The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-08-12
Democratic county Convention.

The delegates chosen at the Democratic
primaries last Saturday met in convention at
Odd Fellows Hall, Westminster, on Monday
morning, and were raped to order by Chair
man B. +. Grouse of the County Central Com
mittee, who nominated DR.. S. r. Waters for
temporary president and j. Vincent Ecken-
rode for temporary secretary. The nomina
tons were ratified by the convention. Mr..
Eckenrode not being in the hall, Charles
Jones was chosen secretary in his place.
DIR. Waters thanked the convention for the
compliment paid him in being called to pre-
side over its deliberations.
On motion of w. P. Gorsuch committee
on credentials and permanent organization
was named by the district delegations as fol-
lows:
Taneytown district, E. F. Smith; Union
town district, j. Hamilton Singer; Myers
district, Joseph Cookson; Woolery's district,
Eli I. Bennett; Freedom district, 4. M.
Shipley; Manchester district, William H.
Wilson; Westminster district, John Bernstein;
Hampstead district, Peter Buchanan; Frank
lin district, l.. G. Franklin; Middleburg dis
trict, James II. Rooms; New Windsor district,
L. p. Slingluf; Union Bridge district E. W.
Leeds; Mt. Airy district, George A. Davis.
The committee organized with l.. p. Sling
huff chairman and e. w. Leeds secretary.
The committee reported credentials correct,
that the temporary officers be made perma-
nent, with N. w. Steele and Charles Brilliant
vice presidents, and that the rules of the last
House of Delegates govern the proceedings
of the convention. The report was adopted.
The selection of delegates to the Fourth
Judicial convention being in order, l.. l..
Slinguff offered the following resolutions:
Resolced, That Joshua W. Herring, David
P. Smelser, George p. Buckley, Robert Sell
man and George A. Shower be and they are
hereby chosen delegates to the Democratic
Judicial Convention, which meets in the city
of Westminster on Thursday, the 10th of
August, 1893, to nominate Chief Judge and
an Associate Judge.
to the support of said delegates Hon. James
Revell for Associate Judge and Hon. Charles
B. Roberts for Chief Judge.
The resolutions were passed by acclama-
ton and amid applause. vote of thanks
was rendered the officers and the convention
adjourned.
LIST OF DELEGATES.
The convention was composed as follows:
Taneytown district-E. f. Smith, j. Vincent
Eckenrode, Henry Gait, Joseph NJ. ReaVer
and Hezekiah Hahn.
Uniontown district-Edwin G.. Gilbert, Ii.
II. Weaver, William U. Marker, j. Casper
Frizell and j. Hamilton Singer.
Myers district-Jeremiah A. Morelock,
jesse Lemon, DR.. j. j. Stewart, Joseph Cook
son, William P. Halter.
Wooery's district-John l.. Stull, Patrick
Sullivan, A. F. Oursler, Eli I. Bennett, j.
NJ. Patterson.
Freedom district. NJ. Dorsey, f. NJ.
Shipley, VIM. p. Gorsueh, }. Henry Steele,
N. w. Steele.
Manchester district-Ch Christian F. Hunt, ].
H. Blocher, VIM. Ii. Wilson, John r. Sire
Wig, Charles Brilliant.
Westminster dislrict-Jouathan ii. Owings,
John Bernstein, John Shaiier, John +. Eek
enrode and Valentine Wantz.
Hampstead district-Peter Buchanan, Co
lumbus Elserode, d. Stricklin, E. b. Ham.
j. ID. Lester.
Franklin distriet-Frank I. Davis, ST.,
Lewis C. Franklin, Geo. f. Wright, Thomas
j. Gum. Jacob Farver.
Middlebnrg district-James W. White, G..
W. Shank, Lewis Cash, James II. Rooms,
Isaiah Ham.
New Windsor district-L. P. SIingluf,
Charles Jones, VIM. Heary Haines, George
W. Snyder, r. Lee Myers.
Union Bridge district-E. W. Leeds, L..
q. Messler, }. W. Crabbs, Chas Ii. banner,
L. D. Spurrier.
Mt Airy distriet-Dr S. R. Waters, E. NJ.
Anderson, B. F. Selby, George A. Davis,
Robert Seflman.