The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-22
SATURDAY. MARCH %, 1884.
Republican State Central Committee
Meeting,

mittee met Wednesday of last week
at noon in Lyric Hall, cornerof St.
Paul and Lexington streets, Balti-
more, The members were called to or
der by Mr.. J. A. Gary, the chairman,
who presided, with James t. Caulk
secretary, and E. Wright Newman,
of Prince Georges, assistant secre-
tary. There was an unusual large at
tendance, nearly every member be-
ing present or represented by proxy.
Garrett county was represented by
H. Wheeler Combs, Esq.
In calling the committee to order
Mr.. Gary said that the committee had
assembled under suspicious circum-
stances. "The intelligence and patri-
otism of the country are looking to
the Republican party for the perpetu-
ity of those principles on which the
prosperity of the country has so long
been sustained"
Mr.. Gary then referred to the Re-
publican vote of last fall, and said
that it was the largest ever cast in the
history of the party in Maryland.
After counseling caution and activity
in the coming campaign, Mr.. Gary
said that the nominee of the Repub-
lican party at Chicago would be the
next President of the United States.
Applause.
General Adam E. King moved to
refer all resolutions to a committee
composed of one member from each
congressional district.
Mr.. George w. King, of Howard
county, moved to lay the resolution
on the table, but this was defeated by
a vote of seven in favor, and the mega
tive vote was not counted. The mo-
ton of General King was adopted.
and the following committee was ap.
pointed: Colonel James G. Mullikin,
of Talbot coanty, from the First dis
trict Colonel E. H, Webster of Har.
ford, from the Second district Sheriff
VIM. F. Airey, from the Third dis
trict Gen. Adam E. King, from the
Fourth district; DR.. George ID. Mudd,
of Charles, from the Fifth district,
and DR., VIM. H. Perkins, of WASH
ington county, from the Sixth dis
trict. Several sets of resolutions were
presented and referred, and the COM
mittee took a recess.
The committee met again about 8
O'Clock, and the Committee on Reso-
lutions presented their report, which
was discussed and after amendment.
was unanimously adopted, as follows:
Resolved, That the Republican State
Convention be held in HagerstoWn.
on Thursday, May LIST, at noon, to
select four delegates at large and four
alternates, to represent the Stale of
Maryland in the national convention
to be held in Chicago on June 81 ;
and also by sub. conventions to select
two district delegates for each con-
gressional district that shall not pre-
Viously elect its de. egates to represent
such district in said national cOnven-
ton, and also to nominate two cam
didates for presidential electors at
large; and by conventions to
nominate a district elector for each
congressional district that shall not
previously have nominated candi,
date for elector.
ReSoJUed, That Congressional dis
trict conventions he held as follows :
First district, in Chestertown, Thurs
day, April "a, at P. NJ; Second dis
trict, Thursday, April "a. at 2 p. NJ; at
Waverly. in Baltimore county; Third
district, April "a. at P. NJ, at Bal
timore City; Fourth district, April
"a, at 2 P. NJ, China Hall, Baltimore ;
Fifth district, April 24. II A. NJ, at
Annapolis; Sixth district, April 81,
IL A. NJ, at Rockville, and that such
conventions, when assembled, shall
either nominate candidate tor cleo
tor for such district and two delegates
to represent the district in national
convention at Chicago, or refer such
nominations and election to the dele.
gates who shall represent such dis
trict in the State convention hereby
called, as it may prefer.
Resolved, That primary elections
and county conventions be held in
each county to elect delegates to said
district and State conventions, said
primary elections and county conven.
lions to he held at such places and at
such hours and subject to such rules
and regulations rs may he prescribed
by the members of the Safe Central
Committee for the various counties,
and in the event of the State Central
Committee of any county declin-
ing to act their powers shall be
exercised by the county local COM
mittee, or if they prefer to dele
gate their powers to the county
local committees they are at liber-
ty to so f; that the matter of holding
the primaries in Baltimore city and
arranging their representations in the
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