The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-10-05
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION
Geo. l.. Wellington of Allegheny
County Nominated for STATE.
Comptroller.
A Harmonious Convention and IA Strong
Platform.

A Harmonious Convention and II Strong
Platform.
The Republican State Convention was
held at Westminster on Tuesday. The
Cecil County delegates were. Messrs
VIM. T. Warburton and Charles F.
Hinchliffe of the Third district and Euoch
Noyes Of tbs Seventh. Mr.. John w.
Tiylor of the First district who was also
elected member of the delegation at the
County Convention was not able to at
tend.
Among those present from other parts
of the State were, Congressman McComas
and Stock bridge, George L Wellington,
State Senator Burchinal, r. J.W. Carey,
George M. Russum, DR.. Washington
Tuck, and Col. VIM. A. McKellip.
Daniel E. Conklin Chairman of the
State Central Committee called the con-
vention to order. DR.. ]. J Weaver, Jr.,
of Carroll County was elected temporary
chairman, and Frank G. Duhurst for
temporary secretary.
A committee of one from each county
was appointed on resolutions and also
one on credentials and permanent organi-
cation.
Mr.. VIM. T. Warburton represented
Cecil County on the Committee on reso-
lutions and Mr.. Chas. F. Hinchllffe was
a member of the committee on credentials
and permanent organization.
The convention adjourned at 1230 un-
til 2 p. m. At that no II Mr.. Hammett,
from the committee on credentials and
permanent organization. reported no con-
tests, aud in favor of Hon. Henry Stock
bridge, Jr., of Baltimore, as permanent
president, ard for vice. presidents A. p.
Barnes, of Worcester; William Perkins,
of Kent, from the First Congressional dis
trict; H. NJ. Clabaugh, of Carroll; VIM.
NJ. Marine. of Hartford, from the Second
district; Jacob E Seaton and d. P. West,
Third district; w. H. Hackett and J.
Reese Pitcher, Fourth district; w. F.
Sedgwick, r. c. Ewing, Fifth district;
John L. Cost. j. \. Lowd, Sixth district
Mr.. Oldfeld, w. H. Purnell Jr., secre
taries. The report was adopted. Mr..
Weaver introduced Mr.. Stockbridge as
the only Rcpu blican elected from Balti
more city to Congress since the war. He
was received with applause and delivered
an able address.
THE PLATFORM or THE PARTY.
Mr.. William T. Warburton, of Cecil
County, chairman of the committee on
resolutions, read the following report:
1.-THE Republicans of Maryland, rejoic-
ing in the restoration of the supremacy
of the party in the nation, affirm their
adherence to the principles enunciated in
the National Republican platform of 1883,
congratulate President Harrison upon the
suspicious beginning of his administra-
tion, and declare our confidence in it's
ability, integrity and patriotism.
"While we acknowledge gladly that the
great bulk OF our Democratic fellow citi-
zens desire, as we do, just registration
laws and fair elections, we deny thattheir
party leaders share this desire, Or pur-
pose voluntarily to relinquish the I'm
worthy practices to which they have so
often owed their retention of power, and
in proof of this denial we point to their
refusal to permit the admirable bill pre-
pared by Mr.. James Alfred Pearce, of
Kent county, to become law at the last
sion of the General Assembly, and by
their dlsc:editable attempt (happiy frus-
trated by public opinion) to substitute |
for it statnte which, under the pretence |
of reform, would have perpetuated and |
the worst evils of the pre-
viousiy existing system.
and we promise to make effort to OBJ |
tain from the next General Assembly the |
enactment of Mr.. Pearce's law, with the |
of such features of the so-called |
Australian ballot system as may be found |
outbcu W Jul luSlilullOlo anu dudpltu W
protect the purity of the elective fran
chise.
That we favor liberal appropriation |
of the public revenues to necessary pur-
poses, such as public education, the &C.
tual improvement of streets, roads and |
bridges, and whatever tends to the i'm |
Of ha nj
but we insist that the burdens of |
taxation shall be reduced to the lowest |
possible limit by the abolition of all sim |
cere offices, of all jobbery in public |
property, and the honest aud economical |
use of the public funds for the benefit of |
the public only ;and we arraign the Demo-
cratic party for having, while possessed |
of full power to shape the policy and |
laws of the state, proved utterly recreant
to its pledges, often repeated, of an hon
est and economical administration of the |
government, and in violation thereof
having persisted in a course of useless
and corrupt expenditure.
"We demand "a assessment of all
property throughout the state for pur-
poses of taxation, as the only means by
which the glaring injustice of the I'M
equal burdens now borne can be RENE.
died, and that by this means the hum
dreds of thousands of dollars worth of
property which now contribute nothing
may be made to bear its equitable proper
ton in the raising of the revenue.
eve recognize with pleasure the prog
ress made by the colored race under the
enjoyment of civil and political liberty,
and we favor guaranteeing, by appropri
ate Legislation if necessary, the employ
ment of colored teachers in all colored
schools when by SO doing equal advan-
tages in the way of education can be af-
forded, and We advocate more ample
provision for the education of the colored