The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-07-19


Seventh-W. w. Hopkins, William H.
Cole, Jr., Frederick w. Irwin, Thomas c.
Bond, M. L. Oliver.
Eighth I. Logan, DR.. S. T.
Roman, VIM. H. Love, Joseph P. Cutler,
J. M. Kennard.
Ninth-J L. Crothers, Jessie Handle
ton, John Clayton, George S. McVey,
S. J. Brown.
THE CONVENTION.
The County Convention met on
Tuesday at Odd Fellows Hall, Elkton,
at II O'Clock am, pursuant to the call
of the State Central Committee and the
County Central Committee of Cecil
county, for the purpose Of nominating
candidates for the offices of States Attor-
ney, County Treasurer, Sheriff, three
members to the House of Delegates, two
County Commissioners lone long term
and one short terrn), three Judges of
Orphans Court and County Surveyor,
and for the purpose of choosing delegates
to represent Cecil county in the State
Convention, which assemblies at CAM
bridge, OIL Thursday, August IS, 1895, at
IL o'clock, whose duty it shall be to
choose candidates for Governor, Attorney
General aud Comptroller
The Convention was called to order by
H. M. Mccullough and H. H. Haines
was elected temporary chairman, and
John L. Moore, of North East, secretary.
Mr.. Haines in taking the chair made
few remarks, and among other things he
said that the republicans had never met
under such favorable auspices as in this
convention, and that he felt it in his
bones the republicans were sure ofvictory
IN November next
The following were appointed conf
mittee on credentials: Thos P. Jones,
Walter Buckworth, S. H. King, Henry H.
McFadden, R. G. Underwood, Webster
McVey, w. H. Cole, Jr., J. M. Kennard,
J. L. Crothers.
The following committee OH resolutions
was appointed Robert Duhamel, w. B.
Coleman, w. J. Smith, David T. Devlin,
Jr, Samuel Burns, Robert Cristie, w. w.
Hopkins, ]. T. Cutler, George McVey.
The following resolutions were offered
by w. ]. Smith and adopted:
WHEREAS, Since the introduction of the present
Australian ballot system elections in Cecil county
have become unfair and corrupt such unfairness
and corruption being effected by means of dis
honest election officers and
WHEREAS, A repetition of such practices at
elections threatens to deprive the tax payers of
Cecil county Of all control, by means ola free
ballot, over public officials in this county; and
WHEREAS, Threats have been made by certain
Democratic political bosses of Cecil county that,
having the election machinery in their hands,
they can, and will elect their ticket at the coming
election in November, 1895;
Resolved, That we desire to put upon record our
public protest against the outrageous and indecent
manner in which we have been deprived of our
rights free citizens of the State by certain cleo
ton officers of the county, and of our determine
ton not to submit to such treatment in the future
Resolved, AS II step toward securing at the com
ing election, for every citizen of Cecil county an
honest ballot and fair count that each District
ueleSatlOn submit 10 tne convention tne names OF
such reputable Republicans as have the confidence
of the Party, to act as judges ballot clerks, etc
ReSolred, That the Chairman of this Convention
be empowered to appoint three gentlemen mem
bers of the Republican Party of Cecil county, to
act as Committee to present a copy OF these res
olutions to the Election Supervisors of Cecil
county, and to urge said Supervisors to appoint,
as judges aud ballot clerks to act at the election
of 1895, the persons whose names shall be selected
by the District delegation as aforesaid.
Resolrd, That the Republican Party of Cecil
county recognizes the necessity of reassessment
of property in the State, and we call upon the
next legislature of Maryland to make provisions
therefor by law, wise and conservative, but broad
enough to embrace all property, real and personal,
in the State.
Resolved, That the public schools of Maryland
should be free to every child in the State who
desires an education; free not merely in name,
but in practice and to that end insist that the
next Legislature shall enact law abolishing
book fees and all such other regulations as tend,
in any way, to exclude the children of the poor
from any participation in the benefits of public
instruction.
Mr.. L. M Haines submitted the fol-
lowing resolution which were adopted:
Resolved That the Hon VIM r. Master is the
unanimous choice of the convention as the repub-
lican candidate for Governor; that the delegates
selected to represent the county in the State con
vention, which assemblies at Cambridge Md, on
August 10, instructed to cast the four votes to
Which Cecil county is entitled in the State con-