Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-05-25
rHrgsDAY MORNING. xAy SD, ,sss.


semblcd At the Court House ON Tuesday
last, and was organised BY Col. John
r. Dent, the Chairman Of the pemo-
cratic Central Committee of the County.
Col. Dent stated briefly the object Of
the Convention and annosaeed that .
nomination vas in order for q perma-
neut Chairman. On melton Of Giles F.
Dyer, Col r. H. Miles was elected Pres
ident and Albert Burch and DR.. WIN.
NJ. Al~ll Vice Presidents.
Col. Miles, on taking the Chair, de.
fserrd himself in some very appropri-
=; remarks, after which he announced
the regular order Of business.
Messrs. John Loker, ]. J. Cough and
J. iLomas Bronze were nominated for
Secretary, but all declined. On motion
If John Shadrick, Jos. Forrest was cleo
ted Secretary. Mr.. Forrest, in aecep-
ting, stated that it was entirely owing
ia l,Luke which the Chairman had
given those who had declined before
that he accepted.
John G. Perry, Esq, moved that q
Con miitee on Credentials be appointed
By Tie Chair to consist Of one from each
district. which was carried.
The Chair then appointed tbefollow.
ing named delegates to constitute said
C,nmittee, viz: lst district, Ed. 8.
Abel; End. Chas. B. Wise; 3rd, Giles
r. Dyer; 4tb, ]. J. Cough, 5th, DR.. Jas.
Thomas; 5th, Richard H. Reeder; 7th,
Duncan N. Turner.
The Committee, after being out .
short time, reported through their Chair
man, John q. Perry, Esq, the follow
IN. named gentlemen as entitled to seats
iu the Convention, viz:
lst district, J. Thos. Bronze, w. W.
Brady, j. p. Tarlton, T. E. L.oker, H.
W. Crane, E. s. Abel, A. s. Beal, w.
I. Stone, z. 7. Bailey and James Roach.
2nd district, Jno. II. Waters, ST., Jas.
I. Duke, g. X. Loker, John Jarboe, w.
ssuner. VIM. Tirpett, Chas. B. Wise,
1ohn Shadrick, DIR. VIM. NJ. Abel and
Ecnjam Hewitt.
3rd district, WIN. F. Greenwich, Jas.
T. Abel, Wellington 8. Davis, John G.
Perry. JOS. 8. Ford, Jas. T. NJ. Raley,
J. A. Jarboc, Giles F. Dyer, John Dill
lAhy and J. p. Greenwell.
4th district, Ignatius E. Mattinply,
John II. Chunn, Chas J. Russell, T. F.
q. Herbert, J. II. Parsons, ]. w. Car
lcn'er, John F. Ching, J. ]. Cough, F.
J.. M"tt,ngly and J. ]. Alvey.
5th district, C. b. Barber, w. W. AL.
sry, Col. John II. Sothoron, VIM. A.
Carroll, II. l.. Burroughs, ]. II. Jones,
J. II. Hancock, Jas. Ward, Geo. Blal-
is'ore ana DIR. James Thomas.
9th district, P. H. Dorsey, f. r. Yates,
j. 7. Wilkinson. r. Magill, J. D. Han
son. J. Forrest, J. H. Buckler, X. H.
Rceder, WasLingto ton Wilkinson and Leo.
IA. Hayden.
eth district, Col. r. II. Miles, Albert
Burch, d. J. Payne, DR.. X. p. BlaLis.
tone. r. II. Garner, d. NJ. Turner, D.
'oode, J. X. Alvey. VIM. H. Mating.
~ and Daniel Shanks.
Some discussion arose in reparl N
he right of the new district, the 7,b
to representation in the Convention.
N-ich elected quite q spirited address
iiom the Chairman, who was delegate
f'om that district, but, on motion of Jo-
S"Ph Forrest. Esq, it was decided that
this district he admitted to representa-
ton in the democratic PARTY of the coun.
tyy, equal with the other districts.
DIR. X. 7. Blackstone then moved tina.
tie Convention proceed Ia nomination
and election Of :hree delegates to rep.
i,ssnt St. Mary's county in the State
Convention. which was carried
On motion of the same gentleman. il
was decided that the vote be taken BY
ballot, Ly two Tellers to Le appointed
l., the Chair
The Chair appointed Ignatius E. Mat.
tingly and Richard II. Reeder T.ll.rs
The following named gentlemen were
then placed in nomination Col. John
+ Dent. John H. Waters, ST., Col. John
II. S"'boron, Hon. Il. q. Harris. w.
w. Brady, jefferson ID. Loker and Leo
II. Hayden. The name Of Mr.. Harri,
Was withdrawn d. his request.
Riehd. H. Reeder. Esqr., moved that
majority Of the votes of the Conven.
tion lie required to nominate, which
wrs carried. The following is the re.
cult Of the several ballots:
LIST ballot; Col. Dent, "a, W. W. Bra.
DIV. IS. John H. Waters. ST., 50. Col
s"'h'rOu, 50. Leo H. Hayden, 81 J.
II, Loken IS.
The Chair announced that Col. So.b.
oron was the only one elected on the
l ballot.
Richd H. Reeder then moved tha,
on each succeeiiny hallo, Oh.