The record-union., 1891-07-31
An Enthusiastic State Convention
Held at Baltimore.
SENATOR GORMAN RECEIVES THE
LIONS SHARE OF APPLAUSE.
The VIII of Mrs. Searles Filed for Pro-
bate at Salem, Mass.-She Bequeaths
All Her Property, of Whatsoever
Kind and Wheresoever Situated, to
Her Husband, Edward F. Searles,
His Heirs and Assigns, Forever.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.

BALTIMORE, July 30.-It is well known
that United States Senator Arthur P.
German is candidate for election by the
next General Assembly of Maryland, and
that his name is mentioned frequently
for Presidential honors. Attention has
been centered upon him, and also upon
the State Convention Of his party, which
was held here to-day. Although Senator
German WIS unable to be present, the
convention was unanimously for him, as
Is shown by the resolutions adopted, and
frequent and rapturous applause when
ever his name was mentioned. Not only
does the platform recognize his signal
services to the Democracy, but special
resolution endorsing him for reelection
to the Senate gives evidence of the esteem
in which he is held. One enthusiastic
speaker said that ''the leader in the de-
feating of the Force Bill would be the
next President Of the United States"
Hon. Barnes Compton, Chairman of the
State Central Committee, called the con-
ventiOn to order.
Ex-Governor Henry Lloyd was Sc
lected Chairman.
The preliminary organization being
completed and nominations in order. DIR.
-
in nomination Frank Brown for Gov
ernor. He was declared the nominee by
acclamation.
The other nominations, also made by
acclamation and amid much enthusiasm,
were:
John P. Coe of Baltimore for Attorney
ney-General.
j. Frank Ford of st. Mary's County,
Clerk of the Court of Appeals.
Marion de Kalb Smith of Kent County
for Controller.
From first to last the convention was
more of a ratification meeting and ova-
ton to Senator German than party con-
yention.
THE PLATFORM.
The platform after commencing the
candidates nominated, takes up mat
ters of national interest, and contrasts
unfavorably the Administration of
President Harrison and the late Re-
publican Congress with the Administra-
ton of President Cleveland and Demo-
cratic Congress. 1t declares the Republi-
can Administration and Congress have
disregarded the pledges of the party with
regard to Civil Service Reform and the
reduction of taxes incident to the tariff.
The Civil Service of the United States, as
n whole to-day, 1t declares is a partisan
organization, doing political service for
the Administration by which it is en-
ployed.
President Harrison and Republican
Congress found, on advent to power,
large surplus in the Treasury left by an
economical Democratic Administration.
The surplus told plain tale to the peo-
pie, demonstrating that taxes imposed by
Republican Administrations are in ex-
cess of the needs of a government econom-
lcally administered, and therefore I'M
necessary and unjust. In place of the re-
duction which the people were led to
nvNA a mo of fba 1+Y-r-h horr
been mismanaged, and wild speculations
and commercial disasters have followed
in its train. The surplus was wasted in
eXtraVagant expenditures and the unjust
and unnecessary taxation continued.
The Republican party found on the ad-
vent of Harrison to office the people no
longer divided by sectional lines, but
prosperous and thoroughly united. The
Republican party, through the agency of
the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, deprived Democratic Representa-
tives OF their rightful seats and sought to
perpetuate its power and destroy the
autonomy of several States by means of
the notorious Force bill. The Democratic
party is deeply grateful to the Senators
and Representative who contributed to
defeat that obnoxious measure and more
especially to the Hon. Arthur p. German,
whose leadership contributed largely to
its defeat.
The existing tariff system, the plat
form declares, casts unnecessary burden
upon the people, tends to accumulate
enormous wealth in the hands of the few
and TO promote monopolists. These
abuses, it believes, can only be corrected
by the election of a President and Con-
gress pledged TO careful and thorough
revision of the tariff system.
A dollar in gold coin and a dollar in
silver coin should be of equal exchange
able value, the platform declares, in all
the markets of the United States, and
any attempt TO depreciate by legislation
either of these metals ought to be depre-
Gated and condemned.
The platform closes with an indorse-
ment of Senator German for reelection
by the next Legislature TO the Senate.