Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-07-01
Maryland Independent.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
FOR COMPTROLLER
Thomas j. J[cating,
or QvEEN ASNE
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION

DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION
This hody uset pursuant 10 c,ll % Thur
day last At Masonic 1ciarr, in Ealtuot
nor the purpose OF nominating candidate f
Comptroller Of the Trea,ur}
~ our rcAdcrs have been aware FOR son
fime there has not been perfect unity iu d
party and in baltimore sr styih
sbcmscIvcs "1bc Committee Of O1r9iundrcd
sud assuming 10 10 the regularly authorize
representatives, Of the Democracy h,vr cillr
mass meetings and appointed iuil dc'crHtio
of twcnty-one delegates 10 the State Conycn
ton. In fact the Committee Of On" IIuudre'
have entirely ignored die state Centr. Com
mittcc and kept aioof from Tie regularly call
ed primarie. for election of delegates
At the convention on Thursday when nc
ton was about TO bc taken on the appoint
-mcnt Of - Committee on Credentials the TWEEN
y -onc delegates appointed by the Committee
of Ono Hundred presented thcmeclycs and
through Mr.. James Hodges aud Mr. Joseph $.
lItiuslcr demanded to be heard az! admitted
Ms delegates. For some tine theec gentlemen
Uefu-cd TO lie seated on the order of The Chlrr.
occupied, by Dr. Thomas Opic. and great
confusion prevailed, all the mem crs and
spectators being on their feet Finally City
Marshal J. T. Gray inicrposrd and quiet was
restored. The convention then proceeded
with business Tho claims of the irregular
delegates from the city and from a contestinz
delegation from Ann Arundel county, known
ns the Bannou-Hcnklc delegation, we're refer
red 10 the Committee on Credentials, which
subsequently, reported against both, and their
report was adopted. The convention then
re-nou'inNted Thomas J. Heating for Comp
Woher' Mr.. Heating received 100 yotcs IL,
e"''e vote 81 the convention excep,in., W,.h.
ington and ST. Marys counties, wien a.
rlined to vote
Ifss nomination was made amid much en-
4busiasm The committee on resolution.
an,dc tho following report:
To me- Den,ocrdtic- CoDs,rraf,,c Toicrs m,
.NHt.--iou have passed since 1864 through
many severe conflicts, hut you have main
tanned the control Of the internal ailairs Of
tho State. and have kept the State in stead
fast opposition TO the purposes Of the Rcpuh-
licAn party to ccntraIize the powers Of The
federal government Your success has been
ing the queStiorS which concern your inter
csts, and of enforcing obedience to your re-
quircncnts.
STATE FfStNcEs.
Under The influence Of many different Gus
rs an undue part Of The burden Of taxation
on account of the iudch'ucss Of the State and
for the payment Of the expenses Of the State
county and municipal governments. was i'm
pos for many ycIrS upon your houses and
lands In 1876 your representatives, in the
General Assembly, supported by your hearty
encouragement; commenced to check the grow
ing evil. They were Of the opinion that all
forms of wealth in this state not exempted
from taxation 10y irrcvo"ablc contract or be
cause OF consideration Of public good ought
10 bear their just proportion or the public bur
dens. The General Assembly OF 1873 and
$50 influenced by the same couy ijuns,
maintained the same policy and, ajdcd bv
the wise ndjudicatlonS Of yVnr courts, have
succeeded in distributing more equally the
burdens Of the public debts and Of the cvpon-
see of the State, county and municipal gov
..ss..' ,s~ss.s S-.i IS, .y..s,'s, ,-.,--
sfitution Of s6i admitted to the privilege o
the elective franchise persons not entitled tc
vote in this State and exclude from that fran.
,chise a large body OF citizens who actually
B,osscsscd the right to vote. You have en-
'deayored TO correct the lists then made hy
means Of the rcvSlons authorized uy the acts
of 1867 chapter 1856; 1868. chapter 297; 1870
'chnptW 459 1874, chapter 400 aud 1876
chapter 249 a more thorough method OF
correction must be applied The remedy to
&c adopted Is not open for debate. The state
convention declared in -9 p that the General
Asset thly ought further 10 secure Ctiruc., i'm
elections nv proyidiup for. ,o r,rt ANA .,.,,-
~, - a.
~ ''''''"" ~ '"''F.''"' va ~ az lhe
~ ,...,,:,,' ~ ''.' ~ '" "''''N
The great majority OF the lDcmocratlc-top
,SuNc 'ne"'o''S ~ W. ''r"ttA Assembly, oI
i'oV '"u,''0s'U ~ l'''''' 'n'H V"'5 "'"h' II
'u' uu'N =, "lS VonNtnu 70 MAST upon
.uo '',P' 'V"'"'l','ou W ''r P''s' gwen ny
"s "e"v'cSS". III Iot', Laws r'Eu'Ai'hS tue
reslSr","n o' quaI'nC' N".e'S' ami iaNS rrg-
ulhuhg Tue 'onuu', o' ttcu"hS AT Nn'th SHtA
No'e'S may cas- 'i'' ''''o'>' arc co"tt,NeJ
INTENDED 10 H'"ru opportunity Tor me i'F eN-
tpFcsS'on " 'hc "p'h'"hS " 'n"S' WI" lerW ne
eieCu'e oouy OF 'he Ntl'c. SuCn I,"S ought
10 FORM Pl't o. one "tl-algcSied IN lhe
Foue' LUIS "hNeh'l"h' therefore, ASSUMES
tne reFpohS!nlnit OF naming committee
nose uu'l y Si"'i 'e va PrtP'f" ana present
70 'n' h'A' "eherH Assembly al me opening
'Vi rs session i compete anu impartial = S'em
ch""uic" ~ one =. 's'ei providing lof the reg
Su"uon o. q"anneu 'o'eIs ana LOT lhe con
'uuTuhe OF an eleetohS III IN state nj "hich
such qGa'ine ,1 .o'er rs may ne authorized 10
-, or ,i,' $3.50. .,, s'''l' e0u-
State, Gh"ries ~ fs1'sr'' ~ 'acr.'' ....S
pt;I;,, rra.c;s Thomas of Talbo, county, md |
: rn,,tie Mathis, OF Baltimore city. We
-, - 10 instruct the Senators ana Deie-