Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-12-27
Southern Maryland Democrats.

SOutnern maryland democrats.
There was quite full and representa-
tive meeting of the several committees
appointed in the four counties Of South
ern Maryland, at the preliminary conven-
tion in Baltimore city or Thurday of last
week. Charles county was the only coun-
ty whose delegates did not report in force,
as all recognized that this preliminary
meeting would be the most important of
all. As five of the seven Charles county
delegates had been here on Tuesday pre-
vious and all, except one, expressed an
earnest purpose to be present, the slim at
tendance was not expected: Charles was
represented by Gen. A G. Chapman and
F. NJ. Cox; and Charles c. Lancaster, Esq,
being present, was, at his request, made
temporary substitute for one ofthe absent
delegates.
The convention met in one of the par
lors of the Carrollton Hotel at ID o'clock
and the following delegates from each
county answered to their names: Charles
county - General A. G. Chapman, F. M
Cox and c. C. Lancaster. St. Mary's-J
F. Smith, Robert G. Combs Col. j. II
So;horon, j. II. Buckler, r. t. Hammett
Thomas II. Bond, Frank Crane, jeff D.
Loker, Charles b Wise, D. A. Lynch
Prince George's-Stephen Gambrill, N. G.
Darnall, DR.. c. A. Fox, Charles S. Early,
DR.. NJ. D. Hines, Fillmore Beall, L. O.
Roby. Marion Duckett, B. D. Stephen, R.
B. B. Chew, c. c. Magruder. Thomas II
Perrie, Beale d. Mulliken. ]. T. Perry
Richard E Brandt, Oden Bowie, P. A
Bowen, Charles II. Stanley, DR.. Devil tor
Snowden, 4. w. Baldwin, ]. Eli Hunt
George w. Duvall, A. X. Spaulding, Johr
Snowden. Calvert county - Senator w
c. Somervell, John B. Gray, D. A. Psrran
George Fl. Jones and Estep Paddy.
The meeting organized by electing ex-
Gov. Oden Bowie, president and; Gen
A. G. Chapman, vice-president, and DR.
NJ. D. Hines, of fBladensburg, secretary. The
proceedings opened by reading the resolu
tions adopted in this county, which were
fully approved. and the meeting then dis.
cussed the evils to be remedied in a
practical and earnest manner for about two
hours This discussion developed the
fact that the four counties are entirely
harmonious in their views regarding the
evils by which we are beset in these neg TO,
dominated counties, and the remedy fol-
the same
| After the general concurrence of view
and purposes ON the part OF the assembled
delegates was thus ascertained. q cem-
mittee OF two delegates from each county
was appointed to draw up such bills az
will remedy the evils and report the same
to the full convention at Annapolis or
"Wednesday morning, January 18th. The
committee consists OF General A. g. Chap
man and F. NJ. Cox, OF Charles county; r.
c. Combs aud John Fl. Sothoron, of ST
Marys; DR.. George Fl. Jones and John B
Gray, of Calvert, and Fillmore Beall and
Charles II. S,aaley, of Prince Georges
This committee will also propose bills
for such county legislation as is needed
wich will be left with subcommittee
of its men.be to press on the Legislature
The convention adjourned at o'clock
to meet in Annapolis, January 18th, whea
the subcommittee will report the laws
which have been drafted aud the cenven.
tion will, in body, wait on the proper
committees of the General Assembly and
urge the adoption of the measures agreed
upon.
+ The subcommittee met again a,
Of clock and held two hours session at
which they bad full comparison Of views
regarding remedial measures. This COM
mittee will compare views from time to
time, SO as to make full and satisfact ory
report to the convention at its adjourned
meeting in Annapolis. Our Southern
Maryland people are now fully aroused
upon this question of coloniz .tion AID
there is now every promise that at the
next cleo ion that great nuisance the non
resident voter-~ill be abated.