Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-09-27

idest, On taxing the chair. br;r6y ad-
dressedthe Convention, stating the pur-
pose for which ii had been called. Which
was TO elect three delegates 10 repre-
sent St. Mays County in the State
Convention Of the democratic party, 10
meet in Baltimore on the 9th instant,
TO nominate a candidate for Comptrol.
Ter. Jefferson D. Loker and Thos. n.
Bond were elected Independents and
Robt. A. Young Secretary. On motion,
each delegation was empowered to Gil
vacancies which might be found to ex-
ist in same. This motion was reconsid-
cred and, by subsequent motion, each
district was allowed to GIL up its deIega-
ton OF to cast the full vote Of same.
The appointment Of a Committee on
Credentials being resolved on, on motion
the chair appointed the following gen.
tlemen to compose said Committee !:
Edward s. Abel, J. J. AIlstan. Dr..
Felix Morgan. John H. Chunn, H. C..
Dent, R. H. Reeder and Albert Burch.
The Committee retired and after short
absence returned and reported the fol.
lowing persons As entitled to seats in
the Convention
LIST District-Ed. s. Abel, John G..
Eilburn, Jas. Roach. J. C. Mckay, Ne
hemiah Price, VIM. H. Raley. Edgar
Smith, S. Clarke, J. T. Bronze, w. w.
Brady.
End District-JeH. D. Loker, J. B..
Thomas. w. X. Watts, w. M. While,
w. NJ. Carroll A. r. Martin, Griffin
Hcbb. John Shermantine, J. ]. Allstan,
r. w. Ford.
3rd District-Wm. A. Loker, Frank
Goldsborough, Geo. Blackstone, Robert
A. Young, z. Lathrum. J. C. Perry, j.
T. NJ. Raley, JEFF: c. Howard, J. S.
Fenwick, DR.. J. Felix Morgan.
4th District-Hayden Jarboe. Jerome
Hayden, John H. Chunn, T. r. c. Her
bert, Geo. w. Goddard, VIM. L. Rus
sell. Robert r. Barber, A. Burroughs,
jr., VIM. T. Bailey. T. c. Edwards.
5th District-H. Clay Dent, c. b.
Barber. W. ". Alvey, E. H. Edwards,
VIM. Henrihan, Walter Ma.tingly, F.
d. Burch, Edward Pagan. +. J. Wiley,
W. L. Thomas.
9th District-George W. Morgan, 10
Forrest, Francis Knott, r. II. RceGer,
Thos. Parsons, Thos. H. Bond, S. C..
Thompson, J. Frank King. L. II. Hay
den. S. f. Spalding.
9TH District-R. II. Miles, Albert
Burch, W. l.. Dent, J. B Russell, ]. +.
Blair, w. IL. Ma,tingly, B. H. Swami,
J. F. Mattinsly, Jas. R. Alvey, r. p.
Blackstone.
The report Of the Committee on Gre
dentials was then adopted
On motion OF George Blackstone it W as
resolved, that the vote be taken by bal
lot, each delegation being called in its
numerical order.
Nominations being then in order, the
following gentlemen were placed IN
nomination: w. W. Brady. H. ]. Cor.
rell. Giles +. Dyer and Theophilus Har-
rison.
r. II. Reeder and J. T. Nj. Ralcy
were appointed tellers.
The ballots were then counted with
the following result :-Theophilus Har-
rison, 81; Giles F. Dyer, 60; W. w.
Brady, 80; H.J Carroll, 26. The chair
announced that Messrs. Harrison, DYER
and Brady had received the highes.
number Of votes and majority Of same
and were therefore the delegates elect
to the Stste Convention. Oscar G.
Hayden, Jas. F. Ell,cott and DR.. s. E.
Spalding were then elected alternates
by reclamation. On motion Of J. d.
Loker. the following resolution wa.
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, at the Primary Meetings
OF the Democratic party, held in the
several election districts on Saturday.
the 22nd day of September, instant, un.
der resolutions adopted at a Convention
OF the party, selections were made for
a County Ticket, TO be voted for in No.
rember. Therefore,
Be % resolred, That however differ
ing in our private and personal prefer.
ences, We now cordially endorse the
County Ticket SO selected and pledge
ourselves to give it our support and
hearty cooperation.
The following report Of the Central
Committee was then read, and upon the
conclusion Of the reading, the Chairman
of the Committee, Col. Dent, addressed
the Convention, eounsel,ng harmony and
concentration and predicting the tn-
umphant success Of the Democratic
nominees in November next. The fol-
lowing is text Of the report:
The undersigned, Central Committee
OF the Democratic Conservative party
OF ST. Mary's county, by virtue of the
authority vested in them, and the duty
required Of them, by the resolutions
adopted by the Democratic County
Convention held i'm Leonardtoxn ON