The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-01

MARYLAND DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
This body, to nominate candidates for State Offices
to be filed by election next November, assembled at
Baltimore on Thursday last The Sun, of that city,
says
For governor Colonel John c. Groome of Cecil coun-
ty, received the nomination by reclamation The dele
gates to have been entirely prepared for the choice
of this gentleman the nominee and there was
quently attempt at the forinaty OF the ballot He
is well known and highly esteemed as man Of tried
probity and Jealous patriotism. Formerly attached to
the wing party of which he energetic member he
has recently been associated with the democracy
and Is selected their sandardbeacr in the coming
campaign.
For comptroller of the treasury Bradley T. Johnson Of
Frederick county unanimously chosen For lottery
commissioner the convention, upon the second ballot
chose DR. Joshua r. Nelson of Hartford county and for
commissioner Of the land Office the choice of the
ton was Mr. James Murray, of Anne Arundel county
who received the nomination the first ballot These
gentlemen spoken of capable and experienced men,
and generally known to our citizens in public life.
Before adjourning the convention unanimously
adopted the following resolutions
Resolrd That misrepresentation of the democratic
republican party of Maryland with those inspired with
like love of constitutional liberty, uniting with it the
important issues tho day rejoice in with their
conservative and patriotic brethren of the Union in the
triumphant election of James Buchanan and that we
tain undminished confidence in his integrity and ability
according to the true principles of the constitution and
to maintain all the rights Of the States and of the people
respectively under it.
Resolved That we here meet again to renew our de-
voon to the great of civil and religious liberty
and to proclaim again uncompromising hostility to
the unconstitutional mpotic and dangerous doctrines
measures and practices of the know nothing order pedg
ing best efforts to to our beloved
State government in all it's departments, tolerant and
just and place it in full communion with united Sis
ter States of the South with them to do labor with
patriotic brethren of the North in defending the cons
tuition and the Union.
Resolrcd, That the democratic party being now the
only national and conservative party and such obliged
to brave the opposition of black rcpuhcanism aboli-
tonsm and know-nothingism combined and separated.
it is the highest duty of all good citizens of whatever
party hitherto to unite with it in maintaining law
der good government and the constitutional and legal
rights of ALL wherever born of whatever religious be-
lief and 1t is matter of sincere congratulaon that
many patriotic wings all the land, Diminishing
Gent pejudices and forgetting ancient srfes,
with and of u.s. battling CALAMITY and glorously for
the primary and fundamental principles of national
and State governments.
Whereas Col. John G. Groomc of Cecil county, has
been prominently mentioned candidate for governor
of Maryland by many members of the democratic party
and also by many members of the old wing party who
are willing to unite with the democratic party in the
effort to arrest the dcsolating influences of knownoth
ingsm and whereas this convention is assured that Col
Groome concurs fully with the democratic party in
gard to the questions which divide the people Of the
State Therefore,
cratic party of Maryland and that portion Of the wing
party of the State which co-opeatcs with the democracy
upon the present political issues, unanimously and cor
daily declare Col Groome its choice the candidate for
governor and hereby recommend him to the support of
tho people Of Maryland.