Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-10-20
Rs-Assembling OF tho Democratic and

8e.A ssembnnR OF the Democratic and
Conservative County Convention.
In response to the call OF tho Executive
Committee, the Democratic and Conservative
County Convention, which met on the 18th
of September last, re-assembled in Port To-
bacco on Tuesday, the 18th instant.
Tbe Convention was called to order at IL
o'clock, NJ. Present, Hon. BARNES COMPTON,
President, and SAMUEL N. Cox, Secretary,
ssd sixty-nine delegates.
The Convention then took recess for thir-
| ty minutes in order that vacancies 10 the
different delegations might be filled.
After the recess, Mr.. GEO. w. CARPENTER
said that he was sorry to announce to the
Convention that THOMAS M. PosEY, Esq, one
of the nominees for County Commissioners,
declined the nomination-not from any dis
affection or want Of fealty to the party, but
from circumstances beyond his control, and
Mr. CARPENTER then moved that SAMUEL
HANSON, Esq, be declared the nominee to ill
the vacancy. The motion unanimously pre-
vailed.
A motion that the Convention next pro-
coed to nominations for the Orphans Court
was made and adopted, and the following
gentlemen put in nomination :-RIcHARD T..
TUBxAN, Dr.. S. w. DENT, R. BARNES. ST.,
RoBERr DIaGEs, ST., WV. H. MOORE, DR.. T..
A. CARRlco, GEO. P. JENKINS, JOHN F. GAR
DINER and P. DAVIS.
Before proceeding to ballot, calls were
made for Messrs. GARDINER and JENKINS,
who were present, and whose names, in con-
nection with other well.known Democrats,
had appeared before the public as nominees
Of a Republican Convention" Each Of these
gentlemen were allowed to make explanations,
which they did, promising if they were not
nominated by this Convention they would re-
tire from the contest. EDMUND PERRY, ESQ.,,
who was also one of the nominees of the Re-
publican Convention, being present, requested
Mr.. JOHN w. MITCHELL to state that be did
not desire any nomination for office; that he
was and is Democrat and expects to die one,
and that he is not candidate of any party.
These explanations were all received with
great applause and manifest appreciation.
The Convention then proceeded to ballot,
which resulted in the selection of the follow
ing gentlemen. who compose the present
ourt:-Dr. S. w. DENT, RICHARD BARNES,
ST., and ROBERT DIGaEs, ST..
The Convention next proceeded to nomi-
nate for Sheriffalty, and the names of only
two gentlemen were proposed-Messrs. L. A.
MARTIN and G. C. BUncH. Upon counting
the ballots each of the gentlemen had receiv-
ed A votes. The second ballot resulted
for MARTIN 46. BURcH 4S.
On motion Of Capt. WM E. DEMENT,. the
nomination Of Mr.. MARTIN was declared
unanimous.
Mr.. RUFUS RoBEY offered the following
which was adopted:
Resolued, That, in the opinion of this Con-
vention, the business of the Orphans Court
does not require weekly meetings by the
Judges thereof, and that the nominees of this
are hereby requested to pledge
that, if elected, they will practi-
cally carry out the wishes of the Convention
as herein expressed.
j. w. MITCHELL, Esq, then offered the
following resolution:
Resoloed, That three persons be selected
from each election district of the county who
shall, in connection with the members of the
State Executive Committee for Charles coun-
ty, form q County Executive Committee; and
that each delegation nominate the members
of such committee for its district.
Which resolution was adopted. Where
upon the following gentlemen were nominal
ed and selected:
For No. Geo. Digges, Thomas R. Far
rail- and John T. Davis.
For No. 2-Robert E. Rison, Il. II. Bowie
and j. A. Price.
For No. s-Wm. H. Gray, Albin Price
and Edwin Adams.
For No. 4-Samuel Cox, ST., j. H. Free
man and j. T. Crismond.
For No. 5-Robert Simms, j. H. D. Win.
gate and Dr.. A. j. Smoot.
For No. Capt. w. F. Dement,, John H.
Cox and j. B. Sheriff.
For No. john W. jenkins, Richard T.
Tubman and 0. N. Bryan.
For No. 8-Dr. P. w. Hawkins, Fred. L.
Dent and Townley Robey.
For No. 9-Richard P. Wall, Jere Dudley
and E. D. R. Bean.
On motion, the Convention adjourned.
SAMUEL N. Cox, Secretary.