Democratic messenger., 1909-08-14
DEMOCRATS IN
CONVENTION.
Resolutions Commanding State
Administration And Patti
son and Jones.

Nearly every delegate elected to the
Democratic county convention was or
hand last Monday. All were of one ac.
cord-party unity being the watchword.
The convention was called to order
by Hon. John p. Moore. Chairman Of
the State Central Committee. Mr..
Moore made brief address calling
attention to the requirements of the
Primary Election Law, after which he
read the list of delegates elected to the
convention and then called for nomina-
tions for Chairman. Hon. Z. w. Nc
Master placed Thomas j. Whaley, ESQ.,.
of West Berlin, in nomination and his
election followed in short order. Mr..
William E. Bratten, of Snow Hill, was
made secretary.
The next business was the appoint
ment Of one delegate from each dis
trict to constitute committee on resolu-
tions. This committee presented a set
Of resolutions which were adopted
unanimously:
Delegates to the State convention
were placed in nomination by MIR. Henry
j. Anderson and were elected as follows:
John p. Moore, Snow Hill.
Alfred p. Dennis, Pocomoke.
w. Lee Carey, Z. Berlin.
Gordon B. Jones, Newark.
James L. Dickerson, Coulbourn.
DIR. John d. Dickerson, Stockton.
Francis Z. Dryden. Atkinson's.
H. F. Harmonson, w. Berlin.
Delegates to the Judicial Convention
were put in nomination by Mr.. T.
Howard Collins. and were elected as
follows:
j. Shiles Crockett, Pocomoke.
DIR. William A. Taylor, Stockton.
Edgar w. McMaster, Atkinson's.
Samuel L. Shockley, Coulbourn.
]. Edward White. Snow Hill
John l.. Mock, Snow Hill.
Thomas Y. Franklin, Berlin.
DIR. John w. Pitts. Berlin.
RESOLUTIONS.
We. the duly elected representatives
Of the Democrats of Worcester County
in convention assembled on this the 9th,
day of August, 1909, do heartily en-
dorse the able and progressive admins
tration of State affairs by the present
Democratic State Administration, and
we congratulate the people of Maryland,
irrespective of party affiliations. upon
having men of such prudence. wisdom
and rare devotion to duty in charge Of
the State.
We pledge our support to the Hon.
Joshua w. Herring for reelection to
the office of Comptroller of Maryland
believing as we do that his sterling
honesty, ripe experience and tried
capacity fit him in every way to adj
minister the financial affairs of the
State economically and well. And to
that end we do hereby instruct the
delegates selected by this convention
to represent the wishes of the Democra-
tic party of Worcester County at the
Democratic State Convention to be held
in Baltimore on the 18th day of August,
1909, to cast the four votes for Worces-
ter County as unit for the said Joshua
w. Herring as the candidate of the
Democratic Party for State Comptrol-
Ter. And in the event of the absence
of any one or more of the said delegates,
those remaining in attendance shall cast
A. o-A.-n .,otay nF tho Dalanra fsnv
We do further endorse Hon. John X.
Pattison, of Dorchester County, and
Hon. Robley ID. Jones. of Worcester
County, for nomination and election as
Chief Judge and Associate Judge re-
spectively from the First judicial Cir
cult of Maryland; and We do hereby
instruct the delegates selected by this
convention to represent the people
of Worcester County in the Judicial
Convention, called to meet at Ocean
City on the 18th day of August, 1909,
to cast the four votes to which Worcester
County is entitled in the convention for
Mr.. Pattison and Judge Jones, and in
the event Of the absence of any one or
more of the said delegates. those re-
naming in attendance shall cast the en-
tire four votes of the delegation.
And we do further pledge ourselves
to support the proposed amendment
to the Constitution of Maryland, the
purpose of which is to eliminate those
negroes from the privilege OF voting
who are q menace to the good order.
safety and prosperity of the State. And
we call upon all true patriotic citizens
of this County and State to use their
best energies between now and the
election to achieve the success of this
cause, which exceeds in Importance to
the security and happiness of the whole
State all other public questions.