Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1882-05-19
Meeting Of the State Central Com
mittee.

mittee.
The Democratic State Central Commit,
tee met in Baltimore at noon on Wednes
day. The following members from the
various counties and Baltimore city were
Present:
Hon. A. p. German, chairman James
a. l.. Mcclure, secretary.
Allegany county-Wm. NJ. Price, Ed
Mulvany, George H. Wingert.
Anne Arundel-Frank A. Bond, Geo
Wells, Jr.
Baltimore city.-First Legis alive dis.
trict, Robert J Slater. Thos S Wilkerson
John Q. A. Robson, Second district, J
a. L.. Mcclure. Morris A. Thomas, Bart
E. Smith. Third district, John F. Weyler
T. A. O'Brien, Henry Ostendort
Baltimore county.-Philip A. Kroh, j
Q A. Goblin.
Caroline.-P. W. Downes.
Carroll DR. F. Il. Shaw, Saml Cover
W. S. Anderson.
Cecil. NJ. Miller, Chas. C. Crothers
Frederick.-L. Victor Baughman, Chas
Cole.
Harford.-J. T. C. Hopkins.
Howard.-Edwin Warfield, Thos H
Hunt, Jos. Isaacs.
kent.-Marion DeK. Smith, John T
Beeks, David Jones.
Montgomery.-H. W. Talbot, Spencer
Watkins, Jos. Henderson,
Prince Georges.-Cbss. A. Fox, c. f
Stanley, VIM. l. Hill.
Gu en- Anne's.-P. B. Hopper, W. H
Neal.
Somerset-J. T. Miles.
st. Mary's.-Dr. Thos A. Lynch.
Talbot.-Edward Lloyd, Gen. f. L. F
Hardcastle.
Washington.-E. W. Mealey.
Wicomico. S. p. Toadvine, E. E. Jack
son.
Worcester.-Dr. Geo. w. Bishop.
Calvert, Charles, Dorchester and Gar
rett were the only counties not represented
The object OF the meeting was to ar
range for primaries and conventions t.
nominate candidates tor Congress and the
Judiciary whose terms of office expire this
year. Primaries were ordered to he held
uniformly throughout the State on Sep,
TENDER 9th. The city and county repre-
sentation in the fifth congressional dis,
trict convention has not been changed -
An effort was made to adhere to the old
ward system of primaries and to increase
the city representation in the fifth district
convention, but both attempts failed
The time and place for congressional and
Judiciary nominating conventions were
set as follows:
For congressional conventions: First
district, Easton. October s: second, West
minister, October 4; third, Broadway In
stitute, September asth; fourth, China
Hall, Baltimore, September 2sth; fifth.
Upper Marlboro, October Srd sixth,
Cum berland, October 18th.
For judiciary conventions Second cir
cult, Chestertown, October 18th; third,
Hartford turnpike, October 10th; four h
Cumberland, October 5h; fifth. Ellicot,
City, October 10th sixth, Frederick, DC
tober 5th; seventh, Upper Marlboro, DC
ober 3rd; eighth, time and place in Bal
timore TO be named hereafter.
twas decided that the primaries should
be he'd strictly in acco. dance with the
new registration of voters, and under the
law of the late session of the General As
sembly regulating such el ction, in BAL
rimore city This act legalizes primary
elections and provides the same punish
ment for violations as at regular elections
The resolutions adopted also declare i,
to be the right of every candidate TO be
represented in the polling room during
the voting and counting afterwards
Senator German delivered a stirring adj
dress o the committee, in which he frank
ly and courageously confessed the differ
ences which have undoubtedly existed in
the parry, and at same time showed GEAR
~ how little real foundation they have
The committee also prepared an able ad-
dress to the voters of the Stste. which we
will give in full next week, in which they
give a conclusive answer TO the carping
criticism to which the party management
has been persistently subjected, and a re-
cital of real achievements for reform.
economy and good government, Of which
the dominant party of any State nigh,
well be proud.