The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-09-26
DEMOCRATS IN COUNCIL.
harmonious Action and Good Ticket.


Democratic primaries were held throughout
Carroll on Saturday, and the delegates chosen
met in convention at the Court House on
Monday Chairman Manning, of the County
Central Committee, called the convention to
order. and nominated Capt. Trusten Polk, of
Freedom district, for temporary chairman.
Can't. Polk was unanimously chosen, and j..
| Vincent Eckenrode was with the same unan-
unity selected as temporary secretary.
A committee, of one from each district,
was named by the district delegations on
credentials and permanent organization as fol-
lows:
No. 1, Jonas S. Harner; No. 2, DIR. J. Rine-
hart; No. Q, Samuel Cover; No. 4, Chas. e.
Lauver; No. 5, Joshua Baesman; No. 6,
! Adam Shower; No. I, Alfred 81. Barnes; No.
8. f. L. Ham; No. 9, Robert Sellman, Jr.;
| No. 10, Lewis Cash; No. IL, Jacob Frowntel-
ter; No II, Edward W. Leeds
The committee retired to jury room to
consider the business before them, and ap
pointed Dr. Jacob Rinehart chairman and
Charles E. Lauver secretary. The creden-
tials were found to be regular and the follow
ing were reported as duly chosen delegates
to the convention:
Taneytown district-Albert Study, John A.
Martin. Jonas S. Harner, J. Vincent Ecken-
rode; Edward Smith.
Uniontown district-John Ii. Jordan, j.
Casper Frizell, Harry Weaver, DR.. }. Rine-
hart, Alfred Warner
MYERS district-John Mans, I. Herbert
Shriyer, Samuel Cover, S. B. Furry, Emanuel
Yeiser.
Woolery's district-George Bitzel, Elias n.
Davis, Chas. E. Lauver, A. }. Mummaugh,
James A. Slasman.
Freedom district-John Flemming, John
T. Pearce, Milton A. Osbourn, Trusten Polk,
Joshua Baesman.
Manchester distr1ct-Godfrey Berwager,
George c. Stansbury, Adam Shower, Christ
ian Hunt, Peter Geiman.
Westminster Observation-Disclosures Z. Wentz,
John H. Keen, Alfred H. Barnes, Airhart
Winters, John L. Lloyd.
Hampstead distriet-Francis L. Ham, Da-
vid Richards, c. l.. Murray, John L. Basler,
William Boose.
Franklin district-Augustus Brown, Robert
Sellman, Jr., B. F. Selby, William Gum,
Lewis G. FRANKLIN.
Middleburg district-Frederick W. Green,
Joseph Arnold, B. c. Wilson, Lewis Cash,
| James w. White.
New Windsor district-Beniah Bowersox,
Jacob Frownfelter, Ephraim Haines, a. T.
Albaugh, William H. Haines.
Union Bridge district-Hiram Davis, Ed
ward W. Leeds, j. c.. Wentz, Theodore A.
Clay, George w. Love.
The committee also reported the following,
as having been chosen as the
COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Taneytown-Henry Gait, Peter Smith, }.
Vincent Eckenrode.
Uniontown-D. A. C. Webster, ]. Casper
Frizell, Harry Weaver.
Myers'-T Herbert Shriver, John Maus,
William G. Byers.
Woolery's.L. A. J. Lamotte, William II.
Westaway, Samuel Wilderson.
Freedom-Charles r. Favour, A. ID. But
Ter. John o. Devries.
Manchester-John E. Masenhimer, David
J. Brown, Theodore Tracy.
Westminster-F. II. Orendorff, Lawrence
Zepp, B. F. Grouse, DIR. j. P. Summers, JAS
Hampstead-Dr. R. C. Wells, Michael
Walsh, William H. Armacost.
Franklin-Dr. r. O. D. Warfeld, Robert
Sellman, Jr., Lewis c. Franklin.
