The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-08-14
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CON-
VENpI0N.

The delegates elected at the Republican
primary meetings in the several districts
assembled in County Convention, at Odd
Fellows Hall, 10 Elkton, on Tuesday, al
! 11.30 O'Clock. The convention was called
to order by Townsend Poole, chairman Of
the County Central Committee.
John r. Bond, OF the 7th district was
made chairman, and Webster White, of the
9th district, secretary. The following are
the names Of the delegates:
First District. w. Taylor, Thomas P.
Jones, r. A. Duhamell, Geo. w. Taylor
and Geo. w. Green.
| Second district-Walte Buckwith, VIM.
D. Bradford, William G. Pyle, Charles
Ellison and William E. Barwick.
Third districtJoseph L. Wells, George
r. Spence, Charles F. Hinchcliffe, Daniel
McCauley and Grason Bennett.
| Fourth district-Robert McKane, John
Drummond, James s. Smith, John Nc
Creary and Thomas P. Dale.
Fifth district-William johnson, John
L. Moore, John D. Abrahams, William A.
Wilson and S. D. Mccullough.
| Sixth district--Stephen j.. Reynolds,
James II. Maxwell, John M. Hunter, M.
c. Reeder and John r. Coats.
| Seventh district-Enoch Mccullough,
John R. Bond, M. I. Oliver, William G.
Coulson and William II. Coaie.
Eighth district. M. Kennard, William
NJ. Fulton, John Mccullough, Joseph
Haines and Lewis McLane.
Ninth dstrict-Levi o. Cameron, Sam'l.
J. Brown, Webster White, John l..
Crothers.
The convention then took recess until
one o'clock.
| Upon the reassembling in the afternoon,
the convention proceeded to the nomination
of candidates for the various county Offices.
Clerk of the Circuit Court. Nominations
for CLERK of the Circuit Court being called
for William j. Smith Of the Third district,
and George M. Christie of the Seventh dis
trict, were named. The ballot resulted:
Smith, "a; Christie, 81. Mr.. Smith was
declared nominated.
| For Register of Wills, VIM. T. Bye, OF
the Forth district, was nominated by accla-
nation.
For States Attorney the following gem
tlemen were put in nomination r. G..
Thackery, George A. Blake and Harry M j.
Davis. The ballot resulted: Thackery, "a /;
Blake, IS; Davis, 6. Mr.. Thackery was
declared nominated.
For Sheriff the following names were
presented: Amasa G. Brown, J. Montgom-
cry Brown, Joseph w. Shippers, of the
Third district, Samuel Brckley ofthe Sixth
district, Amasa Churchpan, -ofthe Ninth
district, John T. Ruuer, of the Seventh
district, and John R. White, of the Eighth
district. The ballot resulted: A. G. Brown,
6; J. M. Brown, 8; Shippers, s. Briekley, 2;
Rutter, 8; Churchman, Is; White, IL. No
choice.
The second ballet resulted: A. q. Brown,
8; ]. M. Brown, |; Shippers, 2; Chnrchman.
81; White, IS. No choice.
Before the third ballot was taken the
names of A. G. Brown and John r. White
were withdrawn. The ballot resulted
Churchman, 40; White, 5. Mr.. Church
man was declared nominated.
| For County Commissioners the following
were put in nomination: w. r. Cameron,
Israel r. Dean. w. A. Miller, Joseph H.
England, w. G. Pyle, A. McCreary, Wes-
| ley Clayton, W. P. Coulson, William Coale
aud D. w. McVey. The ballot resulted
Cameron, 81; Dean. 81 Clayton, 16; Coale,
Is; Pyle, %; England, 5; Miller, /; Nc
Creary, IL; McVey, i Coulson, s. Dean
and Pyle were declared nominated,
On the second ballot w. r. Cameron
received the entire vote of the convention
For the House of Delegates Charles F.
Hinchliffe, George A. Blake and John E
Coulson were nominated by reclamation.
For Judges of the Orphans Court the
names Of DR.. H. NJ. Uhler, William Coale,
VIM. Penn Coulson and Amos Martindale
were presented. The ballot resulted : Mar
tindale, 35; Uhler, 80; Coulson, IS; Coale,
Is. Messrs. Martindale, Uhler and Coul-
son were declared nominated.
For County Surveyor H. M. Nichols, of
Elkton, was nominated by reclamation.
County Central Committee.-1st district,
John w. Taylor; End district, Walter
Buckwith; 3rd district, l. ID. DAYS., Town
send Poole and Robert McKaneI 4th dis
trict, Thomas P. Dale; 9th district, John
D. Abrahams; 9th dstaict. D. w. McVey;
7th district, NJ I. Oliver; 9Th district, ]. M
Kennard 9th district, j. II. England.
| State Central Committee.--Samuel M.
Davis, II. NJ. Mccullough, DR.. L. R. Kirk
and S. D. Mccullough were named as the
State Central Committee.
Delegates to State Convention.-Jacob
Tome, John r. Bond, j. w. Falls and
John E. Wilson, were named as delegates
TO the State Convention TO be held at Ocean
City, August 9Th.
The convention then adjourned.
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