The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-06-11
FOR TALBOT.
He is Nominated after Il Long
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aIf'tt / ~ N4OSsS III VIZ Wv 'ihii ~ ~ y
Row land, OF The state committee iol
Cecil. DR.. ]. F. II. Goisuch, of B.!ti'
more county was made president, with
Chnres Il. Wautz, of Carroll, and DR.
J 3 Hart, of Baltimore, as secretar'
les.
The following were the committees ap'
pointed on credentials and permanent
organization: Twentieth ward, William
A. Dunn; Twenty first ward. T. j
Bresnan; Twenty second ward, John G.
Scharl; Baltimore county, NJ. w. Offutt
Carroll, 3. +. krau5e; Cecil, John Banks
Hartford, George y. Cairnes. The tenn
porary officers were made permanent.
The presentation of candidates for the
Congressional nomination was then in
order.
Mr.. Taibott's name was submitted by
Milton w O.fu6t, of BAltimora county.
He spoke OF MIR. Talbott's past services
to his party, and said that he took parti
cular pleasure in offering Mr.. Talbotts
name because the politics Of Baltimore
county were never il better shape. Mr..
O1utt paid au eloquent tribute to Mr..
| Nalbott and provoked load applause.
d. Shaw's name was presented by B.
| Frank krause, u Carroll. lie, too,
| spoke OF the services, ability and energy
of the candidate of his choice. DIR
Shaw" said he stood by President
Cleveland in his tariff message and by
the Mills bill"
Reuben +. lamar named Charles G
CrotheTs, one of Cocil's worthy sons"
Boon went a blast at the quarry.
That's the first gun" said Mr..
lamar, and the Cecil contingent ap
plauded enthusiastically. Mr.. lamar
eulogized Mr.. Crothers' ability. Cecil
be said, has rot aad Congressman for
% years. Isn't Cecil" he asked
"entitled to the nomination to day? If
we nominate Cro.hers on ticket with
that grand statesman, Grover Cleveland,
at its head, We will carry the district by
an overwhelming majority" [Cheers.
Congressman Stump's name was pre-
scented by Frank f. Gorrell, of Hartford
I'VE should nave i caudidate,' said he,
who Will roll up such IA majority AS to
make hill and dale echo. We must have
a man Who Will bring out he full party
vote Such a maa is Herman Stump"
The ballotInk then begun. Tae three
| I'd, q R,tt q
| votes to Talbot, who !sc received the 6
votes OF his own county. Carroll's 5
went for Shaw, CeGil's t for G: Others,
and Harford's for Stump. Talbot had
| 12-2 short of a majority.
On the 2l ballot Carroll put her )
votes with Crothers' /. The others
stood by their favorites. This was re-
peated on the 81 ballot. Carroll gave
| her votes to Stump next ii g, running
his total up to 10. Stump got CarrolI's
vote on the 4th ballot while Cecil gave
one of Crothers' votes to Talbot, max
| ing his total 13-1 less than enough to
nominate. On the next ballot Cecil fell
| back in line for Crothers, while Stump
held Carrol's vote as we'll as his own.
And so the ballotiug went on until the
Gosh bollot, Talbot, showing no gains,
when motion to take recess pre-
vailed.
When the convention reassemhled,
shortly after 3 p. m, the 2ls5 blllo5 WIS
taken. 1t was similar to the first--Tal-
| bott y, from Baltimore city and county;
Shaw ), from Carroll; Crothers 4 from
Cecil, aud Stump ), from Hartford. The
22i ballot was similar. Ga the 23d
| ballot Hartford cast for Crothers
| and 1 f0r Shaw. GA the next ballot
| Cecil threw 3 votes to Shaw, holding
back for Crothels. The convention con
| tinued to ballot until the roll had been
called 100 times Sill Talbot could
not get another vote. Cecil several
times cast its vote Tor Shaw and for
Stump, giving Hartford an opportunity
| to nominate Shaw and Carroll Al oppor-
tuqity TO nominate Harford's favorite;
| but the opportunities were not seized.
After the Tooth ballot another recess was
| taken, aud a chance given for more
caucusing.
| But the cauCuSitg amounted to 10th
| ing, for when the convention got togath-
er again blllosiug was resumed with the
same result. When the number OF bal
lots had reached 141 another adjourn
| nd To-
After refreshments the ball was started
a-.ullng once more. Seventy-three
ballots were taken and again there was
recess.
1t was $50 o'clock when the dele
gases met again. Then more ballots,
making pa in all, we're taken. Then
there was a pause for 20 minutes, during
which time conferences between dele
gates we're in order. When the 225th
ballot Was called tor somebody whispered
20 Nix Krause, of Carol, who at once
arose aad began to talk as though he
were going to withdraw Dr.. Shaw, bu'
while lie was speaking School Examiner
Diffenbaugb, of Carroll, pulled his
coat-tail aud told him something which
caused krause to terminate abruptly.
''This thing ought to be settled a
once" said he, "and DR.. Shaw should
be the man.
The roll call was stopped. There was
more conferring, aud thou the ballot
proceeded. Carroll voted again iol
Shaw and Hartford for Stamp, whi!e
Cecil gave Shaw three votes aud Que t,
Talbot, putting the latter again within
| one vote of victory. This was followed
by auoih her recess, and it was 10 As o'cloGl
be ore the convention resumed bust
ness.
The 226.h ballot was in order. Carol
made the break aud nominated Mr.
Talbot by giving him her > votes, m Ak
ing Il i'll all. Cecil and Hartford votet
for Stump, giving hin ..
The announcement thai Talbot wa
nominated was received with cheers
$ Mr.. Talbot was brought before the Goa
| yention amid much enthusiasm, an,
r made brief speech o. thanks aud &C
, ceptance. The nomination was mad
unanimous on motion of Chas H Smith
| of Cecil.
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The ladies of the Elkton Catholi