The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-09-25
Letter from Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, September 22d, 1876.
The Republican State Convention, per resoln- |
ten passed at Westminster, re-assem0led here |
to-day, at noon, in the New Assembly Rooms,
Hanover street. and Immediately proceeded to
business After full, frank conference with the
committee of the reform party and the committee
appointed by the meeting held at Masonic Tenn
pie, Baltimore, on the 18th of September, known
as the Merchants committee and harmonious
conference with the committee of said organiza-
tions and the interchange of opinion very freely
among the members of the committee at several
sessions of their own body, the committees of the
two. reform organizations and your committee
have agreed on the selection of the following can
didates: For Governor, j. Morrison Harris
for Attorney General S. Teackle Wallis; Tor
Comptroller, Edward Wilkins. The gentlemen
named, while personally reluctant to serve, have
expressed to the joint committees their full SYM
pathy with the movement for reform and have,
from high sense of public duty, expressed their
willingness to accept their nominations.
There was full attendance of delegates and
much enthusiasm Perfect harmony and friend
ly accord existed throughout, showing every dis
position to unite cordially with the reformers and
accept, or recommend, heartily their nominations
above named. Hon. J. Morrison Harris, Hon.
Edward Wilkins and Hon. S. Teackle Wallis are
towers of strength. Mr.. Wallis to-day is the
most accomplished, highly esteemed and popular
gentleman ia Maryland. He is an honor to any
cause he espouses and will secure an immense
vote. Thousands oil Democrats will support him.
The nomination of Hon. j. Morrison Harris for
Governor could not be surpassed. lie is just the
man for the times, and Indeed the times require
such an one as our executive head in Maryland.
| Everybody likes him He has no enemies, but
| all friends. know Col. Wilkins intimately
| There is no more honest or noble gentleman on
| the Eastern Shore-just the man for Comptroller.
There seems to be a'complete and perfect unity
now of the Independents, ('Potato Bugs" the
Merchants and Republicans. All will work to-
gether smoothly and thereare thousands OF astute,
farseeing citizens who feel confident that the op-
positions to "ring Democracy" will certainly TIL
umph. The once unterrihed amazingly
frightened The monster mass meeting OF this
new organization soon to come off in Monument
Souare. it is believed will be of the largest
nv all odds ever before seen in that place.
Messrs. Harris, Wallis and Wilkins, besides other
distinguished orators are to speak. The very
name of Teackle Wallis will draw forth an I'M
mense crowd as also that of j. Morrison Harris
All the other nominees for City Council and Leg
islature. thus far made by the reformers, are ex-
cellent, 1t may be truthfully said that the Dem
ocrats have never before been so severely fright
ened. They are taken completely by surprise at
finding so many mechanics and laborers, rank
and file. once acting with them going in heart
and soul with the "Potato Bugs" The truth is
this cognomen has grown very popular. 1t takes
with the people and they lkeit The object First
was by Democratic opponents to use, or apply 1t
derisively, but the boys pride themselves in being
called bugs If the counties do as we'll as Balti-
more, the "ring" opponents will certainly sweep
the entire State.
Quite a select party of nearly two hundred, in
) Guiding members of the City Council and other
city officials, besides many merchants, lawyers,
doctors, mechanics, ETC., went on an excursion
this afternoon in the steamer Theodore Weems tic
witness the operations of new patent dredg,
ing machine, invented by Mr.. A. F. Higgins.
The dredger was put in operation and worked
admirably. Being myself one of the company
NAV saw we had delightful time. superb
I coIfaIT0n was served oy Col. Kennert OF the Rem
merit House. The party extended their trip some
fifteen miles down the bay. Speeches were made
resolutions passed, &c.
There is nothing very specially new. Politics
seem 10 absorb everything. NEsToR.