opposed
to negro suffrage, because his rights could be
secured to him, Without fnresting Ain. ,oitA tile
right Of sutrage-the first Democrat we
ever heard admit that negro had any
rights; the great judicial head of that party,
fancy. denied that he had any-and he
(the speaker) didn't want any negro to vote
for him-we shouldn't he surprised if they
take him at his wish-and didn't expect
any to do so. Blessed are they who expect
nothing! He invested heavily in the Pub
lie Schools-was in favor of taxation with
out stint for their support. If the present
law needed doctorinC-wc should think it
does-he was ready to help doctor it, but
abandon the system-never; thought that
no Democrat existed among his constitu-
ents who was opposed to Public Schools.