The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-08-15
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evidences OF interest peyonu Whab III
usually shown by members OF the party
in their county convention last tuesday
Not tor macy, many years has Repnb
lican convention met i'll Cecil county he
fore without discouraging list OF vacant
seats Last Tuesday, every seat was 1ull
and every body interested. Even the
Democrats who usually hang around
meetings of their own body as il what "a
Democrat convention should dictate
would become of course the law and the
means of administering both, took very
keen interest in the goiugs on and the
general doings of the body OF reunited
epublcans who met on that day to
dictate aud determine tue future incum
bepts of executive office in Cecil and to
have their full share in the organized
rescne of our good old State of Mary
land from the thraldom which has for
a Generation circumveuted and strangled
it. There was not vacant seat IN the
body of fourty five chosen electors, aud
there was hardly standing room for the
curiously interested body of spectators
who crowded the large auditorium to
witness the means aud lnStrumentalltles
by which our county Is to be redeemed.
Democrat clbowed Republican III eager
quest al his doom and r puoIican was
won't to politely give place 10 tue anxious
peiphbor who could not conceal his anx-
iety TO learn his fate at the earliest
moment. There has been no such gath
ering of representative men on an occa-
sion of the kind since the days OF the
.Sixties." From Court House Row
| to the second National" the delegates,
candidates aud their friends nlieL the
| shady hooks OF sweltered in the sc1rch
ing sun, too eager TO be wise and con
cIlaCory aud at the same time SUCCESS
full. to care a picay uue for all the rays Old
Sol might invent for their discourage
ment. they c.ucussed, bltton-holed,
persuaded and protested as If now was
the accepted tins. There was no Ii NIT
| to the number OF those who were willin !:
to be standard bearers, for all seemed to
accept the iai' IN that the time has at
| length come When valur aud virtue must
win. IL was not an empty honor that
anybody was seeking; but rather the
opportunity 20 be in AT the finish when
the brush was to be captured.
How we'll they did their duty as vail
ant defenders uf cause which, though
often threatened aud more often abused,
is never lost, Will better appear by the
results as given below:
Townsend Poole, Esq, Chairman of the
county central c1mmiJtee called the con
yeptlJn to order III Odd Fellows Hall.
90 motioa OF Joseph l.. Wells, John K
Bond, Esq, of the Seventh district, was
nominated tor chairman, ID. Webster
White, of the Ninth, was named for
secretary by Charles +. Hinchiilft aud
elected wItupus opp 1sitioI, John L VII
son, ESQ cIusri.ysd 50 s'rvc As assist ant
secretary. the c.rIcatIl!I III tu5 deiJ-
gates were hand i iato TIC secretary aud
the names OF the delegates cad as ioi
l0ws
First distract-J W. Taylor, Thoma
P. Jones, r A. Duhamell, George w
Taylor aud George w. Green.
Second district Walter Buckwith, Wu
D. Bradford. William {. Pyle, Charle'
Ellison aad William E. BIrwlck.
THIRD district Joseph L. Wells, Georg
r. Spence. Charles F. Hinchliffe, DAME
McCauley and Grason Bennett.
Fourth district-R ,bert Mckane. Johl
Drummond, James S. Smith, John Nc
f Creary and Thomas p. Dale.
. Fifth district William johnson, job
t l.. Moore, John D. Abrahams, William
A. Wilson and 5. D. Mccullough.
q Sixth district Stephen J. Reynolds
< James II. Maxwell, John NJ. Hunter, N
j C. Reeder aud john r. Coats.
.serenth dis,rict-E M3Cuilous h
:, John r. Bond, NJ l Oliver, William I
$ Coulson and William II. Coale.
l. Eighth distrjct-J. NJ. kannard, VIM
NJ. Fulton, John Mccullough, Josep
HalneS aud Lewis McLdhe
Ninth dsstric Levi o Cameron. sam
, J. Brown, Webster White, John !
Crotners aud Jesse Hamilton.
GA motion OF C. F. II lnchliffe, th
: convention resolved itself III commute
" of the whole and accepted all eredentia
!, presented as correct aud made the ten
...-...... . u; ,,,s ,,arD,arant The commits
then took rec IS until p m.
. After recess the convention reasser
= bled. Nominations for Clerk OF the "
n cult Court were declai ed III order, on Il
he call of the districts, Walter Buckwt
ge of the Second district, presented
name of William J. Smith, of the I'M
district, Charles F. Hinchlitfe, OF I
Third. seconded the nomination Ill
Ia short address to the convention, prese'
-, in5 the claims of Mr.. Smith FIR
ar nomination. The name OF George
all Christie vas placed before the convent
ne by ]. II. Maxwell, OF the Sixth d'stri
he The ballot resulted as follows Smtl
k Christie Is. Mr.. Smith was declared
50 nominee amidst great applause.
'ck For Register of Wills, the name
en- William T. Bye, of the Fourth dlstrl
'"- was presented by Robert Mcki ne
be was declared the nominee by acclar
nix no was
sie ton.
sic For States Attorney, r. c. Thach
rite was nominated by Joseph l.. Wells,
IRA NJ Davis was named by Charles
lar, Hinchlit1e, ana George a. Blake o.
hel Sixth district delegate. One ballot
and cided the contest in favor OF MIR. Ina
Sis. ery. the vote being Thackery "a, 81
10, Davis s.
oie' Seven candidates contested the no
lou nation for sheriff. Those named
.oa. Joseph w. Simpers, }. Montgon
.,,i Brown and Amasa G. Brown oil
Third, Samuel Brickley of the 81
John T. Rutter OF the Seventh, JOIN
White of the Eighth, and Amasa Gnu
man of the Ninth. The balloting
Oh as follows, three ballots being requ
Ino tn make a choice. Fist ballot: Gnu
y, man 10, White II, a. u bro"
anu Sinners D, J. NJ. Brown ), Rutte
JUN Brickiey 2 No choice. Second Oh
''ofe Churchmau p, White IS. A. G. bl
3, J. NJ. Brown /, Shippers 2. No Oh
'i'0' The names of john r White and
new - .u;..d.,r before the
'ioo' ballot. Third ballot: Churchman
White 5 Mr.. Churchman was dec
con-