The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-09-17
Democratic County Convention

! Nansyillc-Dr. Charles \. Fox.
BladedSburg-Harr Lewis.
Marlboro'-.John I. Mullikin.
Nottingham-J. f. Baden.
Piscatawav-GeorgeT Underwood
Spalding s-Richard J. Swami.
| Queen Anne-Robert 3. Hall.
Aquasco-F. p. Morris.
Suratts--William \. Miller
| Laurel-John W. Gray
Brandywine-Ch 5. Early
Oxon Hill. c. Mattingly.
| Kent-Richard A. Cox.
Bowie-Henry Haker.
| Dr. Charles A. Fox, as Chairman, re
| ported no contests and that the tcmpor-
| arv officers be made permanent; the re
| port was adopted The following is the
| lists of delegates:
yansyille-Dr \. Fox, NJ f. Smith,
John P. Turner. Ed. NJ. Uhle, G.. W.
Bryant.
Bladensburg-W B. Hunter, b. d.
Stephen, Fred Gundling, Harry Lewis,
Francis Cash.
Marlboro'-W b. Clagett, Charles
Hardin, John Muliikin, Samuel Sweeney,
DIR. L. A. Griffith.
Nottin gham-William NJ Wickham,
Zadok Tayman, Robert Cross, W. Wat
crs, James Baden.
Piscataway-C B. Boswell, G. T.
Underwood, W. D. Barry, w. r. Dyer
Joseph Taylor.
Spaldings-R. J. Swami, Nathan Mas
tiers, Charles Lusby, Benjamin Sansbury
A B. Sansbury.
Queen Anne-Trucman Slingluf1, G
c. d. Townshcnd, W. d. Bowie, John c
Jones, Robert Hall.
Aquasco-John Il. Downing. I. NJ
Naylor, Jerry Watson. F. P. Morris
George J. Turner
Surratts-W A. Miller, George G
Harrison, W. A. Mudd, r. H. Curtin
James HART
Laurel-Jamcs A. Brown, Benjamin
| Carr. Lee Sakers, F. J. Ahcrn, John W
w. Gray.
Brandywinc-C. S. Early. DR.. JOSEPH
H. Blandford, William st. Clair Hciskell
| Linden Briscoe, Weldon Oliver.
Oxon Hill-R. II. Heiskcll, VIM Voc, ]
c. Mattipgley, John d. Dement,, f. 7
| English.
Kent-G NJ. Henault, Grayson Suit
Richard Cox, Ernest Carrick, William
Vermillion.
Bowie-G NJ. Smith, Henry Haker, r
F. Hicks, E. Deutsch, John Hammond.
Nominations being in order Mr.. VIM
| B. Clagett moved that the nomination fol
clerk of the Circuit Court be first taken
| UP. This motion was voted down an,
the convention proceeded in regular order
| Mr. Clagett stated that Marlboro distric
| had had candidate in the person of Fred'l
Sasscer Esq, but that Mr.. Sasscer in thu
interests of the party had decided not t.
have his name presented to the convention
Mr. Fillmore Beall, of Evansville district
named Mr.. VIM. B. Clagett, for the Sena
torship. He declined to accept, but Iii
nomination was urged by Mr.. Brooke
Hunter of Bladensburg, and Mr. lIeiskell
of Oxon Hill Mr. VIM. b. Bowie's name
was presented by Mr.. T. c. Slinglutf an,
Robert Hall, of Queen Anne district, an,
Capt Geo. NJ Smith, of Bowie district
The ballot resulted in 50 votes for Mr.
| Clagett, and II for Mr. Bowie.
| Nominations for the House of Delegates
were made as follows: George S. Dow
of Spaldings district, Dent Downing o
Aquasco district, Robinson White an,
William d. Bowie of Queen Anne district
1t was stated that Mr.. Bowie declined th
use of his name The vote resulted
Dove 60, Downing -, White 80, Hcnaul
%, Bowie 81. Messrs. Geo. 5. Dove, Den
Downing and Robinson White were de
clared the nominees for the House o
Delegates
For Clerk of the Court, Mr.. Milton {
Smith, nominated Mr.. Ellery f. Coffin, q
Evansville district, and Mr.. VIM. |
Clagett nominated Dr. l.. A. Griffith, c
Marlboro district The vote resulted i
A for Griffith and 26 for Coffin.
For Sheriff Mr. Benjamin F. Robey, {
| Laurel district, was nominated by aC
clamation, his name being presented t
Convention by Mr. c. W. Darr.
For County Commissioner the followin
were placed in nomination: George "
Goldenstroth, of Bladensburg district 1
H. Curtain, of Surratt, district, IIcnr
Hakcr. of Bowie district. James E. Badel
wood, of Piscatawav district, was place
in nomination but was Withdrawn. Til
vote resulted: Coldenstroth 80, Curtain
Baden 81, Haker ). There was no elcctio
and second vote resulted: Coldcnstrot
80, Baden 80 Mr. James f. Baden w
declared nominated.
For County Surveyor MesSrs. RodcriC
McGregor, of Marlboro district and NJ
F. +. English, of OXon Hill di3tric
were placed in nomination. The vote IT
suited McGrcgor l., English Il. NJ
English was declared the nominee f.
County Surveyor.
The State Central Committee for ii
county was on motion empowered to ii
any vacancies that may occur upon Il
ticket.
The Decline in Wheat.