The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-08-08
The Democratic County Convention.

The Democratic convention, composed o
ten delegates from each election district in tn,
county, elected on Saturday, August Cd, me
in Bel Air on Tuesday. Hon. Henry d. Far
nandis, chairman ofthe Executive Committee
called the convention to order
Atemporary organization was effected will
Mr.. Robert II. Vandivcr, Of the 9th district
in the chair. A committee of one from each dis
trict, on credentials permanent organization
and rules was appointed, consisting of VIM
Young, Robert p. MITCHELL George ]. Finney
Dr. J. R.Nelson, w. II. II. Whiteford and A. S
Adams. The committee reported through
VIM. Young, chairman, that the delegations
from all the districts were full, except from tho
9Th, and that the delegation present from thai
district be entitled to cast ten votes that thu
convention be governed by the rules of tho
last House of Delegates; that in voting fol
delegates to the State Convention, the vote
be taken gioa gocc, by districts. They also
reported the following as permanent officers
of the convention
President-Robert II. Vandiver, of the 9th
district; Vice Presidents. Frank Reasn
of the 2d; Nathan Grafton and james A
Amos of the 4th !; Sccretaries-P H. Rut
ledge of the 4th, and Robert Seneca of the
9th.
The following were reported as delegates
entitled to seats in the conventions
First Distr5ct-Dr. Joshua Wilson, J. ID
Everitt, G. II. Harvard G. VIM. Hanway,
James A. Cunningham, Joseph A. Price, VIM
Young James Cochran, James Norris and
VIM. E. Griffin
iSecond Dfst,9ct-Robert p. Mitchell, DIR. w
w. Virdin, j. F. Rcasin, Geo. e. Silver, VIM
B. Michael of d., John II. Cole, r. Emory
Taylor, f. o. Mitchell, VIM. A. Courtney and
Gilbert Michael
Third Distrtct-Co Herman Stump, Jas
b. Wakcland, ]. 7. G. Hopkins, Leonard
Wheeler, Humphrey Wilson, Stevenson Ar.
cher of John, George J. Finney Henry Rich
arlson, Henry Ady and Edward p. Moores.
F0urM Distj7ct.-Nathan Grafton, James
A. Amos, Charles II. Street, Jacob Braden
baugh, DIR. Joshua II. Nelson, A. S. Upton
James s. Calder, VIM. Hope, ST., George A,
Cairnes and p. III. Rutlcdgc.
Fifth District Charles p. Dern, Dr. John
Sappington, T. b. Daugherty,J w. McNabb
VIM. Fl. II. Whiteford, Hugh Bay, Arch
Wilson, s. 5. James, Hugh T.. Dooiey and
Frank Rigdon
Sirh Dist,9ct-A. S. Adams, II. c. Lawder
Robert Seneca, Matthew Reynolds, NJ Gea.
SON. *. X. Vandiyer, Joseph II. Carver, w
III. DOhson and Thomas Young.
On motion of Mr.. Hopkins the convention
proceeded to nominate candidates for election
MS delegates TO the State Convention The fol
lowing were put in nomination: Col. Herman
Stump, DIR. w. w. Virlin, James Norris and
Fl. Clay Whitcford
Noother nominations being made they were
unanimously elected
Messrs. II. r. Vandiver, Thomas II. Nelson
j. T. G. Hopkins and J. Dallas Evcritt were
then unanimously elected as alternates.
Mr. james Norris rendered his thanks to
the convention for the honor it had conferred
upon him, and said that in the discharge OF
his duties his sole aim would be for the best
interests of the Democratic party. ....
DIR. w w Virdn said that he felt proud
of the honor of representing Hartford county
in the State convention, and he also could
pledge that his only effort should be for the
benefit of the Democratic party
Col. Herman Stump remarked that he could
say to the convention and to the people OF
Hartford county that he felt TIA proud thing
TO be thus honored by his own people. As
far as he had had any public experience all
his efforts had been for the advancement of
the prosperity of his county, and that should
be his. sole object in the future. He thought
it his duty to tell the convention that the
delegates they had chosen would take the