Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-10-02
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ticket, and was called 10 orier about , o clock
P NJ. b, F. Nj Cox, Chairman Of the Central
Committee who stated the object OF tie meet
:. ing. Dr.. \. J Smoot then made PreSi-
& dent, Dir. P. " Hawkins Vice President; c. F.
Daley and J. B. Mattingly, Secretaries. The
: roll OF delegates WAS called and there eng
, few absenteeS the delegations were empowered
2 to fill them. The rull as amended was called
$ and 81 delegates answered to tneir names, three
$ vacancies occurring il the oh district.
. At this point and before the nominations
were declared in order, Hon. A q. Chapman
aske d leave 70 introduce the following resolu-
ton, which being granted, was read aud
adopted:
Rcsolrca. B, the Democratic party of CLARK :
county in convention assembled! that, recoG-
: niz;na the fact that the policy of the Democra-
: tic party Of the State of Maryland has invari,-
bly, been to furnish the means and opportuul-
: ties of education to all her fec people, which
policy has been manifested towards tie colored
people of the State without interruption almost
ever since the elective franchise was extended TO
them and that too. when the Democratic par
~ has teen in entire control of the State ana
2 it has heen in the power of the s,id party AT
colored public schools, and to close the doors
=! thereof hut to which step 10 move has ever
been made rdiug the great mass Of
colored voters have teen In roljtCal hostility
to the Democ' All" nartv-ail Of which policy
8 merits our unqualified approval and endorse
meRt and VIC pledge ourselves TO the continu-
anre Of this policy
Reso'r,d further, that r>cocr'z ~ the entire
and perfect equality OF the coIor-d man sei"Fe
-t,1 IN J,
ccgniZing with qualification his great improve
meut in neral and intel ectnal worth since he
advantages Of education ere extended to him.
We do hereby declare that The Democratic party
OF Charles county stands prepared TO recognize
his fitness for ef flee wh,n he may show
such fitness, and do declare that he shall stand
an equal chance with any cne IN Il e urs'It Of
any flee in !Leir gift and hat no Test fitness
shall be required of him other than OF I'll ciu
zens, viz, his moral intellectual and political
fitness for the same.
Nomia a,i rs being then in order, John /
Davis arose nd in few happy remarks said il
was his p'easu to offer the names OF Hon. r.
II EdeI.n for the Senate and Hon A G. Chap
man for House of Delegates, and m de TIE
motion that these gentlemen he declared the
unanimous choice Of this convention for these
POSITIONS the motion carried amid much
cheering and enthusiasm. The same gentle
man then nominated Nessrs P A Stssce. and
". N. Nuschetie to fill up the tickle; tor the
House OF Delegates, and they were nominstei
unanimously by reclamation. 5. Cox, Jr., /
hen proposed the name OF Saml. Turner "a
andidate for Clerk of the Circuit Court and
moved that the nomination lie made by accls- I
nation, which Wa. done unanimously amid .
cheers TIE names of J. Benz Mattirgly and
7. A. Smith were then put in nomination Tor
| Register Of Wills and the convention proceo ied .
10 ballot. The baloting resulting in The selec
lion OF J, s. Matiiagly aud his nomination (
was made unanimous. The names Of y. VI /
Simpson and A. VI. Bryan we're then Put in .
nomination for Sheriff, and the baloiing re-
suited in the selection of n " Simpson, vii, 50 .
nomination was made unanimous. The names I
Of the following gentlemen were then pat in /
nomination for county commissioners DR.. 7 .
A. Carrico, Y III Mex Burroughs. Washington /
Hicks, 5. Cox, Jr and Geo. W Gray. There /
being no other nominations they were declared I
the unanimous choice of tie convention amid .
hearty cheers Capt H. c. Page and Us !. /
FrauklR were put be;o.e the Convention fer .
surSe, OF and ru- oIHo'tng feSal ,el axe ses,s-
lion Of Capt Page.
Dr. p W. Bsnk,ns rhru cf-red tie follow
ing resolution, which was read and adopted
Re,oirtd unanimously IN tire Demacr1fir par y
in CoRvs ni.on usseR.Jifd. That tie ~ ct f'Es
CONVENTION due and are hrrehr fe0arr~d .
the Editors o. te FORT i"hA'I" ms y, az
kEo " led gsncuf of the en.i eui sfVises fead~T"6
snoksp defence Of y, nocr.tic principles in 'lr.
columns Of the TINES and in gfa'etu. recogal
',on % ue !'ar'e>s ana '"u,'S''h' 49, o.
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,,on 70 Won <,.,. -, .,,r,,,.i..o. ~ t;ss.ro.
s.,,ess and his forc.lI- and ,,iIin. flows ~
-, ,,...so, l,.,f ,,-sr,,,,o.u.,,, H.. -,
,,.t .rs. md rs,.ix,d , re.r.r. ovarian ~ - .
close d his 1t marks. Cen Chapman rten ID /
or e4 he -sim- in lis usual e'itIo man
uer and also Il ,kened the enthusiast, te ings
of the assembly He 1oo US 're'l'-d viii
| long ard oci erous 81 p'au>e. R"n art> were
! al mod. b, ~ " Mu~tIr:ip ard .lgitu II