The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-09-18
STATE TICKET.
HARMONIOUS REPUBLICAN CON-
VENTION HELD IN BALTIMORE.
GOldSbOrOugh Nominated For Comptroller,
and Rutherford For Clerk of Court
of AppealS-SenatOr Scott Sue
ceedS Senator Wellington as
Chairman of the State
Central Committee.

Hall, Baltimore on Wednesday at which the
State ticket was named by acclamation, and n
strong platform adopted. The State ticket
is
State Comptroller Phillips Lee Goldsbor-
ough, of Dorchester county.
Clerk of the Court of Appeals -Gen'l Allan
Rutherford, of Montgomery county.
The convention was presided over by DR..
Washington g. Tuck, OF Anne Arundel
county. The delegates attending from Cecil
county were, w. J. Smith, H. NJ. Mccullough
and Samuel G. Bye.
While there was the greatest harmony. and
the nominations were made with the utmost
unanimity, it was not of the cut. and-dried
variety. Every one present seemed to think
that it was his bounded duty to make good
the claims at the Ocean City Convention, and
prove that the action OF the body ut that time
was for tie Jlst interests of the party.
Mr. Phillips Lee Goldsborough was nomi-
mated for the Office of comptroller by J. L..
Kerr, of Dorchester county. "The candidate
name," said he, sis of spotess character.
We are Il united party and prepared to do
Ddltle Will lhC ChCLhy. Aho Sdhhihotoo "o
nominate today will sweep this State. |
shall not speak at length of the eminent
qualifications of the man l name. Above
any man in Maryland Dorchester desires to
see Mr.. Goldsborough nominated for the
comptrollership. Though young in years he
Is old in experience. He is man above men,
and towers far above some critics."
Congressman Mudd seconded the nomina-
tion.
Gen. Allan Rutherford was nominated for
Clerk of the Court of Appeals by Col. Daniel
A. "~rsvenor, of Montgomery county.
He said; General Rutherford is man
who served his country through long and
bloody years until the surrender of the rebel
forces and until the period OF reconstruction
had passed and our Union was safe. Both in
military and civil life he has proved himself
worthy of your suffrage. He has been Il citi-
zen of this State since 1884, and he has since
stood with you for all that is in republicanism.
gomery county"
MALsrER's NAME SETS THEM WILD.
George, stepped to the fore and seconded
the nomination.
II second this nomination, because | be-
lieve il will be to the interest Of the party to
nominate this man. Here in Baltimore we
have the spectacle OF man. matchless in
character, gentle, kind and considerate, step
ping aside time and again for the good OF the
party, this time placed at the head Of the
municipal ticket. With the matchless Wm.
#. Malster' The cheers here were deafen-
ing. "With peerless Phillips Lee Goldsbor
ough, and the grand old man from Montgom-
cry upon your ticket, there isn't any
power on earth that can prevent the tri-
umphant march to victory. Talk to me about
dissensions in the Republican ranks. There
is no quarrel in the Republican ranks. There
must no. be. When these doors are closed,
from the moment this convention is over, for
Gods sake let US go home resolved to leave
no stone unturned to bring about that one
thing for which we are striving. the success
OF our party. And am convinced that we
are on tho eve Of the grandest victory we
have ever had
The conventian, on motion of State Sena-
tor Cnares L. Mesttott, OF Kent county, au-
thorized a meeting OF the State Central Com
mittee Immediately upon adjournment of the
convention, there being some doubt as to the
legality of the call of the committee because
of lack Of formal notice.
The constitution governing the committee
was also amenueu 20 prUviue iuI IL iUsulaI
meeting OF the committee on August Is in
steaa OF o. the first Wednesday in June OF
eac. Yea, "a, .;t.,o. udte latiiLg nr,v-J Tie
holding of primaries in many Of the counties
and in the city.
Upon motion OF Mr.. George R. Gather, Jr.
the convention also authorized the appoint
ment by Chairman Tuck of an additional
member of the city committee from the third
legislative district OF Baltimore. in which
there are eight wards, the other districts hav-
ing only seven wards, and each being repre-
sented by State committeeman. The addi-
tional committeeman will have equal voting
power with his associates In meetings of the
city committee, but will have no vote in the
State committee. The latter is formed OF
Llclip'iS iicii eho 'eiiiouo Souheioo hnu iCblS-
lative districts OF Baltimore in proportion to
their respective representation in the General
Assembly, and Baltimore has therefore,
twenty-one members on the State committee.
Dr. Tuck named State Senator Frank s.
Strobridge as the additional member of the
city committee.
PLATFORM ADOPTED.
The following Fl. was adopted:
The Republicans OF Maryland, in conven-
tion assembled, view with the utmost satis-
faction the beneflcent results so lately
achieved under Republican administration in
State and Nation, and we regard a continu-
ance OF the Republican party in power as
essential for still further enlarged public
service and greater public benefit.
We congratulate the people Of this country
on the revival of business and the return OF
prosperity through the principles and policies
OF the national Republican party; therefore,
be 1t
Resolved, That In reaffrming our devotion
to the principles espoused in both state and