The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-01-25

One hundred and one members of the
Legislature We're present in the Joint conven-
tion and 50 were necessary to choice.
OF the whole vote Mr.. Wellington received
SO: Mr.. Goldsborough, republican, !: Senator
John Walter Smith. democrat. %; John H.
Pattson. democrat. Z; james L. Eilcgood,
democrat, l. Five members were excused
from voting and one Senator John Walter
Smith refrained from voting.
THE FINAL VOTE.
Those voting cast their votes as follows:
For Mr.. Wellington Day, Dryden,
Emory Norwood, Randall, Ravenscroft.
Scott. Sloan and Wilkinson.
Delegates Mudd, Chesley. Jones OF st.
Mary's Baker. Krems, Jones of Anne Arun-
del. Whitaker, Dehofr, Wilhelm, Herman.
Householder, Carew. Cox. Byrd, Smith of
Cecil. Logan Holmes, Pyles, Schooley,
Miller, Rouzer, Crum, Wood, MARKELL Ford.
Janetzke, Cunningham, Burns, Padgett,
Mason, Pennington. PutZell, Abercrombie.
Applegarth, Huggns. Tolson. Warrenberger,
Nash, Kaufman, Bye Koontz Cook, Harnish,
Lamar, Dick, Ohr, Robertson, Porter, Camp
bell Pindell, Black, Hileary and Otto.
Total, 63.
For Mr.. Goldsborough Dobler.
For Mr.. Smith-Senators Bond, Bowie,
Carrico, Crothers, Finley Herring, Johnson,
Smith of Caroline and Talbot; Delegates
Sherbert, ireland, Phillips, Dudley, Vansant,
Harmanson, Taylor, Seneca, Whteford,
Lewis Clark, Chiswel, Etchison gnd Hutton,
Total, %.
For Mr.. Pattison Senators Bruce, Jackson
and Michael; Delegates Nicholson, Lee, Moor
and Catlin.
Total, 7.
For Mr.. Ellegood- Delegate Truitt-l.
As soon rs the chairman Of the joint con-
vention made the declaration that Mr.. Wei
lington had been elected, cheers and applause
went up all over the hall
While tho ballot was being taken Dr. Bar
bel, Of Talbot; Delegate Cheston, of Anne
Arundel; Delegates Wingate and Hopkins of
Dorchester, and Delegate White, of Cecil,
asked to be excused from voting, and their
requests were granted.
SHARP DEBATE IN THE SENATE.
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can caucus agreement to elect United
States Senator in violation of the Eastern
Shore law was the subject OF Il lengthy dis
cusson in the Senate.
The resolution in full is as follows:
WHEREAS, II has come to the knowledge of
this Senate that n majority of the members
of the General Assembly of this state have
entered into an agreement to elect a Senator
of the United States from this state in VIOLA
tion Of the plain unrepealed and satisfactory
statute, known as the Eastern Shore law:
therefore.
Resolved, That this Senate enters its most
solemn protest against the consummation of
this unlawful agreement and against the open
avowed and palpable violation of the laws of
this state, and particularly this law. having
its origin in ancient and honorable compact
between the two sections of the state
Resolved. That this protest be entered
upon the journals OF the Senate, and copy
thereof be mailed by the secretary to each
newspaper published in this state.
1t was adopted by viva voce vote, very
few Senators voting.
Senator Dryden then moved the recon-
sideration of theadoption OF Senator Talbotts
resolutions, and this gave rise to spirited
debate.
SHOULD HAVE BEEN REFERRED.
Senator Randall advocated it, He claimed
that the resolutions should have been referred
to the committee on Federal relations, and
the action taken savored of undue advantage
being taken Of the absence of Senators on
that side of the chamber. 1t could he shown