Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-07-29


The County Convention Of the Sc.
Mary's Democracy met in Leonardtown
Monday, July 2eth. instant and was call
ed 10 order by B. Harris Camalier, Of the
Central Committee. Mr.. George w. l..
Buckler was made chairman and r. V.
King secretary. A COMMITTEES on Gre
dentiaIs was appointed a. follows: Geo.
W. Drury, J. w. Bean, 7. +. Gfeehwell,
Sam'I Hayden, Thos. III. Fowler, Peter
n. spaiding. James T. Blair. Jeff B.
Jarboe. The democracy Of the gallant
ninth was not represented In the con-
vention. The committee retired and
speedily reported the following list OF
delegates:
iss dIstriet-J. y. smith. Geo. W. Drury. Geo.
Hopkins. Pembroke Smith. Robt. Locker. Mar
tin while. Charles Cough. VIM. While. y. V.
King. Fred. Dunbar.
znd dgstrict-Jno. r. Adams. Robt- Owens. J.
u. Loker. }. W. Bean. w. n. Redmond. w. X.
Watts, J. II. Redmond. WI Coppage. Chas.
n. Dyer. T. Ed. Loker
ard dlslrIct-Prank Y. 0reenweil. jackson ID
Abel. n. N. n. Yates. Jas. T. Abel. yelling
ton Davis. W. ". Waters, J. Ford Greeawesi.
G. N. Lucas. C. v. Hayden, jr.
9Th distrIct-J. II. Drury. X. L. Davis, ID. w.
Burroughs, O. w. Maddox. Samuel Hayden,
Geo. X. Garner, N. T.. Penn. J. J. Alvey. y. D..
Hayden, Webster Hayden.
hsh district-J. II. Hancock, Gideon ID. Har-
rison. q. v. Coiona. Ashby burroughs, walter
u. Dorsey, T. ". G. Herbert, +. Lee Mattingly.
III FenwIck, a. p. FenwIck. T. II. Fowler.
esa. Htae~f RaAs Snail ~.
ing, Thos. n. Bond, Phil. Pilkcrton. While
BuckIer. Geo. T. Hutchins, Geo. w. L. Buck
Ter. Jos n. Key. Geo. w. Joy. @. l.. Huckler.
7th district--J. 7. Blair. ). u. Dent. X. ~.
Swami. L. X. Mattingly. @. O. Hin, J. I. Her
bert, J. y. simpson, ID. II. swann. !. Goodwin.
Mat. Bailey.
sth district-J. L. Hilton. Jeff. ID. Jarboe. K.
J. Fish, George +. CusIc. Edward stone, A. @.
sanner, John shermantine. Adam While, Jas.
A. Watts, w. w. Cecil.
On motion of Col. J. NJ. Dent in view
of tie great interest manifested in st.
Mary's in the candidacy of our fellow
countian-Mr. j. Frank Ford--for the
clerkship Of the Court of Appeals 1t was
determined to send double delegation
to the State Convention.
Nominations being declared in order
the following gentlemen we're named
for delegates to the State Convention
Messrs. T. II. Bond, 4. @. Sanner, JEFF
ID. Loker, George.R. Garner, James T
Blair. William " Waters. IL was moved
and carried that the delegates be elected
by reclamation and il was accordingly
done.
Mr.. Thos. III. Fowler, OF the Fifth dis
trict. presented the following Yesolu.
tions which were read and unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, IL Is right and proper that
political parties should show their ap'
probation OF the devotion TO principle
and the faithful performance Of public
duties by distinguished members, and
whereas, in his public service as clerk
to the Circuit Court and Clerk TO ths
Court Of Appeals, Mr.. j. Frank Fort
has ever so performed his duties as q
reflect credit upon the organization o.
which he Is an honorcd member and nj
ways SO administered his Office ms TO de
monstrate his behalf in the Democratic
doctrine that "public Office Ii a public
trust" therefore,
BE d Resolrsd, by the Democracy Of st
Mary's County in convention assembled
that pointing with pride 90 Mr.. Ford'l
record as a Democrat and as public of
fetal, we unanimously instruct the dele
CATION from this county to the State
Convention 10 present his name for re
nomination as Clerk to the Court of APP
peals and to use all honorable means u
secure his nomination.
On motion committee Of three con
sisting of Messrs. Josias III. Hancock
James T. Blair and j. Frank Smith were
appointed to wait upon Mr.. Ford and
inform him of the action Of the conyen
ton. After a brief absence the commit
tee returned with Mr.. Ford who when
the applause subsidized, in brief and
feeling speech thanked the convention
for favors bestowed upon him. Or
motion the Convention adjourned.