Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-09-24


the County Convention held in Cum.
berland Tuesday.
Capt. W. E. Griffith called the
Convention to order.
Mr.. B. A. Richmond Immediately
took the floor and offered the follow
ing resolutions:
Rewlrcd, BY the Republicans Of Allegany
COUNTY, in convention assembled, That the
distressing calamity which has overtaken
the Executive of the Nation, has filled us
with the most profound and abiding sor-
row and called forth our tenderest SYM
pathies for the ong-suffering husband,
father and President; the ever faithful and
hopeful wife and stricken family and the
aged mother, who afar off, has watched in
vain for reassuIing tidlngs from the bedside
OF her dying son.
ReS0lyed, That in the election of James
A. Garfield to the Presidency the people
of the United States had selected ruler
in whom all things good and great seemed
10 meet; that we deplore as national
calamity the loss Of his wisdom and
guiding hand IN the affairs of state and
that his administration so fayorably and
auspiciously begun we hereby heartily
endorse.
RcsOloed, As token of respect to the
memory o our late President this conven-
ton now take recess of one half hour.
The resolutions were adopted unan-
imously and the convention adjourned
for half hour recess.
Upon reassembling temporary or
ganization was effected by the selec-
ton of B. A. Richmond temporary
chairman and A. Ell. Dowden tempo
rary secretary.
The following we're appointed COM
mittee on credentials, rules and per-
manent organization.
District No. 1, ]. B. Stottlem eyer 2,
William Conley; 8, I. B. Lashley; 4, A.
II. Dowden; 5, Ii. G. Button 6, Harvey
S. Ladew Z, Elijah Wigfield s, ]. H
Hose 0, ]. 7. Mcdonald 10, John Glenn;
II, John M. Zimmerly 70, John Pengel-
ly; 10, S. A. Mum; IA, Walter Beall
Is, William Atkinson.
While the committee was out
Messra. Henry w. Hoffman and B.
f. Stewart addressed the convention.
The committee on credentials after
an absence Of an half hour returned
the list of delegates entitled to seats
in the convention as follows:
District No. /, Orleaas.-J. b. Stottle.
nyer, II. Brinkman, J. Il. Hartley, j. d.
Ryan, Ashford Trail
No. 2, Oldt0Wn-H. j. S allings, John
Alderton, Rudolph Luteman, William AL
derton, William Conley.
No. 3, EliatStono.-T. P. Davis, B. +.
Filler, D. Coveney, T. B. Lashloy, G. E.
w. Robinette.
No. A, Cumberland (CaaaD.-James Reid,
A. Ii. Dowden, @. A. Judy. James Tyson,
Samuel johnson.
Nos, Cumberland (Wi1ls Crsek)-H. @.
Button, Thomas Leonard, William Shaffer,
N. L. Fuller, Joseph Schilling.
No n TI,,nLarIonJ fp.na,A I,,,os n
Lynn, Harvey s. Ladew, jr., Edward schil-
ling, John Howard, Edward L. Mower
No. z, Ra1liags.-Roland Ravenscraft,
John Walker, Lynn Hutsor, A. B. Lynn,
Elijah Wigfield.
No. s, Westernport.- F. McAleer, Jas.
Fl, Hose, o. Tibbetts, Austin Jones, s. M
Green.
No. 0, Barton.-D. d. Shearcr, james Il.
r. ID. Harris, A. S. Williams,
Thomas Davis, jr.
No, 10, Lonac0ntng-John Glenn. Will
liam B. Bradley, John Robinson, George
B. Spears, Joseph Morgan.
No. II, Frostbuay.-Owen England, J.
NJ. zimmerly, John A. Laemmert, William
t. Close, Archibald Mcmillan.
no. 10, East Frost6ury.-John Grose,
John Pengelly, George Womsley, John
Fatkin, Samuel Logsdon.
No. 10, Mt. Saoage.-Henry Hergott, G.
Forrest, George Lutz, s. l.. Piper, s.
A. Mum.
No. Ia, Cumberland (CentraD.-Edward
Burton, Walter Beall, w. H. Ash, B. A.
Richmond, Oscar Willard.
No. is, East Lonaconing.-Joseph Por-
ter, William Atkinson. Thomas Dick Will
liam Bradley, John Powell.
The convention adopted the rules
of the House of Delegates, and the
nominations were prescribed in the
following order: Sheriff, Senator,
House of Delegates, County Commits
sioners, Surveyor, Register of Wills.
The temporary officers were recon-
mended as permanent.
The convention proceeded to ballot
with the results given below;
SHERIFF.
Otto Hohing, of Homecoming, districts /,
z, 8, 0, 10, II, 10, Is; total districts.
J. w. Shuck, CT Cumberland, 2, 8, 4, 5,
IA ; total 5.
@. N. King, OF Ellerslie, G; total l.
Abram Casey, of Mt Savage, IS; total l.