New-York tribune., 1896-07-29

MP LEVERING ACCEPTS THE NOMINATION Fon
PREsIDENT-THE MARYLAND STATE
CONTENTION HELD

charged It's duty ana gave 1crma! nOtlce 10 joshua
Leverng Of his nomination for the Presidency.
c. A. F. Spamer presided over the deliberations OF
the State Convention. Sixteen counties were repre-
sented by 1@ delegates. Eight Presidential electors
were chosen and a State Central Committee named.
Before the mass-meeting at the Lyceum Theatre
tonight. thousand or more enthusiastic cod-water
advocates carrying banners and transparencies. pa
raded the and entered the already weii-hiied
theatre headed by a brass band. The Rev. w. o.
Stewart OF Illinois. chairman Of the Notihcaton
Committee made the speech of notification. Mr..
Stewart was frequently Interrupted by applause and
at the close OF his address was heartily cheered.
Mr. Leverng In reply. read his letter OF accept
ance IN which re said. among other things; The
platform adopted by the Convention meets my
hearty approval, ard though based on the single
issue Is in reality sufficiently broad to allow all
to stand upon it, who opposed to the saloon and
its consequent. evils regardless OF their views on
view OF the utter failure OF the other parties 10
legslate proper, when in oower, hold that the
can and should trust the reins OF government into
the hands of the Prohibition party, having the as
surance based the spirit Of dsinterestedness
that has always animated II. tha. every Pledge
viii be honestly fulfilled. and every act Of iegsla.
OF God the welfare Of the people and the good Of
the country. SO dear 10 us ALL
AMERICAN PROTECTIVE TARIFF LEAGUE.
A special meeting of the Board of Managers of the
American Protective Tariff League. held yes
terday at the National headquarters. No 135 West
Twenty-third-st., beginning at noon. for the pur-
nose OF considering the policy OF the organization
for the coming campaign. Among those present
were: Cornelius n. Bliss president: +. S. WIther-
bee of New-York: Joseph f. Thropr. of Pennsyl
yania: Major J. Hanson. Of Georgia: p. G.
Cheney Of New-Hampshre Homer Laugiln. OF
Ohio; r. A. Hartshorn Of New-York Colonel WIZ
lam Barbour. OF New-Jersey: Charles s. Landers.
of Connecticut; T. NJ. Ives. Of New-York. and W.
r. Wakeman. of New York.
Upon the request of members OF the Board. W.
f. Wakeman the general secretary. presented an
Item as 10 the financial condition OF the American
Protective Tariff League which showed that the
organization had received from all sources during
the first six months OF the year s33 c62 ii and had
expended 81, 7,3fl l6, leaving cash balance on hand
of s. 32l 25 He reported tina. the league had dis
tributed 49, 2 80 page Of tariff literature that
had received thirty-seVe new memberships known
as "Defenders Of American Labor and Industries ;
that the local correspondents of the league had In
creased by III: that than 400 newspapers
were directly connected with the organization and
received its publications. and that It's work In all
departments was in better condition than In any
previous year.
Reports were also presented from the agents OF
the Tariff League from nearly every state In the
Union, and showed that thorough distribution OF
information upon th- question OF protection was
necessary. II was regretted on the part OF every
member present that the financial condition OF the
organization would not warrant the granting OF
The distribution of its publications requested. The
most cncoura gng reports presented were from the
great wool producing sections of the country where
the disastrous effects OF the Wilson-tiorman tariff
have been Of e BGarG had
ing reports from various sections and after these
had been thoroughly discussed 1t was unanimously
decided that the Tariff League would pursue the
lines heretofore laid down. namely, protection 10
American Labor and Industries