Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-08-31

Io0atco, 70 elect three delegates 4 he Cn-
gressi nl Convention to be held C,tnns
vile, on Wednesday, the 5th Ct Sep embe-. T.
nominate a candidate or candidates for Com
.ress. THIS county had no spe i'll interest.
so far as we are informed ia sny p,r'icuiar
person o. persons. hut Inc conirsi WIS never
eless spirited. craving GU oftlie attempt
1t is charged. on the pa Of +. ". Cox. to run
the purity in the county THE war hrtween
what is known AS the Cox element and the
Turner faction, brlau las, ball ani hiss con
hnued, ending, we presume GU Suurda,,
in victory for Turner la Port Tonlrco
District the Cox forces we're led b, Nessrs
T. r. Farral and F. p Hamilton, and
Turner = j, being his own district, directed
his own hsht winning b, vote OF "a to 20
In Hill Top, the vote vas close Coz got the
best Of it, ard secured the delegation BY two
votes. In Nanjemoy, the contest was decd-
ediN spirited: Captain Aiphrus u ,islip made
the campaign Tor Cox and Tobacco Inspector
Haislip and his brother Jim, Represented the
Irregular democracy but the latter WAS
finally vanquishej. Several small size 6gnis
ensued, and few black eyes could he seen
after the meeting adjourned as evidences OF
the heat Of the fray. Aliens Fresh was the
scene of lots of fun. Committeeman Barker
resides in that district, and 10 accordance
with practice, assumed to call the meeting
held there to order. He is Turner man of
the frst water, aud last year, il is charged
by securing tue organization. decisive point
was gained; so this time the opposition, head
ed by Messrs. s. Cox, Jr., james F Matthews
and some others determined TO have the or.
ganizeiion il possible aud secure for lhei- side
shatever advantage nigh result from having
the chairman Of the meeting the clerk. and
coutrol Of the tirket hat crowd was in at
tendance, and Ms the hour drew near for
cal ing the meeting, the gallant cheiftnius on
both sid's STOOD forth with eyes flashing ERE,
holding their watches in their hands, each
eager to get ahead OF the other in making the
nomination of chairman TIL suspense,
| however, was much too great for one OF the
| Cox leaders, for after a tension OF tue nerv, s
for some minutes, he threw up bis hands ten
minutes before time aud cried out II call the
meeting 10 orde: and nominate Mr. 5 Cox,
Jr, for chairman, put the motion and de
elared il carried A ticket was iben nominal
ted and declared elected by exclamation,
and the meeting forthwith adjourned, and
hetore o clio *. the hour OF closing, some Of
the delegates were in Port Tobacco to report
the victory The Barker crowd we're little
more patient. They waited unlil o'clock,
the appointed hour Of the cal by the state Cen
trail Committee, elected their chairman, nomi
mated a ticket and went on voting by ballot IN
til 6 o'clock, polling lO4 votes As result OF
this confederation OF affairs, two SETS OF dele
gates were sent to the convention In Harris
OF district battle was also fought, the Tur.
ner men winning In the Sixth District, the
Cox crowd did not pu. up ticket. 10 Po-
monkey district the rontest vas close. and re-
suited 10 the election of Cox delegation with
u contest on hand Mr. Cox, it is said, al
though declared NONRESIDENT Of the State
by the Court of Appeals. WAS 10 charge of his
own forces and voted. Ia BE-, antfwn and
PAtuxent Districts, Turner had his own way
Tuesday the convention assembled in Port
Tobacco, Dr. + W Hawkins was elected
chairman and Dr.. P L. Sasscer ard Mr. Hun
gerfsrd Smoot secretaries A lis. OF delegates
from each district including the contesiing
delegates from Pom0hKey district was then
handed in and roll Of the delegates from the
whole meeting was riade out rs follows:
District No. l. Robert |. Digges, I. I
Owen, V. B. Pennington, Mattingly, +
Turner, j. B Murphy, JOSias Batcliife, w
II. Wenk, ]. e Mudd, P. H. Hamilton.
District No. 2-J. W. Lyon, WIN. Abel
J W. Golden, ] B Gray, N jameson, JOSEPH
Stores, " B. dergusson, L. R.e%heeler, j
R. Welch, Joseph A. Gray.
District No. 3-S u. Spsake, Wesley Car
penler, Thomas IligL6elds, Alpsns Haislip
jeff Cox, +. NJ Wheeler, j. A essake, J. I
Davis, R. Y Milstead, II. B. Hammock.
