The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-06-12
MAINLAND pemoorntio Convention.

The State Democratic convention met in
baltimore on Wednesday last, and elected
delegates to the Natiouaf Convention which
meets in Cincinnati, Jane I'D, aud also
selected the Electors Cor the State Al large
and the several Congressional districts The
convention was largely attended and the pro.
eeedngs we're Of the most harmonious eharRe-
ter. Mr.. James McSherry, Of Frederick
presided The following platform and reso-
luton were adopted:
4. IL firmly adheros to the principles which
have guided and controlled the policy Of she
national democratic party since the formation
OF the federal constitution.
2. Itrecalls TO the recollection Of the PEG
pie Of this State the events Of the prosiden.
tial election in November, 1876 Thedecision
Of the people Of certain Of our sister States,
lawfully expressed al the hallotbox, was re-
sersed, after the polls were closed, by fraud.
ulent counts deliberately planned and exeen
ted. The republican party Of the country,
instead Of repudiatiug this great wrong, kept
the advantage thus unawfally gained. BeiBg
in possession OF the military power of the
government, il left TO the great majority OF
the people Of the United States upon whom
this wrong had been inflicted no choice except
between civil war and such form Of arbitra.
tion as the republican party in Congress might
SEQ proper to devise, These representatives,
ia providing a tribunal for such arbitration,
so formed II and moulded its proceedings as
to secure, by partial Judgment, the fruits Of
an unlawful success. An olfense was thus
committed against a whole people which
ought never TO be forgotten or condoned.
3. The republican party during lis tenure OF
power has used the public money aud the
public lands in fostering great monopolies,
Ii has filled the public treasury by means of a
tariff intended to promote the advantage OF
particular manufacturers and communities at
the expense Of the producing States. IL has
created a system OF laws under which the ua.
tional executive may unduly aud directly in.
fluence both Federal and State elections 1t
has increased the numbers of its officers until
they form in every State an Immense civil
force, governed By and dependent upon its
will, and it has used that force TO promote its
political designs. II has employed the Fed
eral army as "a means of increasing its p0liti.
cal power, IL has centralized the government
and inaugurated an imperial system Of expen.
ditnres The people Of the United States,
brought more than once TO the verge Of bank
rnptcy by the legislation and policy of the
republican party, owe their returning pros.
perity only to the blessing Of God and to their
own increased economy and untiring labor.
4. The democratic conservative party Of
this State, faithful to the supremacy OF the
constitution Of the United States, rests its
construction of that instrument upon the ex-
press words OF the tenth amendment, adopt
ed 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,
5. We declare our belief that the national
democratic conservative party will maintain
the equality Of all citizens before the law, and
uphold aud enforce their constitutional rights;
that It will check the present extravaganza in
the expenditure Of the public money, aud re
store the practice of economy in all depart
ments OF the government; that it viii reform
the injustice and inequality Of existing tariffs,
and again build up the commerce Of the
United States; that It will maintain absolutely
the supremacy Of the civil over the military
power, and that il will check the progress OF
Capitalization and keep the Executive and
Congress within the limit Of the powers con.
fded to them by the federal constitution We
therefore commend the candidate whom il will
nominate to the approval Of the good people
Of this State.
q. This convention, coniiding in the good
Judgment of the delegates from the State of
Maryland 10 the democratic national conven.
ton, gives them no instructions II declares,
however, its sense Of the distinguished ability
and services Of Thomas Francis Bayard, of
Delaware. His unbemished public aud pri.
yate character command the confidence and
respect Of the people of the United States.
RcsOired, That it is the sense OF this con
vention that in making the democratic nomi
nations for the presidency OF the United
States the two thirds rule ought to be ad
hercd to.
DELEGATES AND ELgcroRs.
Hon. Wm, Pinkney Whyte, Hon. Philip
Francis Thomas, Hon. John Lee Carroll and
Mr. Bernard Carter were elected by aeclama.
tiou as delegates at large. The delegates aud
elector from each Congressional district were
then named, as follows:
District Delegates. --First-E f. jackson,
Wieomico; Richard Hynson, Ken. Elecior
Levin j. Waters, Somerset.
Second-Wilmot johnson, Baltimore cOuu-
IS; Hon. Charles B. Roberts, Carroll. Elec.
tor, Patrick Walker, Of Baltimore county
Thirl-George Cotton and James Bond,
Baltimore. Eleetor, Major John II. Me.
Nulty, Baltimore.
Fourth--John W. Davis, aud William
Keyssr, Baltimore. Elector VIM. II. Welsh,
Baltimore.
Fith--John T. Bond, of Calvert; Barnes
Compton, of Charles. Elector, Richard W.
w. Bowie, Of Prince Georges.
Sixth. Victor Banghman, Of Frederick,
Lewis c. Smith, of Washington. Elector,
VIM. r. Price, Of Allegany.
Electors at large: Hon. |. hewitt Steele,
Baltimore, and Hon. j. I. c. Hopkins, of
Hartford county.
Resolutions were then adopted empowering
the State central committee TO inquire as to
the disqualifcatons Of electors, and to fill
any vacancy caused by an elector being dis
qualified; also empowering the several dele
cations to I'LL airy vacancy that may occur
among the delegates to Cincinnati, aud the
convention adjourned size die.