The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-09-04
Proceedings Of the Republican County
Convention.

Convention.
! The County Convention of the Republi-
can party assembled at Elkton on Tuesday
31st ultimo, and was called TO order in the
Odd Fellows Hall at 10 NJ, by the Chair
man of the County Central Committee E.
E. Ewing. The Convention organized by
calling Jesse A. Kirk, of Rising Sun, to the
Chair, and choosing John w. Mccullough
and l. d. Davis Secretaries.
On motion, the Chair appointed d. K.
Ralston, E. E. Ewing and II. H. Haines a
committee on credentials, with orders to
report when the Convention should reas-
sembe. An adjournment was then had
till 80 O'Clock p. NJ. At o'clock p NJ
the Convention was again called to order
by the Chair, when the committee reported
the following delegates from the several
districts:
First District-Joseph Price, George A.
Ford, John Morris, H. Clay Ellison, Thos.
p. Jones.
! Second District-T. B. Hopper, c. Lake,
VIM. Cane, Arson Griffith, G. w. Boulder.
Third District-I. D. Davis, E. w. JAN
ney, E. E. Ewing, w. ]. Grant, George P.
Jackson.
Fourth District-Jas. McKane, Albanus
Saxton, Joshua Green, Henry H. Kimble,
John Brewster.
Fifth District-John A. Rutter, William
Carpenter, Saml Burns, Jr., Benoni Cool
ing, Joseph T. Reed.
.Sirth District-Jo R. Thomas, Fl. H.
Haines, G. S. Abrahams, ]. A. Kirk, John
w. Mccullough.
Seventh Distriet-Thos. G. Bond, Jas. A.
Davis, D. X. Ralston, r. L. Christie, E. T.
Brown.
Eighth District-J Joseph A. Roman, VIM.
P. Cummings, Reuben Alexander, Joseph
Kennard, VIM. r. Citing.
Ninth Distriet-Jesse w. Hamilton, Jas.
C. Crothers, John NJ. Ireland, John H.
Bunting, J. L. Britton.
After the roll of delegates had been called
by the Secretary, the Convention proceeded
to nominate delegates to the State Conven-
ton which is to assemble at Westminster,
Carroll county, on the 9Th instant, for the
purpose of nominating candidates for Gov
ernor, Comptroller of the Treasury and
Attorney General. The following named
gentlemen were placed in nomination.
Jacob Tome, w. J. Jones, w. T. Warbur-
ton and DR.. N. B. Morrison. There being
no other nominations, the Convention de-
clared their election unanimous. On mo-
ton, the delegates to the State Convention
were empowered to fill vacancies in the
delegation.
E. E. Ewing moved that the nomina-
tions for county officers be made in the fol-
lowing order: First, candidate for Sheriff;
second, candidates for County Commits
sioners; third, candidates for the House of
Delegates; fourth, candidates for the Or
phans' Court; fifth, a candidate for States
Attorney; and sixth, County Surveyor
The Chair called for nominations for Sheriff,
when the following named gentlemen were
placed in nomination: z. e. Strickland, of
Elkton; J. W. Rowland and Benoni Cool
ing, of the Fifth District; A. G. Thomp-
son, of the Sixth; and Jas. NJ. Mccullough,
of the Seventh.
First BaHot-P. G. Strickland Z, Thos
w. Rowland 5, Benopi Cooling 10, A. G.
Thompson IA, J. NJ. Mccullough 8.
Second Ballot-Nowland 10, Cooling "a,
Thompson s.
Mr.. Cooling having received majority
of the entire vote of the Convention was
declared the nominee for Sheriff, and the
nomination was made unanimous by the
Convention.
The following names were then reported
for nomination for County Commissioners:
Wesley Clayton, of Second District; James
McKane, of the Fourth; William J. Will
son and VIM. johnson, of the Fifth; A. J.
Kitchener and J. w. Mccullough, of the
Sixth; John w. Malone, of the Seventh;
and Enoch Mccullough, of the Eighth.
The balloting resulted as follows:
Clayton 43, McKane 16, johnson z, Will
son 80, Kitchener 81, Mccullough Z.
Wesley Clayton, VIM. J. Wilson and
Aaron ]. Kitchener, each having received a
majority of the votes cast, were declared
the nominees for County Commissioners,
and the nominations were made unanimous.
The next nominations in order were three
candidates for the House of Delegates; and
II. G. Ellison, of the First District: Thos.
Ricketts, and J. T. Mccullough, of the
Third; John NJ. McClenahan and John r.
Bond, of the Seventh; and John NJ. Ire
land and j. II. Bunting, of the Ninth, were
named. The result of the ballot was as
follows:
Ellison 80, Ricketts, II, Mccullough 5,
McClenahan 8, Bond 81, Bunting 80.
Mr. Ireland having withdrawn his name
before the balloting was had, was not voted
for.
H. e. Ellison, John r. Bond and John
H. Bunting having received a majority of
the votes cast, were declared the nominees
for the House of Delegates.
Nominating for the Orphans Court was
next proceeded with; and w. Torbert, of
Elkton; James McKane, of the Fourth
District; Barclay Reynolds and James A.
Coulson, of the Sixth; Andrew Lyon, of
the Seventh; and W. Kirk, of the Ninth,
were placed in nomination. The result of
the ballot was as follows:
W. Torbert SO, J. McKane IS, B. Rey-
nolds 6, Andrew Lyon %, J. A. Coulson
20, w. Kirk 5.
Messrs. Torbert, Lyon and Coulson hav-
ing received a majority of tho votes cast,
were declared the choice of the Conven-
ton for Judges of the Orphans Court.
Nominations for States Attorney were
called for by the Chair and the name of
Geo. A. Blake, of Elkton, was placed in
nomination, and there being no other can
didates, the Secretary, l. D. Davis, was in
structed to cast the vote for the Conven-
ton, and Mr.. Blake was declared the nomi-
nee for States Attorney.
E. E. Ewing moved that the nomination
of a County Surveyor be postponed indefi-
nitely, which motion was agreed to by the
Convention.
The nominations having been concluded,
the Chair called on the delegates of each
district to select for each districts member
for the County Central Committee to act