The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-06-05
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fine Democratic County Convention Assem-
bled at the Court House on Tuesday and was
called to order by Hon. Thos. IL. Robinson.
Col. o s. Lee was made chairman and Mr.. H.A.
Wroth secretary. The following committees
were announced:
Credentials, Joseph A. Price, chairman;
2, George B. Silver; 3, James Amoss; Aaron
F. Sitter; 5, B. Frank Webster; 6, Sylvester
f. Penning.
Resolutions, James 7. Norris: 9, Corne-
Illus Cole; B, William Ii. Harlan; 4, A. j.
STREET.; James w. McNabb; g. Isaac Hecht.
The committee on credentials reported the
following delegates entitled to seats in the
convention:
Fisrt District-H. A. Wroth, Joseph Gala
han, Edward q. Hooker, Henry f. Dill, Elijah
Somerville, Joseph A. Price, Lewis kroh,
James T. Norris and Daniel Fitzpatrick.
Second District-P. NJ. Spencer, Cornelius
Cole, w. j. Becker, D. Edward Mitchell, Geo.
b. Silver, John A. Osborn, j. I. Pritchard,
Jesse A Price, George IL. Wilson and George
b. Osborne.
Third District-John Moores, Abel d. VIII
son, William +. Hays, Walter Finney, John
s. Webster, d. j. Shannahan, Alphonso Rob
inson, +. T. Anderson, James Amoss and
Ohio S. Lee.
Fourth District-Aaron F. Sitter, j. Wiley
Norris, William B. Wright, Asbury 5. Wiley,
John n. Nelson. Samuel Deets, Howard Scarf,
A. j. Street,, Robert :. Green and Charles
Hess.
Fifth District-Howard Proctor, Zephaniah
Heaps, James w. McNabb, John .. Stearns,
George w. Jones, Jr., b. Frank Webster, a.
l.. Mccain, DIR. Silas Scarboro, A. N. Gorrell
and J. Fred. Crew.
Sixth District-Hollis Courtney, Jr., John
A. Russell, Robert Seneca, Daniel E. Kenny,
j. w. Foster, Michael Ii. Fahey, Solomon
Newmyer, Isaac Hecht, John q. Salick and
Sylvester E. Penning.
When the convention reassembled after dim
ner the committee on credentials reported the
credentials all correct, with no contests, and
recommended that the temporary officers be
made the permanent ones.
The committee on resolutions reported the
following:
Resolred, That the Democratic party of Har-
ford county in convention assembled, declares
its cordial endorsement of the administration
Of President Cleveland-hs maintenance Of
the credit of the nation and his consistent and
conservative policy in the treatment of our re-
lations with foreign countries deserves the
hearty commentator of all the people.
That we are opposed to the free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver, and all other schemes
designed to deDaSe our currency ana deprive
the country of the advanced position it now
occupies among the commercial nations of the
world.
That the existing tariff rates are just and
equitable alike to the manufacturer and con-
sumner, and with receipts from other sources
will defray the expenses of government eco
nomically administered. So believing, we
deprecate any attempt to radically increase
the duties on manufactures uni ust to con-
sumers and tending to prevent the return OF
prosperity.
Res0ired, That the delegates to be elected be
instructed to represent these views in the
State Convention.
When the districts were called for delegates
the following names were placed in nomina-
ton:
E. G. Hooker, Cornelius Cole, Walter Fin
ney, John N. Nelson, Howard Proctor and
Hollis Courtney, Jr.
The vote was taken by districts and resulted
as follows: Hooker, 40; Finney, SO, Nelson,
so; Courtney, &c; Cole, 16. The first five were
declared elected.