Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-09-08
THE COUNTY coNvENTIoN.
A Large Gathering Of PoIiticians-Er-
citing Scenes.


der by Frank A. Bond, chairman AZ
the State Central Committee for Anne
Arundel county.
Gen. Bond bad no sooner taken .ha
chair and raped the convention n
order when Mr.. Z. s. Riley. a dele.
gate from the Sixth district mt il
nomination DR.. George Wells as tenn
porary chairman. Mr.. r. S. Worth
lngton nominated II. H. Broeden Of
the First district; Or. w. G. Claude
OF Annapolis, was made Secretary
without any apparent opposition.
While the list of delegates were he
ing prepared, Mr.. Richard Baldwin
Of The Second district, presented to
Secretary Claude a contest from that
district.
w. ID. Lee, of the first district
sat with the Wells delegation from
Annapolis, and the report soon got
abroad that Lee bad gone over to
the Wells side Of the house"
The list of deIegates being ready DIR
Wells handed in those of Annapolis
Secretary Claude then read the
lists of delegates entitled to vote fer
temporary chairman.
Before the vote was put. r.. S.
Worthipgton, withdrew the name of
ii. II. Brogdcn, and Dr. Wells was
unanimously elected temporary chair
man OF the convention.
Upon taking the chair DIR. Wells
said he would endeavor to discharge
the duties of temporary chairman of
this convention with fairness and i'm :
partiality, and while be had his fav-
oritism in the contest, be would not
choose those to the detriment of his
party. applause J He hoped such
a ticket would be nominated as would
command the support and respect Of
every good and true Democrat in the
county.
On the question ofvoting for naming
the committee on credentials, Mr.,
Riley moved that the chairman ap.
point the committe. Mr.. Worthington
moved that each delegation name its
committee, as has always been the
custom.
Mr.. Worthington's motion Vas
lost; yeas Ia, nays 16.
Mr.. Riley's motion was about to
be put, when Mr. Brogden arose and
explained his vote by saying that be
had hoped there would be no partisan
spirit manifested here to-day, and
that the convention would not deviate
from the good old democratic custom
of allowing each district to name its
own members of the committee. He
had never known, he said, the rule to
be departed from in all the conven-
lions be had ever attended-CoUnty,
State or Congressional, and he hoped
the same courtesy would be extended
at this time, and that a spirit of peace
and harmony would prevail
Mr.. Riley, in explaining his vote
and defending his motion for a yea
and nay vote said: "Mr Chairman,
the gentleman (meaning Mr.. Brog-
den) talks about peace and harmony.
am not for peace and harmony ad-
vocated by those who hold upstairs
Offices in the gift of the republican
party, and down stairs sit in the
consuls of the democrrtic party; nor
do / advocate the principles of those
who put democrat upon the ticket
and defeat him by republican coalli-
ton as they did my friend on my left
two years ago we are here, sir, to
make ticket that every true and good
democrat can support" [Great APP
plause.)
The motion was then put and car
ried-yeas, II, nays, IL.
The chair appointed the following
w. ID. Lee, j. W. Mich
oils. L. III. Williams, III A. Tydings,
Allen War6eld, Geo. Mcdonald, Il.
S. Riley.
The committee then retired for con-
sultation.
Mr.. Brogden moved that the con-
yention take q recess for half an hour.
The committee on credentials re-
turned and reported favorably on the
Wells Delegates from the Eighth dis
trict and recommended the temporary
officers to be the permanent officers of
the convention.
Nominations then being 10 order,
the following ticket was selected:
For County Commissioners-W.
B. Gardner, Annapolis; Arthur Carr,
Eighth district; w. A. Shipley, Fifth
district; Wm. p. Baldwin, Third dis
trict: VIM Jones, Second district.
For Clerk of the Court--Major
Sprigg Harwood, (without opposi-
tion.)
For House Of Delegates-M. I.
How ard, First district; E. E. Gott,
Jr.. Eighth district; John Ireland,
Ae.~.xcI;e. n n pofnn Fifth dis