Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-09-09
The Judicial Convention.

The judicial Convention to nominate cam
didate for Chief and Associate Judge for the
Seventh circuit met at Upper Marlboro oa
Thursday September LIST. According TO add
journment, the stme officers holding over from
the meeting on the Sd of August. The Hon.
B. G. Harris took the chair, and at 10 O'Clock
the Convention was called to order The sec
rotary read the proceedings of the first conv en-
ton. Mr.. Bond asked the convention to allow
Calvert county to select a third delegate, there
being only two present, and not to allow it
would be construed as Il lack of courtesy. The
motion was unanimously adopted. Mr.. Somer-
vile Sellers was then selected
The Delegates were as follows:
St. Mary'S Count,-B. C. Harris, W. f.
Greenwich j. Frank Smith.
Calvert County-John I. Bond S l. Will
son, DR.. John 7. Smith
Prince Georges County-P 4. Bowen, j. J &.
Jarboe, W. /. Hill, j. X Roberts. Jr.
Charles County-F. NJ. Cox, T. r. Farrell,
W Mckenneys Burrough, H. A. Turner
Ar. Harris Withdrew the motion to proceed
to ballot in order to allow nominations to be
made for the Chief Judgeship.
Mr Roberts moved to proceed TO vote uird
rotce on the nominations carried. Vote was
| then taken on the nomination of Hon. ID. Il. Ma
grudtr for Chief, and resulted as follows
Seven votes in the affirmative and seven votes
3
Magrnder TO be the nominee of the convention.
! Mr.. Bond said the action of Mr. Harris was
dictatorial and ough not TO toe received. Mr..
| Magrudcr was not the nominee because the
vote was tie, and Mr. Harris must testing
when he declares the convention 10 be in favor
of Magrudec
Mr.. Bond then appealed from the decision Oh
| the chair
Mr.. Harris said he had, at the last con ven ton,
nominated Daniel Il. Magrnder, and there Was
no opposition, so he is the winning horse, be-
cause no other is in the race and he had a
light 10 declare him MS the nominee even it ne
vote had been taken. No resolution has been
passed as 10 how many votes would be require ed
Mr.. Bond dSclaimed any personalities, bat he
still asserted that the chairman had assumed a
power he was not entitled to- in declaring u
nomination when there was a tie vote for seven
don't beat seven.
| Mr.. Cox, OF Charles county, said as there
| was tie vote there could be no nomination,
because the chairman had votedSfs a delegate,
and therefore could not vote as the chairman
IN giving casting vote.
Mr.. Harris made the point that even If the
chair was not sustained il would not affect the
nomination.
| Mr.. Bowen, of Prince Georges county asked
| TO be excused from voting.
| Mr. Hill voted against sustaining the chair,
| because he did not think Judge Magruier hsd
Il majority OF the convention.
| The nomination of Magruder was then de-
clared not to be the vote of the contention !;
the vote TO sustain tie decision Of chair result
ing nays, II yeas /.
At l2:3U the convention took recess of ten
minutes, which was prolonged to an hour on
account of the various delegations consulting
rs 10 the best course to pursue,to reconcile the
diScerdant elements.
The convention reaSseGIhling, Mr. Roberts
moved 10 reconsider the molten 10 nominate
ptea rors, and moveil the rules AZ ppel hy the
last House of Delegates he adopted 10y ,ulS con
vcuiion; carried.
Nr. Roberts moved that NC now ballot tor
Judge aud associate Judge.
Mr. Bond thuuE htIt would ftri!i'ate m ,tterS
to vote riU1 roc, no man oughi % he nShAEi-
al o.. his vote.
Mr.. Harris rul Mr. Bond out OF order but
Mr. Bond insisted that he had II right to move
an Adjournment SINE ne \ division MIS- crllsd
/ for ard the motion Was defeated by lie vote.
other motions were made looking 10 the
nomination of some other candidates, but
Mr. Harris ruled them all out OF order, and
seemed bent upon having Mr.. M,gruder be
nominee Of the convention fer Chirt Judge he
was not considered. however, - the exponent
of the view Of the majority of the convention
/ \ vote was then taken by bAllol, ani The result
was hse voters for NagrUder and nine blank
Judge Chew's name WAS PAL IN domination
for Chief Judge, by Mr.. Sellers, Hu; II was
withdraw by Mr.. Roberts.
Mr.. Bond moved to reopen the nom nations
for Chief Judge Carried. No NOMINATIONS
ives made. aud Mr. Bond moved 'nd adjourn
n eat siar Dir. which was not carried, the vote
being tie.
Mr.. Roberts moved 10 su:rend i"i'o'tug for
Chief Judge and proceed to ballot 'ur 's>oti.'ie
Lost. Mr Bond renewed his motion 10 odjoUrn
SINE fie- Lost Several ta.lur, w'rc taken,
but failed TO NAL e any nomination. Mr. Cox
Of Charles. moved 40 adjourn up'ii "Wednesday
1.-THE 4th OF Octoters Nj Rotsr opposed the
motion and hoped it would be VI hir'" q. The
motion Was then Withdrawn. Motion to ad-
journ sine de was then put aud carried.