Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-05-10
Democratic Convention.

called 70 order by Joseph II Key, Chair
man us,hu Central Committee. y tempo
r.ry ar-auiza'ion was effected by selecting
capt joseph Forrest Chairman, Messrs. G.
= y Watts and John Gray Lilburn Vice
Presidents and Francis Y King, Secretary.
On motion. a committee N organization
va. appointed IS follows 1st district, j.
Thomas Bronze, 2nd, John f. Combs; 3rd,
VIM. +. GrccnwclI 4th, o. 6. Hayden;
5'h, K. I. Copscy, Gt., :. c. Thompson;
9TH, Richard H. Garner, sth, A G. san
nor. 9Th, Capt. Walter Crowder. The
Committee retired, AMI On their return, re-
ported the Temporary officers a. permanent
and the following list Of delegates
II. Inigos distTict-G NJ. Abel, Robert
Pembroke, Abel Iiammett, J. 7. Bronze,
u. " Ralcy, I. +. I.okor, James Mckay,
". 7. stone, j. G. Liiburn, Z. Edwards.
Factory District-John +. Combs, sam
ucl Goddard, Charles A. Watts, John s
Bean, w. :. COppagc, J. 5. Hewitt, Il. G..
Mckay, John :. Guyther, Robt NJ. Coad,
r. NJ Bean.
Lconaritown District-Wm. II. Ford,
VIM. +. Greenwich +, Il. Harrison, James
y Grcenwcll, James L. Abel, Joseph ii.
Key, Gllo. +. Dyer, b. Gardiner, Thomas
q Brown, Frank NJ Dyer
Chaptico District-GcorEc f. Mattingly,
lnoma- c. Edwards, Thomas ii. Fowler,
John A. Barber, Somerset Hayden, q. d..
Carpenter, J. p Greenwich, o. G.. Hayden,
Thomas Wood, Fred. c. Davis.
Charlotte Hall iistrict-R. r. CoPscy,
Jmcs r Milhurn, p w. Slyc, George w.
Burroughs, George ". Goddard, George
". Greenfield, w Y. Waters, f. w. Mat
rut'y, Pike Cough, Alexander Jones.
O.kviIlc districts. c. Thompson, G. r.
brewer, Richard H. Magin, John Williams,
T. -. Hayden, Thomas ii. Bond, VIM L.
CnrIwin, Jos. Forrest, Manley Clarke,
John Garner
Milr-tnwn District-Jamcs L. Blair, &.
A Burrh, Il ii. Swami, w. A. Wallace,
'a.mc- II Bailey, Robert ID. Herbert, r. IL.
''arncr, l.. X. Mattinsly, J. f. Mattingly,
Thomas w Good
Bay Di~tric'-A. G.. Sanncr, ]. II. Duke,
George +. Clsic, J. J. Redmond, +. Wise,
I G.. Meredith. Griffin lIcbb, Frank Tur-
nor, c. \. Pembroke, Nc. b. IIammctt
=. Georges Island district William F.
Nrnwicr, >. +. Potter, Ed. Henderson, G.
+. Rpbrccht, James Crowlcr, John Poe,
Frank Tvilly, /. l.. Mattingly, II. Brown,
\ Gibson.
Ca motion, the Convention proceeded 10
ballot for delegates to the Staso Conven.
tom Mcssrs. ;. I. Thompson and ID. W.
SIvc Were appointed tcllcrs and the vote
taken with the following result
r. NJ Coad, g., : J. Wales, 20; Joseph
IL Key, 30; J. Pike Gnugh, -.
The chairman announced the election Of
Nyssrs. Cn"d, Wales and Cough.
Balln'lng for delegate, 10 the Congress
s''n1l Convention being the next in order,
M,-srS. G. w L. Bucklcr, Giles +. Dyer,
Thomas { Edwards and + Edward Lokcr
were rllccl before the Convention, The
ballot resulted rs follows
Buchlcr, g., Dyer, 81; Edwards, 81, Lo-
k,r. -
Tho Chairman declared Mcssrs Edwards,
]. kc' ana Eucklcr elected
rhc altcruatcs selected Were State Con
v,ut'n. Mc>srs. G.. ID Carpenter, Thomas
q. Brown, {. \. Watts Congressional
Convention. Griffin IIcbb, George E. Mat
tu-ly and James T. Blair.
on motion, che Convention adjourned.
MI. Key, Chairman of our Central Com
mttcc, in calling the Convention 70 order
remarked that four years ago the dcmoCra-
Cy Of this county met in this town 10 send
delegates ~ the Stale Convention which
sent delegates ~ Chicago who voted for the
man who was elected President Three
years of his administration have passed,
and the universal verdict Of the people is
that that administration never hal a surc-
rinr. Firm n jackson. pure as Jefferson.
Grover Cleveland has proven himself wur-
thy 81 the high trust; With the Coustitu-
tivu rs the corner stone If lis platform, St
Curiu- cgua. rights u all and the greatest
amount nt individual liberty - every citi =
Zyn consistent with the bounds II law and
oriyr, he, our iavoritr S'n, will ~ in March
next IN triumph u the Clpto, u renew the
oath of Office. | feel sure | am but meet
in the approval q; every democrat in tl:c
CnGu'y il what | >ay. am satisfied that
ny Nuiy The democrats ol every aEriCultu-
rU section rc1i with pride and approval his
NirwS - the toth Congress against the high
protective tariff, bat il Will and must bring
to his support the indifferent conservative
NAtr throughout the land. You have an.
other duty IL perform to-day in sending
delegates - Baltimore, who will select a
suitable person rs our candidate ~ repre-
son, Us IN the next Congress from the 9Th
Congressional District do not think am
Sallu- toN much in reminding Won that we
have native sons vi our own county whose
ability. sound judgment and democracy,
with iCyCpr,aChablc characters, make them
thu equals Of any Ii, however. our sister
counties arc not ready 81 honor us. le; no
personal ~ fictioual feeling, which regret
e. ~ exist now among Us, deter or cause
u io forget oar duty, but follow the gNCl
"lH Christian rule, 10 - them n YOU would
have them do T. You. y cordial supper,
~ the nominee will surely hasten and I'M
prove our chances. Besides, in supporting
cur Congressional candidate, who ever he
J.. viii N but aiding the conduct Of the
Washington administration, on which We
nov lNnk with ~ much pleasure.
Thn pawwhl;aa~