Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-09-21


The Democratic Congressional Con.
vention for the fifth district of Mary.
land met in the hall Of the House OF
Delegates, at Annapolis, on Tuesday,
18th instant. for the purpose of nominal
ting candidate for Congress. Thomas
H. Bond, Esqr., Of St. Mary's, was
elected temporary Chairman and DR..
w. {. Watkins temporary Secretary.
These gentlemen were subsequently,
made permanent officers of the Conven-
ton and Mr.. Bond returned thanks for
the honor conferred upon him.
The following preamble and resolu-
tons were then adopted by the Con-
vention.
Whereas the State central committee.
IN ITS call for the assembling of this con-
vention, undertook to allot to the sew.
enteenth ward Of Baltimore four dele
gates instead Of three as heretofore.
therefore be It
Resolred, That in so doing the State
central committee, has trancended it,
power, and assumed a perogative which
It does not possess.
Resolred, That the true basis of rep
resentation ought to be the aggregate
vote OF each county or ward and not
the party vote cast at any election.
ResoIred, That the seventeenth ward
OF Baltimore City is entitled to but three
votes IN the convention Of the fifth con-
gressional district hereafter.
Nominations being in order, Mr..
J. b. Owens, Of St. Mary's county.
moved the unanimous nomination of
DR.. Eli J. Henkle, the present incum-
bent. Mr.. Thomas N. Dobbin, of How
aad county. seconded the motion. and
the question being put DR.. Eli J. Hen
kle was nominated unanimously amid
applause.
A Committee was appointed to in
form DR.. Henkle OF his nomination, who
soon after returned with the nominee.
whose entrance was greeted by ap-
plause. DR.. Henkie was introduced,
and expressed the wish that he was
worthier Of the honor conferred by a
constituency Of which any man mi yht
be proud, aud by district which has
thousand glorious memories connec-
ted with it. He arraigned the republi-
can party, charging that its legisla-
ton had been in the Interest of cap
ital and against labor. The questions
OF the day are not secession, sla-
very or the constitutional amendments,
but whether the policy of the republic
can party shall continue or not. The
policy Of the republican party is a rev.
enue that is high, protective and pro-
hibitory; their currency policy is de-
ceit; their conduct Of the government
is extravagant, and they have spent
three times more in fifteen years than
it cost the government from 1854 to
1860. They have multiplied officers
and increased their salaries. But for a
democratic House Of Representatives
w. w. Belknap would still be secreta-
~ OF War, and he is only one OF a
thousand. II the personelle Of the real
estate pool in Washington could be
found out it would lead directly to the
White House.
In regard to attorney General Taft's
pronunciamento DR.. Henkle SAID, in
substance:
IL was born an American citizen,
and with it, when came to my major.
ity, ! had the right of the elective
franchise, and by the eternal, I intend
to exercise it. Applause. If the
United States marshals confne them.
selves to the law then all will be we'll
but If they attempt to prevent any oil
the newly eniranchised from voting the
democratic ticket then there may be a
case for the people to interfere"
In conclusion, DR.. Henkle announced
that he would as far as possible visi,
all sections Of his district during the
campaign.
The convention and spectators then
gave three cheers for the nominee. ant
after passing resolutions Of thanks &c
the officers the body adjourned.