The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-07-16
Republican County Convention.

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man of the county committee, called
the meeting to order and Henry M
Mccullough was chosen temporary
chairman and A. M. Vanneman
of Port Deposit secretary. The
temporary officers were made
permanent.
A committee on credentials com
posed of one from each district was
appointed, which consumed con-
siderable time in Strengthening out
a tangle among the delegates from
the Port Deposit district. There
were two candidates for clerks hip
from that district, w. w. Davis
and I. j. Vanneman, who had
opposition tickets, part of each
ticket being elected. The conven-
tion finally settled it by dividing
the tied delegates and giving each
party half vote.
/ After the convention had dis
posed of the delegate question and
was ready for business a committee
on resolutions was named by the
chair and submitted the following:
The Republican party of Cecil county
in convention assembled declares:
That we congratulate the people of this
county and State upon the faithful per-
formance by the Republican party of every
promise made in its platform of 1895 as
shown by enactments of the last legisla-
ture, and we endorse the prudent and
economical administration of Governor
Lowndes of the affairs of the State.
That regarding the continuance within
the borders of our county of the curse of
race track gambling as the most pressing
and vital issue of this campaign and be-
lieviug the object we seek to accomplish
must commend itself to the heart and
conscience of every reputable citizen, we
ask, in support of this effort to redeem
our county from this disgrace, the active
assistance of every Cecil county voter,
confident that no conscientious man in
this county can fail to see in this accom-
plisliment a moral victory far above any
triumph of partizan politics.
That as this evil is extending to other
counties and the disgrace adheres to the
whole State, we hereby appeal to the
Republican County Conventions of the
State to nominate and instruct such men
for the General Assembly as will secure
legislation effectually prohibiting race
track gambling in the State of Maryland,
and the Secretary of this Convention is
hereby instructed to communicate this
action to the aforesaid conventions.
That we unequivocally condemn race
track gambling at all times and all places
as immoral and degrading, and since the
laws at present upon our statute books
have legalized that vice, the Republican
party of this county hereby pledges itself
and instructs its nominees for the Cen
eral Assembly, if elected, to a speedy
repeal Of all such laws and to the enact
lnent of a statute that will forever and
eaiectually prohibit race track gambling
i'll Cecil county.
Nominations for county officers
was next in order.
For Clerk of the Circuit Court
the following persons were named
Robert L. Christie, of the Sixth
district; T. J. Vanneman and w.
w. Davis, Of the Seventh; and Levi
o. Cameron, of the Third. Christie
received twenty seven votes and
the nomination On the first ballot.
William J. Smith, of Elkton,
was chosen by reclamation for reg
lister of wills, as was also John L.
Moore, of North East, for treasurer.
J. Wesley Falls, of North East,
and w. B. Bradford, of Chesapeake
City, were placed in nomination for
State Senator. The former received
twenty-three votes, and the NOM
ination on the first ballot. Brad
ford received twenty one votes.
For County Commissioner Qong
term) those put in nomination were
S. G. England, of the Ninth; w.
G. Clark, of the Fifth, and j. P.
Cutler, of the Eighth. England
received twenty-seven votes and
the nomination on first ballot. For
short term commissioner those
placed in nomination were: Henry
Watson, of the Seventh; w. G.
Clark, of the Fifth, and M. F.
Coale, of the Sixth. Watson re.
ceived twenty three and one-half
votes on the first ballot and the
nomination.
For Sheriff the candidates were
A. G. Brown, of Elkton; II. Terry,
of the Fifth; j. G. Dennis, of the
Seventh, and j. M. Clayton, of the
Second. Brown received twenty
five votes, and nomination on first
ballot.
The candidates for the House of
Delegates were: John t. Dewitt,
of the Fourth; I. III. Ford, of the
Fifth, Ross r. Smith, of the Ninth
and d. NJ. Regain of the Eighth.
Messrs. Dewitt, Ford and Smith
received a majority of votes and
were declared the nominees.
The delegates to the state con-
vention are: Henry M. Mccullough,