Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1876-04-28
Radical Convention.

held at the Court House in this place, for
the purpose of sending delegates TO Radical
State Convention to be held at Frederick city
on he All Of May to send delegates to the
Cincinnati Convention to nominate candi-
dates for President and Vice President. There
were fifty or sixty delegates present about
three-fourihs of whom were the colored
brethren. The convention was presided over
by Mr.. Arthur Stabler, and after organizing
the different district delegates retired TO fill up
vacancies and recommend persons as delegates
to the State Convention. In the Fifth Dis
triet the vote for delegate was vefy close
Francis Miller, Esq, being defeated for the
place by two votes, by j d. Oliver, colored.
This was very unkind in the colored brothers
as Francis has been noble champion for their
cause and deserves better treatment at their
hands.
At the reassembling of the convention
the following names were reported as dele
gates and alternates to the State Convention :
First district-Elisha R. Griffith, Richard
Dwyer, white j Second district. r..
Mount, J. A. Crockett, (white;) Fourth dis
trict-Nathanel Warren, Hanson Martin,
(colored Fifth district D. Oliver, John
Lancaster, (colored)
After the above nominations had been con-
| firmed, Mr.. j. A Crockett offered series OF
resolutions the first of which was to instruct
the delegates to Frederick to vote for man
10 go TO Cincinnati who an Office holder.
Mr.. Francis Miller offered an amendment to in
clude Office seekers, which led to rather live
| ly debate which was entered INFO by Messrs.
Dallas, (colored, Miller and England, after
which the resolution was laid on the table.
The second resolution was then read as fol-
lows:
RESOLVED, That we believe The Hon. jas
G.. Blaine, OF Maine, 10 be man OF strict
integrity, of unbemished honor, of ripe
scholarship, of devoted patriotism, and that
as a statesman he ranks higher than any can
dldate now before the people, and that the
delegates elected by ibis Convention 10 Fred
erick city be, and they are hereby, instructed
TO vote for such delegates to Cincinnati as will
give him willing, hearty and earnest sup
port our first choice for the Presidency.
Mr.. Miller offered as substitute for the
above resolution endorsing both Blaine and
Bristow and advocated its adoption by an
earnest appeal to the t'eulled" folks; but his
eloquence appeared TO be lost upon them as
Mr.. Crockett turned to them and stated that he
was opposed to the substitute and wanted
them to defeat it, which they promptly did.
The original resolution then adopted.
Mr.. Crockett appeared to have full control Of
the celored brethren and evidently worked
upon the motto of his namcsake, old Davy,
to ''be sure you are right then GO ahead
The third resolution reads as follows
ResolUed, The delegates from Montgomery
county are hereby instructed TO use all honor
able means to secure the election of Charles
G. Fulton and John l.. Thomas, Jr., as two of
the delegates from the State at large to the
Cincinnati Convention.
Mr.. Miller again spoke in opposition to this
resolution, counscing them to take part in
the contest now going on between the two
factions of the party in Baltimore. He was
replied to by Mr.. E. R. Griffith, who culogized
Mr.. Fulton for having added greatly TO the
party in Baltimore by advocating the great
reform" movement last fall Mr.. Crockett
having again told the colored brothers how to
vote the resolution was adopted, and the Con-
venton adjourned.
A noticeable feature of the meeting was the
disposition on the part of Dallas and other
corn-colored individuals to debate every ques-
ton which arose, not being satisfied as here
tofore to do their voting quietly. The color
ed element is evidently getting ambitious in
the party and in the future it will require
some curling to keep it down to the level of
being useful and not ornamental. After the
adjournment the coored wing appeared to be
very jubilant in having secured half Of the
delegation, and all hands, black and white, ap
peared to be pleased at the discontinue of Mr..
Miller. the champion of equal rights. Sever
al of the oldline members Of the party in
this vicinity were absent and have shown no
disposition to help on the cause which is only
advocated by those who wish 10 keep in office
and those who wish TO get in.