The Cecil Whig., 1884-01-05
THE LEGISLATURE.
ITS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
BOTH HOUSES CHOSEN.
Who They Are-Cecil Well Represented
The Party Oaucuses Senator Hodson
Admitted to His Seat-The US
Senatorial Contest.
The Work Of Organizing.

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Both the Democratic and Republican
members of the State Legislature, which
convened at Annapolis on Wednesday,
| held caucuses on Tuesday night and
selected candidates for the offices to be
| filled in the House and Senate The day,
up till the arrival of the evening train
from Baltimore, was uneventful, as the
| few members who live in the vicinity
were the only persons present. Upon
| the arrival of the host from Baltimore,
however, the dullness lifted and from
that hour until midnight the lobbies aud
| the antersoms were filled with a moving
throng. The caucuses were the theme
| of general conversation.
Sixty of the S3 Democratic members
of the House of Delegates met in the
! House chamber early in the evening,
and were called to order by VIM. H..
Legg, of Queen Annc's county. On
motion of Samuel Brady. Of Baltimore
county, Joseph B. Seth, OF Talbot county
was made chairman, aud Il. d. Johnson,
of Howard county. elected secretary. On
motion of ex-Gov. p. F. Thomas, Sec
onded by John H. Handy, of Baltimore,
| DR.. ]. Pembroke Thorn, of Baltimore.
was nominated for Speaker by acclama-
tion. Thomas II. Moore. of Baltimore
county; DR.. VIM. II. Cole, of Baltimore
city, and Milton Y. Kidd, of Cecil county,
were nominated for chief clerk reading
clerk and Journal clerk in tue order
named. r. S. S. McNutt. of Hartford
county; James A. Lewis, of Cecil county;
Alex. Robinson, of Baltimore county,
and Thomas F. Bowie, of Prince George S
county, were put in nomination for Ser
geant-at- Arms. Mr.. Bowie's name was
withdrawn, and upon ballot being
| taken McNutt was elected. The caucus
then adjourned.
The Republican mem bers of the House
nominated the following: For Speaker,
J. Writ Randall, of Annapolis; for Chief
clerk, Jacob Noble, of Dorchester, for
reading clerk, James NJ. Sloan. of Allie
gany; for journal clerk, S. T. Lancaster,
of Charles county; and for Sergeaut-at
Arms, n. S. Tyson, of Frederick county
All of the Democratic Senators at
tended the party caucus and made the
following nominations: For President of
the Senate, Hon. Henry Lloyd, of Dor
chester county; for Secretary, Hon. John
NJ. Miller, of Cecil county; for reading
clerk, Jno. w. Baughman. of Frederick
county; and for journal clerk, William
ID. Purnell, of Cecil county; Sergeant at
Arms, Oliver Woods, of Baltimore city:
doorkeeper, Benjamin +. Shafer, of
Washington county; assistant door.
keeper, DR.. Robert Wright, of Queen
Anne's; engrossing clerk, George w.
Bell, of Wicomico; committee clerks.
Charles 4. Walshe, of Carroll; James
w. Diven, of Baltimore city; Frank
German of Baltimore city; Charles G..
Keller, OF Garrett county; folders, John
I. Tall, of Dorchester; janitor, Thomas
Sears, of Worcester: postmaster, Levi
Webb, of Howard; messenger to the
printer, James D. Powell, of Baltimore
county; chaplain, Rev. VIM. A. Nc
Donald, of Annapolis. The President
was authorized to appoint two pages.
The Republican Senate caucus nomi-
mated Joseph T. Moore. Esq, of Mont
gomery county, for President: Thomas
Hill, of Allegany, for Secretary: Charles
H. Milburn, of Somerset county, for
reading clerk; George c. Abel. of ST.
Marys, for journal clerk, and S. Z. Ham,
mersly, of Charles county, for Sergeant
alarms.
The nominees of the Democratic
House caucus we're on the slate as pre-
pared in the preliminary meeting Mon.
day evening at Barnum's Hotel in Balti-
more. An Intellectual effort to break
this slate was made by members un-
| friendly to some of the nominees, but its
influence instead of weakening the power
of the managers had the reverse effect,
and the result was a vote by acolama
tion on each nomination. The nomina-
tions were received with general favor
by the party members and the successful
nominees who were present were warmly
congratulated