Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-08-17

Ed. ]. Fish were placed In nomina-
ton. % vote of the four districts
Cecil received q votes and Fish IL.
The convention ratified the choice
Of the districts and Mr.. Cecil was
declared the nominee.
George B. Dent was nominated
by reclamation for County Surveyor.
DIR. T. f. Greenwich and Thos. A.
Reeder were the tellers and canvass
ed the ballots.
Messrs. ]. Wilson Adams, G.. L.
Johnson ard J Philip Greenweli
were named by reclamation for dele
gates TO the State Con vention.
The following resolutions presen-
ted by ]. Thomas Bronze were I'M
animously adopted:
The Democratic Party of st. Mary's
County In Convention assembled, believ-
ing that the perpetuation and preserya-
ton of our Republican form of govern
ment depends upon an electorate whose
suffrages are east with intelligence and
are not swayed by race and party preju-
dice and hatred, and knowing that since
the enforcement Of negro suffrage, the
negro, as a race, has ever been solidly
arrayed on one side Of all political issues,
regardless of any merits Of the contro-
versy, therefore,
BE 1T RESOLVED, That we cordially
endorse the Suffrage Amendment to our
| State Constitution a. a remedy Tor q
menaeing evil and urge all good citizens
to vote with N to secure It's adoption.
! RESOLVED, That we are unalterably
opposed TO private ownership or control
Of public property and especially TO any
infringement upon the "iberty Of fish
| ing guaranteed our people in the Char
ter, granted Lord Baltimore by King
Charles, and subsequently affirmed i'm our
Declaration Of Rights.
A motion was carried authorizing
the Chairman toappoint a committee
to consist OF one from each district
to fill any vacancy that may occur
on ticket.
On motion the Con vention adjourn
ed.
The delegates to the Convention
were:
st. Inigo's 81. T. Bronze, James
Carroll, Fred Combs, Dallas Evans,
d. Raley, Calvert Raley. Bernard
Clarke. George Roach, ]. 7. Ross,
Joe Trosbach.
Valley Let. Hooper Lynch, ].
d. Hayden, John Hewitt, Charles
Ridgell. John S. Bean, w. S. Cop
page, WIN. Biscoe, Jas. w. Dent,
JEFF Clarke, T. Ed. Loker.
Leonardtown.-F. F. Greenwich
w. w. Abel, A. +. Thompson, J.
NJ. Mattingly, G. f. Wathen, Jr., X.
A. Welt, K. +. Abel, A. C. Lathrum,
]. r. Yates, Stephen FL. Bowles.
Chaptico. Geo. w. Maddox, Fred
G. Davis, w. b. Herbert, c. L. John
son, Alexander Hebb, Lorenzo Bond,
Zach NJ. Fowler, Willie WEIGH, John
G. Reeves, L. II. Davis.
Charlotte Hail.. Frank Dyson,
Thos. B. Davis, Thomas A. Reeder,
Jos. II. Hancock, Charles ]. Hunter,
VIM. It. Long. John T. Buckler,
Pelham Wood. Thos. Fl. Fowler, ].
Wilson Adams.
Patuxent.-D. I. Dixon, G. L.
Buckler, ]. Thos. Dixon, G. Fred
Pontor, Peter N. Spalding, F. X.
Thompson, Jos. G. While, j. Leo
Raley. F. NJ. Abel, A. ]. Hayden.
Milestown.- Edley Thompson, ].
NJ. Dent, w. b. Dent, Jos. Bethel,
Chas. A. Ellis, r. Lee Arnold, Jas.
II. Bailey, John ]. Dean, Lewis K.
Mattingly, Z. ]. Plowden.
Bay. 7. Fenhagen, Alexander
Stevens, A. G. Sanner, Ed. Stone,
Chas. Pembroke, Jas. T. Combs, ].
+. Lee, ]. o. Jarboe, Geo. Loudon,
Thos. Fenwick.
Island.-Jos. C. Hobbs, Jos. f.
Robrecht, Shilling Simpkins, Ben
nett r. Moore, Clarence Chesser,
John w. Henderson, Edw. Potter,
Harvey Chesser, Jas. C. Fen wick