Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-09-14

below, were entitled to seats in the
convention. In No. Is, where two
alternates were present, the delega-
ton was arranged AS follows;
John Powell, Joseph Porter, Benja
min Nichols, Henry Robinson and
William Atkinson.
Harry Brace, another alternate,
from No. II, appeared in place of
DAWSON Armstrong.
The convention elected Nessrs.
William Brace, @. NJ. McCulloh, Jas.
Little, James c. Lynn and Samuel
Cooper, delegates to the Congressional
Convention.
James Little presented the follow
ing resolution, which was unanimous
ly adopted:
| Res0,ped, That the paramount duty OF
the Republicans of this district is to devote
themselves to the overthrow ofthe corrupt
ring of political gamblers who control this
State through the medium Of the Demo-
cratic party, and to secure the election of Il
Republican from this district to the United
States Congress, who may aid in that oh
iect, and that this convention, repres enting
the Republicans of .Allegany county, does
hereby endorse the action of the Weverton
conference as being the only course left us
whereby we might control our own affairs
and insure success in this camp ign,
| The county central committee to
serve for the ensuing year was chosen
under the usual rules as follows, fol
the districts named, each delegation
naming the members for its district:
! Raw1ings Sutton, No. w. c
barrow, B. Athey and P A. Bier
| Westernport, No. 8.-Wm. Whit
field, G. w. Hutson and Geo. Martin.
Barton, No. 9.-Arehibald Melon
aid, John Coles and A. B. Shaw.
Lonaronjxg, No. 1O-J. NJ. Sloan
Robert Boyd, jr.. and John Morgan.
Frost5e1rg, No. Ill. M. Gorsuch
D. Armstrong and c. H. Brace,
East Frcstburg, No. l2.-R. 7
Powell, c. NJ. McCulloh and Nathan
Loar.
: Mt. Savage, No. l3.-S. L. Piper
B. Norris and A. B. Turner.
East homecoming, No, l5.-Wlllian
Atkinson, J. Porter and David Roh
ertson.
The following gentlemen were thu
delegates and altsrnates Tor the dis
ricts named:
RAWLINGS STATION, NO. 7.
i De1eqotcs.-Ba il Athey, P. A
Bier, Henry A. Hutson, A. J. Hersh
berger and ". c. barrow.
WEsTERNPoRT, NO. 8.
Delegates. William Whitfield, Gee
Martin, Austin Jones, George W
Iutson and Oliver Kight.
BARTON, NO 9.
De1egateS.-John Wilson, jr., JohI
: SomeryiIle, ir., Hugh Thompson
! Robert NJ; cDonald and David Sheare
LoNACoNING, NO. ~.
; Dc1egates.-John Douglas, ST, J =
= VI. Sloan, James Little, D. R. Sloan
Rev. w. H. McGihtrt. ANeYnnteS :
Thomas EnsIeby, Thomas Fisher, inc
VI. Boyd, N. M. Dean and John Me
Alpin.
FRosTBURG, NO. II.
Ds1egntes.-R. W. Mason, Pete
pavne, William Staples, Dlvisso,
ARMSTRONG and Thomas Mcneil.
! EAST FRoSTBURG, NO. u.
De1eqates.-John Johns, W. Fl
. Evans, r. r. Powell, H. B. ShafTe
| md G. NJ. McCulloh.
e Mt. SAVAGE, NO. IS.
e De2cgates.-Abraham Casey, A. F
Turner Salana, ilper Benjamin Nor
ris and James a. Morrow.
: EAST LoNACoNING, NO. Is.
n Delegates.-R. Matherey, Josep
Por er, Benja'1in Nichols, Henri.
Robinson and Andrew Walker. Al
ernoteS. William Atkinson, JOSEPH
, iraham, John Powell, Hugh Mui
nd NJ. Frost.
The democratic Congressional; Con
vention met at Oakland Tues lay, an
. vas organized by II. II. Keedy, {
Washington county, being called t
! he chair, and John B. Fay, of ALE
= 5any, selected secretary.
On motion the chair appointed T. {