Saint Mary's beacon., 1891-08-13
REPUBLICAN, CoHvKsrIoH.


Mary's County Republican Convention TO
order. Deputy Internal Revenue Collector
John N. Graves was made temporary
chairman and Clerk to County Commis-
sioners Enoch b. Abel, secretary. On
taking the chair, MIR. Graves, said, among
other things, that he regarded "the 11th
day of August, 1891, as the most momen-
tous day in the history of the St. Marys
Republican party, crisal day, &c" coun-
selled the delegates to exercise forbearance
and hoped their deliberations would be
harmonious. After some talk a motion
carried for each delegation to name q rep
resentative on the Credentials Committee.
The Committee was named and after o
considerable time reported that there were
no contests, handed in a list of the dele
gates and recommended the temporary off,
GERS for permanent ones. Tie report was
adopted.
John Cajay, John N. Graves and James
A. Jordan were chosen, by acclamation,
delegates TO the State Convention.
The nomination of the county ticket was
next declared in order. For the House of
Delegates, Joseph Fl. Ching, William r.
Chesley and John F. Cecil were placed be-
fore the Convention and the circus COM
menced. II was moved that Mr.. Ching be
nominated by acclamation. The motion
produced wrangle and much confusion.
fhn aHasp 1a6 hat So 4.
objecter there could be no acclamation
nomination. The objector was found and
the delegates We're told TO prepare their
ballots. Dir. Wilkinson obtained the floor
and moved that candidates receiving the
largest number of votes be declared the
nominees of the convention Carried.
The ballot was taken and resulted, Ches-
ley. AZ; Cecil, 81; Ching, SO. The chair
declared the vote and Ching and Cecil NOM
mated.
For Clerk to the Circuit Court Daniel G.
Hammett was nominated without opposi-
| ton.
The contest for the Register of Wills
was between William F. Leach aud Steph
en- Jones' The ballot resulted, Jones, 43;
Leach, 81.
Tie States Attorney nomination was
next in order, and John Cajay obtained
the floor. made a speech reciting what the
republican party in st. Mary's owed to
the negro, claimed their right to name q
member of the ticket He would put be-
fore the Convention he said, a man, who,
in st. Mary's, had first advocated the me-
gro's right to place on the ticket. had al
ways been true friend TO the race and
been persecuted and ostracised for his
friendship He named Frank N. Holmes,
called upon ali colored men and true re-
publicans 10 stand by him, moved that
he be nominated by reclamation, and call
ed for the ayes and noes. During the hub
bub occasioned by this move, w. A. Som
merville nominated ID. K. Graves. The
chairman said that he knew Mr.. Holmes
was not q candidate for the nomination
but that he had sent to him 10 know his
pleasure in tine matter G.. II. Williams
asked If the delegates were not here to Sc
lect the ticket. James jackson informed
the chairman, that 1--WE are in majority
and we will be listened to-" The ayes and
noes were ordered. "Too many ignor-
ant people in here" said James P. Jane
son, ito have ayes and noes. II was the
most exciting scene ever witnessed in q
Republican Convention. After the Con-
vention was in glorious muddle, Cajay
withdrew his call for the ayes and noes
and ballot was taken as follows:
Graves, 81; Holmes, 90; Blank, o.
For Orphans Court, d. ]. Payne, John
Hewett, P. G. Love, James T. King, w. A.
Lyon were put in nomination. The bal
lot was:
Payne. IS; Hewett, %; Love, 81; King
70; Lyon, %. Payne and King were de.
clared nominated. The plurality rule
which had been adopted by the Conven.
ton, was here disregarded and o second
ballot ordered, which resulted:
For County Commissioners there were
eight names before the Convention. Ran.
dolph Whalen, colored, was put in nomi.
nation by Cajay, and the Convention was
invited to "show its hand" The first bal.
lot resulted as follows:
Lyon, Il Love, 80; Hewett %.
A motion adopted to drop the lowest
man carried. Hewett withdrew and Love
was unanimously nominated.
]. Oscar Jones was nominated for Sher.
iff without opposition.
Randolph Whalen, So; Perry Hayden
So; John T. johnson, 43; Wm. 2. Yates
50; John s. Jarboe, IS; Marcellus Cation,
q. Thomas B. Watts, IS; J. A. Tennison.
SO. On the second ballot the result was
Whalen, IS; Yates, "a: Jarboe, 16; Ten
nison, SO; Cation. 8, and the balance scat.
tering.
| Lewis C. Thompson was unanimously
nominated for Surveyor.