The morning call., 1891-07-31
A GORMAN BOOM.
Endorsed for Reelection by the
Maryland Democrats.
4 State Ticket Unanimously Nominated by
the State Convention.
Party National Administrations Compared.
Proceedings Of The Republican
Congress Denounced.
special to THE MORNING CALL.

BALTIMORE. July 30.-It is well known
that United States Senator Arthur P. Cor
man is a candidate for reelection by the
next General Assembly of Maryland, and
that his name has been mentioned fire.
quently 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 was unable to he present the con-
vention was unanimously for him, as is
shown by the resolutions adopted and che
frequent and rapturous applause whenever
his name was mentioned. Not only does
the platform recognize his signal services to
the Democracy, but the special resolution
indorsfng him for reelection to the Senate
gives evidence of the esteem in which he is
held. One enthusiastic speaker said that
''the leader in defeating the Force Bill will
be the next President of the United States" !"
Hon. Barnes Compton, Chairman Of the
State Central Committee, called the conven-
ti0n to order and Ex-Governor Henry Lloyd
was selected Chairman.
The preliminary organization being COM
pleted and nominations in order, DR.. Frank
T. Shaw of Carroll County placed in nomi-
nation Frank Brown for Governor. He was
declared the nominee by acclamatiOn.
The other nominations, also made by ac-
clamation and amid much enthusiasm,
we're:
John P. Coe of Baltimore for Attorney
General.
| of the Court of Appeals.
do KaIh Cnif 0f ~
| for Comptroller.
The platform, after commendiug the can
didates nominated, takes up matters of ma
tional interest ard contrasts unfavorably
| the administration of President Harrison
and the late Republican Congress with the
administration of President Cleveland and
a Democratic Congress. 1t declares that the
Republican 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 a whole
| to-day it declares is partisan organization,
| doing political service for the Administra-
| tion by which it is employed.
| President Harrison and a Republican Con-
gress found, on advent to power, large
| surplus in the Treasury left by an economi-
| cal Democratic Administration. The sur
| plus told plain tale TO the people, demon
| strating that taxes imposed by Republican
/ administrations are in excess OF the needs
| of q Government economically admins
| tered, and therefore unnecessary and un-
just. In place of the reduction which the
| people were led to expect, the finances of
| the country have been mismanaged and wild
| SpeculatlOnS and commercial disasters have
followed in its train. The surplus was
wasted in extravagant expenditures and the
| unjust and unnecessary taxation continued,
| The RepuOllcdn patty found on the ad-
vent of Harrison 10 Office the people nc
longer divided by sectional lines, but pros
porous and thoroughly united. The Repub-
lican party, through the agency of the
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
their rightful seats and sought to perpetu-
alta 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 Representa-
tIyeS who contributed to defeat that obnoX-
ious measure, and more especially to the
Hon. Arthur p. German, whose leadership
contributed largely to its defeat.
The existing tariff SYSTEM the platform
declares, casts unnecessary burden upon the
people. tends to accumulate enormous wealth
in the hands of the few and to promote mo-
nopolies. These abuses, it believes. can
only be corrected by the election of Presi
dent and Congress pledged to a careful
and thorough revision Of the tariff system.
A dollar in gold coin and dollar in silver
coin should be of equal exchangeable value,
the platform declares. in all the markets o.
the United States, and any attempt to de
preciate by legislation either of these metals
ought to be deprecated and condemned.
The platform closes with an Endorsement
of Senator German for reelection by tht
next Legislature to the Senate.
From first to last the convention was more
of ratification meeting and ovation to Sen
ator German than party convention.