Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-07-25

III. Fowler; 9th, John W. Williams;
9TH, Edmund J. Plowden; 9Th, DR..
Thos. Lynch; 9th, Jos. G. Hobbs,
Jr. Thecommi Tee was, on motion,
authorized 10 fl vacancies in the
delegations. The committee retired
and soon returned report declar-
ing the following delegates entitled
to seats in the convention:
First District-J IL. Miles, s. Clarke,
w. r. Pembroke, Joe Biscoe. b. w. Her
bert, Roland Courtney, w. G. Bsyne, Tom
Abel, +. v. King, Wallace Dunbar.
Second District:-Thos. Ell. Elf, Henry
Adams, Charles Fl. Pomeroy, Charles A..
Watts, William s. Coppage, George W.
Evans, Richard Dement,, Benz. n. Spring
er, j. ID. Loker, Lewis Clarke.
Third District:-J. Donatus Thompson,
Thomas j. Graves, w. Wallace Abel,
James F. Mattingly, Joseph a. Milburn,
r. Norman Yates, William II. Evans, DR..
L. z. Payne, Charles E. Cough, Jr. , Charles
z. Cough, sr.
Fourth District:-W. b. Herbert, Jas. J..
Cough, Fred G. Davis, T. Garner Reeves,
G. w. Maddox, T. B. Carpenter, VIM. t.
Pilkerton, G. ID. Carpenter, Samuel Har-
rison, Jno. A. Barber.
Fifth Disir'ct:-Prcf. f. Coad, James T.
Milburn, ]. Franklin Adams, Ashby Bur.
roughs, Nota L. Redmond, J. Wilson
Adams, Jos. A. Turner, James j. Read
mond, Jr., Thos. ii. Fowler.
Sixth Djstrict:-W. T. Bailey, Fl. o.
Reeder J. w. Latham, Thomas Dixon,
John w. Williams, VIM. Newton, F. A.
Norris, Peter N. Spalding, r. Fl. J. MagilI,
George q. Thompson.
Seventh District:-Edmund ]. Plowden
M. Edley Thompson, James j. Stone, DR..
r. p. Blackstone, John II. Dean, Edward
Oliver, John r. Garner, Ign. Z Mattingly,
Bushrod Weaver, James Morris.
Eighth District:-Alex. Stevens, Addie
While, L. j. Fish, Dominic Hayden, VIM.
Bean, A. G. Sanner, Geo. T. Cusic, John
l.. Hilton, w. B. Wise, Thomas Lynch.
Ninth District-Joseph c. Hobbs, Jr
Joseph F. Robrecht, Chas. i. Robrecht,
VIM. F. TwilleY, Jos. E. Trice, II. w.
Chesser, Bennett r. Moore, S. F. Potter,
j. ID. Hayden, T. Lee Mattingly.
The committee also recommend
ed that the temporary officers be
made permanent. The report was
adopted.
DR.. j. III. Miles, of the 1st dis
trict, offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, Bv the Democratic
Party of st. Mary's County, in Con-
vention assembled that this Con-
yention select, William S. Coppage,
Herbert Z. Moore and Thos. Lynch,
as delegates and Jos. Ii. Hancock,
James Ii. Miles and Z. Garner
Reeves as alternates to represent
this county in the Democratic State
Convention to be held in Baltimore
on Wednesday, July 3ist, instant,
for the purpose of nominting can
didates for Governor, Attorney
General and Comptroller of the
Treasury of the State of Maryland,
and that the said delegates be in
structed to cast the vote of the
County for such candidates as may
in their judgment be best calculated
to restore harmony to he Demo
cratic party of the State and secure
the hearty and enthusiastic support
of all Democrats.
Resolved, That we re-affirm our
faith in and adherence to he prin.
ciples of the platform adopted by
the great Democratic party of the
Uni ed States at the Nationa, Con-
vention of 1892, and that we point
with pride and satisfaction to the
general prosperity wAich has ensueu
from the wise and beneficent legls-
la:ion of he 53rd Cong ess and The
greet blessings which . ave flowed
from the brave, manly and patriotic
administration of Grover Cleveland,
which b. s restored confidence in
our National credit and secured
peace and happiness at home, and
respect and admiration abroad.
Prof. Francis Coad moved to
amend the resolution by striking
therefrom all after the word Resolv-
ed. Prof. Coad spoke in advocacy
of his motion.
DIR. II. Pinkney Blackstone OPP
posed the resolutions and in the
course Of his remarks recited his
services to the Democratic party
saying that now Mr.. b. G.. Harris
was dead his services had been great
er than any man living. The party
he further said, had not treated
him right and he had voted for
republicans. The doctors speech
aroused Mr.. Charles A. Watts, who
had been a candidate when DR..
Blackstone had opposed the ticket.
and Mr.. w. addressed the Conven-
ton and in the course of his re-
marks reflected severely upon re-
publican interference in democratic