Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-22
SECOND EDITION.
A Maryland Fight.

| THE DEMOCRACY AT BALTIMORE CALL EACH OTHER
| ALL soRrs OF HARD NAMEs-AN ALL NIGHT sEs-
eIoN-THE "RING" TOO STRONG FOR HAMILTON.
| The Baltimore papers, this morning, are al
most filed with the details of the fierce and pro-
longed struggle in the Dem ocratic Convention.
| 1t met at noon, and by previous agreement of
all parties, Stevenson Archer, of Hartford coun-
| ty, took the chair temporarily. The pre-
| lninary business of organizing was then be-
gun, and the fight at once opened on the
| question whether the Baltimore delegation
whose regularity" the Hamilton men contested
| should be represented in the Credentials com
| mttee. protest against the admission of the
| Baltimore delegates was presented, signed by
| several hundred persons. The debate grew very
warm, and continued until test vote was takon,
| on sustaining the decision Of the chairman that
| the vote of the Baltimore city delegates should
be taken in the preliminary proceedings, as they
had produced prinia fdcie credentials.
The vote sustaining this decision was 6i to as,
| and was considered a ''test," indicating Car
roll's nomination. 1t was q vote of Baltimore
oity aud the Eestern Shore counties against the
Western Shore, as follows -
To sustain Anne Arundel 4, Baltimore city
a. Caroline 3, Cecil 4, Charles B. Hartford 8,
Howard 3, Kent Queen Annes B. Somerset 4,
st. Marys 8, Talbot 3, Wicomico 8, Worcester
8. Total Gi.
Aganst-Allegany s, Baltimore county 7. Cal
vert 8, Carroll A. Dorchester 4. Frederick 6,
Garrett 8, Montgomery H. Prince Georges
Washington &. Teta As.
A credentials committee being appointed
recess was taken. until evening, and on re-as-
semblipg, the fight began and grew hotter and
hotter until 4 90 this morning. tho Hamilton
mon repeatedly moving to adjourn, until finally
they carried their point, and recess was taken
until 30 this forenoon, no ballot being taken.
SAMPLE SCENE OF THE DISORDER.
Awhile after midnight ex Congressman Rtch-
10, Of Frederick, moved to take recess, and
made an earnest appeal to that end, threatening
that the Hamilton men would withdraw sooner
than be forced to vote. He moved n recess
until 10 A. NJ, and said "God help the mackerel
candidate that wonld rot and stink before that
time [Applause.
Mr. Vandiver seconded the motion for n re-
cess. He said he had been a democrat for twen-
ty-tivo years had Witnessed know-nothing rule
in Baltimore, but had never seen anything to
excel the spirit Of oppression that seemed to ex-
ist on this occasion. Applause.
Mr.. Wootten, of Howard county, in reply to
Mr.. Ritchie said that after all tho ndugences
that had been accorded tho friends Of Mr. Ham
iltoD, il a threat of accession is made from them
he would say, why in the name Of God, let them
go. lShouts of appause.] No band of disor-
ganizers could frighten him no disappointed
wire-pulling politicians. This faction spirit is
not democracy, and he could not believe Mr..
Hamilton encouraged it.
Mr.. Freaner also replied to Mr. Wooton and
said that in two instances there had been at
tempts to bribe Hamilton men to vote for Car
and an official position. He waited to be clal-
lenged for proof.
MIR. Fenton said he did not challenge the
charge, but offers Of money had heen made by
Hamilton men to induce some of tho Baltimore
delegates to vote for Hamilton.