Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-09-26
For Sheriff,
EDWARD H. WATERS,
For County ,Surueyor,
WILLIAM GRADY,


The REPUBLICAN, CONVENTIONS OF MONTGOMERY
CoUETY.-This body assembled in the Court
House in Rockville, on Saturday last. There
was full attendance Of delegates, both white
and colored, leaving but few vacancies to be
filled. The Convention was regularly called
appointment OF Jos. 7. MooRE, Esq, Of Berry's
District, Chairman, and LUTHER NJ. WATKINS,
Secretary.
The next business in order was the calling
the names Of the delegates and the appoint
ment Of the proper committee on credentials
and permanent organization.
On motion committee of eight-two from
each District, Rockville having a contcstng
delegation) was appointed, 10 report upon
credentials and permanent organization. OF
this committee, Francis Ii. Miller, Esq, was
chairman, and they retired TO an upper room
for consultation. In few moments the list
of delegates from all the districts, with the
exception of Rockville was returned as per-
feet, and until the difficulty in the Rockville
delegation was settled, of course no regular
business could be done, though, no doubt
much time was saved by the delegations pres
cnt filling up their vacancies, and transacting
such other business preparatory to the conflict
so soon TO take place. The hour of one o clock
having arrived, and the committee failing to
report, the Chairman adjourned the Conven-
ton until half past that hour.
On the re-assembling of the Convention and
when order was fully restored, the committee
on credentials, &c, through their Chairman,
Mr. Miller, made their report in substance, as
follows For permanent Chairman and Secre-
tury, the same as before reported. Ofthe Rock
willie delegations, Mr.. Miller stated that the
committee had labored honestly and earnestly
to do justice to the contending parties, they
heard testimony on both sides, and had come
TO the unanimous conclusion TO report that
twelve persons from each delegation be admit
ted, aud that for the odd delegate, two names
be put in q hat--one by each delegation-and
the name drawn out by the President of the
Convention should be member, and thus
complete the delegation. This resolution was
adopted by the Convention and it was then
permanently organized.
A motion was then made that Mr.. L. A.
Dawson, be allowed to make statement to
the Convention. Leave was granted Mr..
Dawson then rose and said That at the pri-
mary meeting held in Rockville on the Satur-
day previous to appoint delegates to the pres
cnt Convention, he had been put in nominal
ton for Chairman of that meeting, and that
Mr. Franklin Mace was also put ia nomination.
That after vote had been taken, it was as
certained that be (Mr. Dawson) had received
AZ votes and Mr.. Mace 81, whereupon these
latter left the room, and formed an organiza-
ton outside and appointed delegates. This
was the truth of the matter and it could not
be gainsaid. He therefore denounced the &c
ton of the committee OF eight as being unfair,
partial, AID unjust, and Indignantly left the
room. 1t requires no great amount of knowl-
edge in anyone to see that the decision was
unfair, taking the basis even on which the as
tute Chairman of the committee of eight re-
commended, because vote of 4S to 81 is in
proportion as A to q, which would have given
Mr.. Dawson's friends 10 of the delegation
The settlement of the question in this manner,
was certainly singular, as it departed from all
precedent, and admitted into the Convention
AS members men who had not been elected to
it by the regular mode Of procedure. But it is
no quarrel of ours. We only state facts.
The Convention having been thus orgnni-
zed, that body proceeded TO the regular BUSH
ness for which it had been convened. The
first in order was the nomination of a candi-
date for State Senator. Mr.. Miller nominated
Mr.. Henry c. Hallowell, and supported tise
nomination in a brief speech eulogistic of Mr.
H. There being no other nominations, Mr..
Hallowell was made the nomiAee Of the party
by reclamation.
Nominations for the House of Delegates were
next in order Thomas Y. Conley was put in
nomination, which nomination was supported
by Mr.. U. Ii. Griffith, who stated that Mr.
c. was good Republican and would vote
with that party nall questions affecting the
interests of the party. AT this point Mr.. VIM.
H Farquhar rose aud stated that it was {. mat
ter of much importance to the voters of his
District to know the opinions of Mr. Conley
on questions which he thought not secondary
in importance 10 tina. of United States Senator.
aud that was, would Mr.. Conley, if elected,
vote to secure equal rights, before the law, 10
color, in all things pertaining to their rights,
especially in Schools. Mr.. Griffith again gave