The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-08-15
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.

DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.
The Democratic County Convention
. met in Bel Air at noon on Tuesday and
5 nominated the following ten delegates
} for the Congressional Convention, which
meets i'll IIavrc dc Grace on Thursday
August 2Sth:
First District-Edward e. Hooker,
Henry +. Dill
Second District--T Littletun Hanway,
Philip NJ. Spencer.
Third District-Frank F. Gorrell, Ed
win II. Webster.
Fourth District-Dr w |. Smith
Fifth District-Griiiu T. Milton, II
Clay Whiteford
Sixth District-HoIlis Courtney, Jr.
The convention was called to order by
Senator Thomas H. Robinson, who con-
graduated the Democracy of Hartford on
the fact that there was present such a
large and enthusiastic representation of
prominent citizens. He called attention
to the fact that upon the deliberations OF
this body rested the choice of the next
nominee for Congress. Mr.. George E.
Silver was selected chairman with Mr..
w. J. Shanahan secretary.
The following committee on credentials
was selected:
Edward G. Hooker.
William F. Reasin.
James Amoss.
James B. Luckey.
+. Savage Shure.
Michael H. Fahey.
This committee reported the following
delegates as entitled to seats:
First District-Edward G. Hooker, !
Samuel s. Bevard, ID. Trainor Archer, ]. |
NJ. Frasch, John Haviland, Edgar E.
Tuchton, Michael IL. Fisher, Henry +.
Dill, Edward II. Hall, Joseph A. Price.
Second District.-T. Littlcton Hanway,
John A. Mitchell, William d. Osborn, A.
II. Wilson, 5. A. Michigan, Winfield b.
Harris, George b. Osborn, Ambrose
Cooley, Asel Tollinger, Philip NJ. Spencer
Third Observation-Disclosures Flnney, Emory
A. McComas, Joseph S Archer, William
J. Shanahan, William l.. GOSweiIer, k.
Harris Archer, Thomas j. kahoe. Edwin
ii. Webster, James Amoss, Thomas ii.
Robinson.
Fourth District-Dr w. l.. Smith, Viii
liam Calder, Alfred S Upton, James b.
Luckcy, John I. Dalton, Charles Hess,
+. Carvll FOLEY, George n. Wiley, William
A. Hulshart, George >, Shade.
Fifth DIstrict.-Charles Wilson, George
Z. Silver, b. 5. Shure, Edward Thonp-
son, Griffin I. Milton, Samuel Wilson,
William b. Rigdon, James W. McNabb,
b. Frank Webster, David ii. Silver.
Sixth DiStrict.-John a. Russell, Joseph
". Chamberlain, DR.. j. Lee Hopkins,
John J.. Fisher. Michael III. Fahcy. J.
William Foster, Leon HOFFMAN, Hollis
Courtney, Jr., IL. J. Murray, DIR. d. W.
Hopkins.
The committee also recommended that
the temporary officers be made pcrma-
nent. On motion it was ordered that ten
delegates DC sent, with one half vote each,
and the above list was chosen after Il
ballot, there being eleven names put in
Senator Thomas II. Robinson then
introduced the following resolution
L
assembled, recognizing the
of clecting a Congress OPP
posed to the trust-brecding policy OF the
Republican party, and believing that
many of the burdens now borne by the ;
people are due to the acknowledgement of
hat party, burdens that the Democratic
party is pledged to remove and will re-
move if entrusted with power, and be-
ieving that the Second Congressional 5
District can be redeemed, and an able en- {
Doncnt of Democracy elected. if wiSe coun-
sells prevail at the nominating convention; {
therefore be it
Resolved, BY the delegates here assem- |
oled that we call upon the delegates Sc '
ected to represent us in the Congressional
Convention at Havre de Grace, on the
2Sth of August, 1902, to nominate cam /
iidatc for the Second Congressional Dis
trict of Maryland, to use their best en- c
leavors tnnominate some candidate who
will poll the full Democratic vote, and we
name the following to be the delegates 10
that convention to represent Hartford
county, viz: Henry F. Dill, Edward G. $
Hooker. T. l.. IIanway, Philip NJ. Spen-
GER, Frank L. Gorrcll. Edwin II. Webster.
w. l.. Smith, Griffin T. Milton. H. Clay 5
Whitcford and Hollis Courtney, Jr., to
cast the five votes of this county, and ill.,
struct them to vote as a unit on all mat. I
ters pertaining to the nomination of
candidate for Congress that may come
before the convention, majority of the
delegation to decide, and thev are elected
with that express understanding.
This resolution was resisted on the part
Of some of the delegates and a motion
was made by DR.. W. l.. Smith 10 strike
OFT that portion that related to the dele
gates voting as a unit. The amendment
was lost and the original resolution
adopted. The convention then adjourn
ed