The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-29
GORMAN IS STILL BOSS
MARYLAND DEMOCRATS Do HIS BID
DING WITHOUT MURMUR.
He Selects Candidates for State Offices
and Forces Delegates to Strad-
die Money Question.

BALTIMORE, July 2S.-Harmony Of the
old-fashioned kind prevailed at the Demo-
cratic state convention here to-day, and 1t
was clearly demonstrated that United
States Senator German still has his hand
on the lever that controls the movements
of the organization. The candidates pomi-
mated by the convention were selected by
him, and the resolutions adopted were of
his inspiration AS chairman of the COM
mittee on resolutions he read the platform
and read it in such a way as to indicate
that he knew it almost without looking at
it, AT his suggestion one of the candidates
for controller withdrew when his nomina-
ton seemed assured and another was taken
up by the convention, and at his request
both gold and silver men waived their con-
victions for the nonce and voted to adopt
a platform that declares for bimetallism,
but is silent as to the vital question of
ratio" The following state ticket was
Nominated: For controller, Thomas A.
Smith, of Caroline county; for clerk of the
Court of Appeals, j. Frank Ford St.
Mary's county.
The resolutions declare that the funda-
mental principles of Democracy have re-
mained unchanged and continue:
The Democracy of Maryland in common
with the Democracy of the Union, believe
now, as they always have believed, in hon.
est money, the gold and silver money of
the Constitution and the coinage Of both
metals without discrimination against
either into standard dollars of final pay
ment and redemption.
1--WE note with satisfaction that the de-
mand of more than six and one-half mill
lions of Democratic voters expressed at
the polls last November has compelled
President Mckinley and a Republican Con-
greSs to urge upon the European powers,
through the medium of duly appointed
commission, the necessity of an interna-
tional conference TO arrange the terms of
bimetallic system under the operation OF
which both gold and silver shall be used
and recognized as money Of final redemp-
tion;
THE sufferings of the masses the honest
toilers, the bone and sinew, the brain and
courage and manhood of the land, rave met
with the sympathy of the Democracy, and
the protest of our great party, so eloquent
ly voiced in last years electionS, has forced
the Republican party, despite It's arrogance
and recklessness, to recognize the needs
OF an aroused and patriotic people And
while many Democrats have not approved
all the expressions OF thei<' partv III a.
tional convention, Dimetall5m Will surely
come. 1t may come through Tie instru-
mentalities set in motion by the pros e@nt
administration, though in truth inspired by
the intrepid action of The Democratic vot-
ers. But it will come. ana he prosperity
and happiness that follow in It's rain will
be due to the courage, the dndaunted fdel-
Democracy
The platform denounces the Dingley
tariff Jaw. which it declares is a mora
odious measure than the Mckinley act Of
1890 and 1t is asserted that it Mill he more
slgnaly condemned in .AS than was the
Mckinley act in 1892. A demand is made
that the United States government tsFe
such action as will ameliorate tie atrocities
now being committed in Cuba and to fully
protect every American citizen there IN ia
enjoyment of his life and property
NEW YORK. July 2S. - The German
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