The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-08-01
Democratic County Convention
Meeting of Representative Democrat


The Democratic Convention of Hartford coun.
~ met ut the Court House, Tuesday afternoon.
Among the delegates were many of the best
citizens and representative Democrats of the
county. The delegations were nearly all full,
and as there was no contest the work of the
convention was dispatched promptly and with
the utmost harmony.
The Convention was called to order by Hon.
Henry ID. Farnandis, chairman of the Democra-
tic county Executive Committee.
MIR. Johns IL. Janney, of the 9Th district, was
chosen temporary chairman and Mr.. j. W.
O'Neill, of the 9th district, Secretary.
MIR. Janney thanked the convention for the
honor it had done him, and said that while he
had little experience in the duties of the position
he would do the best he could The harmony
which seemed to prevail in the convention would
no doubt be all aid to him in performing his
duties.
A committee on Credentials and Permanent
Observation-Disclosures appointed as follows:
First District, Howard A. Bateman I'D, Benz.
Silver, Dr.; Sd, VIM. YOng 4th, John X. Rut-
ledge; 5th, A. Finney Galbreath; 9th, Hollis
Courtney, Jr.
The committee retired and after few minutes
returned and reported the following for per-
manent officers of the convention;
President-Johns ii. Janney Vice Presidents
John A. Cunningham w. Oliver Hughes, w.
Il. Morgan, VIM. A. Durham, f. G. Hopkins
and G. j. Dugan. Secretaries. VIM. ONeill,
Charles w. Michael and Jos. W. Butler.
The committee also reported the following
list of delegates entitled to seats in the conyen-
ton: .---... ....-...
First District -Charles A. McGaw, Howard
A. Bateman, Samuel Bevard, John Price, James
Cochran, Walter w. Preston, John II. Bradford
John A. Cunningham, VIM. Il. Demoss and Col.
John Carroll Walsh.
Second District.-BeDj. Silver, Jr., Charles W
Michael, Ambrose Cooley, Robert ?. Mitchell,
VIM. Stephenson, Geo. Is. Silver, George f..
Walker, Garrett Osborn, James IL. Michael and
w. Oliver Hughes.
Third DiStrict.-Wm. Young, Humphrey Will
son, w. f. Morgan, John c. Monks, Frank
Kearney, VIM. Munnikhuysen, David Hanson,
James NJ Cain, Henry Bauer and Geo. Y. May
nader. ....r...-.
Fourth District.-James b. Luckey, John r..
Rutiedge, Corbin Amos, Samuel Whteford of
JAS, Nelson Gilbert Joseph W. Butler, j. T..
Patterson, Nathan Grafton, VIM. A. Durham
and Dennis Standiford.
Thos. IL. c. Read, VIM l.. McCann, A. f. Gal
breath, VIM. IL. Harkins, j. Martin McNabb
Hugh Il. Heaps, John .. Stearns and E. G..
Hopkins. - Ala Ha.tf
ney, Jr;, Robert Seneca, dos H. Carver, Frank
}. Boyd, Murray Vandver, G. }. Dugan, Geo.
IL. Boyd, DIR. ID. w. Hopkins and j. Frank
Jones. gMstttG 1itS ~ Ntl
Their report was adopted, on motion OFF. Mar.
tin McNabb. m d, 800, ...,ta,ra g.
The convention then proceeded to nominate
five delegates to represent Hartford county In
the congressional convention, to meet at L ton,
August 9th.
James Cochran nominated Charles A. McGaw,
of the LIST district.
Ambrose Cooley nominated Robert p
Mitchell, of the I'd district liE itli1t .
VIM. Young nominated George l.. VanBib-
Der, of the Sd district
Nathan Grafton nominated Charles Ii. Street,,
of the 4th district
DIR. ID. w. Hopkins nominated Robert Seneca,
of the 9th district iif 7
Dublin did not present candidate and only
five being nominated, Messrs. McGaw, Mitchell,
VanBibber, STREET. and Seneca were elected by
reclamation. T
Messrs. Ambrose Cooley, Walter. w. Preston
Henry w. Archer, Jr., James Cochran, Hollis
Courtney, Jr, Nathan Grafton and Corbin Amos
were put in nomination for alternates, but
Messrs. Preston, Courtney and Grafton with
drew their names and the remaining five were
elected by reclamation.
COL Walsh offered the following resolutions,
which were adopted: W. Aa
y l'Res0lUed, That IL is recommended to the Demo-
Gratis of the several districts OF the county to
form Cleveland and Hendricks clubs, for the
purpose of thoroughly organizing the party and to
take proper measures TO bring out the entire
ford shall give to the Presidential and Congress
sonal tickets that majority which determined
and united effort will secure to them.
"ResOlued, That the delegates to this convention
be constituted a committee for their respective
districts to carry into effect the above resolu-
tion." HA. it fa
The convention then adjourned. o