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

Mary's.
REPUBLIcAE CONGRESSIONAL CoE.
vEETIoN.-The fifth district republi.
can congressional convention met II
Annapolis the 9th instant and nom.
mated Hart B. Holton, Of Baltimore
county. Great interest was manifes.
ted in the proceedings, which were
very noisy.
Springfield Baldwin, of Anne Arun.
del county, called the convention e
order in Masonic Hall, and Benz. G.
Stonestreet, Of Charles county. va,
chosen temporary chairman. and Gee
w. Dowell. of Calvert, temporary sec.
rotary. The chairman called for Gre
dentials, which were presented, to.
gether with contests from the two
Baltimore county districts and the
Baltimore city precincts. From these
credentials the chairman and secre.
tary were making a list Of names
when Capt. ]. L. Bishop. one Of the
Baltimore county contestants. obiec-
ted to the president handling the Gre
dentials. This occasioned great COM
motion, a number Of the delegates
speaking at once and the crowd in the
rear shouting and applauding.
ii. b. Plummer moved that the
committee on credentials be chosen
from the counties where there were nc
contests.
The Chair-'I do not even know
that Mr.. Plummer is q delegate until
examine the credentials.
Capt. Bishop.-"If you are going
to run this convention let Us know il.
lCheers and cries Of gag law
The Chair.-''I shall run NV part
and not be intimidated. [AppIause.
De. w. G. Green, of Prince George Z
county, renewed the motion for a
committee on credentials, and the
Chair announced chat he would re-
cognize as delegates those who held
bona fide certificates.
The secretary read list Of the del
egates, which included those from
Baltimore city and Baltimore county
whose seats were contested, and then
appointed a committee on credentials
Of one from each delegation. Obiec-
ton was made BY several contesting
delegates to allowing representation
on the committee TO those whose seats
were contested, and great confusion
cnsued. during which the committee
were ordered to retire. Half dozen
inside and outside the convention
were talking at once, and Capt. Bish-
op called to the chair that this con-
shutting himself committee on Gre
dentials would be stigma on him
the rest Of his life. The chair ex-
pressed willingness to take all the
stigma.
The credentials committee were in
session from one o'clock. 20 3 o'clock.
j. L. Bishop and J. A. Naele, the
contestants from Baltimore county.
and the Baltimore city contestants.
headed by James Barnet, were before
the committee. Fraud was claimed
IN the county, and violence bv dem
ocratic and republican roughs in the
city. The committee were out 80 long
that ]. Henry Sellman, of Ann Arun-
del, moved for COMMITTEES to 90 ont
after them. which duty the conven-
tion relocated 10 Mr.. Sellman. The
service Of brass band were finally
secured and they played "Star-Span-
gled Banner and Dixie. During
the latter selection the committee re-
turned.
The committee on credentials re-
ported through Chairman L. 4. VIII |
ner, naming the temporary for per-
officers, had also reporting il /
Favor Of the list Of delegates Is made /
1ut BY the chairman OF the conven-
ion, excepting a. to Baltimore city. /
the Ensor delegates from
Baltimore county as against the s.un-
pledged In the city two were ad-
nitted from each side contestinr
Capt. Bishop took the floor, and
hough called to order and finally 10
lored By the chair, said BE had anti
ipated this action, which the chair
md been aided in carrying through
" DR.. Wilmer. naval officer. Now.
q the interest Of Justice. he said. he
V0uld Withdraw and leave them q
Inish their dirty work. fApplause.
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