The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-05-18
The Bryan County Convention.

The Democratic county conven-
ton met at Elkton on Tuesday at
IL O'Clock. r. E. lamar, member
Iof the Central Committee, called
the convention to order, stated
the order of business and called
for nominations for temporary
chairman. DIR. Howard Bratton
was nominated and DIR. Delmar
Smithers chosen secretary. The
temporary officers were afterward
made permanent.
The committee on credentials re-
ported all o. X. and the following
delegates were nominated to repre-
sent Cecil in the Congressional con-
vention, which will meet in Havre
de Grace Aug. ID: w. D. Bratton,
Third district; Jas. P. Mccoy, First
district; E. M. Kirk, Ninth district;
Geo. w. Cosden, Fifth district.
A committee on resolutions was
appointed and in order to give that
committee time to consider the res
olutions which were brought before
it, recess was taken till one
O'Clock p. m.
The following resolutions were
Submitted by the committee and
adopted without opposition and by
a unanimous vote:
The Democrats of Cecil county by their
delegates in convention assembled, to en-
gage in the initial movement of nominal
ing candidates for President and Vice
President of the United States and Rep
resentative in the Congress, send greeting
to their fellow Democrats throughout the
State and declare our faith in the great
principles of the Democratic party, as
formulated by Thomas Jefferson, as prac-
ticed by Andrew Jackson and as set forth
by the National Democratic convention
which met at Chicago in 1896 and nomi-
mated William Jennings Bryan for
| President.
| We are also in favor of such additions
to those principles as the march of time
and events have signalized as necessary to
prevent the centrilization of power in the
National Government and restore it 10
the people; the oppression and plumber Of
the people by illegal and selfish conbi-
nations Of capital organized into trusts in
restraint Of trade; the formation and
maintenance of large standing army in
the time Of peace; the increase and per-
petuation of the National debt; the grant.
| ing of subsidies and the maintenance of
oppressive tariff taxation TO foster monop-
olies; the imperialstic policy Of denying
political freedom 10 the inhabitants Of
Porto Rico, and waging war of conquest
and subjugation in the Philippines
| And we are in favor of the election Of
delegates from this State to the National
convention arkansas City who will vote
for the nomination of that matchless and
fearless tribune of the people. William
jennings Bryan, as the candidate Of the
Democratic party for President.
We congratulate the people of the State
| upon its redemption from corrupt Repub-
lican rule, and commend the officers of
/ the State government and the members
of the late legislature for their successful
and patriotic performance of the public
duties imposed upon them.
The next business in order was
the election of four delegates to
represent the county at the State
convention, which meets in Balti-
more June 5, to select four delegates
from the State. at-large and two
delegates from each congressional
district to the National convention.
Each district was called and
placed in nomination name. The
Ninth district failed to respond
with candidate and A. L. Croth
ers' name was placed in nomination
to fill the vacancy. The Ninth
district after considering awhile
concluded to nominate r. Fl. Logan.
This made the tenth name placed
in nomination and motion was
made that the ten be made the
candidates to the State convention,
authorized to cast four votes repre-
senting Cecil county in the con-
vention. The following named
compose the delegation: J. G. Price,
Bennett Steele, r. E. lamar, A. l..
Crothers, Holster Hess, Geo. w.
Williams, VIM. NJ. Pogue, Samuel
L. Fowler, w. W. Michigan and
r. Fl. Logan.
This concluded the business for
which the convention was called |
and an adjournment sine die closed |
one of the most harmonious and |
satisfactory conventions ever held
in Elkton, with no opposition to
Bryan in sight.