The New York herald., 1875-09-23
MARYLAND REPUBLICAN CONvEN
TION.


WALLIS FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND Mr..
WILKINS FOR coMPrRoILER-A HARD MONEY
PLATFORM ADOPTED
BALTIMORE, Sept. %, 1875.
The Republican State Convention which met West
minister, Carroll county, the Sth of this MONTH and
adjourned to meet in Baltimore the 22d to hear
report of Committee of Conference appointed at West
chester to confer with other political organizations in
regard to nomination for State ticket assembled at
noon to-day at the new Assembly Rooms. The Prcsi-
dent Of the Convention, William Jones, of Cecil not
being present, Ephram Rich, of Frederick first Vice
President acted Chairman Archibald Sterling, Jr.,
Chairman OF the Westminster Committee of Conference,
submitted the following report
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
The committee appointed by the convention at its
session at Westminster the Sth Of September with
instructions to confer with all organized friends of re-
form with the view to the selection Of candidates for
Governor Attorney General and Comptroller, and to
report the result Of their consultation for the action of
the Convention at adjourned session in Baltimore
the 22d Of September respectfully report that they
have carried out their Instructions and submit the fol-
lowing the result of their consultations
''Your committee found that the Organized Friends
of Reform consisted of the organization known the
Citizens Reform Party and the committee appointed
by the meeting held the Masonic Temple Baltimore,
the 7th Of September, known the Merchants
Committee After full frank and harmonious
ference with the committees OF said organizations,
and the interchange OF opinion very freely among the
members OF your committee at several sessions OF their
body the committees of the reform organiza-
tions and your committee have agreed the selection
for the following candidates for Governor, Attorney
General and Comptroller rs reform tickct:-
For Governor, J. Morrison Harris; for Attorney
General s. Teackle Wallis for Comptroller, Edward
Tha xyht oil
lucpan to serve have expressed to the joint committee
their full sympathy with the movement for reform,
and have from high sense of public duty expressed
their willingness TO accept their nominations Your
committee therefore, recommend the acceptance of
this ticket by the Convention and the recommendation
OF IL to the support OF the voters of the republican
party and propose to the Convention the adoption of
the accompanying resolution
Resolved That the report of the committee appointed
confer with the organized friends of reform is hereby
ceped and adopted and the reform tickets for State officers
son Harris for Tesee Wallis for Attorney Cen
State
On call OF the roll the report was accepted and the
ticket adopted by the unanimous vote of all the coun
ties and Legislative districts represented in the Conven
ton No delegation was present from Cecil, Charles,
Wicomco or Worcester county.
The Committee Resolutions not being ready re-
port, recess was taken till two O'Clock.
RESOLUTIONS
On reassembling the Committee Resolutions re-
ported as follows:-
We the representatives of the republican party of the
those principles which that party has in the past
hi the @ nd
,s ys y syy S % Win those PS
ties and party questions and are engaged in an earnest
d declare P sUT h% S s se
earnestly in favor OF honest and economical ud-
mnistraton of the government. both State and
payment Of our State and federal opaoSs of the % return aS
to specie at the earliest the
cessation Of all further expansion OF the currency the equal
appropriation of state for State purposes only and
that deprecae tho corruption existing in the admins
with JOY the uprising OF the people to destroy
the rings and ciiques that have fastened their fangs
pledge ourselves expose denounce and punish venauy
@ Se and @ b nd m and bs wne@
dial cooperation OF all republicans throughout the State
off Morrison Harris for of Maryland Teacke
Wallis Attorney General and Colonel Edward wilkins
rs men emneny suitable Tor their respective positions
being both honest and capable.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted and the
Convention adjourned sine die
SKETCHES CANDIDATES
J. MORRISON HARRIS, the nominee for Governor of
Baltimore county, was a WING member OF Congress at
the breaking out of the late civil war and Union
s. TEAcRLE WALLIS, nominee for Attorney General
is of the most distinguished members Of the Bati
more city Bar He was whg in politics up to the
time OF the Lincoln campaign and cast his first demo-
cratic vote for John g. Breckenridge for President
just previous the breaking the he the
day. elected to the State Senate by that party and
while in the discharge OF his duties Senator
arrested by military order and imprisoned at Fortress
Monroe and Fort Warren for fourteen months. Since
then he has acted with the democratic Iarty Among
all parties and classes his reputation is unspoed and
pure
ler was a whg, and afterward prominent republican
leader in this State.
THE ANTI-TAMNANYITES.