National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-06-06
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS.
The Untsrriaed Gather in Maryland and
Several Other States.
Tden and Hendricks Seem to Be
Favored by Everybody
Resolutions Presented by Ex-Gov. Pinkney Whyte
and Adopted in Baltimore.
Delegates Elected In the Various state,
to the July Convention.

house, and was called to order by Hon. a. p.
German, chairman of the state central COM
mittee. There was o very full attendance,
every legislative district in the state being
represented. PhilipB. Laird, of Montgomery
county, was chosen temporary chairman and
Thomas II. Moore, Of Baltimore county, Sec
rotary.
Committees on credentials and permanent
organization and ON resolutions were APP
poin ted. On the latter committee ex-Gov.
William Pinkney Whytc, United States Sem
ator German, and Gen. Bradley 4. johnson
were named.
The committee on credentials reported
every county and legislative district in the
state fully represented, and no contests They
recommended that the temporary chairman
be made permanent chairman. The report
was adopted.
Ex.Gov. Wbyte, chairman of the committee
on resolutions, reported tho following:
The representatives of the democratic conserva.
tive party of Maryland in convention assembled
do hereby adopt the following resolutions, as in-
dicating the opinions of that party III this state
upon the questions now before the people of the
United States:
we'll considered declarat tons of the national DEM
ocratic conventions of 1876 and $780, and we de.
mand reform in every department. of the national
government but we affirm that mo reform is pos
sible so long us the government is directed by
party which is under the dominion of false doc
trines and animated by enormous pecuniary in
terests in the peipeuaton of existing abuses. The
first eectual step in the reform of ourgovernment
must be fundamental change in the policy of its
adminisration.b
. That every branch of the national govern
ment shall be conducted upon principles of the
6trictest economy, and no more revenue shall be
raised than is actually required for the proper ex
penses of the government aud for the gradual eX-
linction of the public debt; and therefore we
insist upon a revision and simpl1cation of the
present tariff, and such reduction in the taxes i'm
posed upon an overburdened people as will
relieve the treasury OF the large surplus which
now annually nccumulates therein and is a stand
ing temptation to extravaganza and corruption
that no duty should be imposed upon any article
amount of revenue: that the maximum revenue
should be imposed upon luxurles that the duties
should be SO imposed as to operate as equally as
possible throughout every part of the union. and
not discriminate either for against any class
section.
poses TO distribute the surplus reyeuue of the
treasury among the states: as utterly repugnan
TO the constitution.
4. That we are opposed to the system of subsl-
dies by the general government under which
during the period of republican aScendency Pr
litical combinations aud corporations proited ut
8. That the democratic conservative party is tho
friend of labor and of the laboring man. and 1t
pledges itself TO every proper effort to protect him
terests
g. That the recent financial developments in
New York and other cities have shown that adj
ditional and more effective legislation is required
or more faithful administration OF the National
bank department at Washington is necessary to
the end that the managers of the mouied insti
tutons of the country may be held to Il more
rigid accountability for the execution Of their
great trust.
I. That tho interests of tho whole people 70.
quire that the civil service system of the govern.
ment should be SO recognized as to secure the
annDinImnnt continued honest n
capable men.
S. That the great fraud of 1876, by which, on
the false count OF two states and through the by
political juggle-.the electoral commission-the
candidates defeated at tue polls were declared 10
be the president and vice president, instead of
Samuel j. Tilden and Thomas a. Hendricks who
hud been truly elected, struck dead blow NJ our
system of republican vernment, and the democ-
racy Of the United States will never cease the
agitation through which that gross wrong shall
yet be rgh,ed by majority of the electoral votes
ofthe American people.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted
amid great applause.
Ex-Gov. John Lee Carroll of Howard
county; G. j. NJ. Gwinn, of Baltimore city;
Richard Hynson, of Kent county, and William
Walsh, of Allegheny county, were chosen
delegates-at-large to the national democratic
convention.
District delegates-1, Robert f. Bratan and
DIR. James Derrickson; ?, ID. n. Heming and
John S. Wiert; g. Robert j. Slater and Will
IAN nloubueuc, 4, anu
John J. Fenton; 8, George Wells and Fillmore
Beall g. Hattersly w. Talbot and Gilmor S.
Hammill.
Thomas ]. Heating, of Queen Aun's and
Gen. Bradley Il. johnson, of Baltimore county,
were chosen presidential eeCtors-at- large;
district electors, Clement sullivan, Patrick
Henry Walker, Harry Il. Mann, Skipwith
Wilmer, Henry +. Spalding, and IL. II. Keedy.
The convention then adjourned.
No instructions were given the delegates
to Chicago, but the sentiment was unanimous
in favor of Tilden-in fact, no other name
was mentioned for president during tho en-
tire proceedings.
CONNECTICUT.
New HAVEN CONN, June 5.-The demo-
cratic state convention met at the Grand
opera house this morning, and was largely
attended. Col. Charles NJ. Joslyn, of Ha, tford,
was elected temporary chairman. At an
allusion to Mr. Tilden in his speech the
convention cheered again and again, leaving
no doubt that the preference of the delegates
is for the old ticket.
resolution, offered by Dr. A. Goodrich,
of Vernon, to take from tho congressional
districts tho power of naming the delegates
at.large, and allowing the state convention
to select the delegates. large, gave rise to
an animated discussion. 1t was adopted, but
atterward reconsidered
ALABAMA.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, juno 5,--Tho demo-
cratic convention reassembled here this
morning and completed the state ticket by
nominating Il. N. Mcclellan for attorney
general, and S. Palmer for superintendent Of
education.
The delegates t-large to the national con-
vention are l.. p. Walker, Il. w. Pittus, j. Il.
johnson, and IL. @. Tompkins. j. NJ. White
and j, A. kirkpatrick arc the delega ties from
the third district. No resolution on presi-
dental questions was adopted. 1t is under
stood that nearly all Of the delegates are for
Tilden and Hendricks. The eloctoTs-at- largo
arc w. ii, Barnes and +. w. Bowdon. The
resolutions mostly refer to state matters.
MONTANA.
HELENA MONT, June 5.--The territorial
democratic committee met at Deer Lodge
Yesterday and selected two delegates, S. Il.
Houser and Samuel Ward to the national
convention They favor the ticket of 1876.
The democratic congressional convention was
set for Sept, 20.
VERMONT.
MONTPELIER, W., June 5.-The democratic
state convention for the selection of presi-
dental electors and delegates at large to Chi
eago ana state officers assembled to-day with
900 delegates present The mention Of Til
den's name by the chairman, McCettrick, of
st. Adams was received with thunders of
applause. The following were chosen dole
gates-at large to Chicago. b. b, Smalley John
g. Burke, Frank IL. Bascom, and Amos Al
drich. Presidential electors. at large, j. w.
Pierce, of Springfield; James n johnson, of
n,th nAA ID D.