Democratic messenger., 1894-07-28
THE OCEAN CITY CON-
VENTION.
Joshua Miles and Laird Henry
The Nominees.


One of the most intensely exciting
conventions ever held on this Peninsu-
In was the one held at Ocean City on
Thursday. over which Mr.. |. ii. White,
of Wicomico County, presided and MIR.
W. Lee Carey. OF Worcester, and Mr..
Mitchell, OF Queen Anne's, acted as
ecretaries. For while it seemed as
though the thousands Of people there to
witness the event would all take part
in the convention. For a while pande-
monium reigned. Men shouted and
threw up their hats at every mention OF
Cleveland's name. The trouble was
with the resolutions. X. ID. Jones.
Esq, Of this county was chairman OF
the committee ON resolutions. He pre-
sented set of resolutions heartily en-
dorsing the National platform of 1892
ON which Mr.. Cleveland was elected
also declaring in favor OF the speedy
settlement of the tariff question. Mr..
Olin Bryan, of Queen Anne's county,
offered minority resolutions which were
not materially different from those
offered by Mr.. Jones, except they con
taine1 a covert attack upon certain
party leaders. The convention was
anticipating Mr.. Bryan's movements,
because il was rumored he had made
threats the night before that in case
his man was not TO he nominated he
would offer set of resolutions which
would embarass those in control of the
situation. Mr.. Bryan's remarks were
forcible and eloquent and there is no
doubt about his having the crowd with
him, but the delegates were not
Mr.. Jones ably defended his resolu-
tions and answered Mr.. Bryan by say
ing he saw no need OF minority resolu.
tions when the resolution offered by
the majority endorsed the platform OF
1892 on which Mr.. Cleveland was elec-
ted, and he thought it good enough for
us. His position was unassailable. The
roll was called and the minority re-
port voted down by a majority Of 81.
The resolutions offered by Mr.. Jones
then prevailed by the same vote.
Mr.. Darlington. OF Talbot and Mr..
Bryan had several lively tits and it
was only the cool. calm interjection Of
Mr.. John =. Moore of Worcester
which prevented further trouble. Mr..
Moore appealed to the chair that the
convention was not discussing the tariff
bill and the chair agreed with him.
Mr.. Darlington was evidently playing
for Senator Gibson but he nor the Sen
ator did not have the sympathy Of the
delegates or the audience. Sen
ator Gibson and his friends controlled
four votes in the Convention and no
more, and the report that Senator Glib
son had anything To do with running
the convention is all bosh. he might
have tried to do so, but he did not
succeed and the resolutions were pas
sed and the nominations made with an
indifference for his desires.
When the nominations were called
for, it did not take the convention long
to make Joshua w. Miles for the long
term and Laird Henry for the short
term, they were both at Ocean City
and responded eloquently to the calls OF
the people for speeches. 1t was great
convention and showed that Wicomico
and Worcester, both anti i-Gibson coun.
ties held the key to the situation from
the start and could nominate whoever
they saw fit.
Captain White wore his honors easily
and made an excellent presiding officer