The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-06-25
The Ticket.

convention that met at ElktOn OF
Tuesday:
For Clerk of the Court-John G
Williams.
For Register of Wills-Reubel
E. lamar.
For State Senator-Austin i
Crothers.
For House of Delegates-John S
Writ, Wilmer d. Thompson, DR.. j
II. Jenness.
For County Treasurer-W. T.
Fryer.
For Sheriff.. Ross Conley.
For County Commissioners-Wm,
T. Patten, (short term); Joseph P
Ewing, (long term.)
For County Surveyor-Powell F.
Johns.
The contest was over the Clerk
ship, Williams gaining the nomi-
nation on the second ballot, receiv-
ing % Of the Is votes cast.
The convention came to order by
the election of Jas. Vansant of the
9th district as temporary chairman
and DR.. Howard Bratton of the 3rd
district as secretary, who were
afterward made permanent officers.
The first nomination on the pro-
gram was for Clerk and the follow
ing names were placed in nomina-
ton: Tho. L. Howard, 2nd district;
John G. Williams, 18th; DR.. Geo. S.
Dare, 9th; S. T. Hindman, 9th; w.
X. Reckefus, eth.
The result of the balloting was as
follows:
First-Howard s, Dare 6, Will
liams 20, Hindman 6, Reckefus 5.
Second-Howard s, Dare q,
Williams %, Hindman g., Reck-
efus 5.
r. E. lamar was the only name
mentioned for Register and the
nomination was made unanimous
without the formality of vote.
There was but one name offered
for State Senator, Austin L. Croth-
ers, and his nomination was also
declared without the formality of a
vote.
The nominees for House of Dele.
gates were Geo. W. Williams, Jos.
Powell, of the LIST; John S. Writ, of
the 3rd; Wilmer d. Thompson, 4th;
DR.. j. H. Jenness, 9th; j. Wilson
Squire, 5th.
The result of the first ballot was,
John S. Writ, 43; w. d. Thomp-
son, 40; DR.. j. H. Jenness, 40;
Williams, 5; Powell, 2. The NOM
ination of Messrs. Writ, Thompson
and Jenness was then made
unanimous.
For County Treasurer the names
of r. B. Merritt, of the LIST, and w.
T. Fryer, of the 9th, were put in
nomination. On the first ballot
Fryer received 80 votes to Merit IS
II and his nomination was made
unanimous.
The convention having exhausted
its caucus program of candidates
adjourned to fix the slate for Com
missioners and Sheriff. Having
settled on the caucus candidates
when the afternoon session was
called, VIM. T. Patten and Newton
A. Nickle, of the 9TH, and David
Bentz, of the Sth, were placed in
nomination for the short term,
Patten securing the nomination by
20 votes.
For Commissioner for the long
term Jos. p. Ewing, of the 9th, was
nominated by reclamation.
The following names were put in
nomination for Sheriff: George T.
Murray, 9Th; Benjamin Briscoe, 9th;
Robt. A. Stephenson, 18th; John A.
Richie, Sth; j. Ross COnley, 9th.
The first vote was as follows: Con
ley, 20; Murray, 10; Stephenson, 5;
Briscoe, 5; Richie, 5.
On the second ballot Conley re-
ceived 35, Murray 5, and Stephen
son 5. Conley's nomination was
then made unanimous.
For County Surveyor, Powell F.
Johns, list dist, was nominated by
acclimation. That Office always
goes begging.
The following resolutions were
passed in a perfunctory manner at
the close of the business of the
convention:
ReS0lged. That this convention does
does heartily endorse the denomination
of Hon. Frederick Stump as one of the
Democratic candidates for Judge of the
Second Judicial Circuit, and the delegates