Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-05-12
DEMOCRATIC County Convention,

The Democratic county convention to
choose four delegates from Worcester
county TO the Congressional convention
TO be held at Denton on Thursday, May
cath, for the purpose Of nominating q
candidate to represent the Second Con.
grcssional District Of Maryland In the
next Congress. and TO elect four delegates
TO the State convention, 10 be held In Bal
timore on Thursday, May 10th, the duty
Of which convention Is to elect four del
egatcs from the State at Large, and two
delegates from each Congressional Dis
trict, to the National Democratic convcn-
ton TO be held al st. Louis, June 8, 1883,
10 nominate u candidate for President and
candidate for Vice President of the
United States. aud also to choose two
electors from the State at Large, and one
clcctor from each Congressional District,
favorable TO the election Of the candidates
for President and Vice President, who
shall be nominated by said convention at
ST. Louis, met in the Court House in
Snow Hill, Tuesday afternoon at $50
o'clock.
The convention was called to order by
Hon. George w. Coyington, Chairman OF
Democratic State Central Committee for
Worcester. On motion of Thos p. Town
send, Esq, lion. Francis Henry Purncll
was called 10 the chair after which Messrs
VIM. +. King, Of Pocomokc City, and C.
l.. Vincent. Of the DEMOCRATIC MEssES-
GER, were chosen Secretaries. The sec.
retairics were then requested to read the
districts and announce the delegates to
the convention, which were rs follows:
FIRST DisrRrcT.-Wm. +. King, c. G. Dale
DIR. ]. 7. Coston, George VI. Hancock
Capt. T. l. vcasey.
SECOND DrsTRicT.-Wm. 5. Wilson, Jno
r. Moore, Clarence l.. Vincent, Saml II.
johnson, Jno. II. Riley.
THIRD DIsTRIcT.-llenry Purncll, Ste.
phen II. CULLEN, L. J. Dirickson, Eli.
jah b. Carey, Francis Henry Purncll.
FOURTH DIsTRIcr.-Wm. NJ. Purncll, ).
NJ. Lane.
FIRTH DisrRicr. S. Carey, II. J.
King.
SIXTH DIsrRIcT-Jas. L. Dickerson, ~
ID. Marine.
SEVENTH DrsTRIcT.-E. c. Mariner. Jno
Fooks, w. Il. Corbin, Thos p. Town.
send.
EIGnTM DIsTRIcT-W. T. Scarborough,
Jno. W. Patlcn, Major Pilchard, WIN.
Cottman, II. 7. Onlcy.
NINTH DisTRIcT.-Jno. ID. Dale. Geo. T.
Scott, Thos. Y. Franklin, Jas. Burbage,
G. \. Marshall.
BY RIGA roce vote the following gen.
tlemcn were elected to represent this coun.
Is in the convention which meets at Den.
ton TO nominate candidate for Congress:
Col. John Walter Smith. VIM. Tinglc
Dickcrson, Edgar W. McMastcr and Geo
W. Bailey.
And for the State convention 10 select
delegates to nominate candidate for
Prcsiden, and Vice-P President of the
United States; the following gentlemen
were elected: Hon. George VI. Cpshur,
Lemucl W. onley, Col James G. Dirick.
son and Edward ID. Martin.
John +. Moore, Esp, then offered the
following resolution which was unani.
mouslv adopted:
Reso!ccd. That the Democratic party of
Worcester County, in convention assem-.
blct. hereby instructs its delegates to the
Congressional convention, for the First
Congressional District of Maryland which
shall convene at Denton, in Caroline
County. in said State, on the aith day of
May 1883. to east the vote of said Worccs.
ter County, AS a unit upon all questions
arising in said convention, including the
nominsti ton of candidate for congress,
TO be nominated by the same.