Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-09-08
DIR. ". c. TUCK WINS. AGAIN.
Convention Laid Resolution Against
Him On The Table At To-
days Meeting.
COMMISSIONERS AND SURVEY
OR ARE NAMED.
Convention Was In Session Only a
Short Time And Disposed
Of All Business.

A second convention of the Repnbli-
cans of Anne Arundel county was held
here today and the nominations Of the
renmaing candidates for the county
ticket to be voted upon in November
which were left undone from the last
convention of August 90, were CON-
pleted. These nominations included
seven candidates for county commits
sioners. one from each of the districts
of the county and a county surveyor.
The nominations were as follows for
County Commissioners
First District-B Benjamin Collinson.
Second District-FTed. L. Combs.
Third District-R. Tilghman Brice.
Fourth Districts Scott Muirhead.
Fifth District-Henry Lehr.
Sixth District-Samuel Jones.
Eighth District-John Sheppard.
County Surveyor-E. Lacy Chinn.
The convention was called to order
at noon and Mr.. James II. Murdoch,
chairman of the County Central Com
mittee, presided. The business was
disposed of in very few minutes.
Previous to the nominations Mr.. Will
bur f. Petherbridge. delegate from
the Eighth district, by request, read a
petition befure the convention protest
ing against DR.. Washington q. Tuck.
postmaster of Annapolis, the venerable
leader of the party, and asking for his
resignation.
The petition was signed by more
than 100 colored voters of Annapolis.
and alleged that the leader had not
been square in his dealings. It is
claimed that the Doctor broke faith
in a pledge made before the last pri-
mary meeting that if the Republicans
would support him in order that he
would have control OF the convention.
that he would resign the chairmanship
of the County Central Committee in
favor of Mr.. Daniel X. Randall, of
tins city For this reason the petit
tioners asked for the Doctor S removal
from the leadership. The petition,
however, was laid on the table.
No rcll-call was made and it did
not appear to be quorum of the dele
gates present at the convention, but
Chairman Murdoch announced that
due notice had been given and that
the deleagte or delegates present were
authorized to act for the districts
which they represented The resolu-
tion offered was as follows:
'Whereas the late Republican pri-
maries were fought out on the issue
that Dr. w. G. Tuck should not con-
tinue to serve as chairman of the State
Central Committee for Anne Arundel
county, and
"Whereas the said Tuck did. again
and again, pledge that if the Republi-
can voters would support him in said
primaries, enable him to win and
thus control the convention in order
that he might secure an endorsement
and re-tender of the Craftsmanship, he
would Immediately resign in favor of
Mr.. Daniel r. Randall, and
Whereas the support asked for was
given, said w. G.. Tuck on the condi-
tion and understanding that he would
resign, and
Whereas, said Tuck self-consti-
tuted and self-selected Central Com
mittee, was again chosen chairman
and now absolutely refuses to resign;
Therefore, pe it resolved that we,
colored voters of the City of Annapo-
lis, having lost confidence in him, do,
in meeting assembled, earnestly disap.
prove and denounce the action and
course of w. G. Tuck and do demand
that he forthwith carry out his pledge
to Withdraw from the craftsmanship.
solemnly made and declared. and if
he persists to do so, we demand that
he be removed.
eve denounce the action of the r O.
publican Convention held in Annapo-
lis on August %, for the accepting and
ratifving a slate aud ticket that was
selected by w. G. Tuck five weeks
beforehand, and declare that the ticket
we are asked to support contains the
names Of men who are obnoxious, IN
compe tsnt aud unfit to discharge the
duties of the offices for which they
have been nominated. We declare
that some of these names do not aspire
in us zeal to support our full party
Interests, but rather suggest TO us Q
conclusion to only vote against the
amendment.
1--WE emphatically denounce the
present Central Committee for this
county, as selected by w. @. Tuck,
and demand that it be constituted
by composing it of men of standing
and representative of the leading anc
best elements cf each district; for, al
constituted at present, it is farce
and simply an implement in the hands
of W. G. Tuck.
'sBe it further resolved that a com.
mittee be named to attend the conven
ton. which is to reconvene on Septem
Der s, to make this demand and tc
take such other steps as may be neces
sary to better the condition of oui
party and its affairs. =
The petition wss signed by ninety
four Of the v ell known colored citi
zens of Annapolis. including sucf
men of the race as Wiley Bates, PERI,
Dobson and William Pinkney