Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-28

arIvE Ncoxas-rHE PLATFORM ADOPTED
HArnfsoS's ADMINISTRATORS IsDor<En.
The Aarylsnd republicans IN c,pvsntjol u
ocema City yesterday nominated the foll0xins
state ticket:
Kent county.
For consrollsr-Capt John Mcdonald Of
montgomery county.
for attorney general George L. Sharp Of
Baltimore city.
For clerk Of the court Of sppe.h-E.seA b.
Abel Of st. hary's county.
Ihere was considerable rivalry between the
! friends OF the two Leading candidates for the
I chief place on the ticket aud IL wss of . most
, amiable character and the conversions Was one
! of remarkable harmony. The tictet i, rrsarded
as q strons one. and there is said to be No dir
sausiaetIon with the result among any Of tie
delegates
| vANNuRr HAD TIE CONTENTION
From the firstit was evident that vaunort had
the convention. SEEING this Mr. Clabaush.
the rival candidate, decided that after being
placed in nomination and showing his strength
TO a certain extent he would withdraw and all
OF his friends would unite with those Of Col
Sannort and nominate him by reclamation
Ihc names Of both Col. vann1rt and Mr.
Casbaugh were received with cncers Chair
man hcComas, in a graceful address, withdrew
the name OF Mr.. Clabaugh and Mr.. ClabaUgh
was eheered, and the cheers were renewed with
greater force when The chairman put the ques-
ton TO nominate Col vannort BY acclanntion,
| the delegatea
| After the formal opening Of the convention
ana tne speech OF Chairman Hedson, ex-Repre-
sennve hcConss was chosen temporary CHAIR
man by acelamation. Frank 4 Strobridge of
baltimore and Mr.. Dennis OF Somerset were
then chosen temporary secretaries call of
the roll showed delegates from every county to
be represented.
Committees we're then appointed
No contests for seats in the convention we're
reported and the temporary officers were made
permanent. j. Z. Webb (colored) WIS made
second assistant secretary. and the following
wee presidents were chosen: First Congress
sional district, Col JAS e. MuIfikin of Talbot:
second district, stephen A. Williams Of Har-
FORD; third district, SamuefT Maxwell of BaIti-
more city; fourth district, Daniel L. Brintop Of
baltimore; fifth, J. r. Musser of Howard and
sixth, George Bireley Of Frederick.
Mr.. H'coMAs' ADDRESS
In his address to the convention Mr.. Me-
Comas called attention to the prosperity of the
nation under President Harrison's ADMINISTERS
ton, and spoke in praise of the work of the
sePuoLcan Congress; The brave, pure and
said, ranks with the foremost Labor was
never before generally well employed at
good wages. The farmer beholds bountiful
crops; he receives higher price for what he
mas 10 sell and pays lower price for what he
mas 70 ouy, ana business in every avenue rhfobs
more hopefully than in years past. Reciprocity
opens to rs the markets Of all this continent
Tor our breadstuffs, meats and manufactures
without injury to our home markets-the best
OF all markets The Mckinley tariff law
has already given. and will continue to five
DrOA0er and more rerAYxl prospar1tv tko,,
have known
Our foreign policy puts rs, under the guild
anee Of Harrison and Blaine. on higher plane
man the republic has ever enjoyed; onr finances
creasing IN value and will not be deprecated in
vaiI1e under republican rale. We have Siven
| abundant good money, Increasing at tire rate
OF S60o00.OoO year. with 100 cents on the dol
iar-the same honest dollar the world over and
All the year ground. We can afford to turn
from the unexampled prosperity OF the nation
70 the serious needs OF our beloved state Its
prosperity under democratic rule ia not COM
mensurate with the character Of its people and
Its natural resourcas.'
THE LOCAL ISSUES
He dwelt at length upon the local issues. and
said that the republicans would give to Mary
land true Australian ballot with minority rep
resentstion at every poll. Instead Of the pres
emit secret count Of the secret ballot by the tools
they would substitute an open and public count
OF the secret ballot $3.50
They would give to the state new assessment
law, wiping out as with . sponge all the unjust
ana vicious exemptions from taxation. fhe
republicans, who gave to Maryland her system
OF public schools. would give to her farmers
modern and better system OF public roads.
would aim to use ~ a bufwark against corporate
encroachments a dead board of public works
They would put an end TO eentralization in this
w oath in, he L.
feeble and plant governors at Annapolis the
control OF county schools and finances a. well
as county elections, and they would protect the
oysters in Chesapeake bay.
the PIATFoRM.
The platform adopted declared that:
The republicans Of Maryland reafirm their
adhesion to the principles of the national
republican platform of 1883. and heartily in
dorse the Fifty-first Congress for its faithful
laborious and great achievements in the in
terest Of the whole people, and especially for
the. protection afforded American industry aue
| labor by its tariff legislation.
We heartily commend the able and pure ad-
ministration Of Benjamin Harrison, Both for
its vigor and dignity and fuIfIlnsent Of the
pledges Of the party and the brilIian diplomacy
( Of the Department ef State, which has not only
protected American interests and honor abroad
but has opened new markets for our agricul-
tural and manufactured products by the sue
cessfni negotiation Of treaties based ON reci-
proeity.
We denounce the democracy Of Maryiand for
its meaningless silver platform While its lead
ers unite with the democracy Of Ohio and Iowa
In demanding the FREQ coinage OF cheap silver
dollars to cheat labor OF its daily wages and the
farmer of the value Of his grain Che renuhIican
silver laW II now rapidly increasing the eur-
rency to meet the wants Of the people. while u
guarantees q dollar. silver, gold or poper
worth 100 cents honest money, the same every
i slov IN h. ~.