The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1905-08-18
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVEN
TION.

to order by STATE OentT8l C"mAss0oc"
Fillmore Beall, of Vansville district.
Benjamin D. Stephen, OF Bladensourg
district, was made chairman. and Henry
L. Morris, Of Marlboro district. Secretary
Mr.. Stephen on assuming the chair, made
a pointed and catchy speech and was
heartily applauded by the convention At
tho roll call Of districts 1t was found that
there was a contest from Brandywine dis
trict and this necessitated the appoint
ment of committee on credentials.
The following committee on creden-
tials was appointed:
Evansville, Milton E. Smith; Blsdens-
burg, Alfred T. Brewing; Marlbor, h. s.
Hill: Nottingham, T. Oden Wickham;
Piscataway, J. stecd Edelen; spaldings,
Richard J. Swami; Queen Anne, Henry
Jones; Aquasco, R. M. Hyde; surratts'
George W. Hardy; laurel, James 7.
Federline; Brandywine, Contest; O1on
Hill, John D. Dement,; Kent. L. Nye Du-
vail; Bowie, George M. Smith; hsllwood'
II. II. Talbert; Hyattsville, J. August
Miller.
After an adjournment of An hour the
committee recommended that the dele
CATION from Brandywine, headed by Il
n. Naylor be seated.
The following delegates were entitled
to seats in the convention:
Fillmore Beall. Aarcellaf
Robey, John P. Turner, Milton +. Smith,
DR.. Charles A. Fox.
Bladensburg - James h. Beali'
Alfred T. Browning, W. J. Sullivan, r.
A. Shreeve, Jr., Charles Sanberlick, w.
Brooke Hunter. Oliver Dom, Benjamin
Stephen, George Lynch, William I. Cas-
ey, one half vote each.
Marlboro'-Dr. Richard s. Hill, John
Il. Traband, Eugene Sweeney. N. b.
Magruder, Henry L. Morris.
Observation-Disclosures E. Seger, Joseph
Rawlings, T. Oden Wickham, Benjamin
Ogle, James E. Baden.
Piscataway-R. Lee Manning. J. Steed
Edslsn, w. R. Dyer, Edward J. Thorn,
John jenkins.
spaldings-Richard J. Swami, Lemue]
Allen, John g. Brook, Theodore b. Mid
dleton, Ohio s. Humphrey.
Queen Anne-Jeremiah Berry, Isaiah
Pumphrey, Frank NJ Hall, s. P. Sweeney,
Henry Jones, Carter L. Bowie, Richard
Hardisty, Jr., W. L. Stewart. Benjamin
Beal. Alonzo Beall, one. half vote each.
Aauasco-H. g. Connick, R. n. Hyde,
G. NJ. Naylor, 7. Edward Gibbons. John
z. booming.
surratts-George W. Hardy. George 8
Harrison, William A. Miller, Richard h
Curtin, Everett Humphrey.
Laurel-Peter Slingerland, James =.
Brown, James T. Federline, Charles L
Young, Louis Wootlsp.
Brandywine--L. M. Nsylor, Aquilla 7.
Robinson, .. M. T. Martin, William b
tTayman, Joseph L. HUNT.
Oxon Hill-Jehn D. Dement,, Raymond
A. Heiskell, R. Lee Cox, Grafton Owens,
James s. Grimes.
Kent. Chew Sheriff, Jackson Suit,
William II. Barron, L. Nye Duvsll, How
ard Wall.
Bowic-George NJ. Smith, Thomas B
Kalbfus, John G. MulIikin, c. G. Clark,
Frank c. Deutsch.
Nsllwood-H. n. Talbsrt, George W.
Richardson, William h. Shuler, T. Van
Clagett, Samuel E. Sweeney.
Hystssyille-John T. Hickey, J. Thorn
as Brown, Charles w. JOY, Robert A.
Van Horn, ]. August Miller.
The committee on resolutions was as
follows:
Yapsvills, DR.. Charles A. Fox; Bladens.
burg, w. Brooke Hunter; Marlboro, NJ.
H. Magruder; Nottingham, James Z.
Baden; Piscataway, John jenkins, spald-
ings; T. B. Middleton; Queen Anne, WILL
liam L. Stewart; Aquasco, John q. Dorm
ing; surratts, William A. Miller; Laurel
c.. H. T. Schuffreld Brandywine, J. N. T.
Martin; Oxon Hill, Raymond A. Heiskell;
Kent, William n. Barron: Bowie, G. G.
Clar Ike; Mellwood, T. Van Clagett; Hyatts-
Vile, R. A. Van Horn.
On m otion of W. Brooke Hunter, Of
Bla densburg district. the following dele
gates were chosen to represent Prince
Georges county In the State Convention
to be held in Baltimore next month, with
one-half vote each:
Benjamin D. Stephen. Bladensburg
district, Aquila T. Robinson, Brandywine
district; T. Van clagett, Mellwood dis
trict; Fillmore Beall, VansviHe district;
George w. Hardy, Surratts district;
Richard J. Swami, Spaldings district;
R. Lee Manning. Piscataway district; J.
Chew Sheriff, Kent district; John z.
Aquasco district.
The resolutions adopted pledged allegi-
anco to the platform Of the Democratic
State Convention Of 1904 and declare as
follows
Two cordially indorse the able and
business like administration Of State
Affairs as conducted by Hon. Edwin War
officials.
I'VE hereby indorse the proposed
to the Constitution Of our
State having for its object the Limitation
IF negro suffrage. and, IN the language Of !
he State Platform of 1893. while we |
Isclaim any purpose to do any inj US ic" !
y hatever to our colOrcd population, we
leclsre without reserve our resolute pur !
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