The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1894-10-05
TALBOT AND TARIFF REFORM.
The CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.
MIR. TALBOT NOMINATED ON THE
FIRST BALLOT.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC GATHERING.

AN ENTHUSIASTIC GATHERING.
The Congressional Convention OF the Sec
ond Congressional District which met at Tow
son on Tuesday, was called to order at 23O
2. NJ. by DIR. Fl. j. Hebb chairman of the
county executive committee. Mr.. Thomas
II. Robinson, of Hartford, nominated Mr. Aus
tin l.. Crothers, of Cecil county, for temporary
chairman. The nomination Was seconded by
Mr.. Frank |. Duncan, of Baltimore county,
who extended the courtcsies OF the town to
the visiting delegates.
Mr.. Crothers on taking the chair made q
neat speech, urging harmony of thought and
action. He said tariff reform Is a necessary
outgrowth of Democratic principles, and the
difficulties in the way Of its accomplishment
should not separate Democrats, but they
should work together and not engage in quar-
rels by the wayside. The evils from which
we are suffering can only be remedied by
Democrats.
Mr.. Thomas R. Jenifer, OF Baltimore coun-
ty, was chosen temporary secretary.
committee on credentials and permanent
organization was then selected, one from each
county and one from each OF the three wards
of Baltimore city. Those selected were
Peter Martin, Twentieth ward Charles II.
Brannan, Twentyfirst ward Frank n. Hoen,
Twenty second ward David B. SmeltZer, Of
Carroll Levi z. Mearns, of Cecil Thomas II.
Hitchcock, Of Hartford Walter r. Townsend,
of Baltimore county. The committee then
adjourned for consultation, and upon their re-
turn recommended that the temporary officers
be made permanent and gave the names OF
the delegates who were entitled to vote In the
convention.
Mr. T. Herbert Shriver, of Carroll county,
then moved that a committee on resolutions
be appointed, one from each county and from
each ward Of Baltimore city. The following
committee was selected: Baltimore city,
Twentieth ward, Col. Brent Waters Twenty
first ward, Charles IL. 8. Brannan Twenty
second ward, Frank n. Hoen; Baltimore
county, Frank l. Duncan Carroll county, b.
F. Grouse Cecil county, Clinton Mccullough;
Hartford county, Thomas H. Robinson.
On motion of Mr.. Thomas II. Robinson, of
Hartford county, 1t was ordered that all reso-
buttons be referred to the committee before
being presented to the convention.
The convention then took recess and reas-
sembled at 2.45 O'Clock. The committee on
resolutions was not ready to report and the
convention waited on them for about an hour.
Shortly before four o'clock the committee
appeared and its chairman, Mr.. Frank l. Dun
can submitted the following resolutions and
| moved their adoption:
The Democrats Of the Second Congressional
district of Maryland, in convention assembled
hereby renew their allegiance to the Demo-
| cratic party. They are proud of its past
achievements; they honor its illustrious states
men and chieftaus from jefferson to Cleve-
| land and they look forward to future for the
party eclipsing all pasttriumphs in securing to
| all the people the blessings and prosperity
which free people of right ought to enjoy
They are unalterably opposed to the imposition
tariff-revenue tax sufficient only for the needs
| of the government economically administered,
and that tax so adjusted as to fall lightest
upon the necessities of the poor and heaviest
| upon the Injuries of the rich.
They repudiate and denounce Mckinleyism,
which increases even war taxes, whether orig
| mating with the Republican party Or with pro-
They heartily endorse the wisdom and states
| manship of the President of the United States.
Hon. Grover Cleveland, upon all questions
with which he has had to deal, and we especial
| ly endorse his heroic and patriotic position
upon the great and paramount question of
| They endorse the action of the Democratic
| party in repeating the infamous Federal cleo
| ton laws, in the passage of stringent legsla-
ton for the suppression of trusts, in the repeal
| of the purchasing clause of the Sherman silver
act and the passage of the income-tax law.
They accept the tariff bill as partial fulfill
| in the direction of that tariff reform which
the Democratic party has promised to the peo-
| pie.
They believe that the national platform of
| 1892, so overwhelmingly endorsed by the peo-
pie in the elections of that year, was sufficient
| ly clear and comprehensive for united Demo-
cratic action on the tariff question in the Fifty
| third Congress, and they deprecate the action
of those Senators which resulted in disregard
ing the wishes of the people upon that subject.
They heartily endorse the course of the Hon.
J. +. C.. Talbot during the present session of
Congress in assisting in the defeat Of the in
chasing clause of the Sherman act, and for his
earnest support of the Wilson tariff bill.
When the resolutions were read MIR. b. f.
Grouse took the floor and read as substitute
a set of resolutions which were substantially
the same as those adopted at the Carroll coun-
| ty convention with an addition endorsing Mr..
| Talbot In standing by the administration.
The point in the resolutions for which the
| Carroll county delegation contended was the
| following paragraph: ave especially repu-
diate the course of our Senators, German and
| Gibson, and declare that they are unfit to
| longer represent the Democracy of Maryland
or of the country In the Senate of the United
States"
| Speeches In favor of the substitute resolu-
tions were made by Messrs. Grouse and Shriv-
| er, Of Carroll county, and against them by
Mr.. Duncan, of Baltimore county. The orr
ginal resolutions reported by the committee
were carried, the five delegates from Carroll
| voting in the negative.
MIR. Talbot was then nominated by Mr..
Duncan. Mr.. Grouse spoke very pleasantly
| of Mr.. Talbot, but said Carroll county had
| candidate to present in the person of Mr..
David N. Henning. Messrs. G. H. s. Bran
nan, of Baltimore city, and Thomas H. Robin
| son and Robert Seneca, Of Hartford county,
seconded Mr.. Talbott's nomination. Mr..
Henning's nomination was seconded by one
of the Carroll county delegates
The vote was then taken, by which Mr..
Talbot received the votes of all the delega-
tions except Carroll county, which gave five
to Mr.. Henning.
Mr.. Grouse then moved to make Mr.. Tai
bolts nomination unanimous, which was
done with enthusiasm. On motion of Mr..
Duncan the usual Democratic emblem of
jackson and the Hickory tree was adopted
and the necessary papers were prepared to
certify the nomination to the Secretary of
State.
Mr. Talbot made n short address. endors-
ing the action of Mr.. Cleveland, and said
further that he did not approve OF the Senate
bill, as he is in favor of free raw material, and
that he would work for 1t so long as he was
the representative Of the people. He further
stated that he believed that Cleveland, Tai
bott and tariff reform was what the people
| wanted. Mr.. Henning then made a short ad-
dress, and the convention adjourned.
The delegates from Hartford were Daniel
Fitzpatrick, Thomas II. Robinson, Thomas
Hitchcock, William NJ. Ady and Robert Sen
ca. Among others present from this county
were Messrs John o. Stearns, H. Clay White
ford. s. s. Bevard, Nard Kemp, j. K. Massey,
Daniel Shure, Harry F. Shure. DR.. j. $.
Poole James B. Preston, Jacob F. Metzel, c.
w. Proctor, John T. Dalton, j. NJ. STREET.,
Frank E. Gorreu, w. T. Demoss, Jacob ii.
Plowman, Charles II. STREET., Thomas b. Jar
rett, VIM. B. Jarrett, Abel D. Wilson, Harold
Scarboro, James NJ. Cain, Elmer ]. Bull, Pat
rick II. Rutedge, Charles l.. Heck, c. w.
Thompson, Willard G. Rouse and w. W. Nc