The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-08-31
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
Delegates Elected at the Primaries Last
Saturday Meet in Convention on Monday.

Delegates Elected at the Primaries Last
| Saturday Meet in Convention on Monday.
| Republican primaries were held last
Saturday in each of the nine election dis
tricts of Cecil County to select five dele
gates to the County Convention which:
met on Monday.
In the Third district there were ten
candidates for delegates and 291 votes
were cast with the following result
Thos. s. Miller, 1876; Malvern Jones, 1854;
George F. Harlan. 1914; George Ricketts,,
| 1863; Joseph Wells, 161; Robert McVey,
100; George NJ Evans, 100; Jacob Rambo,
| 12S; Frank E Pennington, 1913. and Cow
ington Wood, 12S. The first five named
were declared elected.
The convention was called to order
about 1 80 a. m. on Monday by Towns
end, chairman of the State Central Com
mittee. John r. Bond, of the Seventh
district, was elected temporary chairman.
George NJ Christie and Henry NJ. McCul-
Tough were nominated for temporary
secretary. Mr.. Mccullough withdrew his
name and Mr.. Christie was elected.
Each delegation was called and named
a member of the committee on creden-
tiais. 1t was composed as follows: First
district, J. w. Taylor; Second district.
w. D. Bradford; Third district, George
Ricketts,; Fourth district, Robert Nc
Kane; Fifth district, S. w. Day; Sixth
district, w. r. Cameron; Seventh district,
W. T. Coulson; Eighth district, ]. NJ.
Kennard; Ninth district, Webster White.
First district Thomas P. Jones, Jos.
Megill, Richard D. Aiken, G. W. B. Tay-
lor, ]. w. Taylor.
Second district.-William D. Bradford,
Walter Buckwith, VIM. Pyle, VIM. J.
L Ike, Isaac Dean.
Third district.-Joseph Wells. Thomas
S. Miller, George Ricketts,, George F.
Harlan, Malvern Jones.
Fourth Observation-Disclosures Saxton, VIM.
P. Dean, Fri Clendenin, Jno. Drummond
Robert McKane.
Fifth district. Alexander, H
M. West, John F. Shippers, Russell Reed,
S. W. Day.
4SirtA distrtct.-Joseph H. Lincoln, D.
Webster McVey, John B. Coale, w. R.
Cameron, John Keilholtz.
.SegenM rict-John r. Bond, George
Ianey, Ed. Vance.
Eighth district.-John r. White, Cooper
STUDIOS, J. NJ. Kennard, George Haines,
George Boyer
Ninth district.-S. ]. Brown, J. Fl.
England, w. A. Cameron, VIM Hamble-
ton, Webster White.
After the report of the committee on
credentials was adopted the convention
adjourned until one o'clock.
When the convention reassembled after
dinner nominations for State Senator we're
declared in order. John R Bond was
named by delegate from the Seventh
district and his nomination seconded by
Henry NJ. Mccullough. Esq, of the third
district. Mr.. Bond was declared the
nominee of the convention, Mr.. Bond &C
cepted the honor in neat and pleasing
speech.
For House of Delegates VIM. c. Pyle
of the Second district, James G. DAVIS of
the Fifth district, and Aaron j. Kitchener
of the Sixth district were placed in nomi-
nation. They being the only persons
whose claims were submitted to the
convention they were declared nominated
by reclamation.
For Sheriff the Second districtpresented
Charles E. Clayton and the Eighth John
r. White. The first ballot was thrown
out owing to too many votes being cast.
On the second ballot Mr.. White was
nominated, the vote being White % and
Clayton %. On motion the vote was made
unanimous.
Nominations for county commissioners
were declared in order. The members of
the present board, John J. Williams of
the Second district, Thomas c. Bond of
the Seventh district and Jas. G. Crothers
of the Ninth district were placed in nomi-
nation as was also James w. Clark of
the First district. The members of the
present board were renominated on the
first ballot which resulted as follows
Thomas G. Bond As; James G. Crothers
AZ; John J. Williams 80 T.; Jas. W. Clark
7. The nominations were on motion de-
clared unanimous.
Henry NJ. Nicols the only person named
for county surveyor was declared the un-
animous choice of the convention.
John W. Taylor of the First; VIM. T.
the Third and Enoch Noyes of the Seventh
were elected without opposition delegates
to the State Convention which meets at
Westminster, October LIST, to nominate
candidate for controller.
Five persons were named as candidates
for members of the State Central Com
mittee which is composed of four. They
were VIM. j. Smith, George A. Blake
and Henry NJ. Mccullough of the Third
district, Dr. L. R. Kirk of the Sixth and
George NJ. Christie of the Seventh. The
first ballot resulted as follows Christie
SO, Smith 36, Blake "a, Kirk %, McCul-
Tough %. Messrs. Christie, Smith and
Blake were declared elected. The con-
vantion then proceeded to ballot the
fourth man there being tie between
Kirk and Mccullough. 1t resulted in
Kirk receiving 20 votes and Mccullough
10. DR.. Kirk was declared elected.
Messrs. Townsend Poole, l, d. Davis
and E. w. Janney were declared the I'M
animous choice of the convention for
members of the County Central Com
mittee after which thu convention ad.
journed.
BarksdaIe Items.
BARKsDALE, August 2Sth, 1899.