The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-06-12
DEMOCRATIC tOUNTY CONVENTION.


met in the Court House on Tuesday. The
meeting was called to order by Fillmore
Beall, Esq. of the State Central Commit
tee Temporary organization was effect
ed by the election of Mr.. Robinson White
of Kent district, as Chairman, and MI
Thomas f. Williams, of Spaldings, as
Secretary A committee on credentials
and permanent organization was chosen
us follows
Vansvile--Milton f. Smith.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY Brooke Hunter.
Marlboro W. Wilson.
Nottin gham-Jamcs H. Wallis.
Pts 'ataway-J. H. S. Bryan.
Spalding s-J. f. Tolson.
Queen Anne-W. Seaton Belt.
Aquasco-R c. Naylor.
Surratts-R. H. Curtin.
Laurel-Stewart Aitcherson.
Observation-Disclosures J. Selby,
Oxon Hill-James T. Grimes.
kent-Edward Magruder.
Bowie-C. c. Clark.
The committee through its chairman,
Mr. Milton E. Smith, reported the follow
ing list of duly elected delegates-cach of
the ten gentlemen from Queen Anne dis
trct being allowed a half vote:
Vansvile-John r. Burch George T.
Donaldson, Fillmore Bcall, Milton f.
Smith. f. F. Coffin.
Observation-Disclosures c. Rogers, W.
Brooke Hunter, James f. Ray, il, Joseph
B. Wiseman, Alex G. Guide.
Marboro'-George w. Wilson, John
d. Nalley, Fred. Sasscer. Thomas Kerr,
Samuel +. Sweeney.
Noting ham-John S. Rawlings, DR..
William H. Gibsons, Jeremiah Sweeney,
J. H. Wallis, William f. Segar. Alter
mates, James f. Baden, Geo. B. Pfeitfer,
E. Pliny Martin, William B. Wilson, Will
liam NJ. Mangum.
Piscataway-William ID. Barry, George
T. Underwood, Joseph II. S. Bryan, Chas.
B. Boswell, Edward J. Thorne.
Spaldings-Thomas f. Williams, J. E.
Tolson, Richard J. Swami, Oliver Suit, c.
C. Hayes.
Queen Anne eremiah Berry, Seaton
Belt, c. J. Kobe, Samuel B. CLANCY,
Richard Hardesty, Benjamin II. Beall,
Edward S. Walker. Josiah Humphrey,
Erasmus Waring, Arthur w. Wells
Aquasco-Dent Downing, Daniel \.
jenkins, r. c. Naylor, T. +. Rawlns, F,
C Connick.
Surratts-Philip G. Miller, Richard H.
Curtain, John L. jenkins, William II.
Hattcn, George S. Harrison.
Laurel-Edward Phelps, William II.
Owens James \. Brown, Stewart Aitch-
erSon, B. Frank Robey.
Brandywinc-A. T. Robinson, Charles
S. Early. Linden Briscoe, Z. ]. Selby, r.
H Robinson
Oxen Hill-James T. Grimes, John ID.
L. A
Heiskell, S $ Adams
kent-Joseph Tayman, Edward Mag
ruder Richard F. Brown, Dorsey Wind
sor Robinson White
Bowie-C. c. Clarke, F. L. Newman,
Jones Mangum, George Hakcr, Jonathan
Hopkins.
pointed as follows:
Nansville-John T. Burch.
Bladensburg-James G. Rogers.
Marlboro Fred. Sasscer
Nottin gham-J ohm s. Rawlings
observation-disclosures J. Thorne.
Spaldin gs-Richard !. Swami.
Queen Anne-Jeremiah Berry
Aquasco-Dcnt Downing.
Surratts-Phlip G. Miller.
Laurel-Edward Phelps.
Brandywine-A. T. Robinson.
Oxon Hill-John ID. Dement,.
kent-Dorsey Windsor.
Bowie-C c. Clarke.
Mr. James c. Rogers, chairman of tho
committee reported the following plat
form Messrs. James G. Rogers, Milton
f. Smith and W. Brooke Hunter advoca
ted the adoption of the resolutions on the
money question Messrs F. Sasscer and
| Geo. w Wilson spoke in opposition. The
| rel.ort of the committee was adopted by q
large majority.
ReSoIrpd that the Democratic party OF
Prince Georges county. in Convention
| assembled, rCncws its allegiance tn tho
| National Democratic party and pledges
| itself to abide by the platform of the Chi
! caro- Convention.
| RfSOtrcd, that it Is the sense of this Con.
vention that our State affairs can be best
administered by the conservative DemOC-
racy of Maryland and we call upon dem
| ocrats to unite in an effect to resist the cX-
| IRENE radicalism that has thus far charac-
| tcriZed the administration of the Rcpub-
lican party.
| H'~otred, first, that the Democrats OF
| Prince Georges county believe in the
money of the Constitution, framed by the
| diStin guiShcd Americans who achieved
| our olltltdi independence Dl ''ftat lirl-
| tian. and who formulated our organic law
| Second. That we believe the American
people of to-day are is able to achieve
| financial independence and, therefore, VIC
| declare in favor of the free and unlimited
| coinage of the two metals, silver and gold
ut the ratio of ito |.
Be it rc~oIred f,rfhcr, That the delegates
chosen to the Congressional and Stat,
Conventions be and they are hereby in
structcd to use every honorable means III
this behalf.
The delegates were unanimously cho-
sen, as follows:
State Concentration Downing OF
Aquasco district; Joseph Tayman, Kent
district s s Adams, OXon Hill district
Charles 5. Early, Brandywine district
Congressional Conventional. Enos Ray
Jr., Bladcnsbury district Milton f.
Smith. Evansville district f. Pliny Mar
tin, Nottingham district George ". Will
son, Marlboro district.
The Convention then adjourned sine
die after passing Il vote of thinks to the
Chairman and Secretary