The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-07-20
SURVEYOR
WILMER J. FALLS.

The delegates elected at the Republican
primaries held throughout Cecil county on
Saturday. assembled in county convention in
Elkton, on Tuesday.
The convention convened at II o'clock in
Odd Fellows Hail. and was called to order by
H. VI. Mccullough, ESD, chairman of the
State Central Committee for the county.
Full delegations were present and not for
many years has as much interest been shown
in Il convention.
On motion of W. J. Smith, of Elkton, H. H.
Haines, of Rising sun. was made temporary
chairman. In few opening remarks Mr.
Haines in part said: "We are here to-day
for an important work, each has duty to
perform. and | hope to do my part as well As
| can While | have been in county conven-
tons in Elkton before, we have never been
together under such favorable circumstances
and with such assurances of success, as to-
day. We feel that change is needed in
Cecil county and that the time is at hand.
1--WE are here to nominate willing candi-
dat and men who will command the public
support
John l.. Moore, of North East, was chosen
temporary secretary, on motion Of John l..
Crothers.
COMMITTEE on CREDENTIALS.
On motion of Robert L. Christie, a COM
mittee on credentials consisting OF one men,
Der from each district, was named by the
delegations, as follows:
First district-Thomas P. Jones.
Second district Walter Buckworth.
Third district Samuel II. King.
Fourth district-Henry H. McFadden.
Fifth district DR.. II. G.. Underwood.
Sixth district Webster McVey.
Seventh ,iistrict-W. H. Cole, Jr.
Eighth dstrict-J. NJ. kennard.
Ninth district John l.. Crothers.
COMMITTEE on RESOLUTIONS.
The following committee on resolutions
was appointed by districts, on motion of
W. J. Smith:
First distrct-Robert Duhamel.
Second-Wm. B. Coleman.
Third-W. J. Smith.
Fourth-D. P. Devin, Jr.
Fifth-Samuel Burns.
Sixth-R. d. Christie.
Seventh-W. W. Hopkins.
Eighth-Joseph P. Cutler.
Ninth-Samuel Haddock.
The credentials of the following delegates
were reported as regular, and the committee
was discharged:
DELEGATES.
First disrict-John W. Taylor, Thomas P.
Jones, Jr, ]. 7. Robinson, John 7. Lowe, r.
A. Duhamel.
Second district-John J. Williams, w. b.
Coleman, Reuben b. Lake. Isaac Dean, Wal
ter Buckworth.
Third district L. Marshall Haines, VIM. j.
smith, Samuel H. King, Malvern Jones,
Thomas B. Miller
Fourth district-David T. Devlin, Jr.,
Hugh I. Montgomery, Henry H. McFadden,
W. Slater Carhart, Fri Clendennin.
Fifth district-John l.. Moore, Edward
Wilson, Samuel Burns, II. &. Underwood,
Charles Craig.
Sixth district H. H. Haines, Eugene Rey-
nolds, Alfred Kirk. Robert L. Christie, Dan1
W. Mcvey.
Seventh distrct-W. w. Hopkins, William
II. Cole, Jr., Frederick w. Irwin, Thomas c.
Bond, NJ. |. Oliver
Eighth district Lewis T. Logan, Dr. S. T.
Roman, William II. Love. Joseph p. Cutler,
NJ. Kennard.
Ninth district J. l.. Crothers, Jesse Ham
bleton, John Clayton, George S. McNey, S. j
Brown.
PARTY RESOLUTIONS.
W. J. Saith. chairman of the committee on
resolutions, reported the following which
were adopted'by tho conventions
WHEREAS, Since the introduction of the
present Australian ballot system, elections,