The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1872-04-19
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.
A LIVELY TIME.
oFFICE.HoLnERs TO THE REAR.

we may judge of the fury Of the storm in the
national sea Of Republican politics, by the
waves of dscord which agitatcd the little
mud-puddlc in Hartford, the Republican bark
is surely in danger Of going to the bottom.
The attendance was rather meagre, though
MI the districts were represented except the
Fifth--nOt even a wooliy- head putting in an
appearance from this staunch old Democrat.
c strong hold
The convention was organized by The Sc
lection of Mi Henry Janncy as President,
and r. L. Bouldin, as Secretary. a commit
tee on credentials was appointed, and before
they retired Mr.. George NJ. McComas moved
that they also report a series of resolutions
expressive of the wishes and feelings of the
Republicans of Hartford.
To this proposition Major Hancock ex-
pressed dissent He did not want their po-
sition defined, except so far rs endorsing the
administration of General Grant, and recon-
mending him for denomination. He thought
the task of setting forth declaration ofprin,
ciples belonging more properly to the State
than to county conventions. Neither did he
think it advisable for the convention to des-
ignate any choice for the Vice Presidency.
The question was discussed, and finally
settled by the convention adopting II resolu-
ton endorsing General Grant and recon-
mendng his denomination. Two members,
only, distinctly expressed their dissent to
this by loud mo"
The report of the committee on credentials
having been adopted, Mr.. McComas, with
sef-abnegation as praiseworthy as it was un.
expected (being au office holder HIMSELF pre-
scented the following resolution:
Resolved, That in consideration of the
charge made by the Democrats and certain
disaf1ected and ambitious politicians, styling
themselves conservative Republicans, that
President Grant would not be renominated
except by the action of office holders, we
deem it wise that no office.holder should be
sent as delegate either to our State OF Ma
tional Convention.
This resolution led to quite an animated
and somewhat personal discussion-carried
on chiefly between Messrs. Hancock and Nc
Comas. The former gentleman took strong
grounds against the resolution, and charged
Mr. McComas with having asserted that he
(Mr. McC.) could carry Hartford at any time
with the Custom House influence. He also
charged that Mr.. McComas had employed an
acting deputy to take his place, so that he
might come up to Hartford to manage the
convention.
AT this point the speaker was several times
interrupted by the gentleman against whom
his invectives were hurled, who remarked:
your statement is false! Both your
statements are falsen'
Major H. They are not false and throw
them back in. your teeth Great sensation
Men who get into little petty positions in the
Custom House of Baltimore come up here
with tickets in their pockets for the people
of Hartford to vote-to lead and drive them
like sheep"
The dialogue then took a more converse
tional turn, everybody talking at once, and
addressing their remarks almost anywhere
to the ceiling, the floor or the table, which
ever happened to be in range-one excited
individual walking up close to the chairman
and shouting his remarks in the latters ear.
A slight calm succeeding this storm, Mr..
John H. Baker, in few concilatory remarks
poured oil upon the troubled waters and the
business of the convention proceeded.
Mr.. Galloway moved that the word Ma
tional" be stricken out of the resolution, in
which shape it was adopted.
The following delegates were then elected
to the Republican State Convention; r. E.
Bouldin, r F. Bishop, John H. Baker and
James Garrett.
The convention then adjourned, the mem
beers forgetting, in the excited and wrathful
state of their feelings to pass the customary
resolution of thanks to the officers of the
meeting.
Republican Nominations in Pennsylvania.
The Republican nominations in Pennsyl-
vania have been received by the party in that
State with unqualified dissatisfaction, for the
reason that they were made solely in the in
terests of the Cameron ring, and in opposi-
ton to the wishes of the party generally -
1t is stated that Col. Mcclure, who has
gained no little credit for his efforts in I'M
earthing election Frauds will be an indepen-
dent Republican candidate in opposition to
Gen. Hartranft, the nominee of the Ring
and Rowdy" convention for Governor. As
an evidence of the manner in which the NOM
nations have been received, we give the fol-
lowing from Forney's Press:
General John F, Hartranft is the Republi-
can nominee for Governor of Pennsylvania.
We believe it to be most inauspicious selec-
tion sad opening of what promises to be a
most exciting and difficult campaign. Made
not in the spirit of harmony in the party or
of the interest of the State, but simply to
CRAFTY ring" which has taken possession
of the Republican organization of the State,
and will lead us to inevitable defeat in the
city next Fall, unless sternly checked before
hand it will need q superhuman effort to
elect General Hartranft
1t is very evident that there is serious divi
sion in the Republican ranks in Pennsylva.
mia, which, in the nearly balanced state of
parties there will, it is to be hoped, enable
the Democrats to elect their Governor. In
thhis event Gen Grants chances will he
weakened, for there is an old adage that 'as
.ues Pennsylvania, so goes the Union