Chambers, Parke
of Cecil
Hardcastle

McCullough MillerGwinn Stewart,Shower Brown—66.
of Balt.



The question recurred on the second branch of the proposition
of Mr. McHenry of Harford, to wit: to elect a President "viva
voce;"
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Ricaud, of Kent. nominated Mr. John G. Chapman,
of Charles.
Mr. Ege, of Carroll, nominated Mr. William Cost Johnson, oC
Frederick.
Mr. Constable, of Cecil, nominated Mr. Benjamin C. Howard,
of Baltimore county.
The Chairman, p. t., having retired from the Chair, Mr. Sprigg
of Prince George, presided.
The Chair announced the appointment of Messrs. Jenifer of
Charles, and Constable of Cecil, as Tellers.
On motion of Mr. Spencer, of Queen Anne's, it was
Resolved, That a major ity of all the votes cast should be neces
sary for a choice.
The roll being called by the Secretary, and the vote taken, the
Tellers reported that 97 votes had been cast, of which number
John G. Chapman had 48
Benjamin C. Howard had 40
William Cost Johnson had 9
And that no majority appearing no election was had.
The Convention proceeded again to vote, when the Tellers re
ported the following as the result:—

FOR JOHN G. CHAPMAN.
Morgan,
Blakistone,
Dent,
Hopewell,
Ricaud,
Lee,
Chambers,
of Kent,
Mitchell,
Donaldson,
Dorsey,
Wells,
Randall,
Kent,
W eems,
Pal rymple,
Bond,
Sollers,
Brent, of
Charles,
Merrick,
J enifer,
Dennis,
John
Dennis,
James U.
Crisfield,
Dash iell,
Williams,
Hicks,
H odson,
Goldsborough,
Eccleston,
Phelps,
B ow i e, Tu
ck,
Sprigg,
McCubbin,
Bowling,
D irickson,
McMaster,
H earn,
F ooks,
Jacobs,
Schley,
Fiery,
Nei ll,
Newcomer,
John
Kilgour,
Davis,
Waters,
Smith—48.

Sellman,
Buchanan,
Spencer,
George,
Stewart, of Bolt. city,
Brent, of Balt. city,