The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-16
SCENES OF EXCITEMENT
UPRoAR IN MARYLAND REPUBLI-
 CAN STATE CONVENTION.


 When Congressman Mudd Walked Down
 the Aisle to Second the Nomination of
 Lowndes for Governor He Was Greeted
 With Kisses and AppIause-Cheers,
 Though, Greeted His Speech-The Plat
 form That Was Adopted.
 Cambridge, Md, Aug. 15.-The repub- can state convention assembled here at noon to-day to nominate candidates for governor attorney general and comp troller. The struggle among candi- dates, particularly for the governorship, has proceeded for weeks with an inten- sity seldom before shown in the repub-
 hcan politics of the state. Cambridge is packed to Its utmost capacity with delegates and the friends and support CTS of various candidates.
 Lloyd Lowndes and William T. Nal ster are the two leading candidates for the gubernatorial nomination. The Lowndes element claims that its can didate will be nominated on the first ballot The Malster men make similar
 claims, but with less definiteness and confidence.
 The following platform was agreed
 upon i'm committee and will be reported to the convention later in the day, when it is likely to be agreed upon with few if any changes:
 The republicans of Maryland, in con- vention assembled, renew their allegi- ance to the national republican party { and declare:
 Q) That they favor such a. system < of impost duties as shall protect Amer ican industries and provide sufficient revenue for the expenses of government economically administered, so that in time of peace the national debt shall X not be increased.
 (2) That they oppose any legisla- tion which shall seek to create in this < country any other or different mone- { tary standard than that of the gold { dollar, or the issuance by the govern ment, or by its authority or permission, { of any form of currency except such as { shall be convertible into gold at its face value by the holder thereof at his pleas < ure.
 The third, fourth and fifth blanks deal with reassessments of property and constitutional limitation on state indebtedness The sixth plank is as S follows
 That all the ingenious devices by { which the leaders of the hitherto dom inant party in this state have sought to prevent free and fair expression of the public will at the polls shall be swept Y away. H
 r~1n ny,yIS nr control of election machinery by the < people of the counties; annual registra- { tion in Baltimore; strict court super vision over election officers; the right x of independent nominees to secure place < on official ballots. As to public schools Z the platform says:
 We pledge ourselves to such amend
 ments of the school laws as shall ex- < clude politics from their management and secure free schoolbooks to their pu- pills.
 The platform concludes with strong { statement of the right of the people ' to control their public officials and de- i clares in favor of local popular vote as \ to applying the merit system to ap pointments to police, fire, and other N public departments.
 The report of the resolution commit s tee was adopted.
 ( D. w. Sloane, state attorney of AL | 1eghany, placed in nomination Hon. s Lloyd Lowndes of Cumberland. The @ convention rose and cheered Sloane to ' the echo.
 Ex-Congressman Mudd, the leader of a the opposition, made his way to the { platform amid cheers and misses. The < misses were turned into wild applause
 as Mr. Mudd seconded the nomination < of Lowndes and withdrew the name of X his chief opponent, William T. Malster , of Baltimore. Further scenes of wild disorder greeted the appearance of H. R. Torbet as he seconded the nomina x tion of Lowndes, but paid high con- X pliment to MT. Malster, whom it was { expected MT. Torbert would place in < nomination. Several other addresses
 were delivered, all promising hearty .i support to Lowndes. No other name N was presented and MT. Lowndes was < nominated.
 Harry M Clabaugh, jr., was nominat- Il ed for attorney general, and R. P. l Graham for comptroller. The conven- { tion then adjourned.