The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-07-25
POLITICAL.
WKAkaLE IN THE MARYLAND DkMO.
CRATIC CONVENTION.
John Lee Carroll of Howard County
Nominated tor Governor.
Resolutions Adopted tavoring Early Re
sumption Of Specie Payments.
denomination ~ Lamar OF Nis.ls
sippi Tor congress-.

BALTIMORE. July IL ne IefuocTdti,
convention continued IN .ession until I;30
this morning, when il adjourned To- 1890
am. without having reached a vote on
any nomination.
About A. NJ. Thomas G.. kcntiny of
Queen Anne county was installed chair
man. FilibuStcrihg Wa continued, and
~ the hours moved on the debate waxed
hotter and hotter. Mr.. Frcamcr of Wash
ington county. leader OF the Hamilton
party, charged thar bride oi 1000 in
one ease and $1,000 aud an office ia an
other. had been offered two delegates 10
vote for Carroll. Mr.. Fcnton,
CAROLS delegate. rctorted that
"A Baltimore city delegate had
been offered u bride in money TO
vote for Hamilton. At times the great
est confusion prevailed. John Richie,
leader of Hamilton 5 friends. threatened
| to Withdraw from the conventional anna
iority insisted on forcing u vote at this
sitting. and ut I:3Oa. III. Stevenson Arch
er announced that il the Hamilton men
would agree 10 adopt the rules OF the
last house of delegates of Maryland 50
far ~ applicable to the convention. The
Carroll men would agree To adjournment
until 1880 =. M. This was agreed 10 and
the convention adjourned.
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1890 when a resolution was adopted re-
ierring all resolutions To the committee
on resolutions. After Il brief discussion
about order OF nominations the convcn-
lion decided 70 begin with governor. The
nomination. we're John Lee Carroll oil
Howard, and William 4. Hamilton, OF
Washington. n communication from
Gov. Groomc stated that he was not "A
candidate. The ballot FOR governor re-
suited Carroll. GO: Hamilton. 30. The
vote wa. Then made unanimous. Icvpn
WoOliord OF somerset was nominated 10y
reclamation tor comptroller of the treas
ury.
{. j. VI. Gwynn of Baltimore was NOM
mated for encouragement. The nomi-
nee, addressed the convention.
The tolIovlng platform was unani-
mou,ly adopted:
|. We do hereby declare our untalter-
ing devotion 20 the cardinal principles OF
republican government enumerated hy
Thomas Jefferson.
The preservation of the general gov
eminent in it. whole constitutional vigor
a the sheet anchor of our peace at home
and safety abroad:
Supremacy Of the civil oyer military
authority
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may be lightly burdencd:
The honest payment Of our debts aud
the sacred preservation fpublic faith:
The arrdgnment of all abuses at the
bar Of public reason:
Freedom of religion:
Freedom Of the pres:
Freedom of person under the protcc-
ton of habeas corpus. and trial by iurics
impartially selected.
,. Pledged to this creed oi political
faith we do further resolve that we pro.
test against the burden, OF "a higher pro-
tectivc tariff as needless eXactions from
the people already intolerably oppressed
| by a gigantic national dcDt, and that We
! insist that tho tariff be so regulated "a to
| provide only sufficient revenue for gen
cral uses, and not for the purpose OF en-
richiug a few at the expense Of many.
That we protest-aGa@ 'saihnts" Hlid' 'tft
abuse of federal patronage, which tend,
to dwarf states aud 10 corrupt free iusti
tutions.
3. That agriculture, manufacture. and
commerce should be the equal car. -,
well regulated governments. Obstruc.
tons to any of them should be remnrad
but no favoritism should be eytcnIci ~
citIer NJ the expense Ofothers': that labor
anu capital are mutually dependant, and
equal justice demands that lcpislation
should, as Tar as practicable. harmonic
their conflicts aud prevent the one from
depressing oroblainlng undue advantages
over the other.
i. lnal we protest againat any IN
crease of the circulating currency. but
demand that such measures be adonteI
by:congrcss rs will result In the rcs,lmn.
ton of specie payments nj The earliest
possible moment.
.. That we are opposed To the GRANT
ing of subsidies to monopolic,.
LAMAR EENO>nNAIED FOR CONGRESS
MEMPHIS, July 22.-Thc 4,ncopo
special from Cornth, Missis.inni sa,."
NE Democratic convention for The Firss,
Mississippi district met there and rrnon.
mated J.. =. Z. Lamar BY acclamotion a..
candidate for Congress Fully five thou.
Said persons were present. Lamar re-.
>pondcd in an eloquent speech. after
which the following resolution wa.
unanimously adopted:
ReS0tred, That We are opposed IA tho
formation Of parlic, among The pconle Of
this state founded on difference Of race
or color ana we cordially invoke the
union of good citizen, Of every racc omL
color in patriotic effort, TO dciaat nj thn
next election the present state admins.
tratlon anu It's supporters. and TO socmrc
LOT III tiic dressings Oi honest and cana