Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-14
MARYLAND ELECTORS,
Meeting of the Electoral College of
Maryland.

to day at IL O'clock noon. in the Senate
Chamber. The oath Of Office was ad
minisiered To the electors by Major Sprigg
Harwood. Clerk of the Circuit Court, in
conformity 10 law. On motion of Mr..
James Hodges. OF Baltimore. -one of the
electors at large, Col. j. G.. Barrett was
nominated az president of the cellege,
and W. G. PurDell, was made secretary
The College then proceeded to business.
On motion. w. Sect Scott Roberts and
Col. Henry Page were appointed com
mittes TO wait upsn the Governor and In
form him that the College had organized
and was ready TO receive any communica-
ton he had to submit.
Secretary of State LeComptc appeared
and delivered TO the College the official
vote of the State cast for Presidential
electors at the election held in November,
which was read.
On motion of Col. Roberts, Mr.. James
Hodges, elector at large was named to
nominate the President of the United
St&tes. 10 making tho nomination Dir.
Hodges said
Mr.. Chairman -
This body being now ready 10 proceed
to the accomplishment OF the primary OBJ
iect Of this meeting, have the honor TO
nominate Grover Cleveland, OF New
York, for President Of the United States,
for the ensuing faur years, commencing
4th Of March. 1889 perform this duty
with mingled feelings of pleasure and
regret-with pleasure, because / believe
that Grover Cleveland is in every way
worthy TO continue to fill the high office
which he now occupies. Let me say for
purity of character, for reliability OF
Judgment, for conscientious and conserva
tive statesmanshir, for general adapta-
bility for the exalted Office which he fills,
he may be placed in the van and in the
best group OF his predecessors and will
stand there for ali time TO come
The Democratic party will never be
ashamed of him as their choice for the
presidency 10 1884, nor will the country
have reason TO regret that he was elected
then to preside over the destinies of this
great nation.
Nor does the Democratic party regret
his last nomination. And. as patriots,
let us hope that it will never have occa-
sion to regret his recent defeat,
Some democrats have attributed the
defeat Of our candidate to his own acts.
They say that be raised the tariff issue
too near TO the election TO give the party
teachers, its writers and speakers sufti-
cient time to expose and sweep away the
protectionists fallacies and superstitions
which had been gaining strength for over
a hundred years, and especially In some
of the agricultural States; and that he
bad refused TO recognize the suggestions
and advice OF acknowledged democratic
leadership, which was better Informed
than himself concerning the methods and
measures of government; that he retained
in office thousands of Republicans, not
subject to tho civil service reform law,
including the New York Postmaster and
about 1000 Republican employees, and
nearly half the number Of Republican
clerks and others holding office in Wash
incton at the period Of his inauguration;
but admitting all this 10 be true, they do
not sufficiently account for his defeat. =
Nor did the desperate appeals to the Irish
American vote and dsspicable means EN-
ployed to influence it seriously affect the
result; nor the cry of British geld, nor
the malicious candidacy OF Abraham ,.
Hewitt.
No. All these combined, were not
enough to defeat Grover Cleveland. lie
was defeated by the millioAaircs. the mo
nopolists, and the tariff benehclarles et
the country, who contributed millions OF
Doodle to debauch the voters OF the land,
especially in New York, West Virginia
and Indiana, where electors were publicly
bought In blocks OF i've
A more disgraceful electoral success at
presidential election was never effected
in this country except the electoral steal
of 1876. and these two great political
crimes will descend to posterity as the
Two greatest electoral frauds that ever
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history.
For these reasons can never become
reconciled to the result of the last presi-
Dental election. | accept it as a matter
of necessity, as did that of 1876; but L
shall always feel that gigantic fraud,
injurious to the national reputation ard
the public morals has been committed by
the Republican leaders 10 their desperate
grasp for power and place. 1t was not
British gold. but Republican gold that
bought the election. 1t is proved by the
vote in New York-the vote for congress
man being greater for the Democrats
than for the Republicans. the Democratic
candidate for Secretary of State carrying
New York by 4 1000; the Democratic can
didate for Governor by 10000, and the
Democratic candidate for Lieut.. Governor
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Hodges re-
marks, the College then proceeded to bal
lot for President of the United States
Messrs, Talbot and Smith were appointed
tellers. Eight electoral votes having
been cast 10 favor of Grover Cleveland OF
n. Y, for President Of the United States.
he was announced the choice OF the cleo
torlsl college Of Maryland. by the chair;
Col. Heary Page of Somerset, nominated
Allen G. Thurman. of Ohio, as vice-presi-
dent of the United States in some eloquent
remarks. All the electors having voted
he was declared by the president of the
College, the unanimous choice of the
electors of Maryland for vice president.
The certificates of election were then
signed and sealed by each elector and the
President directed to deliver one 70 an
Elector to be deposited in the postoffice at
Annapolis; another to an Elector to be de-
| livered TO the Judge of the District Court
of the United Stated for Maryland: one
- w n D1.rnall who WAS named as