Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-09-16
COMMUNICATED,
From the st. Mary's Beacon

| From the st. Mary's Belcon
| To the Democrats Of 81 Mary scounty:
! FELLow-C'T -zeNs-lour delegates, Mr.. Vim.
| +. Greenwich, Mr.. Frank Smith and myself,
attended the convention called on The 3r1 of
August at Upper Marlborough, for the purpose
OF nominating democratic candida. es for the
Chief and Associate JudgeShps, which Offices
are TO ue filled by the election in November
next The undersigned was elected presiding
officer, and having as such made decision or
rather declaration, which has been somewhat
criticised, desires briefly 10 submit the grounds
and reasons for that declaration to Your Judge
ment The convention very properly determn-
| ed by resolution to make noun nations first Tor
the office of Chief Judge Judge Danl. r.
Magrudrr was placed in nomination. No other
person was at that meeting placed in nominal
| lion. Alter several hours spent in discussion
| and conference, ii was proposed and determined
| to adJOu n TO the lst OF the present mouth. As
| there were some members opposed to the selec-
ZION Of Judge Magruder, and We e anxious to
see It ihey could not fall upon some gentleman
who would be, Ter suit their views, those favor
Irble to Judge Magruder's nomination we e
willing to accord them the opportunity they
| desi ed and agreed TO the motion for the adj
| journmrnt 10 the lst inst.
| On the day the convention again met \ ON
nations not closed at lis prrcedI NJ session.
but sill in order, Judge Magruder being
! he snly pc son as yet named. After wal lag
more than reasonable lime for o her nomila-
tons, and there being no other made, the
| presiding officer, with the acquieScence of the
whole convention, announced that uomiual tons
| for Chief jus geShip were closed, and requested
| the members To prepare their ballote The
| members gave IN their ballots, and after heiug
| counted, there wete found seven for Masruder
and seven blank, tor FOR nooHe). | announce
| the result and declared Daul K. Mngruder the
| nominee OF the convention. In point ofilct, it
was the decision of the convention, aud Ihe
| President only declared the result. If nv
view is correct, ,hen Danl. Il Magrude~. i'm
medately the declaration VS. made had "A
vested right in the nomination, which was not
impaired bv the subsequent action of The con-
veution. Now ask, was not nv position cor
rect
In all conventions in which nominations have
ever taken place. il there was but one person
named, the seaside aud only proper course has
been for such convention To declare by reSo4Sr-
ton or motion that person the nominee, mas
much a no olher name was presented aud ne
had no opponent. This should properly have
been case in regard to the nomination OF Judge
Na.rud He had no opponent and no issue
was made mp. In racing phase, ii was clear
yak oCsT' AVID take the PIE. As nothSg
was done under that aspect OF the business, |
rrodestsi the members to ballot. They DID so
and inaSmuCh rs Mag.uder got seven and no
one else got any, tall other votes beln. blank, J
declared him as | stated before our nominee
for the office OF Chic; lad Le he having received
I'll tbs woes cast ADD so-,tIei blank ballots
being no votes At all. Slppn>e thee h d neeu
eight blanks wCuldIhrv. slGhons h ciEh, WAS he
majority % the Couvent.uu have de.rA'rd him
Clearly not and the CONVENTION Itself ~as Of that
light blanks aud h< hitt-r->, opponents I'D
not claim b. saS thus defeated ami surely not,
'or he hl, ms Gle FL nobody II sbere had
been a rrle adopted b., the convention IA I n"
one " no did not get malurit. Of The " i.>-t
convention, should he considered rh- nomi nee
hen the Pres'iiag ofirer could not have ir,..,r-
81 MagFuter such nominee but no such
ale MAS adopted. In the absence Of su, 4 "A
ruSc requiring majority a.: he - hole II here
had teen another nomination made and Va
-rGder had go, sen the other one four adi
fhrrr had been three blanks couli any one sa.
isai N'-rud~r WAS not the nominee. h. having
o. ihc minority OF the vote. .jren2 think
. not
without iarlhes reasoning on tie subject
t>A cave 20 refer To IN. House o. Rcp. -senia-
! t'es TO heiognd on pogc 81 Earcl.y, Digest
Ia all eases Of ballot than 'or commit, ees
majority Of the votes gIrsH shall, lc ncrsss.-v
. % al Gee ION and IN all b-llot.Rg RghII
snail Re rejected AMI not 'asea into The oouR,
IN nHmera.ion Of votes or reported b, the TEL
crS
h'' rule j. founded undoubtedly %. com
non Srns" aai public convenience. aEd thiak
Doth 81 tncu should have a. much cou;roi in
conventions as IN the House Of Representatives.
u oeThtn'" I'D not intend TO have any regard
'oT obsirget'on,sts- /; appears ia ne, for the
reasons above sta ed that thst excel -pt LAWYER
ana Jatse. that upright, mD-t gsa'.srHsn.
paut- X. ha.rader. i he ismoC'sl5c nominee,
t@d A. such, cnlslra - The sUppor' % III. true
iem3crt'. Al. your -drlosatc- yo<d isr -
trt in t1,a- so considered the TRULY r-pr.s-
rniet The p'rts tht, seat 'h~su Thry w-fe
rF4'' > au-sous 10 cast ib,ir ballots foy that
worthy iaSTey and gentleman Judge thcw, foT
the Associate PACE but the r-nyentioa was
50 constituted that they would 30 noshiag but
tijauru ''a.S 3i~ Be- o. = nomination could lie
made Tor The Associate place,
Respectfully. 3 e H,gE5s