The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-10-08
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION
staIwarts Rule the Roast.

The Republican county convention CON
vened in this city on Tuesday last, and or
ganized by selecting DR.. j. j. Weaver, jr.,
for President, and A. II. Norris and DR..
VIM. H. Rippard, secretaries. Committee
on credentials was dispensed with, and a
committee on rules, permanent organization
and resolutions was formed, with Col. VIM.
A. MeKellp, chairman. The committed re-
ported DR.. j. j. Weaver, jr., president, Ben
iamin Bond and A. Augustus Roop, vice
Presidents, DIR. VIM. H. Rippard and A. ID.
Norris, secretaries, for permanent officers; that
the first business shall be the selection OF tiye
members of the State central committee,
next the selection of FIVE delegates to the
State convention, then the nomination OF
county officers; also resolutions on the death
of the President and other resolutions con-
tanning the same old stuff about extravaganza.
For members Of the State Central Com
mittee, Col. VIM. A. McKellip, VIM. Y.
Frizzle, DR.. J. j. Weaver, jr., JOS. A. Stout
fer, Dr. W. II. Rippard we're chosen.
For delegates to the State convention Col.
VIM. A. McKellip received 50 votes, Philip
H. Babylon 80 votes, j c. Brubaker 40
votes, W. W. Pickett % votes, Capt. A. Bill
Hngslea 90 votes, Geo. NJ. Prugh "a votes,
Thos. F. Shepherd IS votes, DR.: VIM. h.
Rippard u votes and DR.. J. J. Weaver 10
votes. Forty-eight votes were cast, and
Messrs. McRelhp, Babylon, Brubaker, Bill
lingslea and Pickett having received MAJOR
ity, we're declared elected.
joseph Snayely, j. NJ. Williams, Samuel
| Roop, Thomas j. Hunt and H. NJ. Clabangh
were put in nomination for the House OF Del
1 egates. J. NJ. Williams received 40 votes,
l Samuel ROop SO votes, Thomas j. Hunt oZ
votes and II. NJ. Clabaugh So votes aud were
/ declared the nominees.
! Adam Clark, John G. Skunk, p. A. Cor.
/ such and Samuel E. Grove we're put Ia nom
/ ination for sheriff Before ballot was taken,
/ Messrs. Skunk, Gorsuch and Grove with
I drew, and Mr. Clark was nominated by &C
/ clamatlon.
For county commissioners, Jabez F. Gard
/ ner, Samuel E. Grove, Thomas Gorsuch,
4 Leonarl Zile, Phanuel Wentz and Peter /.
/ Ritter we're put in nomination. Jabez r.
I Gardner received one vote, Samuel Z. Grove
/ 81 votes, Thomas Gorsueh p votes, Leonard
/ lille 20 votes, Phanuel Wantz So votes and
/ Peter L. Ritter AZ votes. Messrs- GroveI
4 Wantz and Ritter were declared the homi-
nees.
/ Chas. II. Baughman. Of Westminster, was
/ nut in nomination for county treasurer and
Withdrawn, and Herod p. Englar was nouii'
mated and chosen by reclamation.
For county surveyor James Kelly vas nom
mated by aeelRmation.
There was no contest between Sialwarts
aud Half Breeds in the convention, as far as
could be noticed, the SialEarts, however,
I carried OF all the h0nors. The chairman
aud secretaries were Staiwarts, a majority, u
/ not an Of the State Central Committee ana
I delegates 70 the State Convention, were also
| Ssalwaris. To which factions the nominees
on the county ticket belong viii be developed
later. The convention jos, a the close pass.
ed resolutions thai the Republicans Of Carroll
county we're one body, and that they depro-
I Gated faction fights, bat Il Is nevertheless
/ true that there IS considerable feeling between
the Stalwart, the GrAnt-Coakling faction, and
the Half Breeds, the supporters Of GaFheld s
administration.
The Republican ticket, as made up on
/ Tuesday is as follows:
/ FoR HOUSE, OF DELEGATES,
]. NJ. Williams, WooleFy's district.
Samuel Roop, Westminster district,
/ Thomas j. Haut, Hampstead district,
II. VI. Clabaagh, TAneyiOwn district,
! FoR sHEEITT,
Adam Clark, Taneyioxp district
ToR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
Samuel Z. Grove, Franklia district,
Phanuel Vents, Manchester district,
i Peter L. Ritter, Middlebarg district
roE COUNTY r~KAsrHEa,
Herod 2. Eagiar, Uni0ntoSa district
FoR COUNTY sURvEx0E.
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