Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-08-29
DE- moeraiIc County Convention.

assembled 10 select thfec oeIegates 70
represent 81. MaEy's county in the Con-
gressionaI Convention which meets in
Baltimore on the Alb Of September neat,
met at the Court House, LeonaEdlown.
on Tuesday last. end werecalIedto order
by Col. Dent, Chairman Of the County
Democratic Central Committee. On
motion Of Col. JET. ID. Loker. Thomas
II. Bond, Esqr., OF Patuxent district,
was elected Chairman, and, subsequent
", on motion of:the same gentleman,
Jos. II. Hancock, Of Charlotte Hall dis
tricl, and VIM. r. Pembroke. OF ST. Ini-
goes district, were elected Vice-Presi-
dents. +. Edward Loker acted as Secre-
tary. The President, after the orgsni-
cation, stated the object FOG which the
Convention bad been convened IN .
few pertinent remarks, alter which, on
motion Of Col. Loker, Committee OF
eight, one from each district, was sp-
pointed BY the Chair TO act as Com
mitlee on Credentials. The following
gentlemen composed the Committee 80
Ist DIST, r. r. Taylor; 2nd do, DR.. Thos.
A. Lynch; Srd do, John Y. King; 9TH
do, J. j. Cough; 9Th do, Jas. +. Ward;
9th do. P. II. Dorsey; 7th do. ID. NJ. Tur-
ner; 9Th do, VIM. II. Carroll. The Com
mittee retired and after a short absence
reported the following named gentlemen
10 be entitled 10 seats in the Conven-
ton.
lst distriel-Robt. v. Tsybor, WIN. B.
Tennisson, Tlios. Bronze, James Roach,
w. r. Pembroke, StanisIans Clarke, 7.
E. Loker, J. Frank Smith, B. B. Smith,
George l.. Smith.
2nd distnct-Benj. Hewitt, T. A.
Lynch, J. L. Milburn, j. ID. Loker,
Wesley Sanner. J. S. Guyther, John
Shadrick, VIM. Aud, w. s. CopPage,
Robert Coad.
Ord dIstrict-Thos. L. Harrison, Geo.
=. Wsthen, J. Simms Fenwick, Jas. +.
Abel, James NJ. Wilkinson, J. Thos.
Abel, WIN. F. Greenwich, John +.
King, II. nj. II. Yates. J. d. Thompson.
4th District. J. Cough, J. w. Car
renter, J. Z. Mattirgiy. J. II. Chunn.
T. F. C. Herbert, C. J. Russell, Thos.
c. Edwards, VIM. A. KIRK, Jerome
Hayden, o. G. Hayden.
9Th district-D. w. Slye, Jos. II.
Hancock. Geo. w. Burroughs, Jas. F.
Ward, Isaiah Canter, C. b. Barber, +. ID.
Adams, w. S. Lyon, +. L. Burch, VIM.
Basford.
9th District-Thos. ii. Bond, PHI.
Dorsey, G. L. Raley, Leo. Fl. Hayden,
10 Forrest, +. o. Morgan, Jos. +. Knott,
Geo. r. Barnes, Geo. w. Morgan, Rich
ard Magill.
7th distriet.--A. Burch, d. nj. Tur-
ner, J. b. Russell, b. II. Swami, ID. C.
Bureh. J. F. MattingIy. w. G. Gibson,
r. J. Cotton, J. r. Alvey, J. II. Bailey.
9Th District--J. +. Bohanan, Griffin
Hebb, Z. Wise, w. II. Carroll, r. M.
Bean, J. A. B. Shermantine, J. F. Tur-
ner, VIM. Unkle, c. A. Pembroke, C.
u. Wise.
The report ofthc Committee was un-
animously adopted.
A ques arising al this point as to
the proper order Of business. and the
Chair deciding, If there were any
resolutions TO be presented, these should
take precedence of nominations, DR..
ThOs A. Lynch, Of the End district, pre-
s:nled the following resolution, which
was unanimously adopted by a rising
vote amid aloud applause:
Resolved, That the Democracy ofSt. Mary's
county, in Convention assembled, hereby ex-
press unqualified confidence In the patriotism and
itaiesmanship of Hon. BENJAMIN @. HARRIs
and believing that fellow-democrats from our
sister counties win with enthusiasm avail them
selves Of bis sterling virtues and national repu-
tation 81 this time % extead the influence Of our
district In the next CeRgress Of the United States
do most urgently request our delegates 70 pre-
sent bis name to the Congressional Convention,
which 10 10 assemble IN Baltimore on the 9Th Of
September next, and use al proper and honora-
BILE means 10 secure his nomination.
Nominations being announced in or
der, Eve gentlemen were placedin NOM
ination, Messrs. Bohanan and Carroll
acting as tellers. There were two bal
lots had, on the first Of which, WIN. M.
Corcoran and James II. Wilson were
declared elected. the former receiving
7S and the latter 45 votes. On the Sec
ond ballot, Thos. L. Harrison was de-
clared elected. receiving ~ votes,
whcreupOn, Messrs. Corcoran, Wilson
and Harrison were declared by the
Chair TO be elected delegates TO repre-
sent St. Mays county in the Congress
sional Convention for the 9Th district |
which meets IN Baltimore city on the |
9Th Of September next.
T. EDWARD LoEER,
Secretary.