Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-09-22

DISCUSSION.
The Republican County Conveh-
ton met at the court house to- day
The republicans usually hold their
conventions at the Assembly Rooms,
but as not even table or chair had
been provided for the accommodation
of the delegates, the chairman of the
County Central Committee, Mr.. Bald
win, adjourned the body to the court
house, where he called the convention
to order ut half past ten o'clock.
Mr.. Ell. Gather, of the Fourth
district, was elected chairman, and
DR.. II. b. CAN'T, Second district,
secretary.
A committee on credentials and
permanent organization was appoint
ed as follows: First district, L. II
Ditty; Second district, Jno. T. Diggs;
Third district, X. L. Brice; Fourth
district, DR.. A. s. Linthicum. Fifth
district, I. M. Cole; Sixth district,
Elijah Dorsey; Eighth district, Rob-
ert Forester.
The absence Of Col. John Henry
Sellman, William II Wilmington, j.
G. Taylor aud other government en-
ployes suggested that the civil SER
vice law was. In one instance at
least, being rigidly enforced. Their
absence to-day was all the more no.
ticeable, because they have always
heretofore been prominent figures at
republican conventions. The conven
tion proceeded to vote for delegates to
the State Convention Aff
'rhe names Of IT, III. Socket, of
Annapolis; Dr. Asa s. Linthicum,
fourth district; DR.. w. G.. Tuck. An
napolis; Thomas NJ. Cole, fifth dis
trict; John G. Crane, second district;
Thomas H. Dity, first district; Zede.
kiah Hardesty, eighth district; DR. HI.
B. CAN'T, second district; and Edward
VERIFY, of Annapolis, were placed in
nomination, but before the vote was
put the names of DIR. Tuck, Frank HI.
Stockett, Thomas FL Dirty, and Dr..
CAN'T, were withdrawn, and Messrs.
DR.. A. S. Linthicum, 7. M. Cole, j.
G.. Crane, and Zedekiah Hardesty
and Edward VERIFY, colored, were
unanimously elected.
DR.. Tuck in declining to be can
didate for the State Convention, stat
ed that it was unusual for one dele
CATION to name person from outside
of his district when the delegation
had man picked out for the place. -
He referred to the naming of Mr.. +.
Ill. Stockett Of Annapolis as dele
gate to the State Convention, by the
fourth district delegation, He had
come to the convention in favor of
harmony and he proposed that col
ored man from Annapolis go to the
State Convention. He warned the
convention that the colored voters
did not intend to be dragooned again.
They don't propose to go through the
same experience of q fusion of two
years ago and get nothing out of it.
They are beginning to say they wont
be "hewers of wood or drawers Of
water" any longer. They feel that
they have right to expect little
favor sometimes from the party.
DR. Linthicum afterwards with
drew Mr.. Stockett's name "in the in
terest Of peace and harmony
Then motion was made to select
a County Central Committee. DIR.
Tuck recommended the selection of
one delegate from each of the seven
districts instead of five on the COM
mittee as heretofore. In support of
his motion of increase, Or. Tuck said
heretofore it had been almost impossi-
BILE to get the committee. as at present
constituted to do aDythipg for the
party. One of the committee, an en-
ploye in the internal Revenue De-
partment, he stated, had been ham,
pered down by civil service, and
another had been ignored.
Delegate Lovely seconded DIR.
Tuck's proposition.
Continuing, DR.. Tuck said the
present Central Committee is utterly
worthless and useless and has ham
pered the republican party for two
years. He charged that it was work
ed in the interest of certain men who
came to the convention and liked"
things to suit themselves
DR.. Tuck's motion prevailed; yeas
90, nays 10, and the committee was
named as follows:
First district. Thos. H. Ditty; Sec
ond district, Springfield Baldwin;
Third district, r.. 4. Brice; Fourth
district, Eli Gather; Fifth district,
Geo. Waters; Sixth district, w. p.
Levely; Eighth district. John II.
Matshews M
DR.. Tuck had been named as q
member OF the County Central Com
mittee but declined TO serve because
the fourth district named Dir. James