The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-31
STATE CONVENTION.
Selection of Delegates to Represent the
County in State Convention.

@. A. Haines, of Myers district, presided,
and Nimrod L. Bennett, OF Westminster dlS-
trict, was chosen secretary.
! A committee on credentials and permanent
| organization was chosen by districts, IN their
numerical order, as follows;
J. Vincent Eckenrode, Jesse p. Bulmyer,
M. T. Yeiser, John l.. Stull, Simon Golbart,
L. Y. Lippy, John 5: SehWeigart' Peter
Buchanan, George W. Chase, Orestes Rooms,
Lewis H. Dielman, E. W. Leeds, Frank l..
Leeds.
The committee reported credentials correct,
recommended that temporary officers be made
permanent and that the usual parliamentary
rules govern the convention.
For delegates to the State Convention the
following persons were put in nomination
DR.. JOS. 7. Herring, DR.. }. B. Purcell,
! Burrier L. Cookson, Albert Jones, L. Herbert
Shriver, George R. Rupp, E. o. Weant and
| Z. B. Arnold were placed in nomination:
The first ballot resulted in the choice OF Dr.
JOS T. Herring, 65 votes, DIR. PURCELL, 90
votes, T. Herbert Shriver, go votes, George
| n. Rupp, go votes, and Edward U. "eant' oo
votes.
| The delegates to the Convention we're
No. Tomas S. Harner, j. Vincent Ecken-
rode, Emanuel Harner, Jr., Dr. c. W. Weav-
er, Charles A. Elliott.
No. 2-Burrier l.. Cookson, Henry Sittig,
Daniel S. Diehl, H. H. Weaver, Jesse F,
Bllmyer
No. at. Herbert Shrver, O. A. Haines,
John C. Halter, NJ. T. Yeiser, William Il.
Warehime.
No. 4-John Shaffer John l.. Stull, VIM.
H. Caple, Thos. H. Spencer, Lewis Shipley.
No. 5-Simon Golibart, Frank Merceron,
Johnzie E. Beasman, J. X. p. Brandenburg,
Robert W. Carter.
No. 6-Samuel Miller, Lewis B. Lippy,
| Cornelius r. Wentz, Christian Hunt, William
| Kreitzer.
No. 7-Jno. Milton Refsnider, John ;.
Schweigart, Nimrod T. Bennett, Joshua Lock
ard, Fred d. Miller.
No. 8-Peter Buchanan, Jonn W. Abbott,
George p Thurman, Peter Rineman, David
Ruby.
No. 9-George W. Chase, Geo E. Wright,
John II, Stem, f. NJ. Roberts, W. H. Pickett.
No. l0-D Calvin Warner, James W..
White, Orestes Koontz, Alfred Stoneslter,
Peter Gerber.
No. ll-Beniah Bowersox. l.. H. Dielman,
Henry Haines, Jos. Killer, John Z. Buckley.
No. 12-as reported above.
No. l3-F. |. Lewis, Albert Jones, B. S.
Dorsey, C. A. Runkles, William Norwood.
SPEECH BY DR.. SHAW.
The convention to send delegates TO the
state convention was held first, then the con
vention to select delegates to judicial conven-
ton and the county nominating convention
last.
After the last convention adjourned Hon.
Frank r. Shaw appeared in the hall and was
loudly called for He went to the platform
amid storm of applause and made an earn
est speech, speaking deliberately and feeling
ly. The withdrawal of Mr.. Grouse as can
didate for Clerk, when he could have been
nominated, was commended as an act OF self
sacrifice highly commendable and one thai
would result in future honors for him, for the
Democratic party was not ungrateful.
Speaking of the ticket, he said that 1t was
one of the best nominated since his connee-
ton with Carroll politics, and that he did no
believe that had a committee been at work
three months selecting nominees better
ticket could have been made. While the
ticket was an excellent one, still earnest WORK
was necessary, and ne closed with stirring
appeal to the reunited Democracy of Carol
to push forward wishing it "God-speed