The Afro-American., 1895-08-10
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rOaITTCs AND PoLIa 1ANs.

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been fought out in the counties and
! the generals on both sides are
now training their forces for the
final contest next Monday the time
set for the primary election in the
various wards of this city. The
county delegates are reported to be
aboutevenly divided with the odds
in favor Of Mr.. Malster. The Lown-
des advocates deny the report and
claim they have majority Of the
County delegates. This claim is
refuted by the Malster people who
give as evidence the great effort
Mr.. Lownde friends are making
to capture the Baltimore city dele
cation. From present indication
the Eleventh, Fifteenth. Sixteenth.
and Nineteenth Wards will be the
battle ground next MonGay and
upon the results in these wards will
depend the verdict ofthe Cambridge
Convention next Thursday. Both
candidates are represented by col
ored leaders of moral and intellect
ual standing and each side assures
their people that if their candidate
is nominated and elected the future
political policy of Maryland will
be good government and equal
rights for all citizens. They also
claim to have this assurance from
headquarters and that the pledge is
so binding that it can not be broken
by all of Maryland's prejudice
forces combined.
These statements are given out
by men who have previously refus-
ed to give hearty support to Re
publican nominees because of .
white-lilyism and the prejudice
attitude of leading white repubi-
cans toward the colored brothers.
They also say colored delegates Of
both factions will play a prominent
part in the Cambridge convention.
THE PLATFORM.
Republicans of prominence in a
position to know, say that their
platform will be definite on every
point. On national affairs it will
pledge the party mequivoca1ly in
favor of ''gold as the standard of
value" On state matters it will
pledge the party to a reassessment
of all the the property in the State
III accordance with the Constitution,
and will Po]pt to the fact that the
ce.ee4;+,-t; t,7 "~~ld have been
fPfi66}d2gg Pi66}d2gge Of otrrt5h rtha It not by9r ro1 Iffe
merit system in the conduct Of
State and municipal affairs, and
will indorse the Illinois plan OF
civil service reform in the conduct
of public affairs so far as regards
removals and appointments to Of
fees are concerned. 1t will espec-
tally pledge the party to the .
adoption Of the merit system i'll the
appointment and retention of po-
lice officials, and will promise that
''no GOOD oficershall be removed
for political reasons in case they
should be intrusted with the con
troll of the State and city govern
ment." They will advocate non
partisan school boards, police
boards and in general will pledge
their party to eliminate partisan
ship as far as possible from the
conduct of public business.
THE ooRMAN AND RAs1N TICKET.
The press reports
of this and other states are en-
phatic against the German aud
Rasin ticket. The two bosses are
charged with being in league
against the Cleveland adlIllIllsCra-
ton and the friends Of the Presi-
dent are called upon everywhere to
down the Maryland bosses.
The Prohibition Party leaders
are also happy over the German
conflict and expect to receive from
the Democratic ranks a greatmany
votes. Mr.. Joshua Levering the
Prohibition standard bearer is a
w n of unquestionble character He
Is the President Of the !. M.C- a.
a libeal contributor to every char
liable purpose and is a knight in
the business circle of Baltimore.
He accepts denomination and by
so doing will no doubt largely in
crease the vote Of his party.
Highland Park, Pa.