Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-11

Ocean City, Md, Sept. 5.-The
Democratic convention for the First
district of Maryland met here yester-
day and nominated James f. Ellegood
of Salisbury for Congress. The nomi-
nation was made on the second ballot.
Talbot was the first county to change
its vote. This was followed by Kent
| and all other counties, until a motion
prevailed to make Mr.. ElIegood' IS
nomination unanimous. This was
done amid cheers and the band play
ing Maryland, Ny Maryland. .
Up to an hour before the convention
started the fight for the place was any
body's. The sentiment was for former
Gov. Z. E. Jackson. This sentiment
became so pronounced that Lloyd Will
inson and Samuel X. Dennis, the pri-
vate secretary to Gov. John Walter
Smith, were dispatched to Salisbury to
wait on Gov. jackson and say that the
convention would do him the honor of
nominting him If he would accent it.
The governor received the visitors in
his bedroom. being confined to the
house by Illness After hearing the
message Gov. jackson said he would be
| unable to accept the nomination owing
| to his poor health.
| While the committee was gone the
| delegates were at sea. When the an
nouncement was made that Gov. jack
son would not have it, wire pulling
| started at once. The friends of Phile-
mon b. Hopper began an active can
vass, which for while looked as if he
would land the prize. But as quickly
as can be told sentiment became preya-
lent for Mr.. Ellegood. The source
from which it sprung was the State
administration. All along the line
delegates expressed themselves satisfied
to nominate anyone that the State
leaders desired. The Queen Anne s
delegates tried to stem the tide, but to
| no avail.
On the first ballot Ellegood received
10 votes, Hopper seven. William F.
Aplegarth five, Gen. Joseph B. Seth
four and John Fl. Kimble four, ON
! tho second ballot the voting was the
same, but before the vote was an
nounced Joseph B. Harrington of the
Talbot delegation said Talbot wanted
to change its vote to Ellegood. This
announcement caused almost a panic
| and the chairman of the convention
| pounded for order while the delegates
| from the various counties strove to get
| recognition from the chair in order
that they might also change their
votes. This was finally checked by j.
Frank Hopper of Queen Anne's, who
| said: desire to say to this body
that I. b. Hopper told me that he be-
liesed that Mr.. Ellegood was the topi-
cal candidate for this nomination. and
| now move that we make his choice
unanimous. Cheers rang out and the
vote was taken with a cheer. The
news had already reached the outside
OF the hall, and brass band struck up
the tune. Maryland, My Maryland, .
while the delegtes and spectators
reached over to Wicumico delegates
and offered congratulations.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, That we reafirm the cardinal
principles, Of the Democratic party as
| formulated by the trainers of the Constitu-
ton and founders of the Republic We be-
| lieye in strict adherence to these PRINCIPLES.
Resolved, That the failure of the Republi-
can party to pass legislation that would CON
troll powerful combinations of capital that
compel our own home people to pay more
Tor their goods than they sell them for in
foreign markets; their reckless and extraya-
giant expenditure of the peoples money
their utter Disregard of constitutional rights
and priviieges-all make it necessary to
| piacs the lhW-maklng power at least in the
hands of the Democratic party which has
always stood by the masses of the people.
While ever ready to concede to capital what
Is Justly its due, we insist that the rights of
the lahoring man shall be protected.
Resolved. That we heartily indorse the
present administration of State affairs, call
ing especial attention to the peaceful and
quiet condition of all classes of our citizens,
and the able and efficient management OF
our finances.
Resolved, The we believe the more than
| 25,OO0 white voters who live in the nine
counties of the First Congressional district
OF Maryland, and who represent the best
type OF English-speaking Americans, owe il
to themselves and to those who are to come
after them to elevate our political standards,
and to insist that those who represent us in
exalted state or national positions shall be
men well equipped for the discharge of their
high public duties and who shall be inspired
TO a Jealous discharge of those duties by a
realization that they owe that elevation 10
hlsh ofiice to the civic virtue of the people.
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