National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-05-07
MARSHALING THE FORCES.
A Day of Political Conventions in
the States.
The Maryland Delegates at Fredericis-Cus-
tom-Bouse Tactics-CollectorT Thomas
Dual Feat-Blaine Resolutions and
Grant Dele;ates-Tennessee
for Grant-New Jersey
Delegates, Etc, Etc.
The MARYLAND Republicans.

The Maryland kcpuDuChns.
Especial Dispatch to THE NATIONAL REruBLrcAN.l
FREDERICK Md, May g.
The trains arriving in Frederick last evening
brought the largest crowd that is said TO have ever
before assembled at n State convention in this
loyal home of Barbara Fritchie. The two factions
of the Republican party in the State, designated
respectively as ins and outs, marched to their re-
spccuve headquarters in solid pholanx, and each
showed n determination In their efforts TO secure
control ofthe Assembly, which was to meet ut IL M
to-day at the city hail. IN q handsome and
commodious room with seating capacity for
about 500 persons. The ins were led in person
by Mr.. John L. Thomas, collector of the port OF
Baltimore, accompanied by his two deputies,
the surveyor Of the port and some fifty subordi-
mates of the custom -house. II. Stocket Matthews
was also prominent with this faction. On the other
hand, James A. Garry, of Howard; Hon. ]. A. j.
Creswell, ofCecil; Hon. wash Booth, of Baltimore
with their associates, were the Acknowledged
leaders Of the outs. The custom-house faction
made their fight distinclivGly under the Blaine
banner, and r. Stocket Matthews and c.
G. Fulton were their favores rs delegates
at-large for the Nato nal Convention They chose
as their candidate for temporary chairman Mr..
Washington Tuck, of Anne Arundel county. The
day opened clear and beautiful, the sun shining
bright, and the clans began canvassing at the very
dawn. Thence until the hour of calling the con-
when II became known, about 10 q. M, that the
collector had abandoned the leadership of his
cause and had returned home, the buster
among them ceased, and their fight became
q still hunt. The credentials of delegates from
the various counties were placed in the hands
of the chairman of tho State executive committee
Mr.. Henry Stockbridge late last evening, and upon
his decision as between the contesting delegate,
hung the fate of the faction. Promptly at 10 m
tha hair ho1l 10 aiarx
and twenty minutes after raped the convention
to order, commencing to read tho list of dele
gates almost Immediately, when 1t was found
that twelve counties and one legislative district
of Baltimore, with hfy-two votes, were
deemed regular on the anti-custom house lis
to twelve counties with lorty-four votes for the
custom house, throwing out Of the temporary or
ganzation the First and Third legislative districts
with their fourteen votes. Hon. James A. Garry
putin nomination for temporary chairman Colone
II. Clay NALL, of Frederick, and Hon. J. McPher.
son Scott, of Washington county, nominated Mr.
Washington Tuck. The vote stood as above, aut
Mr. Naill was declared duly elected. Tn,
contest from this time was nero skirmish
ing, and the committee on permanent organization
reported, aud the convention was organized undo
the auspices OF the anti-custom house delegates
with the Garry -Creswell powers in full authority
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Especial Dispatch to TIE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN.
FREDERICK. Mn. May 7.
The committee on organization returned to tn
hotel Mt twenty five minutes to 10 o'clock the chair
man, Hon. John A. Garry, making the report /,
favor of continuing the temporary Office I'm contro