The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-10-07


vention on Monday. Charges that the ma
iority returned from the Fifth district had
been obtained by the use of Republican
votes impressed into service by the Umer2rn-
cy in which the CrukShauk- Constable com
biuation found itself Were current on the
streets, and the disappointment felt at their
defeat by Judge Stuup'S friends was mater
tally heightened by their Indignation at the
methods resorted to, To accomplish il. When
the convention assembled, on Monday, ii is
not TO be presumed that the best of humur
prevailed among them. desperate methods
had been reSorte1 to reach eQuiVocal II
victory on the part of CruikshankS' follow
ing, yet the Stump delegates Went into con
Vcntion with ticket made out for Chester
town, with no predetcrnination I" bolt, and
it seems were only driven from the Conven-
ton by the discourtcsy and indisnity with
which they We're treated, and the evident
determination of the CrukShank delegates
to apply gag law, and run the Machine
by methods the most offensive, and such
were fully in keeping with those employed
during the canvass itself.
At twelve o'clock the delegates forty five
in number, met in the Court House, AMI
were called to order by John VI. Miller, Esq,
County Chairman of the State Central Coin-
mittee. On motion of Mr.. Porter, Mr. j. L.
Iledrick of the Second district was selected
as presiding officer, and Mr.. john w. Cd
leSpie, OF the Eighth district was selected as
Secretary, After the appointment ola Com
mtte.. on Credentials and while il was ONT
examining the certificates Of the delegations
preparatory to reporting them. Mr.. Adan
Magraw, moved that the convention take Il
recess until two o'clock, This motion WIS
Immediately put by the chairman, those
votingin the affirmative answering ttr" rpce
almost simultaneously, while those opposed
responded mo-" in rather slow succession.
Nh Constable, who was seated III the clerk ;
clair Immediately III front Of MIR Hedrick
the chairman, shaking his head to different
delegates, iustructing them by this action,
how they should Vote Mr.. Hedricll prompt
ly reported the motion as lost, whereupon,
Mr. Magraw Immediately called Tor u dlVl>-
ion. This motion Mr.. Heoirick did not puj,
Mir Constable in the meantime shaking lis
his head III him, and infiInaIlug very plain
~ that the division should not he called.
Mr. iielrick ubedient IL the nod, thar 81
uiticant sign from MIR. Constable. refused Ia
recognize Mr.. Magraw or to cali for the 'li
vision. Mr.. Clinton Mccullough seeing t he
iudiynity that the chairman, putting
upon Mr. Magraw, AROSE and urged that the
chairman was bound by every parl;mcnta
ry rule IL call division, whenever called
for to which the States Attorney Mr.. c. G.
CrotherS with disregard alike of common
sense and all parliamentary knowledge
urged that the division could not be called
hecaUSe the committee on credentials WAS
still out, and had not reported.
This extraordinary infusion of Octorarian
wisdom, which brought Il smile of dcriSiuu
from every man present, who could appre-
ciate so novel Il proposition, was promptly
and properly, retuted, since call for Il li-
| vision could always be made before "a
quorum of any parliamentary body, of which
simple rudiment, however, the Statesman
fha; Il
habit, bIisstully ignorant. NJ. Magraw an
noyed by the codcting process that The Ole
| dent and plant chairman, was being par
| through by Mr.. Constable, who still seated
at the clerks desk, with hi, back to the dele
| gates, was telcphoHiag by winks and nolS
| 10 Mr.. Hcdrick Just what 70 do, again arose
! and demanded To know whether, Mr.. Con-
| stable was a member of the convention and
If not, by what right he had u place. up"u
its tloor and was debating lis proceedings
| A. this Mr.. Constable withdrew from his
prominent seat in the clerks chair, hut took
| another one still on the floor of the C0nVeu-
| Jiou and still within the space set apart for
| the delegates, the Champion recognizing the
evident necessity of looking after the parii-
| lnturary welfare OF the Bourbon iaml,S, thar
| he had brought up from the rural fields,
through so much trihulation. Seeing that
| every effort To get the chairman To call Il tli-
|
was hot disposed to pay the slightest attcn-
| ton 10 the call made by Mr.. Magraw and
| Mr.. Mccullough, and the purpose being 10
| ignore the presence in the convention of the
| Stump delegates those from the Third dis
trict began leaving the ro"m and We're ral,-
! idly followed by the entire Stump repreSru-
| tation. The wit lidrawai of the twenty del
| egateS left the balance. twenty-five in all
! but still a quorum in possession of the floor
| 4 lel..rp t, NJ
| lrcted, DR.. Il. c. Mackail, John :. Writ
| David p. Davis ans! Albert Constable. be
| ing chosen, it being strictly ToH3i3g affair,
! the last named gentleman being Mr.. CruiH-
! Shanks .judcal foster father Mr.. Davis bein .
| his bruther-iu-law, Mr.. Writ his present ~"
partner and Ubedicnt ServitHr. aud Dr.
Mackai consulting editor of the cecil UeH-
| ocrdt.
Delegates We're then elected to the Congress
| Sional Convention as follows: Il. +. Jamar
| Jas y. Lewis, Wilson b. lierson, DIR. p. T.
| HouSckeeper.
Mr. Clemson Brown, Of the Ninth di '
| trict, offered the following resolution which
| was adopted: RcSol'ed, That this convention
! heartily dcplores the uucalled for action of
| the delegates from he Third, Fourth, Sixth
| and Seventh districts in seeding from the
regularly organized party conventions; that
| the fact of twenty-five of the forty-five del
| egateS to this convention being iii favor of
Il. w. Cruikshauk, Esq, as one of the
! judges OF this Circuit, is no inst cause for
| TINS most serious attack upon the integrity
| of the Democratic organization of Cecil
| county; that the instigators and leaders of
said secession merit the condemnation Of
/ all good Democrats
The convention Cor what was left of il
having thus daily distinguished itself hy
reading ont Of the party, those they con!d
not brow beat and insult, and by fixing up
the Crnihshank interest, i'll .irst-clasS tami-
| ly style, rapidly dispersed 10 reyel over the
glory they had won, and the victory they
| had achieved
| In the meantime the seeding members
| assembled III the Grand jury room, on the
| second floor of the Court House. After dis
cussing the situation in all its hearings, it
vas deemed ineXpedient to select contest
ing delegation, they being minority of the
county representation, but it is understood
| that coIumItte WAS determined upon 10
| prepare Il protest, to he presented before the
| Judicial nominating convention, which will
assemble at CheStertown, on Wednesday
next. So ended this alleged CruiksEankian
triumph in Cecil. The convention was in
every sense a fitting sequel to such qucs-
| tlonabe campaign