The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-07-21
REPUBLICANS In COUNCIL.

Meeting of the State Central Committee.
Tue Repu blican State Central Com
mittee met on Thursday in Dushane Post
Hall Baltimore, Cecil county being re-
presented by Mr.. III. H. Haines. All of
the counties of the state were represented
except Dorchester, Garrett, Kent, st.
Mary's, Wlcumico and Worcester. The
committee was called to order by its
chairman Mr. d f. Conklin who on TAX
ing the chair said.
Gentlemen-We meet to-day under very
pleasant clrcumsts noes. The outlook for
success ID the coming national contest is
most encouraging to our cause. The de-
legates to Chicago selected candidates
that will command the unanimous sup
port of all Repu blicans, and l hope and
believe will make large inroads upon the
Democratic ranks. With such candi-
dates, and platform which looks to the
development OF American industries and
protection for American capital and la
Dor, we must, if we do our full duty in
all parts OF this Union, carry the coming
contest.
1t remains for US IN Maryland to do all
we can toward placing our state in the
Repu blican column, aud much depends
upon the work of this body to that end.
Mr.. Conklin's brief speech was ap-
plauded heartily. Mr.. Henry Lingen-
fielder and G. George Peters were secre-
taries.
The members from each congressional
district held separate meetings, aud after
agreeing upon the dates for holding their
appointed to prepare the call &essrs
Thos. 5. HodsoD. OF Somel set for the
First district; n. N. Mock, for the Second
district; F. 6. Duhurst, for the Third;
VIM. T. Henderson, Tor the Fourth; Tai
bot ]. Albert for the Filth; George l..
Wellington, for the Sixth. They pre-
sented the following report, which was
adopted a:
DISTRICT CONVENTIONS AND PRIMARIES.
Resolced, That congressional district
conventions he held as follows:
First district, at CeLtreville, Queen
Anne's county, on Thursday. August 9Th,
at p. NJ.
Second district, at Dushane Post Hall,
Ra1t w ,.l,.SIn,,
at noon.
Third district, in Baltimore city, on
Tuesday August 2Sth, at l2 NJ
Fourth district, on Tuesday, August
14th, in Baltimore, at noon
Fifth district at Laurel, Prince G .orge's
county, on Thursday, August 23d, at II NJ.
Sixth district. at Rockville, Mont
gomery county, on August BIRD, at noon.
And that such conventions, when as
sembled, 81 all nominate candidate for
Congress for tue said districts respec.
lively.
The following paper was presented by
Secretary Lingenielder at the request of
Rev. George Morrison, aud the committee
adopted it unanimously:
This body hereby endorses the Re-
publican platform of the Chicago Con
vention OF 1883 and its nominees. Hon.
Levi p. Morton, of New York, as eau.
did ates for president aud vice president
o the United States, and as one of the
Southern states whose resources have
been so largely developed by the protec.
tive system OF the Republican party, we
feel constrained to ask all patriotic voters
of this state to sustain us in our efforts
to restore to national power the Repub-
licau party. that we may have national
ad ministratlon of the government and a
wise enforcement OF our protective system
for American products and industries,
At the meeting of the R.pu blican
State Central Committee there was some
talk among the members and friends who
accom- panied them about candidates for
Congress. The men named for the First
are Charles II. Todd, of Caroline; J E.
Tylor, Of Talbot, and A p. Barnes. of
Worcester. The men from the Second
district had n" one pa. Licularly in view.
The Third district memb;.:s had heard
OF G /. AdIeur. y 'stmaster under Presi
dent Arthur and i promising Young
lawyer nam, d Dnni,l n. b int"n. Tn"
men most talked "f Tor the nomination III
the f ar h dist ret are Major Alexander
Shaw CT he viii have i), J, Frank
Supplre. Wesley VI. Oler, H. Webster
Crowl and Cecil J. X rsner. The Fifth
district has il M nher oi strong men who
would run vel. 4 II ing them are G II.
Be.ln. j. Writ Randall. ID. U. Hammett,
F n. Holmes J INES A Gary, Talbot J.
Albert and ). E. Mndd. In tn, S'x'h
district Congressman l.. f McComi>.
ex Con or: ssman Urner, john G. Motter
and Gre rye l.. Wellington are named Ivy
fri ends.