The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-08-14
County Convention.

OF the State Central Commute Aqulla l..
Robinson. Mr. Richard J. Swami, of
Spaldings district, was chosen chairman,
and Mr.. John z. Downing, of Aquasco
district. secretary.
As there were no contesting delegations
from any of the districts, on motion of
Mr. George M. Smith, of Bowie district,
the committee on credentials was dis
pensed with, and the following delegates
were unanimously declared entitled to
seats in the Convention:
Vansville-M. E. Smith, John E. Nc
Nalley, Fred. Ulle, Marcellus Robey,
Theodore A. Sellman.
Bladensburg-Rob W. Wells, Cassius
C. Magruder, Gustavus Dahler, w. A..
Thomas, Frederick Heller, Herbert Mach
en-, Robert Fierstein, Alonzo NJ. Lawson,
Alexander Sakers, L. L. Gray, William T.
Casey, Charles Saeurberlich, Richard H.
Shreeves, Jules Jacquette, Alvin E. Bowen,
John Johnson, Henry Menekeim, Frank
G. Farr, Theodore Browning, Jr., Joseph
Murphy, with one fourth vote each.
Marlboro H. Traband, Eugene
Sweeney, Robert Ford, Lewis Moran, j..
Alfred Ridgely, Henry L. Morris, James
Jones, Charles Tavman, DR.. Richard s..
Hill, William H. Talbot, with one half
vote each.
Nottin gham-R. Hugh Perrie, J. E..
Baden, James Turner, Claude Tayman,
Daniel Webster
Piscataway-William T. Thorne, Jr.,
James R. Edelen, of Stone Hill, R. Lee
Manning, Thomas E. Zimmerman, ]. w. F..
Hatton.
Richard J. Swami, Charles
Lusby, George s. Dove, ]. M. Galloway.
A. B. Suit
Queen Anne-Trueman c. Slingluff, G..
G. D. Townshend, Carter Lee Bowie,
Alonzo Beall, William Stewart, William
Berry, Daniel Buck, Samuel P. Sweeney,
Edward Beall, Julius Ireland, with one
half vote each.
Aquasco-T. NJ. Naylor, r. M. Hyde,
Thomas M. Keech, John z. Downing,
George D. Mercer.
Surratts-George w. Hardy, George H.
Harrison. Douglas NJ. Blandford, P. G..
Miller, Henry Clements.
Laurel-Stewart Aitcheson. James T..
Federline, w. G. Beall, John Chalk, Ed.
ward Leizear, Upton Clark, Arthur Fallon,
Jr., Peter Slingerland, Charles L. Young,
J. II. Wooten, with one. half vote each.
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Briscoe, Charles P. Baden, Joseph H.
Blandford, Jr., J. NJ. T. Martin.
Oxon Hill-T. Grafton Owens, John D.
Dement,, Richard Delozier, S. S. Adams,
Raymond A. Heiskell.
Kent-W. A. CLANCY, L. Nye Duvall,
John A. Schultz, James B. Berry, w. B.
Bowie.
Bowie-George NJ. Smith, John H.
Watts. j. j. Nicholson, F. F. Carrick, j..
r. Hardy.
Mellwood-James W. Fowler, Irving
Parker, Charles E. Moore, Allen P. Bowie,
Joseph s. Wilson.
Hyattsville-John Miller. Ebert Dent,
James T. Brown, John L. Carter, R.
Henry Lewis.
A committee on resolutions was formed
by selecting one member from each dis
trict, which committee, through its chair
man, Mr.. Raymond A. Heiskell, of Oxon
Hill district, reported the following reso-
lutions, which were unanimously adopted:
Resolued, That the temporary officers of
this Convention be made the permanent
officers.
Resolued, That the Convention elect ten
delegates. with half vote each, to the
State Convention.
Resolved, That the Convention after
electing the delegation to the State Con-
ventiOn adjourn to some future day, to be
designated by the State Central Committee
of Prince Georges county, and that the
Committee notify the members of the
Convention by notice in at least three
papers published in Prince Georges coun-
ty one week before the said meeting.
The following delegates, on motion of
Mr.. Henry L. Morris, of Marlboro dis
county in the State Convention, which
meets on day to be selected by Chairman
Murray Vandiver: Aquila T. Robinson,
Brandywine district; Fillmore Beall, Vans.
vile district; George 8. Dove, Spaldings
district; Joseph s. Wilson, Mellwood dis
trict; John z. Downing, Aquasco district;
George M. Smith, Bowie district; R. Hugh
Perrie, Nottingham district; Frederick
Dallam, Laurel district; William D. Bowie,
Queen Anne district; John H: Traband,
Marlboro district.
Mr.. George M. Smith, of Bowie district,
moved that the Convention indorse the
candidacy of Hon. Edwin Warfield fol-
Governor. State Senator Joseph s. Will.
son objected and said that possibly nine
tenths of the democrats of Prince Georges
county were in favor of Mr.. Warield fol-
Governor, but he did not think it right to
tie the hands of the delegation from this
county, Mr. Smith stated that he did not
desire that the Convention should pledge
the delegation for MI. Warfield, but only
wanted the Convention to indorse him
Mr.. Smith withdrew his motion, although
it was plain that sentiment favored Mr.
Warfield.
| The following resolution, drafted by
Mr.. John T. Burch, of Evansville district,
and presented by Mr.. John E. McNalley
of the Evansville delegation, and seconded
by Mr.. Robert W. Wells, of Bladensbure
district, and others, was unanimously
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