The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-05-01
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.
Harmonious Gathering Delegates TO the
State on-Piatform-New
Executive Committee, &C.

The Republican convention OF our county, in
obedience to the published call Of the Executive
Committee, convened In Towsontown, In sheaIcy's
Hall. Monday, in consequence Of the thattls
eout, room occupied in the trial Of wilkins av-
cnuc eases, at II o'clock. A short time previous
T. converting the convention the party's bull
doscr, with cotcrc Of his roughs and satellites,
bcsct Alexander Mccormick, Jr., chairman Of the
Executive Committee near Urban's resiaurant-in
which ncighborhood nearly all the delegates and
visitors TO the eonvea,on were congratulate 70
o. the Court House TO call the convention TO order
at tho same time knowing that court was In
session. Among this crowd Of disiHtcrssfsd pa
hi"'. G. y. wbittie, of baltimore city, an in
,poctor in the Custom House, with trio Of chums.
ShCaleys Hall had been secured early In the morn
ing when It was discovered that the court room
would be occupied, because II was the only place
ih h' torn rith dMplc eoHrsHisRecs and aeeomHso-
ddfons for the comfortable Transaction Of the bust
ness of the convention. and most Of the delegates
had been informed rs they were met that the con.
vcn,On would be held there, IL being generally
understood by spectators we'll. Tho role played
by John T. Ensor and his lackies In their ruiiian
enicavors to take Mr.. Mccormick to the Court
House against his will would have disgraeed the
Five Points. In short he called his real eharac-
ter AMI convinced every observer that he Is capa-
bic Of doing irhai,r,r ke deem. M,cessary 90 curry
Il. point We except nothing. The friends Of Mr..
Mccormick locked around him and gave an effec-
tive rcbuke to the proceedings Of the demag Ogue.
Mr.. Mccormick then announced TO all present
that hc should Immediately call the convention to
order in Shealcy's Hall, the hour named in tho
call hal arrived. The delegates and people then
proceeded iu the hall. where Mr.. McCoTnick called
The conV ention to order q few minutes after II
o'clock. Upon motion of Col II. +. Taylor, John
I. Graham. of 81 district. was made temporary
chairman. Richard ". Psarrc, Of iith district.
was nominated temporary secretary, u. Fred. Pill
son aud WIN. Foot made sergcants at arms
Upon motion the chairman appointed n committee
composed of Nicholas II. Parker. Frederick l..
Gambrill. Philip :. Cross, Aquila Scott and David
:. Longncckcr. 10 wait upon those delegates who
were absent with Instructions TO inform them that
the convention had organized and desired them 10
come in and participate in It's proceedings. and
that the convention would wait thirty minutes
upon them AMI take steps Of any Kind until
that time expired. The committee proceeded TO
look up the ab,cn; delegates and found them ut
the Smeiley llouse-not the Court iIouse--organ-
lied into 4 separate convention. The committee
delivered the subec; of their mission 60 which
they received the reply that they declined the in
Vi,atiun The committee then returned aud com.
municatcd the result Of their efforts To the conycn.
ton. Not "nti h'n did the convention appoint
a committee on eTelentials, giving the absent
member full and fair opportunity to participate
in the permanent organization and to test their
strength in the selection Of delegates 10 the State
convention. committee consisting Of the follow
ing were appointed On credentials; :. X. Crosby,
l.. r. Bowen. David :. longnecker. l.. :. Cross,
Tho. kcnHy John Mcfaul. Sichola. II. Parker,
u. +. Taylor. Charlie. II. button and J. l.. Peter
son. Thi' committee reported the following as