Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-04-23
Republican County Convention.


one ring circus could beat It, II was held
In the Court House and was presided over
by Chapman b. Barber. Enoch b. Abel
was secretary. For sometime IL was an
open question as TO who was boss of the
outfit and at one stage oF the proceedings
IL looked as If the colored majority might
do things its own way without reference
to the wishes Of any OF the white leaders.
A lively tilt between Washington Wilkin.
son on the one side and Joseph Fl. Ching
and Nicholas Biscoe on the other was the
first interesting feature. Nearly an hour
was wasted in the wrangIe, in which sew
eral took part, before committee on ere.
dentials was named. The committee re-.
ported the following list Of delegates. &C.
ctrding the Island only votes instead of
the usual 10:
LIST district Ralph Butler, Nicholas Bis.
coe, John Caiay, Allen c. Tyler, Ed. Ten.
nison, Sam Carroll, J. +. Jennifer, Robert
Mason, Richard Medley. J. Frank Dun.
bar.
End district Henry Suter, Jno. A. Fen.
wick, Whit Monroe, Charles III. Guythe,.
VIM. j. Bean, J. d. Statesman. John r
Lawrence. I. b Watts, F. r. s. Price, J.
s. Guyther
ard district-Enoch b. Abel, Joseph II.
Ching, g. Oscar Wathen. Chas. p. AbeII
VIM. +. Hall, VIM. II. Carberry, George
Chreighton, Jas Gordon, w. r. Sparks
Geo. Smith.
4th district-Wm. T. Mills, Charles Fl
Barnes, Oswell Platter, E. V. Holt, ]. w.
atcs, John II. Bush, Richard Winters. @
l.. Nelson. t. Boarman, J. Z. Woodland
9th distrist-Chsp d. Barber, William +
Chesicy, VIM. II. Herbert, Frank Barnes
Jno. 1. Ballenger. J. II. Handy, VIM. T.
Brown Chas. Holly, Ally Hall, Samuel
Herbert
9th district-Wash Wilkinson. Henry
Chapman, Rich. Stevens, James Clarke
Henry Williams, 4. Jones, VIM. Fl Dean
~. Brown, Jno. l.. Thomas, Fl. T. Graves
9Th district-Jas. p. Jameson. VIM 7.
Clarke, Henry Stuart, d. T. Woodland ]
b Collins. Legarde Maddox, George w
Green. Jas. II. Pilkerton, Geo. w. Gass p
Crawley. 49,
9Th district-Thos. Nelson, VIM Cole
ambrose Cough, Igns. Smallwood. THIS
Fullerton, VIM. F. f. Long, James Real
JAS l. jackson, J. II Butler, ]. s. .Joros
"th district-Jno. II Poe, J. A Adams
Geo w. Garner, Henderson Blackwell p
Il. Ball. -
Inc temporary officers were made per.
maneni.
Forty minutes were consumed !, so,.h-
Di'Ds over motion to appoint commit.
tee on resolutions, Ching advocating the
motion and Wilkinson opposing II and
'ainly asking an aye and nav vote Mich
"'ss Blscoe. colored, demanded thst The
chairman run the convention himself sea,
mr' wilkinson and stop him from talking
Fhaliy committee on resolutions was
appointed as follows John Csjay. Cbas
II. Guyther, William F. Hall. William n
miIIs Thomas Brown. Washington vii.
kinson, George Green, w. F.E. Long p
7. Ball. "s' H.
While the committee was IN, sro,o,o.
were made. After quite time the com.
miuee returned and reported resolutions
endorsing Mckinley for President. corr
mending the State administration and o.,
Lowndes; pointing with pride to the VOL
Q. the Legislature. endorsing sydney r
:, r,uoa ior Congress and selecting joseph
y. Ching, John T. Ballenger and Nicholas
biscoe for delegates TO the Ccn,ras.;a-,
convention. The resolutions were adoo,.
Gu ou' capt. Chesley and others protested
30 vigorously against them as beiro ,ha
embodiment of gag law, &c, that ,bev No.
recohsiderc'. The convention ,ho. -.
eo"n TO 'ailotting for delegates. For The
S'a'e convention, Walter Yates nominate,
Enocn b. Abel, John Csjay and r. q
Williams. John S. Jones named W.
ington Wilkinson, George w. Garro, a.,
Allen Q. Tyler. The vote resulted ALL
90; Williams, SO; Csjay, rs: Wilkinson
Of George W. Garner, AZ; Allen @ TEL
40. " Tyler,
Fog ae'egstes TO the District convention
ihe ballot resulted as follows: Wills.
y bean. 81 Robert Crawley, 81; jesse
biscoe, 81; p. jameson, 10: samus, =
f'sies,, ~; William F. Chesley. 80
Far DELEGATES to the Congressional Can
ven,lon, Messrs. Joseph II. Ching Iohn
.. Ballenger, Nicholas Biscoe war; ~,
20 nomination TWAS moved to eIec, them
ny reclamation. Washington Wilkins6n
s''c ne would lot oppose this motion be-
'''"se ne had agreed, for the sake Of har-
'n"ny, To support the gentlemen named
'h' would stand to his pledge though 9th.
''s bad gone back on theirs. Joseph n.