Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-07-28
DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION.
A FULL TICKET NOMINATED BY CONVEN-
TON TODAY AT COURT HOUSE.
The Nutwell Faction Bolts The
Convention Amid Kisses
And Cheers.
WAKEFIELD is ENDORSED
FOR GOVERNOR.


to nominate a county ticket and elect five
delegates to the State Convention, whIct
meets in Baltimore TO nominate a candi
date for Governor, c imptroller and AT,
torney General, met at noon today a
the Court House.
Long before the hour of meeting. the
Corridors aId hall ways OF the Couri
House were croS ded WIN sp, Gators, and
as soon as the aooTs were thrown open
the Court room was packed. In the right
hand corner OF the room. in front OF the
Judges private room, stood the contest.
Iug delegation OF the Fourth district,
headed by Bruner X. Andersoa, and
just in front was James p. Bannon, rep
resentiDg the other side.
The convention was called to order by
DIR. George Wells. chairman OF the 5 ate
Central Committee. James X. BrasheaTs
was nominated and elected chairman oI
the convention. and John X. Sullivan,
secretary. As the several districts were
called the chairman of the delegations
presented their credentials. When the
Fourth district was called two sets OF
credentials we're presented. one set by
Bruner K. Anderson. and James p.
Bannon presented the other set.
The chairman ruled that the creden-
tials OF the contesting delegations would
be referred to the committee on organi
zation. Mr.. l. S. Nutwell, objected to
the ruling and wanted to know If this
meant "gag-law" in the convention.
The chair explained that the credentials
would be referred to the committee on
organization, who would report which
delegation we've entitled to recognition.
The chair stated there being contesting
delee ations from the Fourth and Fifth
districts. these districts would not have
any part on committee OF Credentials.
The following were then appointed
from the non-contesting districts as the
committee on credentials DIR. Benz.
X. Davidson. James Lusby, James <.
Williams, John N. Davis. Isaac S
MAXWELL, OF the Eighth district, moved
that the cammittee meet in open conve n
tiOn and hear testimony, which, upon a
vote OF the delegation, was lost. DIR.
Wells moved that the convention take a
recess for one hour in order to give the
committee on credentials time to report,
which. upon vote, was carried.
The committee on credentials reported
in favor OF the delegates from the Fourth
and Fifth districts, headed by Mahlon
Disney and Charles Dawson. Isaac S.
Nutwell, OF the Eighth district. submitted
the following minority report:
The minority OF the committee on cre-
dentials begs leave to report that in their
judgment the delegation headed by b..
X. Anderson should be seated from the
Fourth Election District, and the dele
CATION headed by DIR. Brooks should be
seated from the Fifth Election District.
the undersigned being clearly OF the
opinion that these delegates from the
Fourth and Fifth districts were elected
by honest majorilies.
G. E. MCDONALD.
The undersigned beg leave to further
report that in their Judgment these frauds
were deliberately planned by the arch
enemies of the democratic party for the
purpose Of humiliating and defeating
the party. /. S. NUTwELL,
z. WILLIAMS.
John N. Davis moved the adoption OF
the majority report, which was carried.
DIR. Wells moved to 60 into the election
of the county ticket, which was carried.
John N. Dayis nominated Z. c. CAN'T
for State Senator. Isaac n. Nutwell
made a vigorous protest. and personal
charges against the candidate.
The chair raped for order, when Mr..
Nutwell. taking his hat in his hand.
walked from the convention amid Kisses
and cheers. followed by part of the dele
cations from the Third, Fourth, Fifth
and Eighth districts. The chair then
put the motion of DR.. Wells, to go into
the election Of county ticket, when the
following we're put in nomination
State Senator-E. c. CAN'T.
House Of Delegates-C. Ashby Duvall,
Richard Maynard, Enoch w. Downes
and John Z. Potee.
Clerk Of Circuit Court-Dr. George
Wells.
states Attorney-James.W. Owens.
Sheriff Samuel B. Hardy.
Orphans Coun-James Cusack, John
I. Jeffers. Henry A. Tydings.
County Commissioners - William I /.
Jones, Joseph NJ. Beard, Thomas A.
Cromwell, John T. Friedhofer, Rufus
ID. Phelps, Samuel Brooke, w H Hall
County Surveyor-Louis Green.
Delegates to State Convention = DR..
George Wells. DIR. B. r. Davidson, John
n. Davis. James p. Bannon. Peter N
Potee. F L. Shipley,S John A. Watts,
w T. Revell, James Lusby, James r.
Brashears. with one-half vote.
James p. Bannon offered the following
resolutions, which were adopted
Resolved. BY the Democrats of Anne
Arundel County. in convention assem-
bled. that with full sense OF the impor-
tance to the party. and to the people Of
Maryland OF the coming Stale election.
they Tecogoniz- the imperative necessity
Of placing al the heads Of the State tick
ct man who best combines all the es-
sentials Of strength and of success and
whose name win SO unity all elements Of