The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-07-29


LAY developed no contests but were fair
ly we'll attendod,and the delegates che rn
We're generally representative party men.
They reached town promptly on Tues
day morning and met shortly after |
O'Clock in Mechanics Hall. where they
were called to order by William j.
Smith. of the State Central Committees.
Mr. Smith said he had performed that
duty probably more than any other MAJ
i'll the county. He had been familiar
with the i>Su,cs of the past forty years
and none of them were ever more i'm
portant than these Of the present. Chief
among them WAS the PueSuifTagr scheme
devised to perpetuate the power of Il
triumvratp of Democrats, politicians,
and designed to diSfranchiSr fully forty
per cent. of the voters of the State The
talk Of negro domination was sheer nom
SENSE The Democrats had been trying
for thirty years to break the color line
in Maryland by winning colored votes,
and now they wanted to shut out the
negroes. but they would shut out white
men aS well. The majority of the Demo-
clNtS of Elkton would oppose the amend
ment if they were not controlled by the
bosses. Thank God, there We're no bosses
to dictate to Republicans. Mr.. Smith
cour~eled harmony and good Judgment
in forming the ticket and asked that Il
temporary Chairman he named. Mount
+. Kirk. of the Sixth. was proposed and
- chosen: Warren Il. Grosh was proposed
for Secretary but declined because of i'm
paired hearing. and John W. Mccullough
of the Fifth. was then named and chosen,
Mr. Kirk. upon taking the chair. made Il
brief speech. saying that the eyes of the
people We're upon the action of the Con-
vention. and upon its action would de
pend the result in November He urged
that full deliberation be given to the
choice Of candidates, and counseled as
piranta. who might be disappointed. to
bide their time. The Chair then directed
that the districts be called and name
representatives uIon the committees On
Credentials. Permanent Organization,
etc. and on Resolutions. The following
Were named:
FirSt-B. Il. Craycroft and Thomas j.
HCdson.
Second-Waltcr Buckworth and w. C..
Pyle.
Thir1-Warrcn Il. GroSh and II. NJ.
Mccullough.
Fourth-John II. Drummond and H..
H. McFaddcu.
Fifth-Jethro Johnson ANA H. l.. IIar-
vey.
Sixth-Eli<na Kirk and Il. l.. Christie
Seventh-Elmcr +. Campbell and g..
VI. Christie.
Eighth-W. \. Montgomery and NJ.
L. IngelfritZ.
Niuth-W. Haines CrothCr$ and Curtis
+. Cameron.
The Committee on Credentials retired.
and upon its return reported the follow
ing Est of delegates:
First-Charles II. Bennett. Il. Rladen
Craycroft. Wilson Merritt. Frank Re
velle, Thomas ]. Hodson.
Second-Samuei Buckwolth. Charles
Lake, w. c. Pyle, W. ID. Bradford, Wal
ter Buckworth.
Third-W. III. Salmon. Frank Yocum,
Warren r. Grosh. Grayson l.. Bennett,
Henry NJ. Mccullough
Fourth-H. #. McFaddcn, John H..
Drummond. Frank Gallagher, George T..
Peterson. Charles Blockson.
Fifth-,Tohn W. Mccullough. Jcthro
Johnson, William Ruttpr William Ar
mour, H. l.. Harvey.
SiXth-Mount Il. Kirk, II. L. Brown,
Elisha Kirk. II. l.. Christie. J. Otis Ken
mari
Srvcnth-F. NJ. Re- wings George NJ.
Christie, John +. Fisher. Elmer E.Camp-
he'll. James II. johnson.
Eighth-M L. IngclfritZ. w. A.NIont-
gomery. Henry Riley. John Jones' Ben
jamn Brown.
Ninth-Harry England w. Haincs
frotheTs. l.. Curtis Cameron. Ross II.
Smith. John NJ, Clayton.
On melton Of Henry NJ. Mccullough.
the temporary organization was made
permanent. and the delegates present
We're empowered to cast tn full vote of
the districts. \ recess was then taken
until 2p. III.
After the recess. Hon. Henry NJ. Me
Culough, Chairman of the Committee ON
Resolutions. reported the following
which was read with applause and
adopted:
Resolved by the Republican Party of
Cecil county, in Convention assembled:
That it hereby declares its unalterable
opposition to the proposed Constitutional
Amendment. which has already been re-
pudiated by the Governor and Attorney
General of our State: That it cOngratu-
latcs the people of our county and State,
that this vicious amendment has met
with the vigorous diSapproval. not only
rt the Governor and Attorney General Of
our State but also of many other Demo
cratic and independent voters. who re-
cognize its purpose. (under a pretended
necessity of relief from alleged illteratc
and corrupt Negro suffrage) to be to
place in the hands of illiterate and cor
rnpt election officers the power to dis
franchise the worthy foreign and native
white voter.
That it directs the attention of the
public to the further fact, that the pur-
pose of said amendment is by disfran-
chising n large body Of the voters Of the
State to ensure the control Of n faction