The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-08-28
The Ecou! lican County Convention.

The Convent III WAS called to order ut | |
o'clock, on Tuesday, by James T. Mccall
Tough, ESD, Chairman of the County Exc
cutivc Committee, who stated that the prin-
cpal Object of the assembling OF the Con
vcnton WAS to secure Il thorough organiZa-
ton of the Republicans of the county. and
the selection of four delegates to represent
the county in he Congressional Convention;
and for the purpose of organization nomi-
mated Ellis i. PaSSmore, Esq, of the Sixth
district, as Chairman, and DR.. Il. II. Tutt,
of the Fourth district, rs Secretary.
On motion of j. 7. Mccullough, the roll
of delegates was called by districts. Be-
fore calling the same, l.. Marshall Haines,
Esq, suggested to the delegations that they
enter on their credentials the names OF alb
sent delegates. On calling the roll of dele
gates, all the districts were represented eX-
cept the Eighth, the following beng the
list Of delegates present:
First district -ThoS. =. Jones, W. Scott
Price.
Seconds. p. Wood, Vim. b. Coleman,
James Coge, VIM. Lewis, \. Griffith.
Third. 7. Mccullough, w. 7. Warbur
ton, Joseph Wells, L. w. .Janney, L. NJ.
HaineS.
Fourth-S. Kennard Miller. Jos I. Bur
net, AlbanuS SaNton, John W. Miller, Il.
II. Tuft.
Fifth-John w Shippers, VIM j. Clark,
VIM. II. Slack, VIM. johnson, Samuel j.
Eeeder.
SIXTH. T. Mccullough, 5. J. Wiley, L.
Z. PlSsmore, w. +, Coale ID. &. Waring
Seventh-.Jacob Tome, f. NJ. Rawlings,
-jr
Ninth-,John H. Bunting, j. G. CrOthcrS,
HaineS CrotherS, Jesse Hambleton, John II.
Janney.
On motion of WIN. 7. Warburon, Esq,
throw the entire vote of the delegation in
such districts as We're but partially repre-
scented.
For the purpose of organizing the party
in the county, Jas. T. Mccullough, ESP,
moved that each district of the county Sc
lect 4 committee Of three, the chairman of
each of which district committee would
constitute county campaign committee.
The motion being adopted by the Conven-
ton, the following committees were selected
by the delegations of the districts:
First diStrict-'r =. Jones, w. II. Emcr-
son, Daniel Jones
Second-T. Il. Hopper, L. p. Bowen, w.
i. Coleman.
Third-Jas. I. Mccullough, L. Marshall
HaineS, w. j. Smith
FOURTH. 7. Burnett, $. X. Miller, c.
Clayton.
Fifth. W. Falls, $. j. Reetler, Alfred
Ford.
SiXth-II II. IIaines, j. T. Mccullough,
ID. &. Warning.
sevcntl,-W. w. Hopkins, +. NJ. Raw
lings, Jr., &. NJ. Christie
Eighth-Enoch Mccullough, John Full
ton, James Cummings.
Ninth-S. j. Brown, Samuel lIambleton,
Levi q. Cameron.
On motion of J. Tome, Esq, the Conven-
ton proceeded to select four delegates to
represent the county in the Congressional
Convention to assemble at Temperance
Temple, in the city Of Baltimore, on the
23rd Of September.
The following names We're put in nominal
ton: W. Scott Price, s. 2. Wood, Jas. T.
Mccullough, w. T. Warburton, DIR. t. H.
Tuft, Alfred Ford, Jethro 7. Mccullough,
j. {. Crothers
The chair having appointed L. Marshall
Haines and 5. 7. Wiley tellers, the follow
ing was the result of the ballot for dele
gates: Crothers, 10; Jethro I. Mccullough,
%; Ford, 10; Tuft, 80; Jas. II. Mccullough,
"A; Warburton, %; Price, >; Wood, 10.
DR.. Il. II Tuft, Jethro I. Mccullough,
James I. Mccullough and VIM. T. War
burton having received the highest number
of votes We're duly declared elected dele
gates.
On motion, McssrS. Alfred Ford, James
c. Crothers, w. Scott Price, and Samuel T..
Wood We're selected as aiternates.
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