The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-09-20
SHAW THE MAN.
Nominated by IA Trirk-iiophins Cheated
Out OF the Nomination.

Nominated by IA Trirk-iorkins Cheated
Out OF the Nomination.
The Democratic Congressional Nom
mating Convention for this. the Second
district, met at Towsor town, Baltimore
County. on Wednesday last. and fiomin-
ated DR.. Frank T. Shaw, of Carroll
County.
AS was expected, each county cast her
full vote for IA ldvcrite son, as follows ::
Baltimore county, 6 for Talbot: Carroll.
) for Shaw Cecil, / fer Constable and
Hartford, ) for Hopkins. The usual ap-
plause followed. \ motion to ballot at
intervals of three minutes was adopted
without debate. The next three ballots
resulted like the first, then the canvass
ing began. Hartford and Carroll held
close communion, and finally agreed to
com plimert each others candidates.
On the fifth ballot Hartford went to
Shaw, gi ing the Carroll man ten votes.
Before the votes We're announced the
Show delegates went to work on Cecil
and tried TO gather i'll an odd vote, but
Baltimore county influence interviewed,
and the chairman, who held back as long
as possible, was forced to Announce the
result. Then occurred very exciting
as well as amusing incident. When the
balloting again began. Baltimore county
gave four votes to Talbot, one to Con-
stable and one to Hopkins. Carroll, as
per agreement with Hartford, was ex-
pected to give her five votes to Talbot
on this ballot. When the county was
called there was no answer, and by re-
quest it was passed. Cecil stuck to Con
stable and Hartford. OF course. went to
Hopkins. Carroll saw the jig was up.
Under the circumstances her tive votes
had to be given to the Hartford man. and
after mach hesitation were SO cast. In
stantly there arose a howl Of exultation
from the Hartford side. but it was short
lived. Baltimore county had intended
to put Carroll in the hole. by compell-
ing her to break the agreement, but
found that she had bitten off a big por-
ton of her nose to spite her own face.
One of Shaw's friends helped them out
of the difficulty by suggesting change
of the vote. The chairman, IA Shaw man.
withheld the announcement of the vote
long enough to allow this to be done, and
Baltimore county withdrew her vote and
again cast it solid for Talbot. The mad
deSt people in the convention about this
time were the Hartford county delegates
With victory in their grasp they were
powerless to prevent it being snatched
from them. Carroll was .jubilant, while
Baltimore county realized that it had
lost Hartford forevermore. After re-
peated efforts recess was finally OBJ
tanned, and then began the fight in ear
nest. Baltimore county tried to make
up with Hartford and promised that Hop
kins should be the next man if they
would support Talbot this one time.
But Hartford was mad and stubborn. and
would listen to no compromise. They
insisted that their man had been fairly
nominated. Talbott's men then threat
ened that unless Hartford submitted to
their conditions, they would make Shaw
the man. Both Shaw and Hopkins We're
on the ground and worked their own
boomS. Shaw, especially, button holed
delegate after delegate. Talbot worked
more quietly. Thus matters stood when
the convention again met, this time, in
the court house. The roll was called,
but Hartford did not respond. They
are going to bolt, said prominent Bal
timore county politician. And it looked
llht IL. -llIoIiltl DlltEu ulIullItS ItttSS
was taken, to give them time to come
back. Several party leaders went out,
gave them a good talking to, until they
finally consented to return. The eighth
ballot was then taken, and Talbot car
ried out his threat 10y giving SIX votes to
Shaw Carroll followed with five, Thus
securing his nomination. Cecil gave her
four to Talbot. When Hartford Was
l, 4
nounced that under the circumstances
Hartford cast her first votes blank, and
asked that Hopkins nomination be rat
flied. This protest availed nothing.
Amid great excitement, the char quick
ly announced Shaw's nomination, and
the fight was over. The successful can
didate was sent for, and read a carefully
prepared speech, which abounded in de-
nunciations of the Republican party.
Fred Talbot followed, counSeling har-
mony, and then let himself out ON the
national issues of the day in good old
ocratic candidate for President, whom he
called Grover "a" Cleveland. "OId
Bill' Young, of Hartford, was boiling
over. Had he been awarded the floor
when he first wanted it there would have
been circus. He was prevailed upon,
however, not to injure the Democratic
party, and when he spoke he referred in
mild way to the trickery which re-
suited in Harford's being deprived of the
nomination. Resolutions were then
passed endorsing Grover "a" Cleve-
land and Frank T. Shaw. Other speeches
were made by Colonel Tom Moore, Judge
Grason, District Attorney Burke. Charles
Crothers, and finally by Mr.. Hopkins, of