Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-10-02

The Democratic ConYentIo,
Journed Democratic Convention nus.
The call Of the chairman re-assemblss -'I, +.
Tobacco on Wednesday for The pgrss =. /. :,
nominating candidates for The local ~ rs
be filled at the coming election IT, ~. :,
fixed for the meeting Of the convent, '. ~,
II O'Clock a. m but the slate m, -
ac'ly made OFT the meeting was dere,r.1 50.
2 O'Clock p. m. A, an early hour a. sl.-
gates began TO assemble, and almos, ,.-,..
neous with the appearance Of The e..
the caucus ball was set in motto, 49,.
Centennial House, under the sb,5s I'm.
leafy naples, standing guard =, no
doorway Of the Temple of co8
the massive walls Of which see,u.s ~
stand as Tombs, awaiting tn eoo.
memorate the demise Of the Demoer.,i. .,s
in Charles county on the srd os ~.
ember next; on the square, and !, ,te
court house, the managers were seen a, ,.,,t
endeavoring to shape ticket. Tbis ma. .o8
that man were button-holed TO accent nam
ination for office Some few wrre me-. :,
be candidates, but these did not sn,, ~. .,-o.
gramme Of the managers, so they were ,,.,..d
under, except in one instance. W ,r..c1.
cite, was selected as one ofthe candidate Az
length large gathering, in the language Of
Mr. Edelen, it looked like the convo.so,
waited upon Mr. Edelen and besongh, b,,, 10
accept the nomination. How much nersaad-
ing was necessary we are not sd,5.e5
enough to know, however, is Inc 5..e
CATION came away happy. Aner
"a few more preiminaries ana
little more gressing Of the machin. /, Wa, set
10 work, and it slipped along as su.ots as
wheel on a well oiled axle The of1csr, or
the former convention presided. General
Chapman offered resolution, as a faster to
the colored voter We could not pull..b Il
however, because we could not obtain +, but
we presume Republican speakers can obtain
it from this weeks issue of the Times as II is
a valuable campaign document to aid ,beir
cause.
After the conclusion of the reading olhis
resolution, Gen. Chapman said. That The
Democrats had to force themselves into relos.
nizing the rights Of the colored people Mr.
J. T. Davis moved the adoption Of this rs,on-
ton, and Gen Chapman seconded it. his own
resolution, and it was adopted, although The
voices OF most Of the members of the eongen-
ton were scarcely audible, one member voting
in the negative, saying as he voted. d-n if
he would vote for anything like that NJ
John T. Davis then moved that R. H. Eielen
be nominated as candidate for the
Senate and Gen. A. G. Chapman
for the House Of Delegates, and they were
nominated by reclamation to lead The forloru
hope This done, Mr. John 7. Davis then
moved that w NJ. Muschette and P A Sas- .
seer be nominated also by acclamation As The
other two candidates for the House of Dele
gate, which was also done The nomination ct
clerk being next Mr. Samuel Cox, Ir moyed
to nominate Mr. ] Samuel Turner which was
also done The nomin ton for Register Of
Wills came next. Mr. J. 3 Mattiusl5 and .
T A Smith was placed in nomination NJ
Davis moved that a teller be appointfl NJ
Davis Was appointed teller 1t was pain TO
a DISTINGUISHED observer that Mr. Smi was
not was ted so the mantle Of honor fell % Mr.
Mattingly. A candidate for Sheriff wsnszt
nominated. Mr.. Davis nominated IN ".
Simpon; Mr.. F. NJ. Cox nominated Nj, Dym
Mr.. Bryan was left aud SimpscA noAmlel
Mr. Davis then moved that each twoAsire's
constituting the old election dista name
candidate for county commissi which
was amended slightly and carried4 plL!ea
ing are the candidates for that ON nonii
uat Dr.. 7. A. Carrico, Wash L., W
Mex Burroughs G. " ri G, nl Cox
Jr. Cap ain Page was nominated as county
surveyor Mr. J Samuel Turner then Off r
ed u resolution which we coalI net publish
for the same reason given above
/ Wr,h this nomination the proceedings 0
the convention terminated, md spe'rEGinl
begun Mr. Edclen spok. first lIsremarks
were made in his usual frcible manner, bu'
his train Of thought was aaeonnaaa. Gen.
Chapman followed IIsasccuton to sppake :
platform was an omen for rag and out
came !, loud burst Of applause The General
sIoke 10 his usunl happy wlv and the tone
Of his voice aad his pleasing smiles seem,d to
say / 1--we the Democratic parts somuch tha;
| must be elected, if the rest Of the ticket is
eft in the lcrch Mr. Nuschetre followed /
rs did others. Mr. John H. Mitchell being
2 s'lcd upon, addressed the 4ssemblge briefly
2 concluding with the remark that if the peo-
pie did not elect the ticket nominated they
$ ought TO be eternalY damned into
Hell fire. After which the members of
the convention and the T auditors rqps re to
T the Centennial for smile, not to re-as-
semblc again uutI next fall to make excuses
for defeat, and to tell the same old story Of
"A coming victory