Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-09-14
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.
A Large Gathering Of Politicians
Exciting Scenes.

The Democratic County Convex
tion met to-day At the Court House.
at l2O'clock M. and was called to or
der by Frank A. Bond. chairman Of
the State Central Committee for Anne
Arundel county.
Gen. Bond had 20 sooner faken the
chair and raped the convention to
order. when DIR. G. Morris Chestob.
delegate from the First district.
nominated DIR. George Wells as tenn
porary chairman. Uponthc announce.
ment of the vote by Gen. Bond, three
cheers were given for DR.. Wells,
which made the old Court House
ring.
DR.. Wells, on taking the chair,
said: IL appreciate the honor you
have been pleased to confer upon me
in choosing me as your temporary
President / shall endeavor to dis
charge the duties of the position with
fairness to all"
Mr.. George w. DuvaIl, of the Sec.
oud district, was made temporary
Secretary.
The following gentlemen were
made committee on permanent or
CARNATIONS and credentials, each
delegation naming its own member
of the committee:
lst district-Dr. G. Morris Cheston
End district hos. s. Dove.
Ord district-Grafton Duvall.
4th DISTRICT enno r. Anderson.
5th district-Harry Acton.
9Th, (Annapolis-F. o. White.
There being contest from the 9Th
district, 1t, of course, bad no repre-
sentation on the committee.
The convention at IL rs took a
recess of twenty minutes to await
the report of the committee.
The following is q complete list of
the delegates including the contest
ing delegation from the 9Th district.
DELEGATES.
First District-Benj. l.. Ticker,
Robert Il. Hunt, Dr. q. Morris Ches-
ton, James w. Lee, Jos. Y. Dove.
Second District--Jobn Moran, AL
len Lusby, George w. DuvaIl, Henry
Hodges, Thos S. Dove.
Third Dissatisfaction Duvall,
Jas. S. Armiger, Frank H. Brown,
Alton r. Arnold, Edward r. For
man.
Fourth District-Bruno r. Ander-
son, r. jeffrey, jr., John M. Low
man, VIM. Z. Cecil, Frank A. Bond.
Fifth District-Harry Acton, VIM.
McClelland, Richard Hawkins, Jacob
Huber, Fulton Kelly.
9th (Annapolis)-E. S. Riley, f.
e. Wathen, VIM. L. Pfeiffer, +. o.
White, DR.. George Wells.
9Th DIsTRIcT-Two DELEGATIONS.
J. r. Maitland, VIM. F. Owens,
Wilson s. Weems, A. X. Stallings,
Edwin Nutwell, Arthur Carr,
r. b. Plummer, George Kinchener.
The committee on credentials aud
permanet organization returned at
LAO and recommended the temporary
officers as permanent ones, which rec
ommendation was adopted unanimous
~.
The committee reported in regard
to the 9Th district contest that the LIST,
End, 9Th and 9th districts favored
seating the delegation headed by Jas.
l.. Maitland; the 3rd district favored
seating the Colt delegation; the 4th
district favored throwing out both
delegations. The convention adopted
the majority report and seated the
Maitland delegation
On motion of Mr.. e. S. Riley, the
convention proceeded to select dele
gates to the Marlboro Convention,
and the following gentlemen were
unanimously chosen Geo. N. Potee,
F. Eugene Watben, Alexander r.
Clayton, Allen Lusby and Thos. An
derson, jr.
On motion of Gen Frank A. Bond,
the convention selected the following
County Executive Committee First
district-Augustus Hall; Second dis
trict-Allen Lusby; Third district
Thaddeus Fl. Williams; Fourth dis
trict-John T. Harding; Fifth dis
trict George N. Potee; 9th (Annapo-
lis, DR.. W G. Claude; Eighth dis
trict-Frank L. Griffith.
The convention then adjourned and
three arousing cheers were given for
DR.. George Wells.