The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-04-26
COUNTY CONyENTIDC,
A full Observation-Disclosures
Chosen to the Conventions.

for the selection Of delegates 20 the Flee
toral and Congressional district conven-
ton, that met at Wavely, Baltimore
county on Thursday last and four dele
| gates to the State convention that meets
at Hagerstown on the first OF May, I"
! select delegates to the National cOnvcn-
| ton, met in the Court House 1t noon on
| Tuesday last The convention. was called
to order by James T. MtJ uIlough Esq,
chairman Of the County Central Com
mittee, Thomas L. Hopper was chosen
! temporary chairman and it,In:t!i Tam
many temporary Secretary huih Vt "h'rh
Selections were afterwards mace prInns'-
nant. \ committee al urc truin each
district was appointed ~ "lrH,ntA!S,
who ret red and after = few moments
returned and reported the credentials all
correct and the delegations from tie tih-
! trlcts all full The following is the list
of delegates:
First distrct-,Iohn Taylor, JOHN Morris,
Roman Tarninauy, Thomas r. Jones ,Ir.
| and George HinsOn.
Second distrct-Thomas Il. Hopper, VIM.
| r. Reed William {. Lake, Arson Griffith
and William T. Bradford.
Third distrirt--Ios-ph Wells ,i,..!n +.
Wilson, Joseph w. Shippers, Edward G.
Collins and John T. Miller.
Fourth districts. X. Mile, w. T. Bye,
William Nansan:, G. Brown and DAVID
Work.
Fifth district-John Moke, Archie Lam
. bert, Samuel Scotch, William r. i;irhard
son and William Clark.
Sixth distrct-H. II. IlaineS, Barclay
Reynolds, John Kei!holt2, {. ". rhilds
and w. T. Brickley.
Seventh district John L. Bond, W. W.
Davis, T. H. Strout, Robert l.. Christie AMI
Jacob Tome.
Eighth district John L. White, iohA G.
Fulton, Theodore 7. Death. George.. Body
and =. f. Hall.
Ninth district Job Kirk, Morris WIZ
ipsou, Jonathan troihers, John T. .Iannry
aud S. l.. Brown.
A motion to adjourn for dinner was
lost. Mr.. w. w. Davis, of the Seventh
district, offered a resolution declaring
certain gentlemen, named therein, the
nominees Of the convention as delegates
to the District and State conventions.
The resolution not being clear to all in
meaning as 20 whether its effect if
adopted would be to elect o.. only place
in nomination the delegates named thel e
in, it was determined by the conven-
ton, to select the delegates by ballot and
nominations were called for the Dis
trct convention. W. w. Davis. Of the
Seventh district, nominated Thomas =.
Jones, .Jr., 5. Il. Miller George VI.
Christie and William Z. Warburton,
John f. Wilson, of the Third district.
nominated Jesse a. Kirk, DR.. Il. G. Car.
ter and Wesley Clayton. Mr. Tome
added the name OF John l.. Wil>cn
Messrs. f. l.. Collins and L. i. JoneS,jr.
were appointed as telers ani the vote
was announced as follows: Jones, Miller
Christie and Warburton, twenty-mint
votes each. Kirk. Carter. Clayton and
Wilson, sixteen votes each, whereupor
the chairman declared the first name,
gentlemen chosen As delegates to TIL,
; Dist let convention.
For delegates to tho State convention
| the following nominations We're made 10y
: w. W. Davis: John L. Bond, II. II
) Haines, Henry NJ. Mccullough and "
, ID. Bradford. John +. Wilson nominated
r Hon. jacob Tome. Hon. john \. J. Ores
we'll, John Mokc and j. NJ. {. CarhaIt
The vote in this case was identical will
the first, and the first ianr named gen
;, tlemen were declared elected as dele
8 gates to the State convention.
y II. II. IIaines. of the Sixth district
-. then offered the following resolutions
e supporting them in short speech:
/ WHEREAS; the result OF the primaries !
t Cecil County has demonstrated that JAM
! e. Blaine is the choice of the party IL
Ii President of the United States ana Eobcl
Ii T. Lincoln for Vice President.
o Therefore be it Resolved, ny tie Rrrubi
s. cans of Cecil county in convention asset;
10 ble,i, that they do hereby instruct tue Ge.'
|. gates to the State and District Convention
$ tn vote for such delegates to the Nation
IF Convention, as are known to them 10 I
:. favorable TO ami will earnestly supnc
|, James G. Blains for the Presidency.
1t Resolred, That the Republican voters
l. Cecil county do hereby recognize and ::
cept the administration of Chester ~ y
ct thur, as one of wisdom prudence and il
e tegrity, aud it has deserveI!y won the
/ spect, confidence and COMMUNICATION of Il
" whole people regardless of party.
r Resolced. That we regard the Tariff i;si
n. as the most important political question
g. the day. We recognize tariff for reve o
1t only" as the key note of general ruin to :;
l. that is in the best interest of labor, w hi
p. tariff for protection" means universal SIT
If port for American labor, the life hlooi
h our nation.
n Before I vote was taken on the reSoi
IS ton John +. Wilson, of the third dis; r.
ct offered the following as substitute
lie ReSolrcd That in the opinion of this Co
Il vention it is the duty of the delegates fro
lie Maryland to the National Republican Coz
l. vention to meet in Chicago ON the 9TH day
10 June, 1854 to consult with their fellow meI
,e bcrs and especially with the delegates fro
IS New \ ork, Connecticut, New Jersey, Obi
is Indiana and other closely contested Stat
Is and to pursue such course As will seen
lr the selection Of such sound Republic,
a. candidates as will contribute most to Il
il publican triumph at the Presidential rit
T. ton.
IT Rcso'red. That the Republican voters
TO Cecil county do hereby recognize and {;
IS cept the administration of Chester y. y
C. thur as one of wisdom, prudence and
Re tegrity and that it has deservedly won |
If respect, confidence and commentator
I'd the whole people regardless of party.
g, ReSolced. That we regard the Tariff iss
IN rs the most important political question
the day. We recognize tariff for reven
only as the key note of general ruin 10
that is in the best interest of Labor, VIII
!. tariff for protection" means universal 81
,s port for American labor, he life blooi
a. our nation.
:, \ vote was then taken on the subs
-. tute, and iJ was lost and the origin
IN resolution was adopted.
~ Upon motion the county central co,
k. mittse as now constituted, was continu