The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-08-21

The Republican County Convention
was held i'll the Court House on Monday.
The meeting was convened at eleven
o'clock and was called to order by Mr.
Z. Nj. Allen, Jr. Mr.. p. Leslie Hopper
was chosen chairman with DR.. ]. S.
Akehurst and Mr.. William b. Chesney
as secretaries. The following committee
on credentials was appointed: James
Landers, S. Martin Bayless. Jacob A.
Doxen, Samuel NJ. kirkwood, Harry w.
Guilfoyle and S. T. Mitchell. This COM
mittee reported the following delegates
as entitled to seats:
First District.-J. X. Osborn. II. J. Gil
bert, John A. Porter, J. o. E. Wetherill,
S. G. James, II. A. Hughes, James L-anders,
John Donohoo, w. II. Chilcoat, Charles
E. Steele.
Second District-W. B. Baker, Frank
f. Baker, E. w. Bennett, S. NJ. Bayless,
c. w. Gibson, A. II. Bowman, Henry $.
Hilton, w. IL. Rawhouser, George E.
kell, James w. Malcolm.
Third District.-J. Wilson Moore,
Richard Dallam, Jacob A. Doxcn, David
T. Benson, John B. Hanna, George p.
Clark, Joseph A. Harkins, James Lee,
Richard E. Bouldin, Ellsworth Cooper.
Fourth District.-J. Wilson Galbreath,
Thomas Turner, Joshua Ward, l.. ].
Gross, Frank Lytle, Carroll Pennington,
Ellsworth Love. DR.. J. S. Akehurst. j. A.
c. Galley, ]. B. Garrison, c. c. Coale,
William c. Standiford.
Fifth District-William H. Galbreath,
Charles +. Harry, W. o. Huff, E. M.
Allen, Jr. Thomas N. Norton, w. Scott
Whiteford, William II. Snithson, H. w.
Guilfoylc, Robert c. Whinny, Alfred
Thomas.
Sixth DISTRICT. Osmond, Jr., John H.
Sarricks, S. T. Mitchell, Joseph L. Nc
Vey, J. c. Segar, James Gibson, ST., H. A.
Carroll, w. B. Chcsney, p. l.. Hopper,
w. J. DeJoy.
The committee on resolutions was ap-
pointed as follows: ]. o. E. Wetherill,
William B. Baker, John B. Hanna, Charles
c. Coale, Charles +. Harry. J. l.. McVey.
Through their chairman. Mr.. William b.
Baker, the members made a report which
in substance dealt with the present politi-
cal issues. The resolutions favored the
nomination of Mr.. S. A. Williams rs the
Republican candidate for Governor.
Nominations were then declared i'll
order. The first position called for was
Clerk of the Court. Harry A. Hughes OF
the first district and ]. Wilson Galbreath,
of the fourth district, were both named
On a ballot Mr.. Hughes received forty
two votes, Mr.. Galbreath seventeen and
Captain r. E. Bouldin, one.
For States Attorney the name of Mr..
Harry A. Whitaker was made unanimous.
The office of sheriff was sought after
by the friends of Adam Bcchtold. Samuel
NJ. Kirkwood, William n Foster and
William IL. Knight There being no
choice on the first ballot, n second was
ordered. During interim, Mr.. Knight
and Mr.. Kirkwood were withdrawn, and
on the second ballot Mr.. Bechtold received
fortv-eight and onc-half votes to Mr..
Fosters twelve.
For County Commissioner the nomina-
ton of Daniel A. Bay was made unani,
nous.
The nomination for County Treasurer
went begging for sometime but Mr.. S
Martin Bayless was finally prevailed
upon to accept it.
Unanimous nominations were made fol
John Galley, William II. Galbreath ant
lanes X. Hamilton for the Orphans
Court.
c. w. Baker. Jacob A. Doxen. John b
Garrison and Stephen ]. Seneca, wer'
selected for the House of Delegates with
out opposition.
The nomination for County Surveyo
was unsought and will be filled later b,
the Executive Committee.
The convention resolved to send sixt,
delegates to the State GubernatorialC Con
vention to cast five votes for MIR. VIII
liams for Governor. Each district name,
ten as follows:
L.R. Orsborn, c. w. Roberts, w. II
Chilcoat, John Donohoo, c. c. Steele, II
A. Hughes, T. ]. Robinson, S. G. James
James Landers, J. A. Porter, James W
Malcolm, Cecil w. Gibson, w. II. Raw
houser, Eugene Dell, f. w. Bonnet
George H. WINS, o. N. Johnson, w. Il
Baker, J. F. Johnson, Henry S. Hilton
X. E. Duvall. James Lee, d. b. Reckord, J
NJ. Reynolds, d. To- Benson, John Il
Hanna, ]. Wilson Moore, Richard Da
) lam, Joseph A. Harkins, George p. Cook
| Charles c. Coale, Joseph b. Twining, W