The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-09-19
FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR:
THOMAS Il. CATHCARm.
Republican Nominations.

The Maryland State Republican convention
met in Baltimore, last Friday, and nominated
the following ticket:
Governor-James A. Gary, Howard coun-
ty; Comptrollcr-Samuel Mallalieu, Queen
Anne's; Attorney General-Francis NJ OAR
by, Washington county; Clerk of the Court
of Appeals-James r. Mccullough, Cecil
county
Mr.. Gary, the nominee for Governor, is a
large and wealthy mill owner of Howard
county, has pleasant manners and good adj
dress, and, it is said, intends to make vigo-
rous canvass.
Mr.. Mallalicu, the candidate for Comptrol-
Ter, lives in Queen Anne's county, near the
border OF Kent. He is q prominent farmer,
and connected with the firm of NIallalieu &
Sons, wooden mills. He has always been an
active Republican.
Mr. Darby, the nominee for Attorney Gen
eral, is a native of Montgomery county, but
has resided for many years in Washington
county. In 1868 he was elected States At
torney, and held the position for four years.
He is said to be n good lawyer and an elo-
quent speaker,
Mr. Mccullough, of Cecil county, lisa we'll
known lawyer and is connected with the
large iron works which have been operated
in that county for many years.
The platform adopted is a patchwork affair
The first six sections are taken word for word
from the platform adopted by the New York
Republican convention, except that the part
about the solid South has been stricken out.
The Legislature is called upon to abolish
useless Offices and lessen the salaries of Off
Gals, and generally to reduce public cxpendi-
lures TO such degree that the outlay shall
be commensurate with the services rendered.
The next Legislature is also called upon TO
hold clerks of courts, registers of wills and
other officers whose pay is derived from fees
or moneys coming into their hands to more
rigid compliance with the laws in reference
to the payment of all excess of their receipts
into the treasury of the State
The twelfth section, relating to the public
school and jury laws is as follows:
The public school and jury laws of Mary
land are capable of great improvement, and
should he amended. All political consdera-
tions and influences ought TO be rigidly OK
cluded.
The 18th section calls for reduction of the
expenses of the courts throughout the State,
and approves the financial achievements of
the present national administration.
AS showing how the proceedings struck
observers outside the State, the Philadelphia
Times says:
There is so little Republican party in Ma
ryland that it is very seldom that it even
holds State convention, but this year Dem
ocratic follies have warmed it into life and
faint hope of doing something for itsclfin The
way offilling some offices, How little chance
there is of doing anything at all in this line
was shown, however, by the fact that the
nominations for all the places on the State
ticket were declined by the prominent mem
bcrs of the party and then given to nobodies.
1t is instructive to he reminded by the plat
form that the republic of the United States is
nation and not a league for it has been two
or three days since a Republican convention
made delivcrancc Of that kind, and the anti
fraud declaration is one of the sublimest
pieces of effrontery on record. The man who
doesn't follow the proceedings of political
conventions this fall misses good many
funny things.