Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-08-25

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Republicans was held at the Cour. House
Monday, August 22nd instant, State Senator
| Washington Wilkinson III ehArge. The
Senator called the convention 20 order and
made a speech, was chosen temporary pre-
siding officer and made another speech,
The speeches were Of the regulation stripe
commendatory Of all things republican and
condemnatory ofall things democratic The
recent election 10 St. Mays was charac-
terized as great fraud and it was given
out that Federal Supervisors would be Al
the polls this fall to inspect tickets. The
Senator also stated, among other things,
that be was not a candidate for Congress
but II the honor was offered him lie would
not refuse to serve the party. Hehoweyer,
unquaiifsdly refused to permanently pre-.
side over the convention and Capt. William
+. Chesley was made chairman The ae-
lection Of Enoch b Abel, Esqr., as score.
tary, completed the organization. Ontaking
the chair Captain Chesley said lie was on
hand for business and would proceed 10
business. He was better republican, he
said, this year than he ever had heenl
There was some delay and numerous
motions and amendments 20 the report Of
The Credentials Committee bnt finally the
convention got down u It's work and nom
nations wore declared TO be in order. The
following we're proposed ior DELEGATES to
the Congressional Convention: Washing.
ton wilkinson, Thomas A. Mack, John s.
Jones, William A. Sommeryillc, John r.
Ching. Robert Crawley, Arthur q Combs
and William l. Clarke. Mf. Wikinson
moved, and The motion was carried, that the
three white and three oolorcd men who re-
ceiyed the highest number IL votes should
be declared the delegates and each be en-
titled to a halfvoso The delegates present
were author zed 70 east tie full vote 81
their district when unit In case Of
disagreement only tie delegates present
were allowed vote. The balloitiug To-
suited Wilkinson. g. sommcryille, So;
Jones, "a; Mack, u; Combs, 80; Crawley,
Is; Ching, q; Clarke, i2. The SIX first
named were declared elected
Mr.. wilkinson offered resolution en-
doTsing the administration, approving ,he
work ofihe Minneapolis Convention and
plodging the support 81 s. Mary's Repub.
licans 70 thc candidates Carried.
Williafn II Clarke, eolored, offered ares.
olutlon complmenting Enoch y Ahell.
Esqr.. for bis sacrifice Of time and money
ia accepting She Republican nomination Tor
The Court Of Appeals clgrkship, thsaking
him for the efforts be made il heading a
forlorn hope aud inslfucting the delegates
to support him for the Congressional
uomlnalion. Mt Wilkinson oblcc,ed 70
the resolution on The ground tina, 4 was
impollslc ANA that the delegation should be
lea n liberty 70 support the s. Mary's
man 4 ihoGghl best Grin case no 81 Mays
man had SLOW, 70 be abie b ~ 70 lhe
winning man and have claims On him
when the oliicca were 5istrlbutei lie
moved % lay the Clarke resolution on Die
table. tx Delegate Cecil seconded ibe
motion Of Mr wilkinson and no eongen
lion tabled tbs resolution. The convention
aaioulacd she dis
'rhe iisi 81 delegates follows
First district Benedict Bafnea, JeFom
al Green, George Biakistone, Jninea A,
Ieunls0n, Christopher Butler. Alfred Arms
trong, Lewis a, Millcr
Second dlsiIlct-Ihomas Coz, James
Greenwcll, Joshua Fenwiek James jnnian.
Robert Taylor. Henry Wlngaie. John ITcw
tlt, Edward BifCoe. Arthur Comba
Third disihcs-II a Butler, Oscar u
Waihon. Henry Bush, Euoch D. AbeA,
James FoSwel, william Il Clarke, Jcff
Hanson, Henry CafbeFry.
Fourth dlslllci-sOswaid Planter, Henry
Young, Joseph Wheeler, CHARTS Barnes,
j. Walter Yates, James D. Young. John
T. Fowler, samecl r. Butler, John +.
Ching, Henry Thomas
Fifth district William T, Cheslcy. The.
Ioltom, James Dyson, George Washington,
Aaron Gross. Albert Mack, Chapman y.
Barber.
Sixth district Washington Wilkinson.
James r. King, Harry Brown, Nathan
Coats, Stephen Jones, John Cosincy, palls
Curtis, Edward H. Pocy, .. Baaklns,
George Taylor
Seventh dlelrict--lioberi GrAwloy, w.
l.. Clarke, Legardo Maddox, DANIEL Wood
land, +. n Themns, lguatius Fcnwick,
Joseph Collins, John Woodland, James
Clarke
Eighth Raymond 6 Ford john
Il. Cecil, William u r. Long, John VI.
Tones, Ignatins Smallwood Henry Butler,
Ambrose Cough, John Armstrong John y,
Baeoc.
Ninth dlsEFict--Jobn Clayton, George
Garner