The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-31
THEY WANT GORMAN
The Maryland Senator Endorsed
for Reelection.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Harrison's Administration Denouuced-silver
Should be Equal With Gold-Quays
Reasons for Resigning.

BALTIMORE, July 3Q-It is well known
United States Senator Arthur p. German is q
candidate for reelection by the next general
assembly OF Maryland and that his name has
been mentioned frequently for presidential
nonors- Attention has been conferred upon him
ana also upon the state convention OF his party
which was neld here to-day. Although Senator
German was unable to he present. the cOnyen-
ton was unanimously for him as is shown by
the resolutions adopted and the frequent and
rapturous applause whenever his name was
mentioned. Not only does the platform recog-
nize his signal services TO the democracy but a
special resolution endorsing him for reelection
to the Senate. give evidence OF the esteem in
which he Is held One enthusiastic speaker
said that the leader in defeating the force bill
would be the next President OF the Tn. ted
States
Hon. Barnes Compton, chairman OF the
state central committee. called the
convention TO order at noon Ex-Governor
Henry Lloyd was selected as chair
man The preliminary organization being
completed and nominations in order, DR.. Frank
i. shaw. OF Carroll county. placed in nomina
ton Frank Brown for governor. He was de-
clared the nominee by reclamation. Other
nominations were also male by reclamation
amid much enthusiasm. John Il. Poe of Balti-
more, for attorney-general; j. Frank Ford. St.
Mary county, clerk of the court of appeals
Marion Dekalb Smith. Kent county, comp
troller.
The platform after commenting the candi
dates nominated, takes up matters OF national
lulcEcSt contrasts uulaEOraDlV the aQm1liS-
trdtlon CT President Harrison and the late
Republican Congress with the administration
OF president Cleveland ard the Democratic
ConEr s. IL declares the Republican admins
tratlon and Congres have ds-esHded the
pledges OF their patty with regard 70 civil
service reform and n drction OF tixes mel
cent u the taiil. The civil serv &C of the
United - ateS q > q whole to-day, il declares. is
partisan ore aniLation dong political service
f,r the administration by hich IL IS employed.
President HsrT. s ami The kepub lean Con-
eress found on IN alr advent TO bower a large
surplus IN tie treasury. left by an econom. cal
Democratic adm ni=trltion. The surplus tod
a plain tale 10 the people. demon strating that
the taxes Imposed BIT the Re, ubiisan admins
tration are IN excess OF the needs o, the gov
ernment. economically admins. G ed and there
tore unnecessary aud unjust.
In place OF the reduction which the people
were LED 10 expect, the finances of the country
have been mismanaged and wild speculations
and commercial disasters have followed in is
tram. The surplus was wasted in exIravagant
expenditures, and unjust and unnecessary tax
alton continued. The Republican party found
on the advent OF Harrison to ONCE a people no
longer divided ~ sectional lines. but prosper
Gus and thoroughly united. The Republican
party through the agency OF the speaker had
deprived Democratic Representatives OF their
rightful seats and sought TO perpetuate its
power and destroy the autonomy Of the several
state by means OF the notoriout force bill The
Democratic party, deeply grateful TO the Sena-
tors and Representatives who contributed to
is the defeat OF the obnoxious measure and
Ii4Oic CSPcCiGliy ~ tue tOu- Arthur +.
German. whose leadership contributed
largely TO its defeat The existing tarir
system, the platform declares. casts an unneces-
sary burden on the people, tends 10 accumulate
enormous wealth in the hands of a few. and 70
promote monopolies. These abuses il believes
can only be corrected by the election of . Presi-
dent and Congress pledged TO a careful and
thorough revision of the tariff
"A dollar in gold coin and a dollar in silver
coin should be OF equal value" the platform
states, in al the markets OF the United states
ana any attempt TO depreciaie by legisl ation
either of these metals ought TO be deprecated
and condemned
Senator German for reelection by the next as
sembly TO the Senate.
From first TO las. the convention was more
OF ratification meeting and ovation TO
Senator German that party convention