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

Bahimers Sun.

convention met at Masonic Temple
IN Baltimore on Wednesday last. and
after q session Of nearly six hours
compisted les work and placed the
party ticket in the field. The large
hall was packed with delegates and
spectators. including among the lat
ter notable State and city party men.
Delegates were admitted on tickets,
and the seats for the delegates were
plainly designated By signboards can
spicuously displayed.
The convention was called to order
at noon by Senator German, chair
nan Cf the State central commistee.
Mr.. German was applanded when he
appeared upon the platform. He
said:
Gesatlemen: II is my duty to vel
come you to-day, and do it with
great pleasure. The business which
you viii have in hand-the nomina-
tion of candidates for the Offices of
Governor, Comptroller and Attorney
General-deeply concerns those whom
you represent and the people of the
whcle State. You are unquestion-
ably in position TO perform your
duties well, because you have been
chosen by your respective constituent
cies by such fair and impartial meth
DDS that no one can Justly question
your right to voice the will Of the entire
party. And when you have made
your declarations and completed the
nominations there is no doubt but
that your acts will be ratified by the
people Of the State. Differ as we
may as to men or minor measures, we
all agree that the record of tie par
ty since its return to power in 1867
is one that We can justly be proud OF.
No State in the Union has had It's af-
fairs better administered, or whose
people are more prosperous and hap
Npg q The people know that it is only
throdgR the democratic party that
they can hope to have the State and
national government administered in
their interest. Maryland democrats
have never faltered. We must be in
the van until we have redeemed the
country from republican misrule."
DR.. VIM. H. Cole, as secretary for
the central committee, read the roll
OF the delegates. Talbot county nam
ed w. L. IL. Lee as alternate for Hon.
Samuel Hambleton; Baltimore coun-
~ named SaInl. Brady for p. III.
Walker, unavoidably absent.
Senator German announced that
of the III delegates ia had answer
ed to their names, and every county
and legislative district of Baltimore
was represented. He was therefore
ready to entertain proposition look
ing to temporary organization.
Mr.. j. w. Scott Cochran. of ALE.
ganey. nominated Hon. Philip Francis
Thomas, of Talbot, fon temporary
president, and he was chosen unani-
mously.
Gov. Thomas was escorted to the
platform BY Mr.. Cochran and ex-Goy
Carroll. He was greeted with rounds
of hearty applause. Gov. Thomas
after returning thanks and stating
the objects of the convention, said
Under these circumstances. it il
not strange that everywhere within
the length and breadth of the State
the people Of the party whom YOU
here represent are awaiting with in.
tense interest and anxiety the result
of your deliberations. To eratify
their just expectations your proceed.
ings must be characterized bv wis.
dom, justice, impartiality, and ab-
.stinence from passion, prejudice and
favoritism. Let purity of character
undoubted capacity, unfaltering de.
mocracy and fidelity to great public
trusts, rather than personal enmities
unmaDly jealousies and unfounded
suspicious form the test Of your nom.
nations; let bygones be bygones. II
discord exists, let genuine harmony
be restored, and, more than all, lei
the grand old cherished maxim o.
the democracy of our great country
in the days of jefferson and jackson,
Everything for the cause, nothing
for men, be revived in our hearts
and vindicated BY our acts, and, nv
word for it. .he nominees Of this con.
ventiOn will be cordially and enthusi.
astically accepted by ali true demo.
Gratis, and victory will perch upon
the banner of the party at the coming
November election.
Mr.. Clement Sullivane, of Dorches.
ter, nominated AIr. Cochran, Of ALE.
ghany, for secretary. and he wa.
elected without opposition.
M-. G. 5. Hamil, of Garrett, offered
a resolution, which was adopted. a.
follows.
"ResotreH, That committee on
credentials and permanent orpaniza.
| tion, to be composed Of one deleaatt
from each Of the counties Of the State
and each of the legislative districts oI
Baltimore city, be selected by the
delegates respectively from said coun
ties and Legislative districts in thi.
convention.
The committee as named was as fol
lows: Allegany county, w. T. Web.
er; Anne Arundel, Edwin Gott Bal
tImore city. James Z LoaRe. Morris
a. Thomas, John F. Weyhenw Balti
more county, \. w. Starr Calvert
Franklin OWING; Caroline. A. A
Christian; Carroll. DIR. T. 4. Shaw
Cecil, Alex. Peoples; Charles, John
| I. Davis; Dorchester, DR.. George p
Jones; Frederick, Col. C. X. Thomas
Garrett, Wm. r. Getty: Hartford