Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-08-24

sembled in the Court House, Leonard
Town, on Tuesday evening last and
were called to order by Col. Dent, the
Chairman Of the Democratic Central
Committee.
The first business in order being the
selection of presiding officer, on mo-
ton, r. johnson Cotton, of the eth dis
trict, was unanimously elected Presi-
dent Of the Convention and Thomas
Dent, Of the End district, Secretary
Lewis II. Leigh, Of the 3rd and Jos
II. Hancock, of the 5,h districts, were
subsequently elected vice-Presidents.
The organization of the Convention
having been thus perfected, Mr.. Col
ton, the President, arose and stated the
purpose for which it had been convened.
Mr.. Jno. G.. Perry moved that a COM
mittee OF one from each delegation be
appointed as a committee on creden-
tials. Carried. The chair appointed
the following Committee: LIST district,
Jno. T. Richardson, 2nd district, r. NJ.
Abel, 3rd district, ]. G. Perry, 4th
district, r. T. Barber, 9Th district, J.
b. Owens, 9th district, Thomas Bond,
7th district, R. p. Backbone. Mr.. Alvey
moved the call Of the roll, which was
proceeded with. Mr.. Bond moved that
in case of vacancies the delegates from
each district be authorized to cast the
vote of their respective districts, unless
otherwise instructed. Carried. The
Committee then retired and shortly af-
forwards returned and reported the fol-
lowing delegates to be entitled to seats
in the Convention.
First District-W r. Pembroke, Jos.
f. Richardson, w. II Raley, Il. T.
Baily, A. c. Tyler, J. T. Richardson,
A. Beale, T. Cameron, A. Bayne, w.
Wood.
Second District-G l.. Clarke, w.
Carroll, J. d. Loker, T. Dent, G. Hebb,
A. Martin, J. S. Allstan, J. F. Turner,
r. NJ. Abel, J. l.. Milburn.
Third District-J. T. Nj. Raley, w.
s. Davis, G.. w. Goldsborough, W. d.
Heard, L. II. Leigh, G. F. Wathen, ].
G.. Perry, II. S. Jarboe, G.. F. Dyer, j.
T. Abel.
Fourth District-G. w. Goddard, R.
7. Barber, J. ii. Parsons, J. J. Cough,
J. Waring, J. Hayden, G. f. Mattingly,
J. W. Carpenter, J. J. Alvey, w. F.
Saxton.
Fifth D;strict-J. II. Hancock, w.
Sothoron, J. Fl. Alvey, J. w. Tippett,
J. b. Owens, F. ID. Adams. J. F. Ward,
F.. W. Mattingly, J. S. Herbert, w. L..
Thomas.
Sixth District-Jos. Forrest, T. II.
Bond, l.. IL. Hayden, F. F. Floyd,
7. La,hrum, w. Wilkinson, d. Hay
den, X. Magill, J. ID. Hanson, p. H.
Dorsey.
Seventh District-Dr. ID. C. Burch,
r. J. Cotton, d. Shanks, J. B. Russell,
!. I. Blair, w. II. Mattingly, ID. Coode,
DIR. r. p. Blackstone, b. ii. Swami, J..
r. Alvey.
On motion, the Convention next pro-
ceeded to vote for delegates to the Bal
timore Convention.
Messrs. J. T. Nj. Raley, Jos. II. Key,
Ign. f. Mattingley and J. Thos. Bronze
were placed in nomination.
MIR. Dyer moved the appointment Of
two tellers to receive and count the
votes. Carried. The Chair appointed
Messrs. G. F. Dyer and J. F. Ward.
MIR. Ailstan moved that the Secreta-
~ call the roll, and as the name of each
delegate is called, he approach and de-
post his vote. Carried. The voting
proceeded with the following result -
Bronze, 65: Mattingly, So; Ralcy, Al:
Key, "a. The Chair announced that
Messrs. Bronze, Raley and Mattingly
having received majority of the votes
cast in the Convention, were duly cleo
ted to represent st. Mary's county in
the Convention TO be held in Baltimore
on the 18th OF September, to nominate
Presidential electors.
MIR. Raley moved that we now pro-
coed to elect delegates to the Annapo-
lis Convention. Carried. Messrs. T.
II. Bond. J. ID. Loker and J. b. Owens
were placed in nomination. Mr.. Ralev
moved that, as there were only three
gentlemen in nomination, we dispense
with the ballot and declare them nomi.
mated by reclamation. Carried. The
Chair announced that Me>srs. Bond
Loker and Owens were duly elected to
represent st. Mary's county in the Con-
gressional Convention TO assemble at
Annapolis TO nominate a candidate for
Congress. Mr.. Raley next moved to
elect alternates, but withdrew the mo-
ton TO allow Mr.. John G.. Perry to of
fer the following resolution:
WHEREAS. our able and efficient representative
in Congress, the Hon. Eli J. iiExxlE has given
universal satisfaction to the Democracy of this
county by his untiring en,rgy aud ability;
Thsr,rCrs ~ u Resolved That Our DELEGATES tn