Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-09-27

convention, which lately met in Baltimore
City, meets with the unqualified approval or
St, Mary's democrats. and we speak this after
hearing expressions from every section and
nearly every neighbOFhood N thseouHty, tle
attendanre ~ the preseRt term az cur Circuit
Court having enabled Us 20 SQUAD and gather
mp democratic sentiment on this snbjpct. The
platform Is equally fortunate 10 giving salts
faction to democrats. On national subjects
IL deals with vital, living and confronting IS
sues. and gives forth no uncertain sound, be-
ing thoroughly democratic in ali its iaspira-
tiOns, whilst 10 matters Of State policy il Is
equally frank and equally democratic. boldly
declaring that laboring men have an equal
right with the owners Of capital 70 make COM
binations for their own protection, and that
such right ought TO be recognized By Statute,
and thanking Gov. Hamilton, In connection
with the Legislature Of the State, for his e.
fJris in carrying ont the declaration Of prin-
eiple affirmed by the convention 0f'59, and
u explicitly commits the party 70 sach farther
icgislation as will give effect 70 true and en-
Hghaened policy Of governmental reform. See
platform and convention proceedings on our
frs, page. With regard TO ths personnel Of
the ticket, about which, we suppose, the ms
Ofour readers would like to be informed, we
make the following brief mentions:
Robert II. MeI1ane, our candidate for Gov
eFnor, is the eldest son Of the late Louis Me-
Lane, Of Delaware, and was born in Whining
ton, June 23rd, 1915. The future Governors
mother wss Caiharine MiIigan, Of Cecil Co.
lie began his education sta Friends school IN
Wilmington and after his removal 10 Mary
land. attended st. Mary's C0lIege, in Balii-
more. in 1929 be accompanied his father 10
England, and studied in Paris sor two Gears.
at the enl Of which he returned boIre. and
was appointed a cadet at West Point Acnde-
my by General Andrew Jackson. lie gradp-
ated 30 1887, and was appointed second lieu-
tenant in the First Artillery. lie served y IN
Gen. yessup in the Everglades in 1887. and
there tirst i0rmesf the acquaintance Of Jos. q
Johnson, an acquaintance which ripcs,ed into
friendship and grew stronger with age. Gen.
johnson married a sister OF Mr.. MclAne. Lieu
tenant MclIane seHsed ia llIe Cherokee coun-
Try OF Georgia under Gen. Sc0tt, and after
wards was Transferred 80 the corps rDf ioDo-
- .~NE~N%"NNNs - NAANNA&s AM ANNt ue Was EEnA 10
Europe 10 examine the system Of dykes and
drainage in Holland. While ON that "trip he
married In Paris Miss GeOrgine Urauhart.
daughter Ut u Louisiana merchant. Previous
70 sailing tor Europe In lS4l, in addition 10
bis engineering duties he studied Law In
washington under Gen. Jones, aud was adj
miited 10 the bar. IN 1913 he resigned his
army position aud started the practice Of Law
IN Maryland. In ls45 lie was elected 10 the
house OF De tates VI Maryland. In ,s47 he
was elected TO Congress from the fourth con.
grcsslonal district Of Mary land over the Hon.
JOhn y. Kennedy tire wing candidate. lie
was reelected TO Congress in ls49, and In
1888 President Pierce appointed him commits
siOner 10 china, with The powers of minis
Ter pienipolentiary. In 1854, there being
nothing 70 keep him Ia Chin, aud the rli-
male not agreeing with him. hs was recalled
NJ ms own request 4 riy in 1859 lie y ~ an
pointed hy President buchanan envoy extra
ordinary aud minister pieuipOlen:iarv Il, the
Republic OF Mexico. Diplomatic relations be-.
tween the two republics had heen SUSPENDED
iOr several years previous TO AR. McIAane' 8 a,,-
Polntment. Revolution had rrdured Mexico
almost TO state OF anarchy, and Indications
were rot wanting Of the proposed interference
OF some OF the European powers. MiramOn
had possession vi tiIe Capital, while President
Juarez waa at Vera Cruz. Mr. MrIaDe re-
cogHtzed JuareE Ms President Il The conntr,
ana presented his credentials to him. While
IN hexlcO Mr.. McLane negotiated a treaty
Nhich gave To the eitiZcns Of the United States
Increased commercial advantages. In lseO
mr.. Aelline resigned aud retnrf ed 20 his tami
~ IN BAiiimor' In the heated discussions OF
the Tine Mr. Mel4ane took the ground tina,
the United States had no right To coerce
otale into submission, insisting that the poll
ey OF coercion was the policy OF disunion and
war. In 1868 he was engaged az counsel for
The Western Pacific IessilrUs,d, and during sg4
and s65 visited Europe in that capacity sew
erai times. In 1876 be was elected TO the
Slate Srnate from Baltimore, and afterwards
served two terms in Congress.
TIE Hon Charles Boyle Roberts was horn
IN Uniontown, Carroll county. ApriI 10. Is42
HIS father and mother were both natives az
Unioniown, and his ancestors we're among
the earliest settlers OF the vicinity He grad
uated IN 1861 and directly began the sludr of
law with ex-Jacge VIM. N. Hayden, Of Nest
munster. In 1868 he Was democratic pres
ldential eiecior Tor Maryland, and in 1874 was |
elected to Congress from the second district Of
Maryland over John T. EnsOr, the r pGblican
candidate. lie was reelected 10 Congress In |
1876 ana 90 member OF the committee on |
Con'Inerce worked 50 hard Tor the advance
ment Of BaitimOre's interests that on his re- |
tirenlent ne was rendered a public testimoni-
ri by the leading citizens OF the city. Since
his last term In Congress he has not been |
candidate for any public Office, devoIing his |
attention 90 bis professional duties.
MT. J. Frank Turner was born IN TALBOT |
county 10 1914, and as a boy worked on a |
farm IN his native county. Ia 1864 he was |
appointed rs clerk Ia the Office OF register Of |
Wills OF Talbot county, and the following |
year was appointed recorder in tile Office of |
the clerk % the County Court. In 1873 he |
was elected clerk Of the court and was rc-eIec- |
ted In 1873.