Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-08
POLITICAL.
Maryland Democratic State Con-
yentiOn.

Maryland Democratic State Con-
ventiOn.
BALTIMORE, August THE Demo-
cratic State Convention nominated VIM.
T. Hamilton, of Washington county, for
Governor; C. J. NJ. Gwyner for Attor-
ney General, and Thos. J. Heating for
Comptroller.
Spencer Jones, of Montgomery, was
nominated for Clerk of the Court Of
Appeals.
The following are among the resolu-
tons adopted:
The obligations and credit of the
United States and of MARYLAND ought to
be sacredly maintained; neither the
Federal nor State debt ought TO be in
creased, but provision ought to be
made as soon as practicable for funding
the debts of each at lower rate of in
terest, and for the gradual payment Of
such debts while they continue to exist.
Every proper means of legal legislation
should be adopted which may be neces-
sary to give effect to these public obli-
cations, and 10 confirm confidence in
their complete security. When the
Democratic Conservative party regained
power in the Congress of the United
States, it enforced economical admins.
tration of public affairs, and made the
resumption OF specie payments a
possible event. Ii will be its duty
to maintain the advantage thus
gained by firmly establishing the credit
of the country on the basis of coin eX-
changeable i'll all the markets of the
world. The Democratic Conservative
party of the country was deprived by
fraud of the fruits of its victory i'll the
Presidential contest oi 1876. The re-
probation of history will rest on those
who committed this crime against the
whole people. 1t is the duty OF the
people, acting in their respective States,
TO protect themselves and their pos
terity against recurrence OF the
ofense, by enacting laws which will
afford no future opportunity for snch
fraudulent practices. The Democratic
Conservative partyOf this State, faithful
to the supremacy OF the Constitution of
the United States, rests its construction
OF that instrument on the express words
of the tenth amendment, adopted in
l70l, "The powers not delegated TO the
United States by the Constitution, nor
prohibited by it to the States, are
reserved to the States respectively,
or to the people" The Republican
party in its conduct of national affairs
has violated this fundamental article.
1t has provided, by law, for Federal in
reference in State elections; it has as
courts, 4" supervisors, fTar slraIs ami
special deputy marshalls the unconstl-
tutional power Of enforcing the State
laws; it has deliberately sanctioned the
unconstitutional use of the troops OF the
United States at the polls in the several
States. These are measures OF cen
tralization which show de-
termined purpose to change the organic
character of the government bequeathed
TO us by our fathers, and such measures
ought TO be resisted by every constltu-
tiona means within our power.
We return our hearty thanks to the
members Of the Democratic-COnserva-
tive party in Congress for their endcay-
ors to secure impartial trials by jury in
the Federal Courts, by the abolition OF
test oaths, and for the manly steadiast-
ness with which they have resisted Re-
publican encrOachments on the limi-
tations imposed by the Constitution OF
the United States. The Democratic
Conservatives OF Maryland having
no other purpose to fulfill except to sa-
cure good government in this State and
to aid in the reform OF the administra-
ton of Federal affairs, expects all the
citizens OF this State who share its opin-
ions to unite cordially with it in the at
tainment OF these great objects.
The resolutions also call for reduced
State taxation, the abolition OF unneccs.
sary offices, a reduction OF salaries and
fees, free and pure elections and regis
tration laws.
Hamilton County, o., Democratic Con-
vention.
CINCINNATI, August 1--Ata late hour
this forenoon the Democratic Conven-
ton was called TO order in Music Hall,
bv Milton Sayler, Chairman OF the Ex-
ecutive Committee. The number OF
delegates present is III. The rules
and regulations previously prepared by
the committee were adopted by the con-
yentIon.
Hon. George II. Pendeleton, Presi-
dent. addressed the Convention at
some length, touching upon the
supervisors law, finances and
election law. He was frequent
lv interrupted by uproarous applause.
Letters were read from Gen. Ewing and
others. The Convention then adopted
a platform endorsing the platform OF the
State Democratic Convention denounc-
ing the supervisors law, and threaten
ing the penalties of the State law to Re-
publicans applying corruption fund in
the coming election. Nominations for
Senator were in order and Herman
| Lockman was the only one nominated
at this hour.
The following are the nominations OF
the Democratic County Convention up
to 1870 p. NJ: Senator'S, J. III. Carberry,
Herman Lackman and Howard Doug
lass; Representatives, c. n. Darmen-
power, 4. L. Varmartels, Phillip Tur'
pin, J. J. Sullivan, Samuel Blair, John
Hagerty, Andrew McMechen, VIM. Lus.
by, Jr., S. G.. Breckenridge; County
Clerk, l.. q. Bernard; County Recorder
Michael S. Path; Treasurer, DIR. {. Z,
| Miller.