The San Francisco call., 1895-08-01
STATE TICKET SELECTED.
Decisive Victory Scored by the
Senior United States
Senator.
HAYES THROWN DOWN HARD.
Then He Boldly Charged the Dlcta-
tor With Deceit and Double
Dealing.

BALTIMORE, ND, July 31.-John E.
Hurst. senior mem Der of the dry-goods firm
of Hurst, Purnell & Co.. was this afternoon
nominated for Governor by the Democratic
State convention on the first ballot.
Senator German and I. Freeman Rasin
thereby secured a decisive victory over
their opponents, the Cleveland Democrats.
The ticket was completed by the nomina-
ton OF Marion de Kalb Smith of Kent
County, TO succeed himself as Comptroller
of the Treasury, and of State Senator
Charles c. Crothers of Cecil County, for
Attorney General.
The surprise of the convention was the
almost total desertion of the reassessment
advocate, State Senator Thomas g. Hayes.
He received but two votes on the rollcall.
A stormy scene is said to have taken
place between Mr.. Hayes and Senator
German just before the convention met,
which undoubtedly accounts for Mr.
Hayes lack of votes. 1t is creditably
stated that Mr.. Hayes accused Senator
German OF base deceit and double dealing,
and ended up his TRADE by charging the
senior Senator with having sold him out.
The convention was called to order at
u 80 o'clock by Chairman Talbot OF the
State Central Committee. Not fifty dele
gates were present, and there was an entire
absence of decorations in the auditorium
OF Harris Academy of Music, although
some signs of enthusiasm were created by
the inspiring airs of a band of music. Mr..
Talbot made a brief address and intro
duced Bernard Carter as temporary chair
man. The usual committees were ap-
pointed. A motion was adopted that all
resolutions be referred to the committee
without debate.
Nominations being in order the names
OF John E. Hurst, William A. Fisher,
Spencer c. Jones and Thomas G. Hayes
were presented. The rollcall resulted in
"A vo5es for Hurst, 81 for Fisher, for
Jones and 2 for Hayes. Before the an
nouncement of the result was made the
votes cast for Messrs. Hayes and Jones
were changed to Hurst, giving him Sc, but
Judge Fishers supporters remained stead
fast. After the announcement motion
was adopted to make Mr.. Hurst's nomina-
ton unanimous.
Marion de Kalb Smith was nominated
by scclamation for Comptroller of the
Treasury. There was a very brief contest
over the nomination for Attorney-General.
Senator Writ of Cecil County presented
the name of his erstwhile political enemy,
Charles C. Crothers, and Edward w.
Mealey of Washington County put General
Henry K. Douglas name before the con-
vention. The rollcall developed 100 votes
for Crothers, and his nomination was at
once made unanimous.
Nominations were made for members of
the State Central Committee. A resolu-
ton was adopted indorsing the plan to
hold centennial exposition in Baltimore
in 1897 and fa7oring a State appropriation
therefor, and the convention, at $3.50
o'clock, adjourned sine die.
The platform adopted says:
Upon the declaration of principles set forth
in the National Democratic platform of 1892,
and under the inspiring leadership of our
great candidate. Grover Cleveland, the Dcmoc-
recy of the Union obtained control OF the ex-
ecutive and legislative departments of the
Government in the memorable contest of that
year and in full view OF the important events
which have since occurred the representatives
of the Democracy of Maryland in State con-
vention assembled, proclaim their firm adhe-
renee to the principles declared in that plat
form and their unabated confidence in the wis
dom, patriotism and fidelity Of President
Cleveland.
We heartily commend his administration for
the vigor and success with which it has met
and overcome the many, and great difficulties
with which the administration of President
Harrison and the Republican party left it to
deal, and especially for the courage, sa-
gacity and ability which it has displayed in its
determined and resolute efforts to rescue the
country from the depOrable evils OF f1uctu-
ating unstable and debased currency and to
crush the pernicious financial heresy of free
coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 TO l.
Our platform denounce the Mckinley tariff
as the eliminating atrocity of class legislation.
It has been repealed and in its stead we have
law, which, while not cont aiming all that the
advanced advocates OF tariff reform hoped
would be secured, gives us, nevertheless, the
best tariff which the country has had Tor
thirtyfve years and enables us to exult in the
accomplished fact that under its practical OPP
Grafton we have come to the full enjoyment OF
the blessings of restored confidence and re-
newed prosperity in all branches OF industry,
while at the same time the National treasury
will be supplied with revenue sufficient to
meet all the obligations of the Government and
maintain unimpeired its high credit at home
and abroad.
There was no allusion whatever in the
platform TO Senator German. 1t was
stated this was his desire, and he gave as
a reason that his course at Washington
was not an issue in this campaign.