Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-10-12

Ahk CONGRESSIONAL AND JUDICIAL
CONFERENCE.-The Democratic Con
gressional and Judicial Conventions
to nominate q candidate FOR Congress
and Associate Judge FOR this district
met here yesterday. This Congress
ional district comprises Howard.
Anne Arundel, Prince Georges.
Calvert. Charles aud st. Marv's conn
ties and the First and Thirteenth dis
tricts Of Baltimore county. the whole
Of the Seventeenth Ward and two
precincts OF the fifteenth and one
each Of the Sixteenth and Eighteenth
Wards Of Baltimore city.
JUDICIAL coNvEETIoN.
The Judicial Convention was called
to order by Mr.. VIM. /. Hill. Of the
County Central Committee. at II M
On motion Of James H. Wilson. of
". Mary's county. G. c. Magrnder.
Jr.. Esq, was called to the chair.
On motion Of the same gentlemen, Mr..
Adrian Posey, of Charles comfy. was
elected Secretary. On motion Of Mr..
Richard E. Brandt q committee Of
one was appointed by the chair from
each county as committee on Gre
dentials and permanent organization,
as follows:
Charles-Dr. P. w. Hawkins: 81
MaTys-J. Thomas Bronze CalUert-
John Gibson /; Prince George s-R. E.
Brandt.
Through their chairman, Richard
Z. Brandt. they reported the following
as the delegates 10 the Judicial Con-
vention and recommend that the Of
fcers of the convention be made
permanent.
C1aries-F. NJ. Cox, Peter w.
Hawkins, Adrian Posey. Jas. A.
Franklin
50. Mayy's-J. Thomas Bronze.
James H. Wilson, James r. Alvey.
CalVert-John Gibson, Alex. Som
merville, j. B. Gray.
Prince Georges 81 Richard {. Brandt.
VIM. Stanley, G. c. Magruder, Jr.,
and Richard Wootton.
Mr.. F. NJ Cox. Of Charles county.
moved that the Judicial Convention
adjourn until 3-P. NJ. Mr.. Wootton
hoped that this motion would not pre-
vail. The motion to adjourn was de-
clared defeated by the chair. An
appeal from the decision Of the chair
was made by DIR. Cox, and the chair
was sustained the vote standing 8 to
8. DR.. Hawkins then made motion
for a recess until 2 o'clock defeated
Col. Richard Wootton, Of Prince
Georges county. in an eloquent and
eulogistic speech nominated Hon.
Robert Ford for the position of Asso-
ciate Judge. The nomination was
seconded BY Mr.. James H. Wilson. Of
st. Mary's. DIR. p. w. Hawkins.
of Charles, nominated Jno. w. Mitch
ell, of Charles county. John Glib
son. of Calvert, seconded this nom
ination. Nominations were then
closed. Mr.. Gibson moved an adj
lournment; it was not seconded.
Messrs. Stanley and Gray were APP
pointed tellers.
Eleven ballots were taken result
ing in q tie vote each time. Mr..
Hawkins then withdrew the name Of
Mr.. John w Mitchell. Mr.. GRAY.
Of Calvert, moved that the nomina-
lion of Judge Ford be made unani-
NOUS Mr.. Cox seconded the motion
and the nomination was made unani-
nous. A committee, consisting OF
Aessrs. James II. Wilson, Alexander
Sommerville, Richard Wootton and
Or. Hawkins were appointed a COM
nittee to wait upon the Judge and
inform him Of ais nomination. He
hen came forward and in a brief
speech accepted the nomination. ID
he course Of his remarks be spoke ii
he most eulogistic terms of his on
oonent Mr. Mitchell. His remarks
we're received with great enthusiasm.
The Convention then adjourned.
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CosvEE-
TIoE.
This Convention was called to or
Ter at 2 p H. Mr.. William Snow
len, Of Anne Arundel was called to
be chair. and Mr.. Lewis Reisz ap-
'ointed Secretary. The following
Eere appointed q committee On cre-
entails
s. Mary's-J. D. -Loksr: .4,ns
irzndel-Wn. A. Shipley: Cnlpert-
has. B. Belt; Chayles-F. J. MADDOX:
ys,seeG George ST ilImore Beall: Hoso- /
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