Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-07-31

DEMocRaTTc CoUETY CoSvEETioN.
The Democratic County Convention
which assembled al The Court House on
Tuesday last for the purpose ofselecting
three delegates 20 represent The county
10 the coming Stste Convention, was
called 10 order BY Mr. Henry ]. Carroll.
On motion OF Col. ]. d. Loker, Mr.
Thos. II. Bead vas elected Chairman,
DR.. r. p. Blackstone and Jos. Richard
son were then elected vice-Pfesidenss,
and II. Clay Dent Secretary. Upon
taking the chair Mr. Bond in some neat
and appropriate remarks thanked the
Delegates for the honor they had done
him and stated The objects Of the Con.
vsniion. Mr.. Jas. II. Wilson moved
that Committee Of one from each
district be appointed IS Committee on
credentials. The Chair appointed the
following gentlemen Jas. Reach. Il.
}. Bean, jas. II. Wilson, J. Walter Car
penter, r. D. Edwards. 3. z. sPalding,
r. III. Garner, w. II. Carroll.
The Committee retired and after Q
short time returned and reported The
following gentlemen to be entitled 70
seats as delegates to the Convention.
lst Dustrict--James Roach, George
Tarlton, Joseph v. Richardson, J. P.
Tsrlton. z. T. Bailey. Dominick Raley.
WIN. II. Stone, J. z. Graves. r. +.
Taylor, Jno. L. Foxwell.
2nd District-Jas. c. Bean, n. J. Bean,
J. B. Thomas. J. F. Combs, J. 5. Hew-
itt. w. 5. COppage, w. II. TipPett. I.
w. Aud, J. ID. Loker, Jno. Saxton.
3rd District-Jos. T. Cough, Jas. II.
Wilson, ]. Phil. Greenwell, Thos. l..
Harrison, WIN. F. Greenwich, =. NJ.
Abel, G. Frank Wathen, J. r. Duke.
J. C. Mills, w. C. Drury.
4lh District. Walter Carpenter, T.
r. C. Herbert, w. Lambert Russell,
George Z. Mattingly, r. L. Wainwright,
J.F. Ching. J. A. Russell, J.. J. Hay
den, C. =. Davis. N. L. Penn.
9th District-W. II. Alvey, Louis
Brookbank, T. d. Edwards, II. G. Dent,
ii. Lyon, w. II. Wood, Thos. Lovel,
Writ Harrison, J. F. Shaw, J. w.
Higgs.
9th District--T. II. Bond, G. King, j.
R.Thompson, Z. r. Evans, s. E. SPald-
ing. s. C. Thompson. G. r. Barnes, A.
While, George Downs. Jos. Mattlngly.
9Th District-R. II. Garner. r. p.
Blackstone. VIM. G. Gibson. C. L. Burch.
Jas 7. Blair, VIM. II. Mattingly. B. II.
Swami, Jas. II. Bailey, Jno. +. Mating
~, Jno. B. Russell.
9Th District-Jas. Wise, NJ. L. Ham
NETT. Richard Hsbb. J. ". Thomas, C..
b. Wise, ]. c. Craddock, w. II. Car
roll, J. Krkly GreenwelI. VIM. F. I'm
kle, L. J. w. Wise.
Your Committee further report that in
the Bird District Jno. L. 'Greenwell,
Jno. C. Mills, VIM. +. Yates, Jas. Z.
Heard, Jas. M. Wilkinson, George ].
Nelson. Jno. +. Duke. George A. Loker,
VIM. C. Drury and Peter II. Guy tied
each RECEIVING fifty votes.
On motion OF Mr.. II. Clay Dent. the
delegations were allowed either to cast
The full vote OF The district or 10 gil va
cancies. The vacancies in the 3rd dis
trict were Sled by the selection Of Jno.
c. Mills. Jno. +. Duke and w. C. Drury.
Nominations being now in order, the
following gentlemen were put in noni-
nation, Col. ]. d. Leker, Jas. r. Alvey.
H. J. Carroll, Leo. III. Hayden, and A.
+. Fenwick. On motion Of Mfr. wa
son II was determined to vote by ballot.
The Chair appointed J. w. Carpenter.
Id. w. Wise and Jno. =. Duke tellers.
The result on the ballot was Is follows !:
I'D. Loker, 45; Jas. r. Alvey, 70;
II. J. Carroll. %; Leo. H. Hayden IS;
AZ. Fenwick. IS.
Messrs. Loker. Alvey and Hayden
were then declared elected. On mo-
t,oh, The Convention adjourned.
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