The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-10-07

Inc Odrroil OOunIy DemOcraJlc convention,
to select delegates to represent the county in
the znd district congressional convention, the
primaries for which were held last Saturday,
convened in this city on Monday morning.
The convention was called to order by Rich
ard Manning, Esq, Chairman of the Demo
cratic County Central Committee, who named
Maj. James I'll. Steele as temporary chairman.
On motion of Henry Gait, Charles H. VAN
derford was chosen temporary secretary.
On motion of George A. Shower, seconded
by Johnzee Il. Beasman, a committee on per-
manent organization and credentials was
named by the district delegates as follows:
LIST district, Henry Gait; End, George P.
Myerly; 3rd, Rufus Strouse; 4th, Azariah
Oursler; 9Th, VIM. P. Gorsuch, jr.; 9th, Henry
H. Miller; 18th, George W. Miller; 9Th, John
S. Stricklin; 9th, DR.. S. R. Waters; 10th, Jas.
W. White; 18th, L. P. Singluff; 18th, Hiram
Davis.
DR.. S. R. Waters, chairman of the commit
tee on permanent organization and creden-
tials, reported for permanent officers Major
James III. Steele, President; Hiram Davis
and Geo. w. Manro as Vice Presidents; and
VIM. P. Gorsuch, jr., and E. w. Leeds, Sec
retaries that the credentials were all correct;
that the rules of the last House of Delegates
govern the convention, and the following list
of delegates:
No. Henry Gait, Samuel A. Brown, G.
Wash. Shaw, Frank Elliott, John E. Davidson.
No. 2-Geo. P. Myerly, Benjamin Reaver,
DR.. ]. J. Rinehart, ]. Hamilton Singer. John
j. Shaeffer.
No. 3-Rufus Strouse, T. H. Shriver, Dan'l
Feeser, Samuel B. Furry, Emanuel Yeiser.
No. 4-Wm. Miller, John Shaeffer, Azariah
Oursler, John III. Taylor, Joshua S. Brothers.
No. Geo. w. Manro, j. Oliver Wadlow,
Joshua Beasman, Joshua Lee, VIM. P. Cor
such, jr. ...... ..---.
No. 6-Christian F. Hunt, Theodore Tracy,
Henry II. Miller, Charles Brilliant, George A.
Shower. Lt.. 81. sga
No. Jonathan NJ. Owings, P. II. Irwin,
Geo. w. Miller, Dennis A. Smith, Alfred II.
Barnes.
No. 8-Michael Buchanan, DIR. E. D. Wells,
John Stricklin, Lewis Green, VIM. A. Abbott.
No. 9-Dr. S. R. Waters, DR.. F. j. Craw-
ford, Robert Sellman, James II. Steele, w.
H. Hooper.
No. 10-Jas. w. White, Lewis Cash, Josiah
Hahn, Joseph Arnold, Daniel A. Grouse.
No. 11-Wm. Henry Haines, ]. Wilson
Englar, John W. Myers, L. P. Slingluff, VIM.
T. Smith. 81
No. 12-Hiram Davis, Frank Reck, Edw
w. Leeds, VIM. Lore, Mordecai Gosnen.
On motion of George A. Shower, seconded
by Johnzee E. Beasman, the nominations of
delegates to the congressional convention were
proceeded with. George w. Manro, Hiram
Davis, Henry Gait, George A. Shower and L.
Herbert Shriver were put in nomination.
On motion of JOhnzee E. Beasman, Sec
onded by James w. White, the nominations
were closed.
l.. P. Slingluff moved the delegates in NOM
ination be chosen by reclamation, which mo-
ton was seconded by Jas. w. White, and
unanimously carried, so George w. Manro,
Hiram Davis, Henry Gait, Geo. A. Shower
and I. Herbert Shriver were chosen to repre-
sent the Democracy of Carroll in the I'd dis
trict congressional convention.
Carroll County Republican Convention.
The Carroll County Republican Convention
to select delegates to the End district congress
sional convention, which met at Havre de
Grace ON Thursday, met in this city on Tues
day, and was called to order by Capt. j. G.
Brubaker, Chairman of the County Central
Committee. Temporary organization was eft.
fected with H. M. Clabaugh as president and
DIR. w. HI. Rippard as secretary.
