Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-23
The Maryland state Dem acratic Convex
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Associated Press Dispatches
BALTIMORE, July 90 The Demo-
cratic convention continued III session
until half-past four this morning, when
1t adjourned TO haif-past ten without
having reached vote on any nOmin8-
ton. About one O'Clock this morning
Thos. g. Heating, OF Queea Anne coun-
ty, was installed permanent chairman
OF the Democratic State convention.
tilibustering was continued, and as the
hours moved on the debate waxed hot
ter and hotter.
Mr.. FreanOr, Of Washington county,
leader Of the Hamilton party, charged
that brides Of one thousand dollars in
one case, and five hundred dollars and
an Office in another, had been offered
two delegates to vote for Carroll. Mr..
Fenton, Carroll delegate, retorted that
Baltimore city delegate had been Of
fered bride in money to vote for Ham,
nton. At times the greatest confusion
prevailed. John Ritchie, a leader of
Hsmilton's friends, threatened to with
draw from the convention il the ma
jority insisted on forcing q vote at this
sitting. At balfpsst four in the morn
ing Stevenson Archer announced that
adopt the rules of The last house of dele
gates OF Maryland, so far as applicable
t. the convention, the Carroll men
would agree to an adjournment until
hslf-pRst ten o'clock in the morning.
This was agreed to and the convention
adjourned.
The convention was called to order at
ten minutes to eleven o'clock, when a
resolution was adopted referring all res
Olutions. After a brief discussion about
the order Of nominations, the conVen-
ton decided to begin with governor.
The nominations were John Lee Carroll,
Of Howard, and Williams T. Hamilton,
OF Washington. A communication from
Governor GToOme stated that he was not
q candidate. The ballot for governor re-
suited as follows: Carroll, 90; Hamil-
ton, 80. The vote was then made uuan-
imous. Leven Wooliord, of Somerset,
was nominated by reclamation for comp
troller Of the treasury. G. @, NJ. Gwynn,
OF Baltimore, was nominated for attor-
ney-general. The nominees then ad-
dressed the convention. \ platform was
adopted, the financial plank of which
firmly opposes any initiation of currency
and fsvors the resumption Of specie pay
ment at the earliest moment possible.
The convention a. half-past two ad-
journed sine die.
The following platform was unani-
mOusIy adopted:
First-We do hereby declare our un-
fsltering devotion to the cardinal princi-
pies OF republican government, as
enumerated by Thomas jefferson: the
preservation Of the general government
in it whole constitutional vigOr, as the
sheet-aDchOr of our peace at home and
safety abroad; the supremacy OF civil
over military authority; economy in
public expense, that labor may he lightly
burdened; the honest payment OF our
debts and sacred preservation Of the pub
lie faith; the arraignment OF all abuses
at the bar Of public reason; freedom OF
religion, freedom Of the press, freedom
OF person, under the protection Of
hdbeaS corpus, and trial by juries i'm
partially selected.
Second-Pledged to this creed aud Do
liticRl faith, We do further resolve that we
protest sgaiDst burdens Of high protec.
tive tariffs as needless eXsCtiOus from
the people, already intOlerabIy oppressed
by gigantic national debt, and that we
insist that the tariff be 80 regulated a. 10 /
provide only sufficient revenue for gen
ersl uses, and not for the purpose o: eL-
Hching q few at the expense OF many.
That We protest against the multiplica-
ton of Federal officers and the assign
ment to them Of unusual high salaries,
and the abuse Of Federal patronage.
which tends to dwarf States and to cor /
rupt free institutions.
1hird-Thst agriculture, manufactures /.
and commerce should be the equal care /
VI well regulated governments. OBJ |
structions to-day Of them should be re- I
moved, but not favOritism shOul he ex- |,
tended to either stthe expense Of others; /
that labor and capital are mutually de- /