The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-08-22
THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL
CONVENTION
NOminates the Hon. Louis f. McCOmas
OF Washington County, for
Congress.


The Sixth District Congressional
Convention met in Oakland yester-
day morning at 10 O'Clock a. me- ant Ant
was called to order by Capt. Jas. A..
Hayden, D. w. Sloan, of AlIegany
was chosen chairman, and Mr.. 7. B.
N0yes, of Montgomery.
A committee on resolutions COM
posed OF two members from each
county read the following which
was adopted:
Resolved, By the Republicans Of
the Sixth Congressional District OF
the State Of Maryland in convention
assembled,
That we endorse the patriotic,
pure end firm administration OF
President Harrison, its freeiom from
mistakes and stains. its successful
financial policy, its wise and bril-
liant state policy, guided by Secretary
Blaine to success alike in the Samoan
and Behring sea affairs.
ReSOLCed. That we approve the
change from fruitlesS fiiibustering
Congressman under the Democratic
control to the rule of the present
Congress which declares That mem
hers vino are present in their seats
are not absent and are counted to
make quorum to do business.
We congratulate the country that
this Republican Congress has so
nearly redeemed the pledges Of the
National platform; that it has passed
4 severe and etfertiYc law against
trusts and combines that it has
passed u pension law that gives re-
lief, long DELAYED by Democratic
Congresses, to the hundreds of thou
sands Of disabled union soldiers. their
widows and orphans, that it has
ErappIed with the currency question
and passed a silver law that will
give 10 the people an abundance of
good dollars of the peoples money
and that has already largely I'd
yanp, q the price Ol our fa7m pr0darl@l
That it has passed through the House
of Representatives the Mckinley
Tariff bill, which is framed to help
American industries keep up Ameri-
eau wages and build up for our tarni-
els and producers the American
home market, which, in reducing
the revenues discrlminates in favor
of our producers aud duPS not, as is
the desire of the Free Trade DEM
Gcrats, discriminate in favor of
g. Mt
les; and as it has passed through the
House Of representatives. the bill to
extend the supervisors election law
to hold and secure "A free ballot, and a
free count for every vote of every
citizen. white or black. and has done
this within the law and has guarded
Federal e erti0nS without infringing
on the State Elections that it has
been as careful Of State rights as it
has been earnest to guard citizens
rights, that we heartily endorse the
anti-force and anti. fraud election
bill.
ReSOlred, That the people of Mary
land. long suffering and patient un.
der the fraud and corruption Of Dem
0cratic administration, kept in power
by corrupt registration and fraudu-
lent ballots, demanded the passage Of
such laws by the last General AS.
sembly as would secure to the voters
a system of registration and election
through which the sentiments of the
people could be honestly expressed
and fairly counted and we condemn
the methods by which the Demo
cratic majority Of the last Legislature
disregarded the wishes of the people
by compelling them TO accept reg
istration law worse than TIE former
laws, and system of ballot robbed
of wise features of Australian law.
From time immemorial thef peope
have selected their own judges of
election and we condemn that pOr-
ton of the election law which de-
priYes them of this right, and de-
manG the repeal of that part of it
which places the appointment of
election Judges in the hands of a
Democratic Governor.
ReS0LUed, That we denounce the new
registration law. which denies the mi
nOrlty any voice in deciding who are
lawful voters and discriminates
against mechanics and all working
men compelled to market their labor
at times, beyond the narrow confines
of the state. We demand, in their
name. the repeal of the vicious pay
certificate which this law compells
them to buy to save their votes.
ReSOlUed. That the custody and con-
troll of state and national finances is a
sacred trust. only to be confided to
honest and conscientious persons and
we point with pride to the national
Treasury and its custodians through
a long series Of years under Republi-
can administrations, and contrast it
with the management of the treasury
of the State of Maryland in the
hands of the Democratic party, which
has resulted in an exposure of the
profligate and extravagant expendl-
ture of the peoples money and the
opening of the doors of the state
prison for the reception of one of its