The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-09-17

DEMOCRATlC COUNTY CONNENTION.--lne
Democratic County Convention met in the
Court House, Bel Air, on Monday afternoon, at 9
O'Clock. All the districts were represented, the
proportion of young Democrats among the dele
gates being larger than usual. The convention
was called to order by Hon. Henry D. Farnan-
dis, chairman of the State Central Committee
for Hartford county.
Mr. Charles w. Michael, OF the second dis
trict, was called to the chair; Mr.. Joseph w.
McNabb, of the 5th district was made Secretary,
and Messrs. Edward G. Hooker LIST district
Thos II. Wiley, 4th; Hugh Cunningham White
ford, 9Th, and L. W. Murphy, 9th district, were
elected Vice Presidents.
A committee on credentials and permanent
organization, consisting of one from each dis
trict was appointed ss follows:
LIST, Jas. B. Preston; I'd, A. Cooley Sd, VIM.
Young; 4th, Thos IL. Nelson 5th, DR.. j. l..
Windoph 9th, l.. W. Murphy.
The committee reported the following dele
gates entitled to seats:
First District.-Jas. b. Preston, Chairman; s,
8. Bevard, Secretary. Delegates.-E. II. Hall,
E. g. Hooker, Chas. McGaw, Chas. Bodie, j. N.
Demoss, j. B. Preston, s. s. Bevard, VIM. T.
Sawyer, VIM. II. Dozen and Howard A. Bate
man.
Second District-J Frank Reasin, Chairman (;
Geo. r. Stephenson, Secretary. Delegates
Ambrose Cooley, Hosea Barnes, Jacob Hollis,
7. Ogden Smith. VIM. II. Reasin, Geo. Harris
H. A. Osborn, Geo F. Walker, VIM. Stephenson
and G. w. Michael.
Third District Young, Chairman :;
Henry W. Archer, Jr., Secretary. Delegates
VIM. Young, r. r. Carman, VIM. Munnikhuy-
sen, VIM. I. Kennedy, Humphrey Wilson, John
Bauer, Edwin H. Webster of Jno., Geo. l.. Van
Bibber, John F. Lingan and VIM T. Clark.
Fourth District.-John w. Barton, Chairman /;
j b. Luckey and Nelson Gilbert, Secretaries
Delegates.-R. F. Harkins, Thos. IL. Wiley, g..
l.. Kennedy, Thos. IL. Nelson, j. q. Luckey, T..
j. Anderson, W. B. Hitchcock, Alex. McComas,
Jas. A. Wiley and j. R. Almony.
Fifth DiStrict.-Dr. David Riley, Chairman !;
N. I. Murphy, Secretary. Delegates. Hugh
Bay, II. Gum. Whiteford, Chas. Mccain, Dr.
David Riley, JAS R. Massey, Add. Lee, Harold
Scarboro, Dr. j. l.. Windolph, Michael White
ford and Jos. w. McNabb
Sixth District-Holls Courtney, Chairman :;
J. W. oNeill. Secretary. Delegates. Robert
Seneca, John r. Curren, F. l.. Donnelly, j. w.
O'Neill, Joseph Warner, Amos Spencer A. A.
Fletcher, DIR. ID. w. Hopkins, l.. w. Murphy
and Jas. l.. Burke.
In reporting, Mr.. VIM. Young, chairman,
said there seemed to be some contest in the six b
district, but there was not sufficient evidence to
reject the delegation as returned. They there
fore reported the delegates as named. The re-
port was adopted.
Nominations were then declared in order, and
the districts being called upon the following
were named
Col. Jno Carroll Walsh, of LIST, by Howard
A. Batema,l.
Edward H. Hall, of LIST, by Samuel S. Bevard.
The second district made no nominations.
VIM. Young, Sd district, by Geo. l.. VanBb-
Der.
j. G. Luckey, 4th district, by Jas, R. Almony.
VIM. E. Mccain, 9Th district, by DR.. J. l..
Windolph.
Robert Seneca, 9th district, by j. VIM.
O'Neill.
Col. Walsh withdrew his name and there be-
ing only five names in nomination they were de-
clared the unanimous choice of tue convention.
The following alternates were then elected
and the convention adjourned:
W. W. Preston, LIST; A. Cooley, I'd VIM. b.
Hitchcock, 4th; Jas. r. Massey, 5th; Amos
Spencer, 9th.
The convention was entirely harmonious and
everything passed off smoothly.