Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-12
ROCKVILLECONVENTION
HEWITT NOMINATED BY THE
REPUBLICANS.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. August 12.-The re-
publicans of Montgomery county met in
convention here today to nominate candi-
dates for the various offices to be filled this
fall. to choose delegates to represent the
county at the state convention which meets
in Baltimore Wednesday and to select four
members OF the state central committee for
the county. All of the districts were fully
represented. and the representative charac-
ter Of the gathering which Willis B. Bur
dett. chairman Of the county committee.
called to order in the opera house at noon.
was frequently commented on.
Capt John Mcdonald of Potomac was
made presiding officer. and Ira c. FIJI OF
Bethesda and William II. Proctor or ROCK
vile were chosen as secretaries. After the
appointments of committees on resolutions
and nominations. each committee being
composed OF one member from each election
precinct. the convention at 1890 took a re-
cess for one hour to allow these committees
to act.
Reason for Short Ticket.
The nominating committee. by unani-
nous vote, decided to make no nominations
for county commissioner and judges of the
orphans court.
This action was the result Of a general be-
lief that with the ticket shortened by leaV-
ing the places vacant the illiterate members
Of the party would experience comparative
ly little difficulty In properly making their
ballots. and that many votes would conse-
auently be saved to the remainder OIL the
ticket.
The committees on nominations and reso-
lutions were composed Of the following:
Nominations-ThomasC c. Noyes Criah II.
W. Griffith. Columbus F. Purdum. H. D.
Onley. C. II. Brown. Jesse NJ Burns.
Charles F.. Kirk. Tarton B. Stabler. VIII
liam H. Roach. James T. Purdum. Henry
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dock. d. ]. Willard and D. w. Baker.
Resolutions-T Cranmore Griffith. ]. Hen
ming Purdum. Slas |. Browning. Cary
Kingdom. J. Edward Poole. Mortimer o.
Stabler. Andrew Jenkins Clarence E. Daw-
son. Arthur Stabler, w. e. Brown. K. IL.
Miles. Robert w. Stone. E. D. Lewis. Co
lumbus w. Day, Joseph W. Buck and G. d.
Holmes.
Refuses Nomination.
There was a general demand on the part
OF the delegates that Thomas c. Noyes be
nominated as one of the candidates for the
house OF delegates and Mr.. Noyes was I'M
portuned right and left to allow the use OF
his name In such connection. but he ex-
planned that 1t would involve too great a
sacrifice on his part just at this time. and
that he greatly regretted his Inability 10
respond to his partys call.
At o'clock the nominating committee
had unanimously agreed upon Thomas
Dawson of Rockville for states attorney,
and Frank L. Hewitt of Silver Springs for
sheriff.
The nominating committee has agreed on
Alban G. Thomas of Ashton. Willis b. Bur
dette Of Rackville, Bradley II. Dutrow of
Hyattstown and Lewis H. keiser OF Be
thesda for the house of delegates.
The report Of the nominating committee
1t is believed. will be adopted.
Immediately after the adjournment Of
the convention the new county commit
tee will meet and elect Mortimer O..
Stabler Of Spencerville chairman. to sue
coed Mr.. Burdette. The latter was not q
candidate for reelection.