The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-09-21
Democratic Ticket.
The Convention and the Nominee.

We only had time, last week, to an
nounce that the Second Congressional
District convention had nominated ].
Fred. c. Talbot, Esq, of Baltimore coun-
ty, on the sod ballot. Our report closed
with the adjournment at CockeysyiIle to
Baltimore On Friday morning the con-
ventiou met at Raine's hall, and at once
proceeded to ballot, which was continued
up to the fifty-seventh ballot when Har-
ford county cast its four votes for Mr..
Talbot, thus ending the contest. The
final vote stood: Baltimore county, Talbot
6; Carroll county, Roberts 5; Cecil county,
Cruikshank 4; Hartford county, Talbot 4.
On motion of Dr. Waters, Of Carroll
county, the nomination was made unani-
nous, and committee, consisting of John
S. Biddison, Dr. Waters, Benz. NJ. Craw-
ford, and VIM. II. Dallam, was appointed
to notify Mr.. Talbot of his nomination.
The committee soon returned with DIR.
Talbot, who was received with applause,
and on being introduced to the convention,
made the following remarks
He said he was the proudest man in the
State to-day, both because of his nomination
and Of the kind of men his old county had
sent TO the convention. He was physically
unable to make speech, as he had already
gone through with what scarcely any other
little fellow could. Laughter.
He said now, what he would have said to
his friends in Baltimore county, no matter
who had been nominated, "You wanted me,
but we are all Democrats, vote for the nomi-
nee.n He said 10 the Delegates from Carroll
and Hartford counties, go home and tell their
people to do for him as he did for their nom
inees, Messrs Roberts and Archer, for whom
he had worked night and day, and to the
friends of the honorable gentlemen from
Cecil county, whose name had been before
the convention, that had the convention nom
mated q candidate from Cecil, Hartford or
Carroll county, he and his friends would have
supported him.
10 those who we're prejudieed against
Fred. Talbot he would say that when they
come 10 know him they would think different
". He would do oil he could to carry his
cause and their cause to victorious end.
Wherever be went during the canvass he
should denounce in bold terms the radical
party for the great fraud perpetrated in cheat
ing the Democrats out Of their President.
The policy of r. B. Hayes in the South, he
said was the policy of the Democratic party (;
and suppose It was not, it was the right of the
people to have had the military removed.
If elected he would vote in Congress for the
welfare of the whole land-for the merchant,
farmer and laborer. [Applause.]
A vote of thanks was rendered the off,
GERS and the convention adjourned.
Dir. Talbot, the nominee, is native of
Baltimore county. He is the son of
the late j. Fred. c. Talbot, a farmer,
who lived near Cockeysville. He studied
law With Messrs. Wheeler and Keech, at
Towsontown, and was admitted to the
Baltimore county bar in 1866. In 1871
he was elected States attorney of Balti-
more county, and was a delegate to the
national convention at St. Louis, which
nominated Samuel j. TiIden for the pres
idency. Mr. Talbot served in the Con-
federate army during the late war, aud
was a portion of the time attached to
Major Harry GilmOr's command. He is
about 80 years old.