Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1882-10-06
The Congressional and Judicial Con-
yentiOnS.


ventiOns.
The Democratic Congressional and Judicial
Conventions to nominate Il candidate for Con-
gress and Associate Judge for this district met
here Tuesday. This Congressional district
comprises Howard Anne Arundel. Prince
Georges Calvert, Charles, ST. Mary 5 counties
and the First and Thirteynt districts of Balu-
more county, the whole of the Seventeenth
Ward and two precincts of the Fifteenth and
one each of the Sixteenth and Eighteenth
Wads of Baltimore city.
JUDICIAL CONVENTION.
| The Judicial Convention was called to order
by Mr.. VIM. |. Hill, of the County Central
| Committee, at II NJ. On motion of James Ii .
Wilson, of ST. Mary's county, c. &. Magrnder,
Jr Esq, was called to the chair On motion
of the same gentlemen Mr.. Adrian PoSey, OF
Charles county, was elected Secretary. On
motion of Mr. Richard E. Brandt a committee
of one was appointed by the chair from each
county as committee on credentials and per
manent organization as follows:
! Charles DR.. P. w. Hawkins; 81. Mrys-
! J. Thomas Broome; Calrtrt-John Gibson
| Prince George s-R E. Brandt.
Through their chairman, Rich I'd f. Brandt,
they reported the following as the delegates 10
the officers of tie convention be made perman-
emit.
Charl.s-F. NJ. Cox, Peter W. Hawkins,
Adrian Posey, Jas. A. Franklin.
st. Mary's-J. Thomas Broome, James II.
Wilson, James X. Alvey.
Calvert-John Gibson, Alex. Sommerville,
]. B. Gray.
Prince rgs's-Richari E. Brandt. VIM.
Stanley, c. c. Magruder, Jr., and Richard
W cotton.
Mr. F. NJ Cox, of Charles county, moved
that the convention take recess until Q clock,
in order that the proper time might be allowed
for conference among the delegates. Mr..
Wootton hoped that this motion would not
prevail. The motion TO take a recess was put
by the chair, and, upon a vird rocs vote, was
declared defeated, and upon a division being
called for, it was refused An appeal from the
decision of the chair was made bv Mr.. Cox, and
the chair sustained; the vote standing to s
DR.. Hawkins then made Il motion for recess
until o clock " hich the chair ruled out OF
order as motion to adjourn mad been once
defeated. Col. Richard Wooton, OF Prince
Georges county, in an eloquent and eulogistic
speech nominated Hon. Robert Ford tor the
position of Associate Jud re. The domination
was seconded by Mr.. James II. Wilson. OF 81.
Mary's Dr. p. ". Hawkins, OF Charles in \
dignihed and appropriate speech nominated
Hon John " Mitchell har'PS
Mr.. John Gibson OF calvert seconded rhi: mo-
mination. Nominations were then closed Mr.
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CONGRESS! bNAL CONVENTION.
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