The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-30
STATE CONVENTION AT
BALTIMORE.
SMITH AND FORD NOMI-
MATED.
Satisfactory Resolutions Adopted
and Harmony Prevails-The
Nominees are Excellent Gentle
men Who Should Receive the
Support of Every Democrat


Support of Every Democrat.
The State Convention for the pur-
/ pose of nominating candidates for
Comptroller aud Clerk of the Court of
Appeals, as we'll as to name Central
/ Committee and pass resolutions, as
sembled in Ford's Opera House on
Wednesday morning last. Order was
called by Chairman H. w. Talbot
shortly after II O'Clock and roll-call
of the counties were taken. After
this Col. Buchanan Schley, of Hagers-
town, was named as temporary chair
man and in accepting the compliment
made telling speech.
The new Democratic State Central
Committee was named, and the Fred
erick County members are J. Roger
McSherry, DIR. J. w. Downey and
Charles n. Hargett.
DR.. J. w. Downey, of this county,
was member of the Committee on
Resolutions and D. Columbus Kemp
on Credentials and Permanent Organi-
Zatlon.
Fully an hour was occupied by the
Committee on Resolutions in making
their report. When it was read it was
adopted by rising vote.
The resolutions b. gin with pre- am-
BILE as follows:
The representatives of the Demo.
cratic party of Maryland, in State Con-
vention assembled, do here reaffirm
their allegiance 10 the principles of the
party as formulated by Jefferson aud
eXemplitied by Madison and Jackson.
As the nation advances and develops
new issues are presented and old issues
disappear, but the fundamental princi
pies of Democracy, born of human
needs and Graded in events
THE preservation of personal lib
erty."
"The equality of all citizens before
the law.
Freedom of speech"
Freedom of the press
Freedom of conscience"
The reserved rights of the States"
"And the supremacy of the federal
government within the limits of the
constitution-these remained untouch-
ed by the vicissitudes of time and evo-
lutions, and will ever stand as the
best and only guarantee of the perpet-
uatlon of free institutions, and then
has this to say on the financial ques-
ton:
FINANCIAL PLANK.
"The Democracy of Maryland, in
common with the Democracy of the
Union, believe now, as they have al
ways believed, in honest money, the
the gold and silver money of the con-
ststltutlon, and the coinage of both
metals, without discrimination against
either, into standard dollars OF final
payment and redemption.
1--WE note with satisfaction that the
demand of more than six and one half
millions of Democratic voters express
ed at tue polls last November has COM
PEELED President Mckinley ami Re-
publican Congress TO urge upon the Eu-
ropean powers, through the medium
of duly appointed commission, the
necessity for an international confer
ence to arrange the terms of bimet-
talic system, under the operation of
which both gold and silver shall be
used and recognized as money OF fiual
redemption"
The resolutions are quite lengthy and
touch upon the Mckinley act, Cuban
atrocities, State affairs, and the mall
administration of the Republican
party and lastly about the public
schools, police aud about the % years
of Democratic control and how things
were better then than now.
The nomination of Comptroller of
the Treasury brought out the fact that
Mr.. George a. Deakyne, of Caroline
County, had withdrawn his name
from before the convention. State
Senator Thomas A. Smith, of Caro-
line County, and John r. Patterson,
OF Dorchester County, were named as
candidates. Mr.. Smith was the sue
cessful aspirant. Mr.. J. Frank Ford,
the present Clerk of the Court of APP
peals, was renomlnated without OLSEN
sion 10y reclamation.
State Senator Thomas Alexander
Smith was born near Greenwood, Del
aware, September 5th, 1850. His par
ents removed to Caroline County, Nd,
when he was a boy, and he was edu-
Gated at the Denton Academy. Later
he taught school in Delaware, Mary
/ land and Michigan. Returning ia
Maryland in 1872, Mr.. Smith engaged
in merchandising at Ridgely, Caroline
County, aud in 1874 was appointed
} agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad at
that place, position he has since held.
In 1890 he was appointed School Com
missioner for the county aud in 1898
was elected State Senator. He is mar
ried and has three children.
Mr.. ]. Frank Ford is about 90 years
of age and is native of st. Mary's
County. After finishing his education
he taught school a short time and was
then appointed county school exam
liner. lu 1874 he was elected Clerk of
the Court of ST. Mary's County and
and was twice reelected, at one time
being the only Democrat to escape de-
feat. In 1891 Mr.. Ford was elected
Clerk of the Court of Appeals. He is
married, and his family reside on his
fine estate, Nuns Oak at the mouth
of Britton's Bay, st. Mary's County.