The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-05-06
POLITICAL AFFAIRS.

The Democratic State Central Com
mittee of Maryland met at noon on
Wednesday in the Carrollton Hotel,
Baltimore, and selected the following
dates for the State and Congressional
Conventions
State convention, Baltimore, June9.
First congressional district, Wednes-
day, June 90, at Ocean City.
Second district, Monday, June 6, at
Port Deposit.
Third district, Saturday, June 4, at
Broadway Institute.
Fourth district, Saturday, June 4,
at China Hall.
Fifth district, Wednesday, August
"a, at Laurel.
Sixth district, Wednesday, July 10,
at Frederick.
Every county was represented at
the meeting, and in addition to the
members there was a large force of
politicians and others ON hand from
all sections of the State.
The committee was called together
by Secretary Murray Vandiver. The
chairman, Hon. Barnes Compton, be-
ing sick, Hon. Frank T. Shaw presid
ed.
The central committees of the sew
eral counties and of the legislative dis
triets in Baltimore city are empower
ed to select dates for the primary
meetings, and to SELECT Judges and
clerks for such meetings when an cleo
tion is held, and to name some person
to call the meeting to order when dele
gates are selected without an election,
As is the case in many of the counties.
The central committees have author.
ity to hold one primary for the selec-
tion of delegates to both the State and
congressional conventions, or they
may hold q separate primary for the
selection of each set of delegates if
they so desire, At the adjournment
af the meeting the committee was en-
tertained at luncheon in the hotel.
From the districts the following
named gentlemen seem to have been
settled upon, although some changes
may occur from local causes or per-
sonal dissemination before the conven-
ton meets.
First District-Edward Lloyd, of
Talbot, and Levin l.. Waters, OF Som
erset.
Second-John s. Writ, of Cecil, and
Murray Vandiver, of Hartford.
Third-James Bond and Frank A.
Furst.
Fourth-Bernard Carter and /. Free
man Rasin.
Fifth-Barnes Compton, of Prince
Georges, and Thomas II. Hunt, of
Howard.
Sixth-Buchanan Schley, of Wash
ington county, and L. V. Baughman,
of Frederick county.
A Maryland Congressman said that
Mr.. German will not refuse the nomi-
nation for the Presidency if it is ten
dered him. The Congressman added
1.-THE Maryland delegation to the
convention will vote for Mr.. Cleveland.
There is sentiment in the State ia
vorable to his denomination and the
party, through its representatives in
the national convention, will obey the
wishes of this sentiment and give their
votes to the ex-President. Mr.. Cor
mans name will not be presented to
the convention from Maryland, neither
will Mr.. Cleveland's name be present
ed by New York. But there will be
vast difference between the feelings of
the Maryland delegation toward Sena-
tor German and those of the New
York delegation toward Mr.. Cleve-
land. My opinion is that when it is
found inexpedient or impossible to
select Mr.. Cleveland as the standard
bearer Senator Germans name will
be presented from some quarter, and
when it comes there will be such
spontaneity of enthusiasm in his di-
rection that the secretaries of the
convention will find it impossible to
count the votes that will pour in for
him from all directions"
1t was stated that there would be
no opposition to the denomination for
Congress of Messrs. Page in the first,
Rusk in the third, Rayner in the
fourth and McKaig in the sixth dis
trict. Mr.. Compton in the fifth will
also probably be renominated. In