Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-08-05
The Democratic County Con.
ventlon.

The Democratic Convention met in
the Town Hall. Leonardtown,o ON Tues
day, and after DR.. w. b. Dent,
chairman of the Central Committee,
had read the list OF delegates. elect,
organized by selecting Geo w Mad
dox as chairman, and Francis v.
King as secretary.
There was q flow OF oratory over
the way the delegations should cast
the cote OF the districts and II was
finally determined that In case Of
absent delegates. their places might
be filed with anyone present from
the district.
Committees on organization and
resolutions were appointed.
The resolutions committee was
out for some time. On It's return 10
reported several resolutions
Resolution, No. was unanimous.
ly adopted as follows:
This Convention apprecIatlng TO the fullest
extont the able, impartial and distinguished
manner In which our esteemed fellow-conn-
tian, JUDOH b. HAHRTa CAMALfER, has for
the past year presided aa ono OF the Associate
Judges Of this. the Seventh Judicial Circuit
our sister counties to join us Ia ex tending 10
him the unanimous nomination for the same
position
Therefore, he 1t Resolved, THAT Robert @.
Combs, Zach M. Fowler and Charles 81 era
son, DO and they are hereby selected as dele
gates 70 represent this county In the Judicial
Convention to be held In La Plata on the 18th
OF August, 1903, TO carry out the sentiments
and desires above ex pressed u having come
TO the knowledge of this Convention that II
Is the earnest wish and desire OF Judge Cam
alisr that this Convention and not himself
make the selection from among his many
warm and enthusiastic frlends
Resolution, No. 2. was unanimous
ly adopted as follows
Resolved, That the Democracy Of st. Maryis
County In convention assembled heartily and
Ex-Governor Crothers, and extend To the Gov
eTnor their warmest feelings and co-operar
tlon In his manly and busneagllke course I'm
the many and grave matters that have come
before him.
Resolved Further, That with one accord wa
proclaim our love and esteem for that great
veteran OF finance, DR.. >. w. HERTNG, aud
instruct our delegates to cast the vote OF the
smother OF all the counties for the re-nomi-
nation OF DR. Herring.
The passage of the two above re.
solutions was recommended by the
committee. Other resolutions were
presented by DIR. Gree1well, who
made speeches advocating their
adoption. These resolutions were
not handed TO the secretary Of the
Convention until Wednesday morn
ing and hence we cannot give the
full text Of them.
One OF the Resolutions endorsed
the course Of Senator Isidor Rayner
and recommended him for re-eIec-
ton to the U. S. Senate. The reso-
luton was adopted. but does not, Of
course. obviate the necessity OF hold
ing the senatorial primary la the
county, as required by law.
Another resolution instructing the
delegation from the county to oppose
the extension of charter to the w.
r. " G. railroad was adopted.
DIR. Greenwich also offered reso-
luton instructing the county delega-
tion at Annapolis to pass law re-
gulating the price paid for county
printing and asserting that the rates
now charged were much in excess
ct charges other counties, particu-
larly In Prince Georges county,
and were excessive. This provok-
ed some little discussion on the
part Of other delegates and 1t seem
I'd that the hesitation in passing IL
was due to the fear that its adoption
might harm the local ticket. DR..
Greenwich assured the convention
that nothing It could do would or
could prevent the editor Of the BEA-
CON from supporting the Democratic
ticket, and the resolution was adop-
ted. after delegate Hayden, of Chap
tico, had Withdrawn his motion to
lay IL on the table. The Doctors
remarks on the excessive printing