The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-05-20
CROTHERS HELD
FULL CONTROL
Again Heads County Ticket-Op-
ponents Get Peace Offerings.
Slogan-White Suffrage

Saturday were the tamC%t in recent
years. there hcing cOntcs Is in but two
districts. the Sixth and Ninth. In the
former the HopkinS-J"nnc<s combination
won cut and in the l'ttcr the friends of
George y. Hall led those of Clinton
1crkts both of whom were out for
Sheriff. hy Il majority of onc in II poll
of lOl votes. The lack of opposition.
organized Nr otherwise. was con>r.ing to
the managers from various points of
view and notably from that of finance.
Therrw;t> "nothMg G,.img' for the thrifty
PARTISAN and few of his lk showed up
at the polls. Many of the delegates
reached town Oh Monday evening and
repaired to headquarters fer preliminary
conferences, which w,4e resumed ON
Tuesday mrr!iug. Matters were rot
entirely stlai-htuucd nut until the rcnS-
srmhlir= Of the Convention ut = p. m.
after the Econ rrc,s..
The body mot ut u Il. m. ana was
called to order lay W. ID. BIatton. of the
County C"@trHl Committee. who asked
that Il chairman be named. John H..
kinhl", of the Seventh. proposed lIciS-
ter Hess. of the Fourth. who was chosen
ana made Il lri,r but urgent aITeal fOl'
party loyalty. expressing his belief than
tRc Convention would display wisdom
and tEAt it, work would tend to tine re-
cov,ry Of the lmrty'> lost ground. 1t
could and would show it's patriotism
for the partisan was the Patriot. The
Convention was not bound by the will
Of amy one man and would express the
free choice of it, individual mcmbcrs
The Chair then asked that q Secretary
be named. and Charles II. Ford, of the
Fifth WAS proposed md chosen. On Il
call of the Districts the following We're
named by each a. members of the Com
mitt"c> on Credentials and permanent
Organization and Resolutions rcSpcc-
lively
First. Walter Allen and John +. Tar
button Second. Il. Rayard Conrcy and
Robert Fcrd; Third, II. Frank Witwouh
and James +. Powers; Fourth. II. Eu-
gene Mackir and Harry Brown; Fifth.
Charles w. Shippers and George w.
Williams: SiXth.H. Elmer McCardo!l and
Cecil +. Ewing; Seventh. 7. J. Mumnr
and J. II. Kimhlr Eighth John T.
Niclilc and Arthur 7. Reynolds; Ninth.
+. NJ. Kirk and r. Harry Logan.
The Committees returned. and that on
Credentials. ETC.. through +. VI. Kirk.
its Chairman. recommended that the
temporary organization he mld" pcrnH-
ncmt and that the Nclc-utcr pr,>clt
from each district be empowered to
cast it, full vote on all questions ana
ballots. The report was adopted. ana the
roll of delegates, was reported as fol
lows:
First Di>trict-J. +. Turbutton. Wal
ter w. Allen. Robert Ferguson. Frank
Sullivan. John G.. Rowan.
Second Di>trct-J. POLK Steele Rob
cit Il. F0arG. Ralph KEGS. X. Il. Con
rcy. Harry Howard.
Third Di>tlict-.Tamr< e. McCmlpy.
Mandy Drennen. II. Frank Witworth
DR.. w. ID. Cawley. James f. Powers.
Fourth DiStrict-T Taylor Reynolds
II. Eugene Mackic. Heirster He>$.Hary
Brown. Robert J. Crow.
Fifth DStlict-CharlcS w. Shippers.
George W, Williams Joseph IIei<lrr
Charles II. Ford, John w. ArrantS
Sixth Di>1rict-Iohn Gilbert. J. Gain
or Reynolds. Cecil T.. Ewing. IL. Elmer
McCardrl. John W. Montgomery.