The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-08-22
Republican County Convention.
DELEGATES ELECTED TO WAVERLY.

Speeches by Col Webster and f. NJ. Allen.
The Republican County Convention met at
the Court House, on Wednesday. Mr.. VIM. H
Chesney presided, with Messrs.P Leslie Hopper
and s. y. McCourtney Secretaries Few if any
of the delegations were full. The delegate s
chosen at the primary meetings and decl AIRED
entitled TO seats in the convention were as fol-
lows:
First District-Wm. A. Johns, VIM Morris,
Amos E. Legoe, Charles Z. Magness, j. b. Har-
kins, G. W.Gilbert, Thos. Norton, Elijah Scott,
Robert j. Gilbert, s. o. McCourtney.
Second DiStrict.-Wm. H. Chesney, TAYLOR
Cole, Jas. A. Pitt, E. A. Brown, c. W. Simms
VIM Nj. Marine, John W. Carroll, Richard Barnes
John Hawkins, Ncy Carroll.
Third District.-Edwin Haviland, Charles Hol-
lingsworth, Cyrus Minnick, Jas. Lee, Isaiah Ham,
ilton, Nathaniel johnson, jarrett Taylor, s. A.
Fourth Distr.ct.-Carroll Pennington, E. A.
Hall, J.C.Robinson, Thos. W. Reed, j. A. Smith,
John Garrison, Edward Amber, r. F. Bishop
Joshua McComas, Thomas Green.
Fifth District.-E. M. Allen, John r. Day,
David Harry, Newton Scarborough, Charles W.
Coy, Augustus Huff, VIM Love.
Sixth Dist,ict.-P. l.. Hopper, Thos. Wilson,
J. T. Frieze, j. G. Osmond, John E. Carver, Ar
thur Vosbury, IL. G. Osmond, John Heaton, JAS
y. flelu, IL. L. huSglns.
While the convention awaited the report Of
the committee on credentials, Mr.. E. Nj. Allen
responded TO call and made q speech He
urged his fellow Republicans 10 act with yigor
or they would lose the next President. He
pointed to the fact that Tilden received more
votes than Hayes In 1876, and that Garfield was
only 915 ahead of Hancock on the popular vote
in 1880. Mr., Allen expatiated on the beauties
of the high tariff system, which robs %, OOO, 900
of farmers for the benefit of a few thousand
wealthy manufacturers. He said that if the iron
workers were compelled to quit work by reason
tlling the soil, and raise SO much grain that the
price might go down to GO, or even so cents a
bushe. In view of the scarcity of farm labor
just now, Hartford farmers would not object to
Its increase in this or any other way.
Nominations for delegates to the congress
sional convention at Waverly, on August 2Sth,
were made, and Messrs. John w. Carroll james
Lee, Thos. w. Read, WIN. A. Cook and Arthur
Vosbury were elected unanimously. Messrs. 8.
o. McCourtney, Jas. A. Pitt, Edward Haviand,
Carroll Pennington and John b. Scarboro were
chosen as alternates.
Mr.. Taylor Cole moved that the delegation be
instructed to support Mr.. I. c. Blair for nomi-
nation for Congress, but opposition was made
and a compromise was effected by the passage
of resolution expressing the confidence of the
convention In Mr. Blair and its desire for his
nomination.
series of resolutions were adopted endors-
ing the Republican national platform and candi-
dates for high tariff, restoration of the debili-
tated navy, &C.
Col e. II. Webster then made speech. He
said Blaine was the choice of a majority of the
Republican party and that his nomination was
made without his personal interference He
thought the Independent Republican bolt would
not have any material effect against Blaine. He
rapidly sketched Blaine's public career, and
said he regarded him as the foremost man In the
United States. He endeavored, but not very
successfully, to defend Blaine from the charge
that he used the influence of his position as
Speaker of the House to secure legislation ia
vorable to the Little Rock and Fort Smith Rail-
road, and that he had been given bonds of the
company by a direct agreement between the
company's agents and himself. Col. Webster
would have created panic of CONSERVATION in
the convention If he had given Blaine's Little
Rock Railroad history in full He might have
told them about the Muligan letters, as they
are called. These were letters written by Blaine
to Fisher, who had the disposition of the bonds
On June Goth, 1862 Blaine wrote to Fisher: 81
enterprise II once embark in 1t. / see various
channels In which know can be useful"
Col. Websters defence of Blaine was that he
did not get the Little Rock railroad bonds until
after the legislation was accomplished. Proba-
bly, the railroad company would not pay in ad-
vance, knowing Mr.. Blaine's slipperiness.
The Republican party, said the speaker, was
In favor of high protective tariff, while the
Democrats were and always had been free ira
ders. He took an encouraging view of Republi,
can prospects, and enlogized Gen. John A.
Logan. Col. Webster advocated the formation
OF Blaine aud Logan clubs and holding public
meetings In Hartford county. The Republican
party, he said, were not ashamed of their can
ddates or their principles.