The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-09-01
Democratic Nominations
The County Convention.

meetings Wtlt ntIu III tilt VI
Hartford county to send delegates to County
conventions to nominate four delegates to
the State Convention to select Tiden and
Hendricks electors, and to choose four dele
gates to the convention of the second con-
gressional district, to nominate a candidate
for Congress.
In all the districts the primary meetings
were well attended and an unusual degree of
interest was manifested.
The two county conventions met in Bel
Air on Tuesday, that for the State Conven-
ton being called first The convention was
called to order by Hon. Henry D. Farnandis
Col c. W. Billingslea, of the first district,
being called to the chair and Murray Van
diver, of the 9th district, appointed Secretary.
The chairman, Mr.. Billingslea, appropri-
ately thanked the convention for selecting
him to preside over their preliminary delib-
cratons, and urged most warmly the necessi-
ty for complete harmony and unity, in order
to promote the object which every Demo-
crat should have in view-the election of
Tilden and Hendricks.
A committee on credentials and perma-
ncnt organization, consisting of Col. John
c. Walsh, James r. Chcsney, Henry ID. Far
nandis, Thos Ii. Nelson, s. ID. Bennington
and Murray Vandivcr, was then upon motion
appointed by the chair This committee re-
ported the temporary officers as permanent
officers of the Convention, when the body
was declared duly organized and ready for
business.
The delegates were as follows:
1st District.-C. w Billingslea, John Saw
YER Jacob II. Plowman, Robert Henry, DR..
Jno. G. Polk A. j. Treadwell James Coch-
ran, Wm Mechem, l. d. Proctor and James
Norris.
Cd Dislrict-George F. Walker, Oliver
Hughes, Samuel II. Baldwin, George Harris,
Josiah Bailey, Jarrett Il. Baldwin, r. F. Nc.
Claw, Jr., VIM. M. Elliott, james II. Ches-
ney and james A. Cooley.
3D. District.-Henry d. Farnandis, VIM.
Munnikhuysen, John Bauer, John G. Hanna,
William Rodham, George A. Carlisle, +. b.
Glenn, james M. Cain, Jos. M. Street, and
VIM. M. Edelin,, Jr.
4th Distrct-David Wiley, James Ii.
Nelson, James M. Scarf John r. Rutledge,
VIM. Baldwin, VIM. Durham, George II.
Cairnes, DR.. }, w. Barton, DIR. NJ l. jarrett
and Thomas III. Nelson.
9th District.-W. ii. ii. Whtelord, II. l..
McCann, Samuel ID. Bennington, DIR. ID.
Riley, Charles Crew, Thomas Ross, Hugh
Bay, Arch. Heaps A. W. Scarborough and
Michael Whiletord.
9th District-R II. Vandiver, james Bald
win, DR.. w. w. Hopkins, Thomas Young,
George II. Bakey, John Wright, JAS j. w.
Taylor, He. Lawder, A. s. Adams and Muir.
ray Vandiver.
Nominations being then declared in order,
Messrs. John r. STREET., VIM. G. Scott, Rob
ert r. Vandiyer and r. l.. Mccain were
named as delegates TO represent Hartford
county in the State electoral convention.
No other nominations being made, Col.
John Carroll Walsh moved, and it was
carried that the four gentlemen named above
be declared the unanimous choice of the con
vention.
On motion of Col Walsh vote of thanks
was rendered the officers of the convention
and the body adjourned sine die.
The convention to elect four delegates to
represent Hartford in the congressional NOM
mating convention, which meets at Westmin-
s,er ON the 9th day of September, assembled
at the Court House ut 2 o'clock, p. NJ, on
Tuesday, and temporarily organized by call
ing Col Herman Stump to the chair, and
appointing Robert Henry and Charles l..
Dallam Secretaries.
A committee on credentials and permanent
organization, consisting of VIM. Young,
VIM. NJ. Elliott, George A. IIeuiser, DR.. j.
w. Barton and J.J. w. Taylor, was appoint.
cd. 1t was understood that there were contest
ing delegates from the 9th district, and the
committee, us appointed, were instructed to
hear evidence from both delegations and re-
port accordingly. The committee were NIB.
sent from the room II considerable length
of time, during which Mr. VIM. L. Cooley
was called upon and responded in u speech.
The committee reported Col. Herman
Stump for President; David Wiley, A s.,
Adams, James r. Chcsney, james NJ. Cain
and B. F. Hanway as Vice Presidents; and
Robert Henry and Charles L. Daam as Sec
retaries of the convention.
The members they reported as follows:
list District-B. F. Hanway, James Nor.
rs, Z. F. Johns, VIM. Young, Col. Ramsay
McHenry, DIR. Jno. G. Polk, Col. John Car
roll Walsh, James Cochran, james Gun.
ningham and Dallas Everett.
I'd District.-Same delegates as in pre-
vious convention.
3D. Disirict.-Col. Herman Stump John
Moores. Patrick Dunnigan, F. w. Baker,
Charles l.. Dallam, Henry Ady, Patrick
Gleason, james M. Cain, James o. Amoss
and George A. ueuisler.
4th District.-Samc delegates as in pre-
vious convention.
9th District-Same delegates as in pre-
viOus convention
In regard to the 9TH district, the committee
reported that with view TO harmOnize the
party and to carry out the call issued by the
Executive Committee, as the delegation, as
reported in the proceedings of the previous
convention, had been been honored with
seats in Democratic convention, they re.
commended that r. s. McNutt, Finney
Galbreath, Arch. Wilson, Thos. II. STREET.,
Jno. M. Cooley, r. E. Morgan, p. G. Savin,
J.REly r. b. Dallam and George NJ Bar
ton he admitted TO represent the district.
All the report of the committee except
that pertaining 10 the 9th district, was
adopted by the convention, and after some
discussion and a vigorous protest from MEM
bers of the rejected delegation, the whole re-
port was adopted.