The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-08-06
REPUBLICANS CONVENE
Hon. William B. Baker Endorsed for the Congressional
Nomination in This District.

| Kennard NJ. Riley and Milford McLain,
| Eighth district
Alfred Cameron and John L. Crothers,
Ninth district
The convention met at eleven O'Clock in
| the Elkton Opera House.
Chairman William j. Smith OF the State
| Central Committee for the county. in calling
| the convention to order. said that il had been
called for the purpose OF sending delegates to
| the Congressional Convention to nominate Il
candidate to represent the Second District in
| the 56th Congress. The nation is involved in
, another great crisis and that the Republican
| party had met and overcome all great prob
lens that had confronted the American peo-
pie in the past The nation is now involved
in foreign war, one that is attracting the
attention of the civilized world, and the
| manner in which that war is being conducted
has surprised the nations of the earth. We
are Fortunate indeed. in having a President.
who fully appreciates aud understands tn
demands OF the hour and the requirements of
| the occasion. He has shown himself to be
| n statesman of very high order, capable in
every particular in fully discharging the
great responsibilities resting upon him.
tits your duty, gentlemen OF this conven-
tion to send delegates to represent Cecil
/ county in the Congressional Convention, who
will he fully in accord with our great Pres
dent.
| So far as | am personally concerned have
no favors to ask, no interests to subserve.
| bnyn oil 7
expect, but expect to stand by and fight the
battles OF the old party in the future as
| have in the past.
| In the selection Of officers Philip NJ
| Groves, OF EIkton, was made chairman, and
| Eugene A. Reynolds, Of Rising Sun secre-
tary. In taking the chair, Delegate Groves
made a few remarks, in the course of which
he said:
Il thank you very much for the compl:-
ment conferred upon me, and | hope the
business transacted and the resolutions
adopted will rebound to the honor and VIC
tory of the Republican Party.
We are here again to renew our alls-
glance to the principles of this great party,
and in doing so feel sure victory will be ours
in November next
George A. Blake Esq , Chairman of the
Committee on Resolutions, made the follow
ing address previous to Offering the resolu-
tions endorsing Mr.. Baker:
Mr.. Chairman: As Chairman of the Com
mittee on Resolutions | have been instructed
by the Committee to offer preamble and
resolution approved by them and which it is
proper should be submitted for action prior
to the election of delegates to the Congress
ional Convention. Iu doing so | wish to
congratulate the members of this convention
that we have not met for the mere perfunc;-
ory task OF preparing to nominate cand-
date for Congress, but have met to take part
in nominating the man who will represent
the Second Congressional district at Wash
ington.
In so doing we must remember that the
State Of Maryland is now a Republican
State, and is destined to remain such. We
should then adopt the policy of the older
Republican States, like Massachusetts and
Ohio, which take 80 important and weighty
parts in the councils OF the Republican
party by continuing in office those Representa-
tives who have proven themselves worthy of
the honors conferred on them, and have by
their conduct in Congress conferred lustre
on their party. We may congratulate our
selves that we have such an one.
In 1894 we met in this hall and expressed
| ourselves favorable to the nomination of
| Hon. William B. Baker, believing him to be
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