The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-08-09
IT WAS MR.. TALBoTT's DAY.
Baltimore County Democrats Hold a
Harmonious Convention and Prompt
ly Dispose ofthe Business in Hand.

| y CA0POoO ~ VIZ - eeoAAAOSSA - -A~S4ANe'
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The delegates chosen in the fifteen election
districts of Baltimore county at the Demo-
cratic primary meetings held last Saturday as
| sembled in the Court House at Towson, on
! Tuesday, August 9th, to elect seven delegates
| to the convention which will meet at Havre-
| de-Grace, August 26th, to nominate candi-
date for Congress for the Second district.
There were no contests in the primaries and
every district in the county elected solid dele
cation in favor of the nomination of Hon. ].
Fred. G. Talbot.
The convention was called to order at2P NJ,
by Mr.. Charles A. Councilman, member of the
State Central Committee, and it proved to be
of the kind ever seen in the Court House.
Mr.. II. w. Knoebel, of the 10th district, was
made chairman, and Mr.. Charles B. Chapman,
of the 18th district, secretary.
The following list of delegates was sub
mitted and as there had been no contests they
were declared entitled to seats in the conven-
ton:
First district-George Grimm, John Thorney,
Nicholas Maisel. G. T. Dalcour and Jacob List.
Second-WilliamJ ]. Peach, Dr.J. Edward Bolte,
DR.. Henry J. Hebb. John Brady, Frank Holman,
Oliver E. Fisher, William Piel, Luther G. Smith,
William II. Harker and Harmon Clagett-half
vote each
Third-Dr Morris Shanks Chris E. Fitzsim-
mons, Gardner 3. Watts, William B. Cockey and
Fourth-Wiison c. Nicholas, Jr Walter PEN
ny, George Vondersmith, George Fringer and
Leo Fr1edenWald.
Fifth--Edward Martin, I. waltham Davis,
lison.
Sixth-E. Lewis Palmer. William White Adam
Shuppert, Harry Shauck and Frank Hoshall.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES C.Slade, Samuel Cooper,
James ". Ayres, Frank Almony and Harry
Eighth-George Mcdonald, Henry Hess. Frank
Kenny Joseph Kessler and John E. Ensor of H.
Ninth-Samuel e. Parks, Joseph w. jenkins,
Jr., Harry German, A. A. Sanner and Osborne L.
Yelott.
Benjamin R. Shipley, Samuel Parker and Jacob
Reuter-.
Eleventh-Michael Dunn, Frederick DeBaugh,
John b. Hines, Joseph Dryer and Charles B.
Twelfth-Townley R. Wolfe, James C. Brown.
John Hess, George Adams and Joseph Cotter.
Thirteenth S. Kieffer, Dr. Frank H.
Ruhl, John H. Kramer, George H. Shaffer and
John Berger.
Fourteenth-J Hartman Schone, George w.
Fitch, John Neidhardt, Howard r. Wright and
George Langenfelder.
Fifteenth Samuel W. Kirk, Elias S. Felty,
Albert Woods, Frank Larrimore and Townsend
Mr.. George S. Kieffer, of the 18th district,
offered the following resolutions, which, after
being seconded by Mr.. ]. Hartman Schone, of
the 14th district, were unanimously adopted:
''Whereas the population of Baltimore county
is equal to nearly one-half of the population of
the entire Second Congressional district, and the
splendid Democratic organization of our county
and the loyal support given our ticket by Balti-
more county Democrats at the last general cleo
ton secured the election OF q Democratic United
States Senator, and also secured the election of
Hon. Joshua w. Herring, of Carroll county, as
Comptroller of the State Treasury, and Hon.
Murray Vandiver, of Hartford county, as State
Treasurer, thereby securing to the Second Con-
gressional district majority in the State Board
of Public Works and
whereas the delegates of this convention. rep
resenting the Democracy and the people of the
county, believe that for the reason stated our
county is entitled to the nomination for Congress
and have unanimously chosen as their candidate
Hon. ]. Fred. G. Talbot, whose record in Con-
gress appeals to all our people; therefore be it
elected delegates, namely, Hon. John Hubner,
j. Howard Bryant, Melchor Hoshall, M. w.
Ofutt, John s. Biddison, William p. Bosley and
Frederick Won Kapff. and as alternates William
J. Peach. DIR. T. R. Price, Frank Almony,
Michael Padian, Henry p. Mann, DR.. j. s. Wood
ward and George S. Kieffer, to the Second Con-
gressional convention at Havre-de- Grace, Au-
gust %, 1902, and that the said delegates are
hereby directed to vote as a unit and to use all
honorable means to secure the nomination OF
the Hon. j. Fred. G. Talbot as candidate for
Congress. And be it further
"ReSoIUed, That, while we confidently expect
the nomination of our candidate, yet we will
give our loyal support to the nominee of the
Convention, whoever he may be-
Before adjournment Mr.. Talbot was sent for
and made an address in which he warmly
thanked the convention for the honor con-
ferred upon him, etc.