Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-09-05
Proceedings Of the County Convention


The Democratic and Conservative voters of
Montgomery County assembled in Convention
at Rockville, on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1873, for
the purpose of nominating County and State
| officers, when, on motion, DR.. Il. j. WOOT-
TEN, was appointed temporary Chairman, and
y. d. WATERS and Il. NJ. GRIFFITH, Secreta-
ries.
The roll being called twenty five delegates
from each district answered TO their Names
with the exception of Rockville District which
had two delegations before the Convention.
Capt. E. w. Owen offered resolution that
the Chair appoint committee of FIVE Zone
from each district, on credentials and perma-
nent organization.
Benz. Fawcett offered the following ms sub
stitute
Resolced, That committee of one from each
district, and one from each of the contesting
delegations, be appointed by their respective
delegations, on credentials and permanent Or
gapization, the contesting delegation only to
have the right to be heard and not to vote
with the committee on credentials, sc.
The ayes and nays being called on the adop-
ton of the substitute, q division was called
for which resulted ayes Al, nays 4s. The
substitute was declared lost. The question
then being taken upon the adoption OF the
original resolution il was adopted.
The following gentlemen were then appoin-
ted committee on credentials and permanent
organization F: Capt. e. w. Owen, Solomon
Dowden, Saml. Jarboe, George Peter, VIM.
T. Dove, and BENZ. Fawcett.
The committee retired and after delibera-
ton made the following report
After hearing the views OF the respective
claimants from the 4th Election District on
the merits of the case, the committee, on mo-
ton of Capt. Owen, voted to admit the dele
CATION headed by VIM. T. Dove. On this
motion, division was called for, and the vote
stood yeas 3, nays l. The yeas were, e. W.
! Owen, Solomon Dowden, Samuel Jarboe-
nay-Benjamin Fawcett. The resolution was
| therefore declared adopted.
On permanenr organization, DR.. g. Woot-
| ton, President; Saml. Riggs, Of r., Horace
| Waters, j. II. Dade, VIM. T. Dove and W.
| D. Williams, Vice Presidents
| On motion, the following resolution was
adopted
ResoLped, That the Convention proceed TO
ballot for candidates in the following order
Senator, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Register
of Wills, House of Delegates, County Com
missioners, Sheriff, and Surveyor.
The following gentlemen were placed in
nomination for the Senate: DR.. N. Brewer
and Thos. Lansdale. A ballot being had DR..
Brewer receiving majority OF the votes cast
was declared the unanimous choice of the
Convention.
3. B. Prettyman ESQ.,, being the only one
placed in nomination for Clerk of the Circuit
| Court, was declared the unanimous choice of
| the Convention.
| R. W. Carter, ESD, being the only one put
in nomination FOR Register Of Wills, was de-
clared the unanimous choice OF the Convcn-
| ton.
Tho following gentlemen were placed in
nomination for the House of Delegates o.
II. 2. Clark, j. T. Fletchall, r. W. Burche,
| g. NJ. Watkins, VIM. NJ. Candy, and Col. w.
Bowie. Col. Bowie received the unanimous
vote of the LIST District, but declined, o..
H. P Clark, J. r. Fletchall and G. NJ. Wat
| kins receiving majority of the votes cast,
were declared the unanimous choice Of the
| Convention.
The following gentlemen were the unani-
nous choice Of the Convention for County
Commissioners r. G. Dorsey, Horace Wa
ters, John Il. Dade, S. NJ. Lyddane and Saml
| S. Cashcl.
Edw. II. Waters, Esq, being the only one
| placed in nomination for Sheriff, was declared
the unanimous choice of the Convention.
| VIM Grady and VIM, Keefe were placed in
nomination for County Surveyor, ballot be-
ing had, Mr.. Grady receiving majority OF
the votes cast was declared the unanimous
choice Of the Convention.
| On motion, the proceedings of this Conven-
ton were ordered to be published in the coun-
| ty papers.
On motion, the Convention adjourned
Il. 7. WO0TTON, President.
z. D. WARNS, Secretaries.
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