The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-07-23
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO THE DAILY NTELLIGENCER
Maryland w. Ohio Democracy

BALTIMORE, July 22.-The Democratic
Convention continued in session unit
4;30 a, NJ, when il adjourned to 1890 A
NJ. without having reached a vote on any
nomination.
About l A. NJ. Thos, G. Keating, o.
Queen Am's county, was installed per.
manent chairman OF the Democratic Ex
eeuiiye Committee. The tillibustering wa
continued and as the hours moved on the
debate waxed hotter and hotter, aud Al
1880 A. NJ. Stevenson Archer announced
that II the Hamilton men would agree tC
adopt the rules OF the last House o.
Delegates OF Maryland, 10 far as applica
bic to the Convention, the Carroll mel
would agree to adjourn until 1890 A. NJ
This was agreed to and the Convention
adjourned.
The Convention was called to order o.
1850 A. NJ, when a resolution referring
all resolutions TO the Committee on Res
Olutions was adopted.
After a brief discussion about the or
der Of nominations, il was decided to be-
gin with Governor.
The nominations were John Lee Car
roll, Of Howard, and William +. lIamil
ton,
A communication from Governor
GrOome stated that he was not can
didate.
The ballot for Governor resulted u.
follows; Carroll, 60; Hamilton, so, The
vote was then made unanimous. Lever
Wooliord was nominated by arClamatiOr
for Comptroller. q. j. NJ. Guynn was
nominated for Attorney General. The
nominees addressed the Convention.
A platform was adopted, the financial
plank Of which firmly opposes any inila
ton Of the currency and fayOrs the re-
sumption Of specie payments at the enrli
est moment possible.
The following platform was unimOusly
adopted.
|. We do hereby declare our unialter,
ing devotion to the cardinal principles o.
the Republican government rs expOunded
by Thomas Jefferson; the preservation OI
the general government in its whole
constitutional yigOr rs the sheet anchor
OF our peace at home and safety abroad
supremacy over military authority and
economy in public expenses, that labor
may be lightly burdenel; the honest pay
ment Of our debts and the sacred prescr
vatiOn Of the public faith; the arraign
ment Of all abuses at the bar Of public
rensOn freedom Of religion; freedom o.
the press; freedom Of the person under
the protection OF n habeas corpus and
trial by jury impartially selected,
2. We do pledge to this creed pOliti
cal faith, We dO further resolve thai
We do protest against burdens Of high
protective tariff as needless eSactiOn'
from u people already intolerable, op
pressed by gigantic national debt, and
that We insist tlatthe iarillbeso regulated
rs to provide only sufficient revenue fOI
the general uses, and not for the purpose
Of enriching q few at the expense OF ma
ny. That we protest against the mlIItipli
cation Of Federal officers, the assignment
to them Of unusual high salaries, and Q
use Of the federal patronage which tends
to q war Of States, and to the corruption
Of free institutions.
3. That agricultural manufactures and
commerce should he equal in the care OI
well regulated governments. The oh
strncIiOns Of them to-day should be re.
moved, but no favoritism should be OK;
tended TO either at the expense Of others
That labor and capital are mutually de
pendent and equal Justice demands thai
legislation should, as far as practicable
harmOnize their conflicts and prevent the
one from expressing or obtaining undue
advantages over the other
4. That we protest against any increase
Of the circulating currency, but that sllCl
measures be adopted by Congress as will
result in the resumption Of specie pay.
ment at the earliest possible moment.
d. That we are opposed TO the granting
Of subsidies to monopOlles.
The Convention, at 2:SO p. NJ, adjourn
ed sine die.