Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-23
Full Text of the Platform.
The Pennsylvania Republicans
Ratify.
L. q. c. Lamar RenOminated

BALTIMORE, July ZZ.-Ine Democratic
Convention continued in session till $50
this morning, when it adjourned 10 1890 A.
NJ. without having reached a vote on any
nomination.
About / A. NJ, ThOmas G. Heating, of
Queen Anne county, was installed perma-
nent chairman of the Democratic State
Convention. Filibustering was continued,
aud as the hours moved on, the debate
waxed hotter and hotter. Mr.. Freanor, Of
Washington county, leader Of the Hamilton
party, charged that brides, of $1,000 in one
case and $500 and an office in another, had
been offered TO two delegates to vote for
Mr.. Carroll. Mr. FenJOn, Carroll dele
gate, retorted that the Baltimore city dele
gates had been offered brides in money to
vote for Mr.. Hamilton. At times the
greatest confusion prevailed. Mr.. John
Richie, leader Of Mr.. Hsmilton's
friends threatened to withdraw from the
convention if the majority insisted on
forcing vote at this sitting, and at $50
Stevenson Archer announced that if the
Hamilton men would agree TO adopt the
rules Of the last House Of Delegates of
Maryland, so far as applicable tO'the con-
ventioR, the Carroll men would agree 10 an
adjournment until 1898 A. NJ. This was
agreed to and the convention adjourned.
Thursdays Session.
The convention was called TO order at
1880, when a resolution was adopted re-
ferring all resolutions. After a brief dis
cusSion about order of nominations, the
convention decided to begin with Governor.
Nominations
John Lee Carroll, of Howard, and VIM.
7. Hamilton, Of Washington, were put in
nomination. A communication from Gov.
Groom stated that he was not a candidate.
Ballot for Governor resulted: Carroll sixty,
Hamilton fifty. The vote was then made
unanimous.
Leven WoOlford, Of Somerset, was
nominated by acclamatiOn for COmptrol-
Ter of the Treasury.
G. J. NJ. Gwynn, Of Baltimore, was
nominated for Attorney General. The
nominees addressed the convention. A
platform was adopted, the financial plank
of which firmly opposes any initiation of
the currency and favOrS resumption Of
specie payments at the earliest moment
possible. The convention at 30 adjourned
sine die.
The Platform.
The following platform was unanimous
ly adopted:
/. We do hereby declare our unfallering
devOtiOn 10 the cardinal principles Of re-
publican government enunciated by ThOs.
Jefferson; the preservation Of the General
Government in its whole constitutional
vigor as the sheet anchor Of our peace at
home and safety abroad; supremacy Of the
civil over military authority; economy in
ii
bUrdeued; the honest payment Of our
debts and sacred preservation Of the public
faith: the aTTaignment Of all abuses at the
bar Of public reason; freedom Of the press,
freedom Of person under the protection Of
habeas corpus, and trial by iuries Impair
TALLY selected.
2. Pledged to this creed Of political faith,
we do further resolve that we protest
against the burdens Of a high protective
tariff as needless eXactiOns from e. e people, |
already intOlerably oppressed by gigantic
national debt, and that we insist that the
tariff be so regulated as TO provide only suf-
fcient revenue for general uses, and not for
The purpose Of enrichiBg the few at the eX-
pense of the many; that we protest against I
The multiplication Of Federal offices, the
to them Of unusual high sala- !
ries, and abuse of Federal patronage which !
tends TO dwarf States and TO corrupt free /
Institutions.
3. That agriculture, manufactures aud !
commerce should be the equal care of well !
Governments, Instructions to any
Of them should be removed, but no favor |
itism should be extended to either at he !
expense Of the ether.
I. That labor and capital are mutually /
dependent, and equal justice demands that |
legislation should, as far as practicable, !
harmonic their conflicts and prevent the |
one from expressing the other.
3. That we protest against any in Tease !
Of the circulating currency, but demand |
that such measures be adopted by Congress !
as will result in resumption Of specie pay
ments at the earliest possible moment.
8. Thai we are opposed TO granting Sub |
sides 10 monOpOlies.
Hon. l.. a. c. Lamar RenOminated by |
Reclamation.
MEMPHIS, July 22.-The Appears /
special from COrinth. Miss, saws the /
Democratic Convention for the First Mis- I
sisSippi District met there and renOmina-
ted L. Q. Z. Lamar by reclamation as a I
candidate for Congress. Fully 5000 per-
sons were present. Mr.. lamar responded
in an eloquent speech, after which the fol- |
lowing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, that We are opposed to the |
formation Of parties among the people Of !
this State founded on difference of race or |
color, and we cordially invoke the union Of |
good citizens Of every race or color in patri- |
otto efforts TO defeat, at the next election, !
the present State administration, and to /
secure for all honest and capable govern !
ment.
Republican Ratification.
ERIE, PA, July pa large and enthu- |
siastic Republican ratification meeting took |
place at the Park Opera House this even |
ing, and was addressed ~ Hon. John 5. !
Scott, late United States Senator, who !
strongly endorsed Gov. Hantraft and Henry |
Rawi, candidates respectively for Governor |
and Treasurer. He asserted that |
The Democracy will destroy, if in |
power, the whole system Of State |
banks and maintained the right Of the |
to regulate interstate COM !
merce in fixing the maximum rates of /
He predicted an effort on |
he part of the Southern Democracy TO Sc ]
cure indemnity for their war losses from |
he General Government. He congratu- |
ated the party on its good management.