The morning times., 1896-06-11
GORkAN HELD It TO GOLD |
Silver Defeated by the Maryland
Dem sCraiiC Convention.
RURAL DIL EGATES WANT 1T
Senator German Was Chairman and
His Influence Was seen Through
out the Proceedings of the Conyen-
tion-Proposed White Metal Plank
Defeated by Vote of 81 = to 20 IL.

baltimore, June 10.-The attempt to
commit the Democratic party OF Maryland
to a free silver declaration was defeated
this afternoon by a vote or OF IL To
20 l-2, in the State convention
Senator German presided as temporary
and permanent chairman, and, While al
lowing his opponents some little latitude,
easily controlled the delegates.
After disposing OF the money question,
delegates 10 the National Democratic Con-
vention and Presidential electors were
chosen, the slate as prepared by MeSsrs.
German and Rasin coming out Without q
scratch. 1t is as follows
For delegates 1T lurge-John F. Hurst
Richard NJ. Venable, John GIL, John T.
Poe. OF Baltimore city; Churles c. Crothers
OF Cecil county. Edwin Warfield OF Howard.
Marion De Kald Smith Of Kent, and Charles
G. Homer of Baltimore county They VIII
each have but half vote in the convention.
John X. Cowcn's name was presented
amid cheers and Kisses, the demonstration
continuing for some minutes. Col. James
q. Berrett's name was also put IN oinna-
ton, but he promptly withdrew 1t. Mr
Cowen's name was also Withdrawn by MIR.
Tippett, who stated that while Mr.. Cowen
represented the most intellectual, as well
as the most influential business men OF
Baltimore and had been urged by them TO
consent To the use OF his naDe, lie could
not enter the race if it were to be Il
scramble.
Mr. COWEN WITHDREW.
Mr.. Tippctt realized that a fight would be
made against Mr. Cowen and he therefore
took him out of the race. With but eight
names before the convent on, ex-Gov =.
Carroll OF Howard county moved they be
made by reclamation.
Two delegates TO the national convention
n6 oh q ~
-SiOnal districts, as follows; First district
Henry r. Lewis aud John K. Patterson;
Second, Fred A Won Kampff and Hon.
Thomas p. Robinson: Third, John Hannibal
and Lewis y Duyall; Fourth, James W.
NCEiroy ana william I. Biedler; Fifth,
William Il. cleggett and Dr.. Il. Ii. Jones;
Sixth, Spencer {. watkins and Henry F.
Wingate.
kandolpa Barton and George F. Purnell
were selected as electors at-iarge, and
William Stay, George w. Albaugh, John
Hubert, Edward Raine, Thomas II. Bond
and Hon william 4. Getty were elected to
represent the six Congressional districts:
The sentiment III favor Of free silver
which had a inUshroun-lik like growth among
the agricultural delegates last night, re-
ceived setback early today when Sena-
tor German and l. Freeman Rasin began
TO calculate among the delegates.
By the time the crowd reached FUrd's
Opera House, Twberf the Convention was
called 70 order sh Fjly fier the Rooa hour,
the white metal advocates were much less
self assertiye, aud by the time the COM
mittee on resolutions had reached its
apartment to draft Il platform, there were
but five votes opposed 10 sound money
plank The, plank as finally adopted,
reads
Believing that the true interests OF the
people require that the earnings OF agricul
ture and trade and the wages of labor should
be paid in none that is intTinsiCally worthy
all the markets of the world what it pur-
ports To be wertl we demand the mainten
anCe of the existing gold standard Of value,
and further, thatsth government shall
keep all its obligations nj all times redeem
able AID pa yahle IN money of the greatest
intrinsic value and or the highest standard
adopted by the civilized nations of the
world; aud we therefore resoiuteiy oppose
the free and unlimited coinage Of silver at
the ratio OF ! s toll.
The five silver men made minority
report, and three OF them, Ma jOr William
F. Stewart and Frank Turner OF Talbot
county and Mr.. Lynch or st. Marys county
made addresses urging The adoption OF
a free coinage substitute. Without re-
plying 10 the arguments, Col. Baughman
OF Frederick chairman OF the resolutions
committee, moved that the amendment he
laid on the table. This was agreed to,
81 1-2 to % i-2 The platform was
then adopted without division. The con
vention adjourned at 3:45 and senator
German. whose master hand had controlled
It from start to finish, hurried back to
Washington.