The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-10-27
Republican County Convention.

O'Clock p. NJ. All the districts repre-
sented.
The convention was called to order
by A. G. Sturgiss, chairman of the
State central committee for Garrett
county, who stated the object of the
meeting.
On motion Judge D. H. Friend
was declared Temporary Chairman
and Mr.. Joseph Glotfelty Temper
airy Secretary.
On motion the following named
gentlemen were appointed as Com
mittee on Credentials, Rules, and
Permanent Organization
No. lie c Tillson; No. I'll NJ
Frazee; No. 81 Michael Nathan; No
l.-William Moody; No. Sc Gus.
ter; No. 6.-Elijah Hoye; No. T.
Geo w Legge; No. 8.-Geo w Viii.
son; No. Geo w Blocher.
The committee retired and after a
brief absence reported the districts
represented as follows:
District No. 1.-JZ Browning, S
w Friend, E G Tillson, Daniel Will
son. w. S. Pew.
District No. Hiram Frazee,
Thomas Cappett, John Riley, Ezra
Hook, Samuel Lowdermilk.
District No. 3.--Miehael Nathan
Joseph Glotfelty, S J Beachy, Jonas
Gnagey, Thos H Bittinger.
District No. William Moody,
Thos Bartlett, Ohio Barnard, David
j Bevers, A G Duckworth.
District No. 5.-Joseph Dewitt,
H E Friend; Emanuel Custer, Ed
ward Margroff, Frederick Englehart.
District No. Cd H Friend, Israel
Frankhauser, Jesse Glotfelty, Elijah
Hoye, Benjamin Shepp.
District No. Geo w Legge, A
G Sturgiss, j G Durham, w NJ Cod
dingtOn, George ID White.
District No. 9.-Geo w Wilson, w
j Wilson, j w White, B F Harvey,
Garrett V. Moon.
District No. Geo w Blocher,
Lloyd Blocher, Richard Graham,
Michael burst, Aaron Wilhelm.
The temporary organization was
continued.
The committee also presented the
following Preamble and Resolutions,
which were passed unanimously:
WHEREAS, There is general COM
complaint in regard to the manage
ment of the institutions of Public
Schools in Garrett county, the peo-
pie generally suppOslng that money
enough had been appropriated to
keep all the schools open seven and
one-halfmonths during the year.
AND WHEREAS, 1t is known that
all the schools have neUer been kept
open that length of time. and in the
last scholastic year have not been
open half of that time, and still it is
rumOred on good authority that the
Board of County School Commission
ers is indebted in the sum of fifteen
thousand dollars,
BE it THEREFORE, Resolred, That a
committee of persons shall be
appointed by this convention to in
vestigate this matter, to confer with
the Board of School Commissioners
the County Commissioners and the
Judges of the Court, and any other
persons through whom any informa-
ton can be obtained, and report to
the people of the county through the
newspapers published in the county
as soon as thorough investigation
can be made.
ReSOLred, That we heartily endorse
the platform of the party as DrOmul.
gated by our late State Convention.
On motion the convention went
into nomination for Senator.
On motion the chair appointed
Michael Nathan and John G. Dun
ham tellers, and VIM. Moody clerk.
Mr.. Geo. w. Wilson, of District
No. s, nominated Mr.. B. Welhey of
Grantsville.
On nation of Mr.. A. G. Sturgiss
the nomination was made unani-
lmous.
The nomination was received with
great favor by all present.
Mr.. Welfiey, who was present,
madea short speech. in which he
stated that the honor came very I'M
expected to him, and that he accept
ed the trust.
For the House of Delegates Messrs.
Geo. w. Blocher, of District No. 8,
and Geo. w. Wilson, of district No.
s, were nominated.
On motion they were declared the
unanimous choice of the convention.
For County Commissioners Messrs.
E. G. Tillson. Of No. l, John Riley,
of No. 2, and w. I'll. Hoye, of No. 6,
were placed in nomination.
On motion the ballot was dispens-
ed with and they were unanimously
nominated.
For Sheriff. Thomas Coddington,
of No. Z, and John NJ. Lowdermilk