The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1894-09-28
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.
STILLFoR TARIFF REFORM
President Cleveland and the House of
Representatives Endorsed.
LARGE AND HARMONIOUS MEETING

The Democratic County Convention, which
met in the Court room in Bel Air, last Tues
day, was a representative gathering of thu
Democracy OF Hartford, many prominent Dem
ocrats being present from all parts of the coun
ty in addition to the sixty delegates entitled tc
seats in the convention. At IL o'clock Dr. J
l.. Windolph, a member of the county execu
tive committee, called the meeting to ordel
and nominated Mr.. William B. Hopkins, o.
the second district, as temporary chairman
Mr. j. w. Chamberlain, of Havre de Grace
was chosen temporary secretary.
| On motion of Mr. Robert Seneca, a commit
tee on credentials and permanent organization
was appointed, consisting of the following
gentlemen: w. K. Cunningham, first district
l ". +. Reasin, second district j. NJ. STREET.
third district; j. b. Luckey, fourth district
5. A. Whiteford fifth district, and w. T.
jackson, sixth district.
On motion of Mr.. Thomas IL. Robinson
Messrs. &. w. McComas, first district Law
son Cooley, second district; f. w. Baker
| third district j. n Nelson, fourth district j
l.. Windolph, fifth district, and }. w. Foster,
| sixth district, were chosen as committee ON
| resolutions
On motion of Mr.. F. w. Baker, the conven-
ton then took recess until two o'clock.
| Upon the reassembling of the convention
| the committee on credentials and permanent
| organization recommended that the temporary
| officers be made the permanent ones, with the
| addition of Messrs John Haviland, first dis
| trict; William stephenson, second district !;
! John &. Rouse, third district; j. X. Almony,
| fourth district Zephanah Heaps, fifth dis
| trict, and Francis j. Boyd, sixth district, as
vice presidents. The report of the committee
was adopted. The committee further report
ed the credentials all correct and that the fol-
| annt flI1f n ts i'm fhf4
| convention
First District-W. w. Preston, G. W. Nc
Comas, Edgar Touchton, E. &. Hooker, Jos
| Callahan, Daniel Fitzpatrick. john Haviland,
! Samuel Ii. Martin, Jacob II. Hoffecker, w. T.
| Demoss.
Second District.-W B. Hopkins. W. F.
Reasin, +. o. MITCHELL d. Z. Mitchell, Lawson
! Cooley, W. 5. Bowman, ST., George Roberts,
Lewis F. Michael 5. A. Smith, IL. Z. Silver.
Third District.-John b. Wysong, f. w.
Baker, James Amos John q. Rouse, Edward
j. Colgan, Walter Finney, j. NJ. STREET.,
Thomas II. Robinson, Joseph E. Bate
man, John 5. Dallam.
Fourth District. K. Almony, Jacob B.
Metze, James B. Luckey, John n. Nelson, j.
Frank Street, N. I. Amos, W. IL. Jarrett,
Thomas Hitchcock, Jucob Ii. Hess, John L.
Dalton.
Fifth Districts A Whiteford, George NJ
Barton, Zephauiah Heaps, Howard Proctor,
William NJ Ady, b. Frank Webster, Albert
Mccain, DR.. j. l.. Windolph, Albert N Cor
rell, James K. Massey
sixth District-Robert Seneca, II. c. l aw-
der, George a. Baekey, DIR. ID. w. Hopkins,
j. w. Foster, c. j. Dugan, F. ]. Boyd, Walter
T. jackson, Isaac Hecht, j. w. Chamberlain.
The committee on resolutions then reported
the following resolutions which were adopted
with applause:
Resolved, by the Democrats of Hartford coun-
ty, in convention assembled
That we adhere with unwaverng fidelity to
the principles of tariff reform as enunciated
in the National Democratic platform of 1892,
and so vigorously urged by the great Demo-
cratic leader, President Grover Cleveland.
That we indorse the administration of PreSi-
dent Cleveland and the action of the Demo-
cratic party in repeating the infamous Mckin-
ley tariff in repeating the federal election laws
and in restoring economy and honesty in all
branches of the governmental service in Con-
gressonal appropriations resulting already in
the saving of many millions OF dollars per an
mum.
That we call upon our representatives in
Congress to go forward in the good work al
ready begun, until the country is entirely re-
lieved from the oppression of trusts and mo-
nopolies organized and fostered under Repub-
lican legislation.
That we oppose the Republican theory of
taxing the entire people for the protection and
benefit of favored individuals and combina-
tions of men-a principle, the operation of
which bears with peculiar hardship upon the
agricultural interests of the country well as
upon the tolers in every branch of industry,
by enhancing the cost of the necessaries of lie
without increasing the selling price of farm
products or the wages of labor.
That we demand wider application of the
principle that raw materials for manufactur-
ing purposes shall be admitted free of duty and
| tariff taxes be levied, as far as possible, upon
the luxuries and not upon the necessities of
the people.
That we commend and indorse the firm stand
taken by our present representative in Con-
gress in behalf of tariff reform, and in the in
terest of the farmers and wage-earners of our
country.
Resolced, That the Democracy of Hartford
meet on the Fair Grounds, on Thursday, OctC-
| Der IL, at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ, to ratify the nOm-
ination made by the Towson convention and
hear the issues of the campaign discussed by
| Representative Talbot Hon. Isidor Rayner,
and other distinguished Democrats.
| ReS0tUed, That the delegates from each dis
| trict be and they are hereby appointed an ex-
ecutive committee to put into effect the above
resolution and see that the demonstration is
worthy of the great cause and an honor to the
| Democracy of Hartford.
| The convention then proceeded to nominate
! five delegates to represent Hartford county in
| the Democratic Congressional Convention of
! the second district which is to meet at Tow
son, October 2. Messrs Daniel Fitzpatrick,
| first district, Thomas ii. Robinson, third dis
| trict, Thomas Hitchcock, fourth district, Will
| liam NJ. Ady, fifth district, and Robert Seneca,
sixth district, were put in nomination by the
delegations from their respective districts,
| and, there being no more nominations, were
| declared the unanimous choice of the conyen-
| ton. On motion of Mr.. F. w. Baker, the
delegates We're instructed to either fill any Va
cancies or cast the entire vote of the county III
| the Congressional convention,
After brief speech by Mr.. j. M. Street,
| calling attention to the setting apart of Thurs
day, October II, as Democratic day at the
County Fair, and urging full attendance,
the convention adjourned.
| The proceedings were entirely harmonious,
and the prevailing good feeling augurs well
for full vote and complete success for the
Democratic party in November.