The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-09-03
The Democrntic Convention.


The Democratic Convention.
The first convention held by the Democratic
party i'll Hartford county for over a quarter OF
century, for the purpose of nominating
candidates for public office, was held in Bel
Air on Thursday. The meeting was held in
the Masonic building and was called to order
by DR.. VIM. l.. Smith, of the County Execu-
tive Committee, and Hollis Courtney, Jr.,
of the Sixth district was selected as chairman,
and accepted the position in neat and i'm
pressive speech, during the course of which
he said.
ave have met to compare views, to agree
where possible, to tolerate where impossible
to agree. Harmony is our purpose; harmony
of views, harmony OF action, harmony Of
purpose. All contests of the past should be
ignored. We are all Dem ocrats. We have Il
common purpose as well as a common foe.
His course is not ours, his ways not ours, his
thoughts not ours. Unless We agree together
unless we work together we shall lose. We
NAV disagree as to details but we all look
to q common result In details only can we
differ: we agree as to essentials. In princi
pies we united; personal interests are
ephemeral We can differ about our currency
laws; about tie white and yellow metals; but
our party is a Democratic party. An effort
has been made to show this convention to be
Il fractional one. This is not true. The con,
vention is one Of Hartford democrats, not Of
Hartford factions. We are not hereto further
the interests of any one person, but to act for
the good of ALL
Mr. Alexander p Norris ofthe First district,
was chosen as secretary with the followi' (
vice president:
First district. Christian smith; 81
district, William S. Smith; Sd district
w Scott Handy; 4th district, j. X. Straw
bridge: 5th district, Howard Proctor; 9TH
district, David \. Fisher.
Committee on Resolutions: First district,
B. F. llanway; 81 district, JAS. I. Pritchard;
3D. district, VIM II. Street,; 4th district,
Thos Kelly; 5th district, John McDoon; 9th
district, Robt. F. McG4w.
Committee on Credentials: First district,
John F. Skillman; 2d district, WIN. S Bow,
man: Sd district, F. II. Webster; 4th district,
John ". Barton: 9TH district, Jas. 7. Jones;
9th district, JAS W. Foster.
The Comm ttee on Cred gutia!s reported the
following as entitled to seats in the conven-
ton.
FIRST DISTRICT.
b. Frank Hanway, Joseph Callahan, Chris
tfan Smith, Frank Dalton, John Hav,land,
Milton Boslcy, Alexander P. Norris, August
Remboid, John J.. Skiliman, Louis Kroh.
SECOND DISTRICT.
VIM. :. Bowman, Sr., Asel Tollinger, Jas.
Dunuigsn, Jesse A. Price, VIM. F. Cock
Alfred II. Wilson, Thomas Cain, Lawson
Cooley, James T. Pritchard, Frank A. Lee.
THIRD DISTRICT.
Geo. j. Finney, W. Scott Handy, P. j
Shannahun, VIM. II. STREET., Zaccheus De
Bow, Walter Slade, Edwin II. Webster,
Lee Coale, Joseph b. Treadwell, A. Durand
Grafton.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
| b. Frank Cathcart, Vim. Calder, j. Walter
| Street,, Joshua q. Luckey, John W. Barton,
| j. Roystou Straw bridge, George n. Wiley,
Thomas J. Kelly, h. Caryil Iolley, Sheffield
| Foteet.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
John McDoom, James T. Jones, MoIlecai
Scarborough, DR.. W. d. Kirk, a. l.. Mccain,
J. W. McNabb, Howard Proctor, Samuel Z.
Orr, Mm. a. Wheeler, VIM. VI. Ady.
SIXTH DISTRICT.
| James W. Foster, II. {. Coburn, Matthew
Reynolds Michael +. Fancy, K. F. McGaw,
Hollis Courtney, Jr., Peter Summers, Isaac
| -echt, ). Z. Penning, David II. Fisher.
THE PLATFORM.
The representatives of the Democratic
| party of hartford county, in Convention as
semhed reaflirm their allegiance to the
principles OF the party as euunciated by def
| ferson and jackson and other illustriOus
| democrats, who, by their wisdom aud courage
made this country the pride Of English speak
| ing people
The Republican party in the State and
| nation has betrayed the confidence Of the peo-
pie and falsifcd the promises that secured its
| triumph last November. Congress has passed
| a tariff bill to reward the trusts whose money
| placed the Republican party in power, an act
| that further enriches the millionaires, aud
| increases the price OF what the farmers,
| mechanics and laboring men have to buy,
| without enhancing the value of what they
| have to sell.
The State administration under Republican
rule has been inefficient and eXtravagant, has
been used in rawarding party favortes and in
promoting such leg Station as would perpetu
| ate it in power and advance the personal
| interests of the bosses who control it.
| While encouraging exhibitions at our
County Fairs in every way that will develop
ands make more valuable the products OF
farmers and breeders, We deprecate the efforts
to introduce and perpetuate, in this State,
lace track gambling that has disgraced other
communities, and we pledge our nominees
for the Senate and House of Delegates when
elected, to use their best efforts to secure such
legislation as will prevent dishonoring the
soil of Maryland
We cordially invite democrats, regardless
of past differences, and all others interested
| in good government, to unite with us IN
wrestling this common, wealth from Republ
can misrule and placing it upon the high
plane of honor aud prosperity it enjoyed
under Democratic supremacy.