The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-05-12
The Republican Convention.

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The Republican County Convention
was called to order at noon on Tuesday
by George A. Blake, Esq, chairman of
the State Central Committee for Cecil
county. He announced the objects of the
meeting to be the selection of four dele
gates to represent the Republicans of
meet at Easton on May 18th, and elect
four delegates t-large to represent Mary
land in the National Convention which
meets in Chicago June 18th, and to name
four delegates to the convention held at
Waverly on Wednesday last to select two
delegates to represent the Second Con-
gressional district in the National Con-
vention. The State Convention also
names two electors, and the Congressional
convention one.
| MIR. Blake congratulated the party on
its victory at the polls since the last con-
vention, and on the fact that all the
elective offices, with two exceptions,
were held by Republicans. 1t had been
known for years that the offices had been
mismanaged by the Democrats, and the
people had at last awakened and hurled
them from power. He spoke of the
harmony in the Republican party, and
thought it ought to retain control in the
county for years to come. The outlook
for the Republican party is much brighter
than four years ago when convention
assembled for similar purpose. Then
nearly every Northern State was con-
trolled by the Democrats, now they had
but two or three. Our candidate was
defeated by mere accident. He spoke
of Ceveland's statement that he would
only accept one term as president, and
had then ''prostituted his high office" to
obtain his denomination. The president
had struck blow at the Industries of
| people would call back the Republican
| party, the friend of both labor and
capital. Cleveland had "disgraced our
government in the last three years." The
| SpcdhcIS lClCIouCo W 'ULdU UdbCul6SS
man whom we all love and revere, James
G. Blaine" brought forth a storm of
applause.
Thomas B. Hopper was elected chair
man, and Joseph L. Wells secretary.
William j. Smith placed the former in
nomination, and E. W. Janney the latter.
A Of from Aicfriof
was named on credentials as follows:
John w. Taylor, Walter Buckwith, E.
W. Janney, George Brown, Nathan Alex
ander Louis II. Kirk, Soloman Tilden,
John r. White, Thomas H. Warburton.
The credentials were found to be all
correct.
The following were entitled to seats in
the convention: First district; Israel
Dunkel, John W. Taylor, George w. B.
Taylor, Thos. P. Jones and E. L. Mckee.
Second; Walter Buckwith, W. D. Brad
ford, W. ]. Lake, T. B. Hopper and ].
H. Brooks. Third; E. W. Janney, Jos.
L. Wells, R. T. McVey, Covington Wood,
William j. Smith. Fourth; Geo. Brown,
Albanus Saxton, S. K. Miller, James S.
Smith. Philip r. Arbuckle. Fifth; Israel
R. Dean, John R. Boyer, S. D. McCul-
Tough, George E. Kirk, Nathan Alex.
ander. Sixth; Peter Hartenstine, Alfred
Kirk, LOUIS H. Kirk, John Fl. Moon,
William T. Mcclure. Seventh; J. r.
Bond, Z. Russell, S. Tilden, James D.
West and Jerry Legree. Eighth; John
R. White, Peter E. Hall, ]. H. Kennard,
George ]. Boldly, Elias E. Boldly. Ninth;
R. T. Howard, Thomas H. Warburton,
Philip c. Scull, Smith H. Rogers, A. B.
Cameron.
On motion of John R. Bond the tempo
rary officers were made permanent ones,
and each delegation was empowered to
cast the votes of absentees.
For delegates to the State convention
Thomas P. Jones, ST., William ]. Smith,
Israel K. Dean, John r. Bond and John
R. White were placed in nomination.
Mr.. Dean withdrew his name, and the
other four were on motion of j. ID. West
elected by reclamation. Messrs. James
A. Davis, E w. Janney, Israel r. Dean,
and Thomas II. Warburton being the
only persons nominated for delegates to
Waverly were on motion of John r. Bond
declared elected by reclamation.
Short addresses were made in response
to. calls by John R. Bond, William J.
Smith, George A. Blake and George
Johnston, after which the convention
adjourned.