The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-10

The Republican convention for the
purpose of nominating a Legislative
and county ticket to be voted for in
November, was held in the court
room in Oakland Tuesday, being at
tended by representative Republicans
from every district with full delega-
tions.
The delegates arrived in town
during Monday afternoon and even
ing coming on the trains and by the
roads from their respective homes.
During Monday night much political
work was done by the candidates
themse, yes and their friends, the ia
vorite place for congregating being
along the pavements on Second
street which were crowded well into
the night.
Tuesday morning at eleven o'clock,
the hour agreed upon for assembling
of the delegates, Mr.. Patrick f. Finzel,
secretary of the retiring county com
mittee, called the convention to order,
calling for nominations for chairman
of the convention. Mr.. Scott 7. Jones,
of Oakland, was placed in nomination
aud was unanimously elected to the
position. His election presaged
harmonious gathering and his rulings
were well taken and received with ex-
cellent grace Messrs. J. Arthur De
Witt, of District No. ), and George
w Engle, of District No 70, were
made the secretaries.
Following the election of the Off
GERS of the convention a committee
on rule resolutions and credentials
composed of one member from each
| district was chosen. A delegation
contesting the seats of the delega-
| ton headed by NJ. \. L, Bond from
District No, 4, and favOring the saat-
! ing of the delegates favorable to
! County Commissioner Stump and r.
! A. c.. Howard for State Senate, was
determined by the committee in favor
of Mr. Bonds delegation.
At this iuncture the convention adj
/ journed until . O'Clock in the after
noon when the delegates went into
caucus, very graciOusly allowing the
newspaper men to remain for the
purpose of reporting the proceedings.
Chairman Jones received the report
of the committee on rules, which was
read and also that of the committee
on credentials, accrediting the fol-
lowing as being entitled to seats in
convention:
District No Albert l.. Lee,
George Bray, john L. Fitzwater,
j. a. Wright, Louis Lttman.
District No. 2-Jacob S. Myers. ].
b. Thomas, Charles Kamp, William
Hollinger, Matthew R. Selby.
District No 3-Ralph Engle, c. d.
Hershberger, c. c. burst. q. j..
Gnagey, Charles Younkin.
District No. IN. L. Bond, Grant
Hershberger, DR.. H. NJ. Kemp, Henry
Barnard, Floyd Duckworth.
District No. 5-James W. Friend,
H. j. Speicher, Charles G. Speicher,
J. A. Dewitt, Peter Brown.
District No. 6-Robert l.. Friese,
Richard Friend, David w. Fraker,
Horace R. Dewitt, Henry Sines.
District No. 7-E. A. Weimer, Ed
ward j. Frantz, Perry Bittinger, An
drew Shartzer, w. a. Maffett, Joseph
Rathbun. w. S. Friend, Jasper En-
low, F. P. Arnold.
District No. S-Charles E. Hilleary,
Jonas Yutzy, Elliot G. Harvey, James
Chisholm, w. P. Lee.
District No. 9-Patrick E. Finzell,
Albert Bolden, F. A. Warner, Rich
ard Mckenzie, J. E. Frazee.
District No. 10-A. NJ. Jeffries, Mar
tin V. Flanagan, F. L. Warwick, F.
B. Casteel, James B. Shockey.
District No. 11-Willian p. Hansel,
James Merrill, Jonas Wampler, Jacob
A Strickland, A. +. Broadwater
District No. 12-George W. Engle
Thomas B. Wiley, Silas o. Wiley, joe
Orendorf, Jonas Bittinger.
EDistrict No. 13-James E. Chapel
Artemus C. Smith, H. L. Price, John
H. Rafter, A. G. Lyon.
District No. 14-Simon Mye RS