The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-08-15
TWO COUNTY CONVENTIONS.
Democrats Turn Out in Force-Delegates
TO State Convention Instructed for
Warheld = Hard Work to Fix
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Few Surprises-Dis
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Few Surprises-Dis-
appointments and
Bad Feelings.
The delegates elected at the Democratic pri-
maries held in the several election districts of
baltimore county on Saturday last met in two
conventions in the Court House, at Towson, on
sent the party in Baltimore county in the State
ana Judicial conventions, and the second to
nominate candidates for the Legislature and
LOT tne several county offices to be filled at the
approaching election in November next.
Although the convention to select delegates
70 the State and judicial conventions was called
10 meetat II o'clock yet because of the difficulty
tne managers experienced in adjusting matters
50 as to satisfy the claims of the many candi-
uates whose names would be brought before the
second convention, it was l o'clock before the
delegates assembled in the courtroom. Hon. j.
FRED Fred: 2. Talbot, chairman of the State Central
committee for Baltimore county, called the con-
Dnent1on to order, when Charles L. Crane, of the
ou district, was named as temporary chairman,
ana j. Smith Orrick, of the 4th district secre-
tary. On motion me temporary officers were
made the permanent officers and the following
delegates declared entitled to seats in the con-
First district-Louis R. Servary. Thomas Elan
agan Joseph G. Goodwin, Harry Watson j. Oil
Second district-Christian Singhaus, Clifton
SSmmlnk, John Subock, James Strong. Henry Loos,
AaII6ert Weber, Oliver Fisher, Alard Lockard,
Alfred Butler, Jr.. Walter Waterman.
~ Third district-Edward e. Jones, M. D.. John
Inrainor, Adolphus Cook, Charles 7. Crane, Louis
Fourth distrct-J. Smith Orrick Buck Ritter.
Harry Legg, Charles Murray, Jacob Worrell.
-, Fifth district-yohn H. Armacost, Lewis Fow-
| ble Jacob Hale, Oscar Martin, John NJ Hare
Sixth district-Frank Hoshall, Joshua Palmer
WIN. Fultz, Emory Hampshire VIM. White.
Sade. ''
Eighth district-Frank Kenny, Frank W. EN-
DRY; Carroll Ensor, E. Cuttings Merryman. John
Ninth SgtEtg 4 RaRssq J4R
! JNseph w. Jenkins, Jr.
Tdlth district-J. Conrad Burk ]. Winfield
SheRerd, Albert Lins, j ohm 7. Isennock, Charles
| w. Zhkhan.
Eleventh district-Dr. ]. F. H. Gorsuch, VIM.
y. Consling, Theodore j. Coster, Noble Raphel,
Twelfth district-Con. Aherns, John H. Dot
terweict George Perkins, Jr, VIM. Schilpp, M.
Thirteenth district-Michael O'Brien, George
| A. Moelle, George H. Schaeffer, Otto W. Hab-
| erkorn, Henry Gellerman.
Fourteenth district. Hartman Schone, John
H. Tames.J. Henry Hermann, Jacob Weilbren-
ner, Charles Brockmeyer.
| Fifteenth district-Henry Homberg, Henry
| Heimbach, Albert Woods, George W. Merritt of
! A.. Thomas Doyle.
| fered the following resolution, which was
ResOl0ed By tbs contention, That Joseph Good
| win, Adolphus Cook. Harry G.. Luttgerding,
| William A. Sade, A. S. Cooper, Samuel Miller,
E. Cuttings Merryman, W. Bernard Duke, Fred
erick Won Kapf, George E. Shelley DIR. j. F. H.
| Gorsuch, Philip Dunnigan, J. Hartman Schone
| and Henry Deering, Jr., be and they are hereby
selected as delegates to the State convention to
| be held in the city of Baltimore on a date to be
| designated by the chairman of the State Central
Committee to nominate a candidate for Coy
! ernor; candidate for Comptroller, and candi-
Ind be It TurtIsr Resolued, That the said dele
| cation use all possible means to secure the nomi-
| nation of the Hon. Edwin Warfield as candi-
| date for Governor, and to this end they are in
! structed to vote as unit and the said delega-
| Fred. G. Talbot and Messrs Charles a. Council
| man and G. Albert Mays as members of the
| State Central Committee.
! DR.. Gorsuch then offered the following reso-
| luton. which was adopted:
| Resolved By this convention, That Frank I. Dun
ter R: Townsend, David G. Mcintosh, Jr., Car
! vile D. Benson, Arthur w. Shanklin, Christie
| pher Slade, Frank Schuhart Benjamin W.
! Ady, Richard H. Marshall, DIR. J. e. Bolte,
| George Schlatfer and A. NJ. Ruby be and they
| are hereby selected as delegates to the judicial
convention to be held at Belair, Md, on Tues
day, August IS, 1908, to nominate candidate
| for Associate Judge of the Third Judicial Cir
cult; and be it further
ReS0iUed That the said delegation vote as
unit for the candidate selected by the Hartford
| delegation.
on motion the convention adjourned sine die
Although the above convention took about
| half an hours time to transact its business, yet
there was delay of more than an hour before
the second convention was called to order by
| Charles j. Fox, chairman of the County EXecu-
! tive Committee. Townley r. Wolfe, of the 18th
! district, was chosen temporary chairman, and
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| tary. On motion the temporary officers were
| made the permanent officers and the following
| delegates declared entitled to seats in the con-
| vention:
First district-Bernard ]. Hogarty, Charles
| W. Waidner, Edward Kendall, Gustavus 7. Dali
| cour, Constantine Lynch.
