The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-05-26

HAvRE DE GRACE, May 24.-The nomi
mating convention of the Second congress
sioual district met today at Havre d,
Grace. Cecil county distributed an ad
dress urging the nomination of George
W. Cruikshank. 1t stated that for twenty
years the county had not had nomina
ton. Sixteen and twelve years ago i
presented Mr. Cruikshank, and it pro
posed to continue to do so. In the
crowded rooms of the Spencer House Mr.
Fred Talbot and his friends were busy
At one time he became so hot that ht
took off his coat. He had strong delega
tions from all the counties working fol
him among the delegates. The conven
ton met at the City Hall. Col Johr
Carroll Walsh called it to order at five
minutes past twelve. when. on motion o.
James A. G. Bond Mr.. B Frank Grouse
of Carroll, was chosen chairman. He
made few remarks, urging that the
convention should make good nomina
tlons. Lyttleton Hanway, of Hartford
and DR.. Abraham Price, of Baltimore
county, were elected secretaries.
On motion of James A. g. Bond the
chair appointed the following COMMITTEES
on credentials: Charles E. Fendell, Of
Baltimore county; James T. Graham, OF
Cecil county: James A. c. Bond, of Car
roll county; John O. Stern, of Hartford
county. They reported the delegates
present entitled to their seats.
Colonel Walsh, during the intermis
sion, was called upon for speech. He
spoke of the handsome women and noble
men of Cecil.
The committee reported resolutions
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ira ton, favoring his denomination.
They then proceeded to nominate can.
didates. Thomas Todd nominated Fred
c. Talbot, of B ,Itimore county, and the
nomination was seconded by Charles E
Fendall. B. F. Grouse nominated DR.
Frank T. Shaw, of Carroll county, and
praised his action in favor of the Mills
bill, and spoke of him as the man to
sustain President Cleveland's admins.
tration. David P. Davis, of Cecil caunty,
nominated George w. Cruikshank, OF
Cecil county, appealing for the rights OF
that county to representation, and speak
ing of him as the most popular and kind
hearted man in the county. James T.
Graham seconded the nomination in all
appeal to give mis- county the candidate.
George Y. Maynadier nominated Her
man Stump, of Hartford county, in an
eloquent appeal for him.
The first ballot stood: Talbot, 6, from
Baltimore county; Shaw, ., from Carroll;
Cruikshank, 4, from Cecil; Stump, 5,
from Hartford. At lie P. NJ, after the
twelfth ballot, the convention took a
recess for dinner. At 2 10 the convention
met again, and voting continued as at
the former session.
This vote continued to 5P. NJ when, at
the fortieth ballot, they adjourned until
Up. NJ. 1t had been hoped that Cecil
would break, but the only break she has
made, which created considerable amuse-
ment, was to change announcement of
vote, as follows: Cruikshank, 4; G. w.
Cruikshank, 4; George w. CruIkshank,
4; George Washington Cruikshank, 4;
Col. George w. Cruikshank, 4, and Gen.
George Washington Cruikshank, 4.
At 7.30 p. NJ. the convention began its
night session with the forty-tirst ballot,
which resulted as all former ballots had
done.
At ten O'Clock tonight the voting ran
along without change-Talbott 6, Shaw5,
Cruikshank 4-having then reached the
seventy fifth ballot. At ten p. NJ the
seventy fth ballot was taken, when, on
motion of the Carroll county delegation,
the convention adjourned until ten
., clock Friday morning.
Among the Cecil county people present
we're Adam r. Magraw, Stephen J. Ma.
graw, Horace Sheppard, r. l.. Thomas.
Jr., BENJAMIN Simcoe, VIM. Ward, VIM
Burnley, Charles H. Smith, Charles c.
Crothers, Austin L. Crothers, Daniel
Bratton, William S. Evans, George T..
King. DIR. J. H. Frazer, of the Cecil NeCs;'
William Pennington, of the Port Deposit
CaH;; E. S. Seminar, Alexander Peoples,
Michael Moore. William Patton, Reuben
Z. lamar, DR.. J. III. Jamar, Capt. Geo. II i.
Ash, A. P. Shockley, James A. Lewis,
Adam Peoples, DR.. Geo. Dare, John
Stump, ]. T. England. Samuel Jenness,
George Grason, Frank Kirk, Henry S.
Cameron, Capt. William G. Purnell, Col.
John M. Miller, John Mohrlein, Frank
Alexander and Frank s. Everist.
HAvRE DE GRACE, MAY 25.-Conven-
ton, after taking 95 ballots without
change, adjourned at noon for an hour.