Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-15

of Baltimore county. Then Mr.. Mudd NOM
mated Charles T. Westcott of Kent
county.
This revealed the fact that Mr. Westcott
had combined with the Master people. The
Lowndes people had rather feared this. but
1t had been discounted.
The counties voting for Rose were Allie
gany, first and second districts of Balti-
more city, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll Fred
erick. Garrett, Howard, Somerset, Wash
ington and Wicomico.
These counties voted for Wescott: Anne
Arundel. third district of Baltimore city,
Baltimore county Rose not voting), Cecil,
Charles. Hartford, Kent, Prince Georges
and Talbot.
The following counties were divided: Dor
Rose. 81; Wescott, l. Montgomery
Rose. / 3-3: Wescott 2 Ia. Queen Anne's
Rose, 3; Wescott, 1. Wicomico-Rose, 2;
Wescott, 3.
This made the total 6s 3-4 for Rose and
Al IA for Wescott. a total of ZIG.
This q pretty good forecast of the
way the first ballot would turn out and
was important from that point
LCwndes Men Win.
CAMBRIDGE, Md, August 15.-The
Lowndes element won on a test of strength
by electing John C. Rose as chairman of
the state convention.
Lowndes Nominated.
CAMBRIDGE, Nd, August 15.-The tick
ct. as nominated, is as follows:
For governor, Lloyd LowndeS
For attorney general Harry NJ. Clabaugh.
For controller, l.. Z. p. Dennis.
The platform will not be presented until
late in the day, but the text of it as agreed
on and as likely to be adopted with few if
any changes is as folows:.
The Platform.
The platform has twelve planks and be-
gins with national issues as follows:
1.-THE republicans of Maryland, in conven-
IL
the national republican party and declare:
Fist That they favor such system OF
impos6f duties as shall protect American
industries and provide sufficient revenue
for the eXper ses OF government econouli-
cal1y administered, SO that in time of peace
the natioIa al debt shall Bot be increased.
Second. That they crpose any legsla-
ton which shall seek to create In this
country any other different monetary
STANDARD ttan that of the gold dollar, or
authority or permission, of any form of
currency except such as shall be converti-
BILE into goli at its face value by. the holder
thereof at his pleasure"
The third, fourth and fifth planks deal
with reasso ssment of property and con-
stitutional limitation on state indebted
ness.
The sixth plank is follows: THAT all
the ingenious devices by which the leaders
of the hitherto dominant party in this
state have sought to prevent free and
fair expression of the public will at the
polls shall be swept away"
The succeeding planks declare for control
OF election machinery BY the people of the
counties; annual registration in Baltimore:
strict court supervision over election of
officers: the right of independent nominees
to secure place on official ballots. As to
public schools the platform says:
1--WE pledge ourselves to such amend
ments of the school laws as shall exclude
politics from their management and secure
school books
The platform concludes with strong
statement of the right of the people TO
control their public officials, and declares
in favor of local popular vote as to APP
plying the merit system to appointments
to police, fire and all other public depart