The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-07-14
Democratic County Convention.
Sixty Good Democratic Delegates
A VandiVer Delegation Sh0sen TO the
State Convention

| A Sandiver Delegation Sh6sen 10 lhi
state Convention
Primary elections were held In Hartford
county on Saturday last, for the purpose o
| choosing delegate to IA convention which We!
| held in Bel Air on Tuesday, at which five dele
gat were elected to represent the county in
the State Democratic Convention, which viii
meet in Baltimore on Wednesla lay, August 9
| to nominate candidates for Governor, Comp
troller and Attorney General cf the State Of
| Maryland. The primaries resulted in the
choice Of the following:
! FIRST Diayict-Samuel s Beyard, d. Trainol
| Archer, w lillian e. Smith } z. Martin, Joseph
| y. Price, E. q Hooker, John Shiplev, JAMES
| B. Preston, john j. sullivan. Edgar Z. Tuch
| uoD.
Second District james W. McGaw, John A.
Osborne, John VI. Michael, George Knight,
Ambro SO Cooley, Charles B. Silver, Joseph Z.
| Spencer, j.. w. Jewens, :. A. McGuigan, L.
| Frank MITCHELL.
! Third District-John Smith, Edwin H. Web
| ster, ot 10 ) Lee, Willard & Rouse, Harper
H. Black, Abel d. Wilson, W. s. Forwood,
Jr., John W. Cole, George Ostheine, j. 4. c
hopkins.
Fourth DiSt,1ct-Aaron F. Sitter, J. Royston
Strawbridge, Jacob MetzeI, A. j. STREET.,
William Dalton, DIR. Charles A Rutledge, DIR.
william l.. Smith. James B. Stansbury, j..
Randolph Slade, Nathaniel 7. Amcs.
Fifth District William NJ. Whiteford, Dr.
j. :. Poole, Hugh A. Jones, Mordecai Scar
borough, Frank STREET., George Amos. Henry
Z. Sefe, Samuel Orr, DR., Charles Ii. McNabb,
Charles Wilson
!Sirth DiShict-Hollis Courtney Jr, J ohm A.
Russell, hiram Coburn, Walter I. jackson,
Michael Fahey. Robert Seneca, DIR. ID. W
Hopkins, s +, Pcuning, Michael Moore, Harry
c. Lawder.
The convention was callel to order by Mr..
Thomas Il. Robinson, chairman for Harford
county Of the Democratic State Central Gem.
mittee.
Hugh \ Jones, Of Dublin district, was called
uton to prcs'da over the conven ion, as tenn
porary chairman, ami E. H. Webster, OF Bel
Air was appointed secretary.
The credentials OF the delegates were then
called for and each presented by its chairman,
as follows: First Edward G. Hooker;
81, James w. McGaw; Sd, Ohio S. Lee; 4tb,
DIR. c. A. Rutledge: 5th, Mordecai sca'bor-
ough; 9th, Walter jackson.
A Committee On Credentials and Permanent
Organization was then appointed, consisting
of one delegate from each district, as follows
Abingdon, Edgar b. Tuchton; Hall's Cross
Roads. John A. Osborn; Bel Air. OHIO \. Lee;
Ms'saalI's, James B Stansbury; Dublin, DR.
j 5. Poole; ITdvre de Grace, Hiram e. C. buru |
The chairman of the committee, Col Ohio |
). Lee, reported that the committee found the |
correct ard recommended that the |
temporary officers be made permanent, aud |
that in addition the following be chosen Us |
Nice-Presiderts d TIainor Archer, John |
NJ. Michael, J. 7 {. Hopkins, j. r. Straw
bridge Henry +. Seize and Harry c, Lawder. |
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Willard &. Rouse stated that since |
son of Hartford had been spoken |
of in connection with the nomination for
Governor, and that the gentleman is now in
town, he moved that committee OF one from
each district be appointed to confer with Hon.
Murray Fandiver and ascertain his wishes with |
regard 10 the selection Of delegates. The
motion prevailed and the chair appointed
Messrs. s. s. Bevard, Ambrose Cooley, Willard
Il. Rouse, DR.. G. A. Rutledge, VIM. NJ. White
ford and Hollis Courtney.
The committee, after waiting upon Mr.. Van
diver, returned and reporteA through its chair
man, Mr.. Rouse, that MIR. Vandiver desired
he committee to convey to the convention his
gratitude and appreciation Of the courtesy
shown to him by lis action, and suggested the
named gentlemen as delegates to
he State Convention. which will meet in Bal
,imore on August 9: Thomas Il. Robinson,
Il. e. Whiteford, Hollis Courtney, Ambrose
Iooley and DR. w L. Smith
The gentlemen named were accordingly
placed In nomination and unanimously chosen.
they were empowered to fill vacancies or cast
he full vote of the county at the State Con-
'ention.
On motion Of DIR. Rutledge the thanks of the
were given to its officers. and the
adjourned.