The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-08-30
CONVENTINNS
Congressional Nominations Made
in Five Districts.

First District - Roman Tammanv,
Thos. p. Jones, .Ir., John W. Taylor,
stephen Hayes, Robert Morris.
Second District-Wm. e. Coleman. W.
G. Lake. W. Buckwith, VIM. Pyle, II. c.
Ellison.
Third District-Townsend Poole, Geo.
McQnilkin, Malvern Jones. Join c.
Howard. William c. Tyson.
Fourth District-Jesse Taylor, George
Brown, David T. Work, Henry McFad-
den, 5. Kennard Miller.
Fifth District-.Iohn G. McNamec,
Samuel VI. Johnson. James {. Davis,
Elijah Reynolds, Russell ]. Reed.
Sixth District-.Tethro +. Mccullough,
Alfred Kirk, Thos. Kirk, ID. G. Warning,
NJ. +. Kirk.
Seventh District-W. W. Davis, Il. L..
Christie, T. H. Strout, Lewis T. TO i'd
| Alcck Oliver.
Eighth Distlict-J. II. White. w. w.
| Davis. Moses Jones, Samuel Butler,
Joseph p. Cutler.
Ninth District-J. l.. CrnthcrS, james
! CrothcrS, :. T. Brown, X Foster iona
than Crothers.
Roman Tammany, Sam'l VI. Johnson,
J. I. Mccullough and J ,hn Il. White
were chosen ~ delegates TO the Waverly
| convention.
The district nominating convention
| met at Wayerly, Baltimore county, on
Thursday. The delegates were as fol-
| lows:
Carroll county: Thomas i. Shepherd,
Samuel Roop, Milton Schaller, Joel
Ehaugh and George w. Wilson.
Baltimore county: Chas. W. Lee,
John 7. Kelley, Cyrus VI. Gardner,
Francis Sanderson, John Z. Bull and
Isaac Turnbaugh.
Hartford county: John W. Carroll,
James Lee, Thomas W. Reed, w. \.
Cook and Arthur Vosburg; and Cecil,
Msssrs. Tammany, johnson, Mccullough
and White.
The convention met at Waverly, Balti-
more county, on Thursday. Francis San
derSon, of Baltimore county, Thomas +.
Shepherd, of Carroll, James Lee, of llar,
ford, aud John II. White, Of Cecil, were
appointed committee on credentials and
organization. While the committe was
out Mr.. J. T. Elsor was called for and
addressed the convention.
The committee reported the credentials
Of all the delegates correct and J. T. Nc
Cnllough, of Cecli, for chairman, and
Arthur Nosbury, of Hartford, for secrc
tary; adopted. On motion of George
Riley, Of Baltimore county, Thaddeus c.
Blair of that county. was declared the
unanimous choice of the convention for
Congressman from the ssepnni district
Messrs. John W. Lee, Of Baltimore
county. Samuel NJ. Johnson, of Cecil.
Thos. F. shepherd, of Carroll, aud the
secretary were appointed committee to
notify Mr.. Blair of his nomination. The
convention then adjourned sine die.
!UsspN y THE TIRET.
The First district convention met at
Cambridge on Thursday afternoon at ;
o clock, and had a quiet and harmonious
session. There Was very littl, opposi-
ton made to the nomination of Mr..
George Vi liussEm, who was unani-
mously nominated on motion of Mr.
James Todd of Caroline county.
THE THIRD DI>TRICT--A Coalition
TALEED or.
The convention of the Third district.
comprising the nine lower wards Of Bal
tlnore city. met on Tuesday night at the
II. !. NJ. itall, rornr. Of baltimore and
Bond streets. Mr.. Joshua liorncr IT..
called the convention 10 order He said that
1t had been proposed to make a coalition
ticket. He would leave that to the con
Vemtion to do as they thought best but
thought that they would generally find
that their own candidate. however poor.
would be better in the end than any Dem
| ocrat Whp they might swap for Mr..
W. II. npen..er, uf the ihirl ward, was
| then made temporary chairman and thaS.
+. Whittle. of the Se"enth ward tenn.
pprary secretary.
Resolutions were adopted endorsing the
platform of the Republican patty and
Blaine and Logan.
After appointing a committee tc name
a candidate, the convention adjourned,
sub lect to the call Of the president.
MM. i. HOOPER IN TUE FOURTH.
Mr.. VIM. J. Hooper was nominated for
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