Second district-Luther c. Smith, George
Fauth, Eugene Gosnell, Frederick Holman,
/ John Brady.
| Third district-Edward Constantine, Patrick
Roche, Augustus Creaghan, William NJ Cough
!, Ian, Samuel M. Lucas.
( Fifth district-J. Baseman Davis, John H.
Bosley, Thomas II. Alban, Jacob B. Wilhelm,
| Sixth district-Reuben H. Wineholt, George
Houseman, Howard Measley, VIM. Baker, John
| Seventh district--John K. Downs, James W.
| Ayers Harry Gemmill, Oscar Almony, Howard
Eighth district-Dr Bennett F. Bussey, Dan
| iel Feeney, Richard N. Britton, James F. Raj
ferty, Edward G. Wheeler:
Ninth district--W. Gill Smith, Michael J..
| Creaghan, Harry j. McFee, Sylvester ]. Roche,
James B. Mulligan.
Tenth district-Wiliam P. Bosley, ]. Fred
erick Trapp, John Momoerger, ID. Allen Sparks,
Eleventh district-Harry w. Baldwin, Marion
| Sherman, Thomas Carney, John Dietz, Charles
= twelfth Ssf distrct-M J. CAT, John Hofferberth,
Townley r. Wolfe. George Waenig, John G..
Thirteenth district-John H. Kramer, Car
vile D. Benson. John Burger, Edward A.
O'Mara, August w. Miller.
Fourteenth district-Charles J. Fox, John
Nuth, Henry f. Radecke, Robert P. Grace,
| Thomas Comes.
Fifteenth district--Joseph LETTERS, Eldore
Hail. James Gunther, William G.. Earl, William
The Convention then proceeded to nominate
| candidates. with the following result:
| For Clerk of the Circuit Court, William P.
Cole of the 9th district, was the only candidate,
and he was declared the unanimous choice of
the convention.
For States Attorney, Robert H. Bussey. of
the Sth district, and q. Howard Isaac, of the 9th,
were placed in nomination. Upon balloting
Bussey received SIX votes and Isaac Tx. Mr..
Bussey was declared nominated. On motion of
Mr. Isaac the nomination was made unanimous,
For Sheriff, George S. Kalb, 1st district; VIM.
H Clagett, Sd /; John Shipley, 4th; Jacob Elliott,
9Th Abram Il. STREET., 18th, and James Ritten-
names Of Clagett, Shipley, Kalb and Street,
were withdrawn. Upon balloting Elliott re-
ceived 10 votes and Rittenhouse, Co. Mr.. Rit-
For County Treasurer, DIR. ]. E. Bolte, I'd dis
trict, and G. Albert Mays, of the 18th district,
was withdrawn when Mr.. Mays was declared
the unanimous choice of the convention.
For County Commissioners, Christopher
Hidey I'd district; William Coney, 9th William
ii. Smith, 10th George w. Yellott, 18th, and
Henry P. Mann, 18th, were placed in nomina-
ton. The names , OF H1idey an and smith were
votes; Yellott, 75 and Mann, 70. Messrs. yell
lott and Mann were declared to be the nomi-
For Judges of the Orphans Court, Albert F.
Brunier, 1st district; William e. Zimmerman,
I'd: William Byerly, 4th Melchor Hoshall, 9th
James b. Almony, 18th; Lewis w. Held 9th
Henry w. Knoebel, 10th, and George H. Ian
Qenfelder, 18th, were placed in nomination.
Mr.. Almony withdrew his name. Upon ballot
ing Brunier received % votes Zimmerman 70
Ryerly, 40 Hoshall, 20; Held, 5; Knoebel, 5;
Langenfeder, s. Messrs. Zimmerman, Byerly
and Hoshan were declared nominated
For County Surveyor, Joshua G.. Bosey, of
the Sth district, and Col. Charles B. MCLEAN, of
| the 9th district were placed in nomination.
Upon balloting Bosley received votes and Nc
Clean, 20. Col. MCLEAN was declared the choice
| Of the convention.
For State Senator, c. Lyon Rogers, of the Sd
district; George S. Keiffer, 18th, and John s.
Bddison, 14th, were placed in nomination. The
names of Rogers and Keiffer were withdrawn
| and Biddison was declared the unanimous choice
| of the convention.
For House of Delegates, DR.. George Y. Ever
hart, of the LIST district G. E. Fitzsimmons, 3D.
| Harry Z. Goodwin, 4th Allen Stevenson, 8th
| Joshua H. Cockey, 10th Carville d. Benson, 18th
and John Green, 18th, were placed in nomina-
ton. Upon balloting Everhart received 20 votes
| Goodwin, %; Stevenson, 70; Cockey ,65; Benson
IS Green, 20. G. Lyon Rogers, of the Sd dis
trict, received 10 votes. Messrs. Everhart. Fitz
simmons, Stevenson, Cockey, Benson and Green
were declared the nominees Of the convention.
The convention adjourned subject to the call
| of the chairman.
Runaway in Towson.-Mr. N. 5. Frleden
wald of White Hall Manor, Worthingtor
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