Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-05-08

Gathering Of the Factions
scenes In the Court House.
TWO CONVENTIONS.


was called TO order TO day at IL o'clock.
noon by Hon. H. Bannon, chairman OF
the County Central Committee, +. 4.
Hancock, Of the Bird district being named
as temporary secretary.
The chair stated the frat business in
order was calling the list OF delegates.
which was done by districts When the
First, Second and Fourth districts were
called two sets Of delegates we're present
ed.
The Chair said he would name one
person from each Of these cnntesting del
egati0ns TO state TO the convention the
merits OF their case. This proposition
met with considerable opposition from
the Wells delegates who c0ntended that
the Chair had no right to assume this 81.
thorify II was q matter hereafter to
be referred 10 the committee on credcn-
tinls. This brought about q lively dis
cussion In which some very plain Ian.
runre was used. by the Wells dclernt.n
Mr. +. 5. Riley, Wells delegate from
the 0th district. snid they were here in tho
mare 81 peace and good order. and be
warned the Chair that II any unfair
means was attempted 10 usurp TIC power
of this convention. whereby honest dele.
gates would be deprived Of their Just
rights. they would suffer the conse-
Quences
Dr. Wells. said he hoped bis friends
would net get excited that he intended to
see Justice done. and all he asked was
fair play
II was commanded that after the chair
man os the County Central Committee
had called the meeting 70 order and the
delegates had handed in their credentials,
bis fuactious IS chairman Of the meeting
ceased. and q motion was made to go into
Al election OF q temporary chairman.
This motion prevailed. and the following
were put In nomination for temporary
chairman DIR. w. g. Claude, of Annap-
lis and II. A. Bond, of the 4th district.
Considerable objection was raised to Gen
Bond nomination by the Wells faction
on the ground that he was contesting
delegate, and Gen. Bonds name was
finally, withdrawn and that OF DIR. G. II.
Winterson substituted. The vote was
taken by districts (only those districts
voting that had no contesting delegates)
aud resulted in the choice of DR.. Winter
son. Il. w. Owens. OF the 1st district
was elected temporary secretary.
The chair said the first business in or
der was the appointment of a committee
on credentials, aud the following were
named as the committee: Jas. |. Johnson,
Annapolis; Thomas s. Nutwell, 9Th dis
trict, Frank l.. Hancock. Bird district.
The name OF Mr.. Baldwin from the Cd
entitled to place on the committee as he
was duly and fairly elected, being upon
both tickets; Eat the chair, In view of that
district having two delegations. decided
otherwise. This brought about consider
able discussion, in which both factions
took part, and at one time it was feared q
row would ensue. but DIR. Wells mounted
the table, with gavel in hand and appeal
cd to the turbulent crowd to be quiet and
In a few minutes comparative order was
restored
The committee on credentials retired
at /. 30 o cleck 10 deliberate on the con-
testing delegations and to report on the
permanent organization of the meeting.
The committee reported in favor OF
ceding Wells delegates from the End dis
trict and Bannon delegates from the 1st
and 9TH districts. This brought about d
hot discussion In which DIR. w. G. Claude,
= s. Riley. DIR. w. G Williams, Dr.
Morris Chester and j. w. Owens took
part.
The Wells delegates from the 1st, end,
9TH and 9th districts proceeded to organize
a convention of their own by electing DR.
w. 6. Claude as president, James w.
Ovens, secretary aud elected the follow
ING delegates to the State Convention: DR..
G Morris Cheston, Dr w G Williams,
William I Anderson, Jr, + Eugene
Wathsn. DR. George Wells. And also the
following as delegates to the Compression
al Conventional s Riley, James w
Ovens, Richard Baldwin, L Cecil and II
5 Hunt
The following were appointed County
Executive Commitiee-1st district DIR g
Morris Cheston; End district--Dr w q
Williams, 3rd district-John Pettibone;
4th district-W T Anderson Jr.; 9th dis
trict-W A Shipley; 9th district DR.
George Wells; 9Th district Edwin Nus-
well
The Bannon faction proceeded with
their organization and elected the follow
ing delegates to Congressional Conven
ton:
WorthingtQn, Samuel Garner, J.. S Ar
niger, Augustus Hall. Thomas /. Taylor,
Geo. n Potee. #. L. Hancock, DR.. Cor
don Il. Claude. George w Hyde. Jr -
Delegates to State Convention w B|
Chairs, 3. Watkins, George N Murray,
IL. Il Brogden, T.. Griffith, F. A Bond.
,. 9 Acton. g. G Prather. u. f Lowe
kamp. @ II. Wintersou.
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