The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-05-01
A MARfLANDEK NAM ED.

Robert Emory Pattison, native of
MARYLAND, was Wednesday unanimous
" and enthusiastically Endorsed at AL
lentown as the choice of the democracy
of Pennsylvania for the presidential
nomination at Chicago. The sound
money, gold-standard platform pr6vid-
ed for him TO 90 before the people upon
pledges the sixty-four delegates chosen
Wednesday to earnestly support Mr..
Pattison.
William F. Harrity, chairman of the
national democratic committee, achiev-
ed personal triumph second only to
that of Mr. Pattison. Everything he
asked for he got, and his unit rule"
instructing the delegates to Chicago to
abide by the will of the majority went
through with even less opposition than
had been expected.
The delegates and visitors made al
most hero of Mr.. Harrity, besieging
him with their attentions whenever he
appeared in public. The spirit Of har
mony prevailed to a greater degree
than for several years and everybody
seemed to think that the name Of Pat
tison will work wonders in the State
this fall if his candidacy for the presi-
dental nomination is Endorsed at Chi
cago.
After declaring adherence to the
fundamental principles of democracy,
the platform reads.
We are in favor of a firm, unvarving
ma nte lance of the gold standard While
we favor the most liberal use of sill
yer, consistent with the enforcement of a
gold standard, we are absolutely opposed
to the free coinage of silver and to the
compulsory purchase of silver bullion by
the government.
We believe that the interests of the peo-
pie demand that the earnings of trade, az
riculture, manufactures and commerce.
and especially the wages of labor should
be paid in money of the greatest instrinsic
by the civilized nations of the world We
are, therefore, unalterably opposed to all
devices and schemes for the debasement
of our currency and to all evasions and
compromises of a question SO closely af-
fecting individual and national credit and
honor.
We heartily indorse the administration
of President Cleveland and congratulate
the country upon the tirmness, wisdom
and ability shown by him in all matters
affecting the interest of the country. We
especially commend his wise, determined
and successful efforts to maintain the ma
tional debt, to avert financial and business
disturbance and to protect the countrv's
honor.
The democracy of Pennsylvania pre-
sents to the national convention as its
unani nous choi ;e for the presidency the
name of Robert +. PattisOn. knowing
him to be honest, able, unassuming fear
less, q consistent democrat and in har-
mony with the highest purposes of his par
ty, we present him for this nomination to
the democracy of the nation. Confident
that this declaration of principles and of
our choice for the presidency express the
sentiments of the united democracy of the
State and to the end that the vote and in
fiuence of Pennsylvania may be most ef-
day chosen are directed to vote as a unit
in all matters intrusted to their charge,
said action to be determined by the vote of
the majority of the delegates.
Maryland has claim to Robert F.
Pattison, for he was born at Quantico,
Somerset county, Nd, December 8,
1850. while his father, the late Rev. Dr.
Robert H. Pattison, a Methodist min
lister, was stationed there. The family
on both sides lived for years on the
Eastern Shore. and DR.. Pattison was
born near Cambridge. Dr. Pattison
labored among the people of Maryland
and Delaware until 1855, when he re-
moved to Philadelphia. Young Patti
son studied law with Lewis G.. Cassidy
in Philadelphia, and was admitted to
the bar. In 1877 he was elected comp
troller of Philadelphia by majority
of 1862. SO successful was his admin
istratiOn that he was reelected III 1850
by majority Of 1888, though Gar
fields majority in Philadelphia was
20,SS3. In 1881 he was nominated for
Governor by the democrats and elected.
The Pennsylvania constitution does
not permit Governor to hold office
for two consecutive terms. and Cover
nor Pattison returned to PHILADELPHIA
at the close of his term. In 1890 he
was elected Governor again, retiring to
private life i'll Philadelphia again at the
close of his term. At present he is
travelling in Colorado.