The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-04-05
FRANK E. GORRELL, Editor.
FRIDAY MORNING, : APRIL S, 1895.
NOW FOR A UNITED DEMOCRACY.

Baltimore last Wednesday and select
ed Wednesday, July 81, as the time
when the Democratic State Conyen-
ton is to meet in Baltimore to nomi-
nate candidates for Governor, comp
troller and attorney general of Mary
land. 1t was provided that the local
committees fix the dates for the pri-
maries and give not less than two
weeks notice of the time and place of
holding them in the counties and in
the legislative districts of Baltimore
city. 1t was resolved that the chair
man appoint committee of eleven,
of which the chairman shall be
member, to take such action as may
be deemed necessary to thoroughly
organize the party throughout the
State, with the view of securing a
complete registration of voters. This
committee is further authorized to
make such suggestions ard regulations
as will secure the full, fair and com
plete expression of the Democratic
voters in the primary meetings. 1t is
to hear all appeals and determine all
controversies which may arise prior
to the meeting of the State conven-
ton.
If there was any one feature which
marked the gathering of influential
Democrats from all parts of the State
who turned out in force at their
party council and exchanged views
on the situation, it was the univer-
sal desire for complete harmony and
the entire willingness to make indi-
vidual preferences secondary to party
welfare. The numerous candidates
for Governor were present, each work
ing on his own line, but while there
was good feeling for all there were no
indications of u ''boom" for any par
ticular aspirant. Candidates for the
positions of comptroller and attorney
general were not so plentiful and at
present it seems probable that not
more than one name will be presented
to the convention for nomination to
either of those places.
This state of things is entirely salts
factory and augurs well for the success
of the party this fall. 1t is not pleasant
to hear Democrats declare that they
must have this man or that or success
will be impossible, or that ''if we don't
get our choice we wont go to the cleo
ton" When they say, as they do now,
"Give us any good man and we can
win" it means much. 1t means that
the voters realize that this is not the
time for chickering's or party strife but
that all must keep their temper and
roll up such vote as shall show the
enemy how thoroughly mistaken they
are in their idea that they stand a
good chance of capturing this
thoroughly Democratic State of Mary
land.
The sentiment as expressed at the
informal caucus incident to the gath
ering of the State Central Committee
is fair reflex of the feeling existing in
this county. The voters here do not
appear to have any particular choice,
but are willing to turn in and give
hearty support to any old-time, Jeffer-
sonian Democrat who will promise to
faithfully represent the principles of
his party, and whose past record is
such as to give assurance that he will
keep his promise. 1t is true that our
national legislation has been some
what disappointing, but the natural
impulse of anger and resentment
which found expression in the refusal
of so many Democrats to attend the
polls last fall has had time to subside,
and voters now realize that it would
be wild folly to expect the Republicans
to enact laws entirely foreign to the
whole theory of their party. They
are beginning to comprehend the ca
gerness of the enemy to obtain pos
session of this State and to foresee the
consequences of such a revolt. A Re
publican Governor would mean u COM
plete change in the personnel of all
justices of the peace, notaries public,
school commissioners, where terms
have expired, and host of other Off
GERS, including judges and other offici-
ais where places became vacant be-
tween elections. A complete Republi-
can success, such as their election
of Governor and II majority of the
Legislature would mean radical
change in many of our laws and in
stituUions and constitutional conven-
ton, thereby vacating every office in
the State to be filled by Republicans.
The Democratic voters of Maryland
realize that the coming election is an
important one for them. They are
not ready for change to Republi-
can rule, with all that that i'm
plies, and are in line for the
ticket, no ma tier whether the man be
named Rayner, Hayes, Smith, Jones
or any other good and honest Demo
GRAFT.
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