The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-05-07

county placed Mr.. McC"m $ III N0ml-
nation as delegate to tho National
convention. MIR. Wellington moved that
the convention nominate by reclamation
the following delegates: ,meS n. GasS,
Louis Z. McCJ mas, Tnnm4s ). Ho !S,n
and Alexander Shaw.
Mr.. MuAd said he would beg leave to
second especially the nomination of
Messrs Gary aud McComas
NJ. J. Frank Supplee also seconded the
nominations.
Mr. Wellington called for the vote,
which was unanimously in favor of the
delegates named.
J. w. Adams, colored, of Baltimore
city, nominated w. E. Tiliman, colored,
John Parker, colored, w. h. Butler,
colored, James Wallace, of Dorchester,
were also placed in nomination as alter
mates. After some seussion they were
declared elected.
The vote on the nominations for electors
at large was taken by counties, and
resulted in the election OF Alcaeus Hooper
of Baltimore city, and Adolph Barnes, OF
dorchester county. The former received
100 and the latter 1T votes.
The bust of Abraham Lincoln was
selected as the party emblem.
AN INSIDE VIEW.
The delegates at the close of the con-
vention seemed to be happy family.
The result was Oruug at about by a truce
o. the warning factions of the party based
Oh the selection OF the four delegates at
large. The members OF the Gary element
o1ksd upon them solves As m guanimOus
vctors, while the friends Of the Post
master Johnson thought l.5 their side
had succeeded far beyond 'Ueir prospects
when the results of tbs county prim aries
we've ltarred during the past few weeks.
Mes: rs. Gary and Johnson met ut the
City Hotel in the morning and buried
the Ratchet. Mr. Gary will continue a.
the member of the national committee
from Maryland. Ii one side or the other
had possessed aud used the power to
mama the delegates at largo, one or two
names on the slate would ptnbably have
been charged, bat as il rs each si!e is
thoroughly satisfied with three deleg stes
on the ticket Tlcre wls i time when
Postmaster Jjln3)n a II CploIel Hod,"n
were not warm politihGi Fri ads. but
that is thing OF tha y -, All Colonel
Hodsou is satisfactory to oDJn SIDES
OF the Gary elemea5. rl3 a.Ejc.D =
adi uS5menS of affairs is said to be the
handiwork of Mr. Leon Seliger, " hn II -
baen urging the matter for several We ks
ID to George L. Wellington. The nam
lng OF Mr.. McCDmas as delegate is said
to be for the purpose of preventing
possible contest for the congress ional
nomination in the sixth district, thereby
endapgering the succe Of Mr.. Wrlling
ton, who is looked upon as the coming
candidate for Congress is that district.
to either faction, out he has had kindly
feeling for Mr. Gary and his voice had
potent influence in placing Mr.. McComas
on the slate. Major Shaw's position in
politics has been such that neither side
uld raise any strong objection to plac
ing him on ticket which was intended
to bridge over factional troubles. The
compact was carried out to the letter, the
leaders on both sides standing out for
strict compliance wi its terms, and at
no time was test vote of the strength
of the two sides taken, although Mr..
Gary is known to have had mi ,rity of
the delegates with him. The concessions
TO the colored delegates in making up
the list of alternates put them in good
humor. As to the platform, the most
notable feature was the instruction to
the delegates at large to use their best
efforts for the denomination OF President
Harrison. This point was probably
more thoroughly discussed among the
delegates before the convention assembl-
ed than any other. There was no anti
Harrison talk among the delegates, but
taking New YORK and other prominent
States as examples in which the dele
gates at large have been uupledged, it
was urged by few delegat S that it
would be inadvisabe to instruct as it is
impossible to foresee what the condition
of affairs i'll Il national convention may
be and the delegates had better be
untrammeled. The Harrison entimelt,
especially among prominent leaders on
both sides, in and out of Office, cut
weighed this suggestion and the plank,
when read IN the convention, was recsiV-
ed with much applause.