The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-04-26
COUNTY REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
Election of Delegates to the State Con-
vention and to the Congressional
District Convention.

Republican delegates from the several district
assembledin county convention in the Court House,
Towsontown, on Monday last, and were called to
order by Mr.. Crowther, chairman of the county
committee. Mr.. John T. Riley, of the Sth dis
trict, was selected Temporary chairman; John F..
Gore, 4th district, vice-president, and Henry s..
Jean, I'd district and Daniel Shamberger, 9Th
district, secretaries.
On motion q committee ON credentials, consist
ing of one from each district, was appointed as
follows: LIST district, f. Sauerwald I'd, w. H.
Kinney; Sd, Francis Sanderson 4th, II. Nor
row 9Th, Thomas Hale; 9th, Isaac Shaver; 7th,
John I. Burns Sth, Francis S. Corkran, Jr. !;
9th, Chas. W. Lee; 10th, John Turnbaugh; 18th,
]. Glenn McComas 18th, David A. Kenney !;
18th, Joseph H. Bruff.
On motion a recess of fifteen minutes was taken
to give the committee time to report. Before the
committee retired Mr.. James f. Maggie, of the LIST
district, who held the credentials for that district
made some objection to the manner of proceeding,
but the convention did not seem disposed to give
him hearing. The committee in few minutes
returned and reported the credentials of the dele
gates correct, and also that the temporary officers
be made the permanent officers of the convention.
The committee reported the names of no dele.
gates who were entitled to seats, the chairman
merely saying that Everything was all right,"
and this passed for report. Those who were on
the floor acted as delegates, but their names were
not called.
On motion the following were then placed in
nomination for delegates to the State conventions
The county is entitled to seven representatives in
that convention, and as everything had been cut
and dried, only that number were placed in NOM
nation and of course elected without opposi-
ton, viz: Chas. w. Wood, 9th district; G. j. R.
Thorpe, Sd C. NJ. Gardner, 4th Geo. A. Young,
Tohu h. Thomas IT.
9th Robt. Dilworth, 11th.
The following resolution was then offered
ResoLred, That James G. Blaine is the choice
of the Republicans of Baltimore county for Presi-
dent, and we hereby instruct the delegates from
this county to the sas e sscars the secon
of delegates to the National convention who will
heartily cooperate with the delegates from the
the Republican States to secure his nomination.
The resolution appeared to create little con-
fusion but not the least enthusiasm. Finally,
after three or four motions had been made the
resolution was adopted by rising vote, but there
was not the slightest semblance of enthusiasm.
The only word spoken was by Jos. II. Bruff,
delegate from the 18th district, who stood up and
said whilst he made no objection to Mr.. Blaine,
yet he thought the delegation should go to the
State convention uninstructed. No one replied
to him and the convention adjourned, without
even so much as cheer for the "Plumed Knight"
On motion the delegates from the I'd, Sd, 4th,
5th 9th, 18th, Sth 9th, 10TH 18th and 18th Districts
which are in the Second Congressional district
then assembled to elect six delegates to the con-
vention which met at Waverly' on the oath. VIM.
r. Patterson, Jr.. 9th district was made tempo
rary chairman, and Messrs. Jean and Shamberger
secretaries A con- mittee ON permanent organi-
cation was then appointed and recess of ten
minutes taken to allow the committee time to
report When the committee returned and the
convention reassembled they reported the tenn
porary officers as permanent officers of the con-
ventiOn and the regular business was then pro-
ceeded with.
Mr.. Sanderson read the following resolution,
which adopted by call of the districts:
ResOlred, That N. N. Haight, I'd district; Jas.
N. Frederick, 7th John Goodwin, Sth John T..
Ensor, 9th, and VIM. Barrett, 10th, are hereby
duly elected delegates by this convention from
Baltimore county to the I'd Congressional District
Republican convention of Maryland, called to
meet at Waverly, on the oath of April, for the
purpose of selecting delegates from this Congress
sional district to the coming Republican National
convention, and select Presidential Eleotor
The convention then adjourned.
The convention was SHINY attended, and the
transaction of the whole business of the two bodies
did not consume an hour and o half, including
about thirty minutes for recess. No preceptiable
interest was manifested and the whole proceedings
were entirely devoid of enthusiasm, very much un
like similar bodies which have heretofore assem-
bled in the Court room. Many of the delegates
took no part whatever in the proceedings, and
some started to their homes before the convention
assembled