Distaict No. 4-John E. Stone, ]. G. Pix
erton, J. NJ Boarman, John T. Davis, 7 B
, Cough, + r. Wheatley, r. l. Murphy, jaime
4 l'coksey, John Z. Cartwright Thoma
Brookbank
e District No. 5--Wp. Mex. Burroughs, w
I j. Frere, John jackson, Huugerbrd Smooi
E Benjamin F. Bailey, j. II. Reeder, A
Swami, J. N. Hayden, W. Simpson, ]. n
e Norris.
District No 6-John II. Mitchy W.
: Hamilton. B. NJ. Mudd, p W ROby, Josep
e Stumptner, T. E. Sasscer, P. E. TrOtter, J.
e Montgomery, A J. Gibbons, B. \. Hicks.
$ District No. Cox Delegates Mad
' dox, E H. Brawner. Ben Adams, E 4. HaI
non, j. E Norris, j. G. Bunting, C1rnelir
!. Cox, Benjamin Tubman, R. T. Knott, II.
o Thomas.
q District No. 7-runer Delesates-F |
b Darlington, 2. NJ. Hnngerford, ? E. Mating
2 ly, g R. Bryan, J j. Csaett, D. G. Ducke
g J. T. HALEY, J. G. McKibbin, A. NJ. Spea
5 J. H. Peen.
District No. sc. Grantley Edelen. Pet
!. W. Hawkins, Mason L. Mcpherson, 9.
d Carrico, Austenus Jameson, W. Z. Hardy,
= NJ. Berry, g. A. Bowling, G. Boannah, H.
e Gibbons.
e District No. &c. W. Carroll, ]. Dudle
Is Madison Ro ,ch, N. Stonestreet, Aarry Alive
n G. c. johnson, A. Mckee. Mark Lucket
d Richard Farrall, Louis Adams
J. On motion committee on credentials 40
d permanent organization and resolutions we
appointed, and after an hour or 50 Of deliberi
d ton they reported in favor of NAL
e ing the temporary organization permaDen
j. that as the vote ct the PomsHkey prim4r
II meeting was so close it was almost impoSsib
q to decide with accuracy which set
delegates was elected, hence favored seatin
: both delegations with each delegate the rigt
e of halfa vote and the following resolutions:
e ''Reesired, That we. the Democrats {
Charles county, in convention assembled, d
: hereby reaifirm our allegiance to the principle
e Of tariff reform as enunciated; in the Nations
Democratic platform at Chicago in lS92-ths
protection is fraud and robbery Of the ma
, jority of the people of these United Statei
r and that the power OF taxation is constitution
, ally limited to tariff for revenue only, sd'
} quate to meet the financial needs Of the gov
eminent honestly and economically admins
: tered.
''ResoiVed, That President Grover CletG
+ land and the Democratic House Of Represent
! tives, in view of their patriotic efforts TO 81
cure honest tariff reform as embodied in tn
Wilson bill, are entitled to the gratitude an
hearty co. operation of the Democracy through
out the country.
"ResolUeS, That while we submit 10 the BIZ
} known as the Senate tariff bill we are cor
strained to do so not as a matter of choice O
+ preference, but simply as an alternative
that consummation Of Republican fraud an
robbery known as the Mckinley tariff bill
and under condition of legislation not Ar
ticipated by the Democracy Of the countr
and which fails to measure up to the just DE-
mands of tariff reform as embodied aad fol
| nnnlof in fha A fional na..,a...t;, nj tfnFl