The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-03-15
MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN STATE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

The Republican State Central Committee of
James A. Gary in the chair, the object being to
arrange for primaries, conventions, &C., to send
delegates to the approaching National Conven-
ton. In calling the committee to order Mr.. Gary
stated that the Republican party in Maryland
last fall polled the largest vote it had given
acanddate even in Presidential contest, and con-
graduated the committee on the cheering pros
poets all over the country for the success of the
party in the coming great struggle. On motion
a committee on resolutions, consisting of one from
each Congressional district, was appointed by the
chair, as follows: LIST district, Col. j. c. Mullikin
Gen. A. E. King; 5th, DIR. Geo. D. Mudd; 9th,
DIR. w. H. Perkins. Several sets of resolutions
were presented The following were submitted
by the committee and adopted:
Resolved, That the Republican State conven-
ton be held in Hagerstown, on Thursday, May /,
at noon to select four delegates at large and four
alternates to represent the State of Maryland in
the National Convention, to be held in Chicago,
on June 3 and also by sub-conventions to select
two district delegates for each Congressional dis
to represent such district in said National Con-
vention and also to nominate two candidates for
Presidential electors at large, and by subconven-
tions to nominate district elector for each Con-
gressional district that shall not previously have
nominated candidate for elector.
2 That Congressional district conventions be
held on Thursday, April "a, as follows: LIST dis
trict. in Chestertown; I'd, in Waverly; Sd and
4th, in Baltimore; 9Th, in Annapolis, and 9th, in
Rockville. That each convention when assem-
bled shall either nominate candidate for elector
for such district and two delegates to represen,
the district in the National Convention, or refer
such nomination and election to the delegates who
shall represent such district in the State conven
ton, as it may prefer.
tons &C. hei IN each county G. slssat asFegatss
said district and State conventions, these primary
elections and county conventions to be held a
such places and hours and subject to such rules
and regulations as may represented by the mem
bers of the State central committee for the varl
GUS counties. In the event of the State centra
| committee of any county declining to act, thei
mowers shall be exercised by the local count.
committee or if they prefer to delegate thei
| power to their county local committee they are a
| liberty to do so. The matter OF holding tn
| primaries in Baltimore city and arranging thel
representation in the congressional and legisla
tive district conventions shall be arranged by tn.
members of the State central commttee for BaitA
| BY the ex ecutive committee of the State centra
committee for Baltimore, or a majority thereof
| To effect temporary organization in such con
ventions held under the call the chairman of thi
committee (Mr. Gary is directed to name SOM
member of the State committee in the con
gressional district to call said conventions t.
order and to preside until an organization j
effected.
4. That the 18th ward of Baltimore city be en-
titled in the 9Th Congressional district convention
to three votes the 9Th and 18th precincts of tn
18th ward, LIST precinct of the 10th ward and Is
precinct of the 18th ward be collectively entitled
to one vote, and the LIST and 18th districts of Bal
timore county collectively have one vote.