Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1880-09-16

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In accordance with call pfeviOusiy made BY
the Republican Central Committee Tor ST. Mary
county through the BEAcox, the district dele
gates elect to The County Convention, which
was convened for the purpose Of ssuding three
delegates to The Republican Congressional Con-
vension which meets 90 Laurel On Wednesday,
The 18th instant, 10 nominate . candidate for
the Sth congressional district the primary rep
resentasives assembled Al the Court House, Leon
ardtown, on Saturday last e half past O'clock,
p. m, and we're called 70 order By Judge Mil
burn who read The call authorizing the meeting.
On motion, John n Graves wasscIected as tenn
porary chairman sbO, on being escorted to ~
taking the chair, thanked the eonvention IA =
few appropriate reEarks for the honor confer
red. John Cajay suggested the selection Of a
temporary secretary and, on motion, John A.
Dunbar was selected. committee, one from
each district, was on motion appointed by the
chair on credentials and permanent organ
ixation. John Cajay, John R. Whslen, WIN. A.
Somerville, Felix Boiler, Jas. II. Handy, John G.
Gordon, George Maddox and B. J. Shermantine
composed the committee. The committee re
tired, and after short absence, returned and
reported the following as the permanent officers
of the convention, John A. Dunbar, Presi
John Cajay, Secretary, and named the following
delegates rs entitled to seats
LIST district, John l.. Miburn, John Cajay,
John A. Dunbar, Nicholas Biscoe and Thomas
Reed.
End district, Joseph B. Davis, George Thomp-
son, John Il. Whalen, James Suter and John l.
Mason.
3rd district A. J. Blaine, S. E. Norris, Henry
Carbery, W. A. Somerville and John II. Clark.
4th district, Stephen Young, Richard Winters
James Butler, VIM. G. Love and WIN. 7. Clarke.
5th district, Alexander Medley, Jas. II. Han
dy, Francis Curtis, Thomas Harper and George
T. Wilson.
9th district, John n. Graves, Summerfeld Joy,
VIM. Adams. A. Stephens and James Jones.
9TH district, G. G. Maddox, Benedict Butler,
Alonza Dorsey, James Clark and Joseph Young
9Th district, John II. Butler, james N. Leach
B. J Shermantine, James Gordon and Jas. II
Butler.
The report of the committee was unanimously
adopted.
On motion, the delegations not full, were al.
lowed to cast the vote to which their respective
districts were entitled.
Nominations being in order, the following
gentlemen were placed in nomination John
H. Butler, John n. Graves, Jas. Clarke, George
Thompson, john l.. MiIburn and A. A. Law
renee. Messrs. Leach and Maddox were appointed
teIers. There was one ballot, the result Of
which showed that John H. Butler, John L.
Milburu and John N Graves were elected and
the chair so announced. Pending the vote for
delegates, the convention was addressed by John
Cajay In behalf of Judge Milburn's candidacy
and by John n Graves in the way Of persosal
explanation. After the vote had been taken,
and the election of the delegates had been made
unanimous John N. Graves again addressed the
Convention In explanation of his Legislative
course on the subject Of the States donation "a
the colored schools and Of his vote on the bill
giving magistrates jurisdiction in criminal cases
Judge Milburn returned thanks for the honor the
convention had done him in sending him as q
delegate to Laurel. Col. Crane, being called for,
addressed the Convention at some length on gen.
eral politics, predicting the election both Of
Garfield and the Laurel nominee. John Cajay
followed Col. Crane, and concluded the speak
ing, after which, on motion, the President an
nouneed the convention to be adjourned.