Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-06
MARYLAND'S DEMOCRACY.
SOUND PLANKS IN THE PLAT
FORM ADOPTED.

No Instructions Given to the Delegates
to the National Convention-The 'Old
Ticket the FavOrite-The Vermont
Democracy Indulge in ROusIng Cheers
at the Mention of Tilden's Name-Con-
necticut's Democracy.
BALTIMORE, June 5.-The Democratic
state Convention to elect sixteen dele
gates 10 the National Convention and
eight Presidential electors met at 1880
O'Clock to-day at Ford's Opera House. in
this city, and was called to order bv Hon.
A. 2. German, Chairman of the State Cen
trail Committee. There was verv full
attendance, every legislative district in
the State being represented. Philip B.
Laird, of Montgomery county, was
chosen temporary Chairman, and
Thomas ii. Moore, of Baltimore
county, Secretary. EX-GOv. William
Pinkney Whyte, United States Senator
German and Gen. Bradley 7. johnson, are
among the members of the Committee on
Resolutions. The Committee on Creden-
tials reported every county and legisla-
tive district in the State fully represented
and no contests. They recommended that
the temporary Chairman be made the per-
manent one. This was adopted. EX-Gov.
Whyte, Chairman of the Committee on
Resolutions, report the following:
The representatives of the Democratic Con-
servatlve party of Maryland, in convention
assembled, do hereby adopt the following
resolutions as indicating the opinions of that
party in that State upon the questions now
before the people of the United States:
First. That we adhere with renewed zeal
to the wcu considered declaration of the Ma
tional Democratic Conventions of 1876 and
1850, and we demand reform in every de-
partment of the National Government.
branch q "a a1
Government shall be conducted upon priuci-
pies of the strictest economy, and no more
revenue shall be raised than is actually re-
CURED for the proper expenses of the govern
ment and tor the gradual extinction of the
public debt, and therefore we insist upon a
revision and simplifcation of the present
tarln 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 accumulates therein and
Is standing temptation to extravaganza and
corruption; that no duty should be imposed
upon any article above the lowest rate which
will yield the largest amount of revenue
That maximum revenue duty should be i'm
posed upon laxuries, that duties should be so
imposed as to operate as equally as possible
throughout every part of the Union, and
not dlseQmlnate either for or against any
class oI<Action.
Izird. That we denounce any scheme which
proposes to distribute the surplus revenue of
the Treasury among the States as utterly
repugnant to the constitution
Fo4Fth. That we are opposed to the system
OF subsidies by the General Government under
which, during the period of Republican ascen-
dancy, political combinations and corporations
have profied at the peoples expense.
Fifth. That the Democratic Conservative
party is friend of labor aud of the laboring
man. and 1t pledges itself to every proper ef-
fort to protect him in his just rights.
Si@m. Ihat the recent financial develop
ments IN New ork and other cities have
shown that additional and more effective leg
islation is required, and a more faithful ad-
ministratiOn of the National Bank Depart
ment at w aShingtOn is necessary to the end
that the managers of the moneyed institutions
OF the country may be held to more rigid re-
sponslblllty for the execution of their great
trust.
SeCenth. That the interest of the whole Deo-
pie requires that the civil service system of
government should be so reorganized as to
secure the appointment and continued SER
vice of honest and capable men.
EigIth. That the great fraud of 1876. by
winch, on a false count of two States, and
through the eight by-seven political iuggle
OF the electoral commission, the candidates
defeated at the polls were declared to be the
President and Vice President instead of
Samuel j. Tilden and Thomas A. Hendricks.
who had been truly elected, struck a death
blow at our system of republican government:
and the Democracy of the United States will
never cease an agitation through which that
gross wrong shall yet be righted by majority
OF the electoral votes of the American people.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted, amid great applause.
Ex-Governor John Lee Carroll of How
"Ed VOuEity, =. u. 81. GWlnn. nf Baltimore
city, Richard Hinson, of Kent county.
and William Walsh, OF Allegheny county.
We're chosen delegates-at-large to the
National Democratic Convention. The
district delegates are: First district.
Robert f. Braton and DR.. James Dor
Second district, D. n. Heming
and John 5. Wiert; Third district, Robert
j. slater and William r. Montague:
Fourth district, Fred Raine and John
j. Fenton; Fifth district. George Wells |
and Fillmore Beall; Sixth district, Hat
tersly W. Talbot and Gilmer S. Hammill.
The convention then adjourned. No |
instructions were given the delegates to |
Chicago, but the sentiments were unani- |
mously in favor of Tilden. In fact, no |
other name was mentioned for President |
during the entire proceedings.