A committee on credentials and permanent
organization was chosen by district delegates
as follows, the third, eighth and ninth districts
not being represented in the convention =
Charles NJ. Hess, DIR. J. ]. Weaver, Elisha
NJ Ogg, George NJ. Prugh, c. j. Ganter,
Samuel Roop, E. L. Root, Job Hibberd and
John S. Repp. The committee reported
through its chairman, DR.. Weaver, that nine
districts were represented and the credentials
were regular, and for permanent officers H.
NJ. Clabaugh, President; Samuel Roop and
Job Hibberd, vice presidents; j. c. Brubaker
and W. II. Rippard, secretaries.
The committee also reported the following
delegates entitled to seats in the convention:
No. III. NJ. Clabaugh, Mcclellan David
son, Charles NJ. Hess, Edward Kempher,
Preston B. Englar.
No. DIR ]. J. Weaver, jr., J. c. Bruba-
ker, P. H. Pabylon, Thomas F. Shepherd,
w. H. Hoffman.
No. 4-Jabez Gardner, C. J. Woolery,
Elisha M. Ogg, jeremiah Babylon, William
Arbaugh.
No. George M. Prugh, Grove A. Ship
ley, Joseph Wheeler, Henry Streaker, John
E. Barnes.
No. &C. j. Ganter, Nelson Warehime,
Noah L. Bixler, D. X. Brown Cornelius Mil
No. Samuel Roop, W. L. Seabrook, F.
A. Bale, Edwin L. Smith, Jas. S. Baer.
No. 1O-Dr. Charles Thomson, E. L. Root,
John Otto, Samuel Fuss, David Mackley.
No. 11-Job Hibberd, Charles E. Engle,
Levi N. Snader, Charles E. Norris, Jethro
Johnson.
No. 12-Granville Haines, Solomon shep-
herd, VIM. Wood, John s. Repp, Josiah
Englar.
On motion of W. L. Seabrook the conven-
ton proceeded to the nomination of delegates
to the Havre de Grace convention, when the
folIowingwere named: Samuel Roop, ID. M.
Clabaugh, DR.. J. J. Weaver, Charles E. En-
gle, w. L. Seabrook George M. Prugh, Chas.
E. Norris, Capt. J. c. Brubaker, Philip II:
Babylon, James S. Baer, Chas. j. Ganter and
DR.. Charles Thompson.
Before the balloting began, resolution was
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the congressional convention to represent the
county in the fifth judicial circuit convention,
should such a convention be called, and the
resolution was amended to provide for the
election of five alternates.
Several ballots were taken, and resulted in
the choice of the following as delegates and
alternates: Delegates-Dr. j. j. Weaver,
Samuel Roop, H. NJ. Clabaugh Charles E.
Engle and George NJ. Prugh; alternates-
Charles E. Norris, Capt. j. c. Brubaker, Jas.
S. Baer, Chas j. Ganter and DR.. Charles
Thomson. Adjourned. ~ -
end District Democratic Congressional
Convention.
The second district Democratic convention
met in Westminster on Wednesday afternoon
at /. 80 o'clock, and finished its work at fifteen
minutes of o'clock. 1t was called to order
by DR.. Frank I. Shaw, of the State central
committee, who called Charles c. Crothers,
of Cecil county, to the chair. DR.. George
Cairnes, of Baltimore county, and I. Herbert
Shriver, of Carroll, were chosen temporary
secretaries DIR. Shaw in calling the conven-
ton to order and Mr.. Crothers in taking the
chair each made short speeches counseling
harmony, &c.
On motion of Stevenson Archer, the follow
ing committee on credentials and permanent
organization was appointed by the chair
Stevenson Archer, of Hartford; Reuben b.
lamar, of Cecil; Winfield Taylor, of Balti-
more, and George A. Shower, of Carroll.
The committee, through Mr.. Archer, chair
man, reported the credentials regular and cor
rect, and for permanent officers Charles G.
Crothers, of Cecil, PRESIDENT Reuben E. ia
mar, of Cecil; Hiram Davis, of Carroll; Chas.
W. Michael, of Hartford, and Philip Kroh, of
Baltimore, Vice Presidents, and DIR. George
Cairnes, of Baltimore, and t. Herbert Shriyer,
of Carroll, as Secretaries.