Middleburg-James W. White, James ID.
Koontz, John H. Diffendal.
New Windsor. P Slingluf, John W.
Myers, Jacob Frownfelter.
Union Bridge-Hiram Davis, Edw. Leeds,
DR.. Watts.
The committee reported further, that nom
nations be made in the following order
clerk, register, sheriff, House of Delegates,
county commissioners, county treasurer, sur
yeyor; that the rules of the last House of Del
egates govern the body; that where delega-
tions we're not full those present be empowered
10 cast the vote of the district, and that the
permanent officers be as follows: Capt.
Trusten Polk, chairman; j. Vincent Ecken-
rode and Harry Weaver, secretaries.
The report was adopted without opposition,
and nominations were preceded with as tol-
lows:
For Clerk-Dr. VIM. Martin, of Uniontown
district.
For Register of WilIs-George NJ. Parke,
of Westminster district.
For Sheriff ohm T. Lynch, of Westmin-
ster district; Jonathan NJ. Dorsey, of Free
dom; John w. Myers. of New Windsor.
For House of Delegates Johnnie E. Baes-
man. of Freedom; Pinkney j. Bennett, of
New Windsor; Samuel II. Hofacker, of
Manchester; Michael Buchanan, of Hamp-
stead; James H. Rooms, of Middleburg; Geo.
P. Myerly of Uniontowni Elias b. Arnold,
of Woolerys Edward W. Leeds, of Union
Bridge,
For County Commissioners Alfred Fl. But
| Ter, of Freedom; Eli L. Bennett, of Woolery S;
David Stoner, of Uniontown; Washington
] Reaver, of Taneytown; William III. Armacost,
/ of Hampstead Simon Shaefer, of Westmin-
ster; Lewis Cash, of Middleburg.
| For County Treasurer-CharlesB Brilliant, OF
! Manchester; Charles e. Lauver, of Woolery's.
| For County Surveyor A. Bush, John
| D. Powder.
A recess was taken from II o'clock until
! 1.3O. When the convention reassembled, the
selection of ticket was proceeded with.
DR.. VIM. n Martin, for Clerk, and George
| NJ. Parke, for Register, were made by acca-
nation.
| The names of Jonathan NJ. Dorsey and
/ NJ. c. Cbar;R xuara n 20 YIN
and John T. Lynch was chosen by acclama-
| ton.
1 For House of Delegates the names of James
H. Rooms, and Edward w. Leeds were with
drawn, and on the first ballot johnnie e..
Baesman, Samuel H. Hoffacker, Elias B.
Arnold and Michael Buchanan were chosen.
Washington Reaver, William Armacost,
Simon Shaeffer and Lewis Cash were with
drawn for county commissioners and John A..
! Selby was put in nomination. The first ballot
resulted in a denomination of John N. Selby,
David Stoner and Eli L. Bennett by nearly
unanimous vote.
Chas. Z. Lauver withdrew for County
Treasurer, and Charles Brilliant was chosen
by reclamation.
Francis Warner was put in nomination Tor
4 County Surveyor, but withdrew, as did Jabez
A. Bush. No other name being before the
convention, John ID. Powder was selected by
reclamation.
After the nominations were made, on mo-
ton the chair appointed I. Herbert Shriver,
Chas E. Lauver and Adam Shower com
mittee to escort DIR. VIM. N. Martin into the
convention The committee soon returned
with DR.. Martin, who, being introduced to the
convention by chairman Polk, made a short
speech, referring to the resurrection of the
Democratic party and its restoration to power
in the national government, after an absence
of quarter of century; of the spirit OF re-
form abroad; of the wholesome effect of Dem
ocratic rule; of the good work of the conven-
tiol, and closed with thanking the delegates
for the honor conferred upon him and prom
ising to do his utmost to secure victory for the
whole ticket.
Gambler Items.
Politics is at its height, and there have
been several sharp arguments.
There is being a successful meeting held al