The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-09-16
Nicholas w. Steele, of Carroll County
Nominated at EIkton.

The nominating convention of the
Second Congressional district OF
Maryland met in Elkton on
Wednesday and on the fifth ballot
nominated Mr.. Nicholas w. Steele,
of Carroll county, for congress. The
convention did not assemble till
after l O'Clock although II a. m.
was the hour named for the meet
ing. By the punching of delegates
on the street and going in and out
of the offices of political leaders it
was evident that all was not har-
mony and that there was trouble in
the ranks of the "unterriied. -
The trouble which it was afterwards
ascertained, was between the dele
gates of Carroll, Hartford and Cecil
and the Baltimore city and Balti-
more county delegates. The two
latter wanted j. Fred G. Talbot
and t he three former did not.
Talbot refused doggedly to with
draw in the interest of "harmonyu
and the convention was compelled
to meet and have a contest on the
floor.
After the convention had organ
lied and was ready for business,
the unique and novel feature of the
affair was its opening with prayer
by Rev. j. L. Malloy, of Rowland
vile. Mr.. Malloy is a Methodist
clergyman, and his interest in dem
ocratic politics led him to attend
the convention and ask Divine
favor to rest upon it and its candi-
dates. Whether there will be a
favorable response from the throne
of Grace in answer to the reverend
Mr.. MallOy's invocation will depend
much upon how the voters feel next
November. No doubt when Mr..
Baker hears of this attempt to bride
heaven in the interest of Mr.. Steele
by the persuasive entreaty of Rev.
Mr.. Malloy, he will apply to some
goldbug divine to put up a prayer
in his behalf, and the case will be
stetted in that court and the matter
referred to the polls. Machine pol
itics has no standing in the courts
Of heaven.
Three very eloquent speeches in
the interest of Talbot and one in
the interest of Steele were made
and then the voting began, Balti-
more city and county casting IL
votes for Talbot, Carroll and Har-
ford 10 for Steele and Cecil 4 for u.
Porter Lusby. The next ballot was
the same and then Cecil voted for
John III. Kimble. After five bal
lots had been taken the vote stood
ID 6-1O for Steele, Talbot ~ 40,
Steele being chosen by a close shave.
The objection waged against
Talbot was that in his last cam.
paign he came to Cecil, got drunk
and was scandal to the temper
ance sentiment, which was never
forgotten or forgiven.
The plank in the platform which
is the feature of most significance
in the present canvass reads:
THAT we are in favor of sound and
honest money, the gold aud silver money
of the constitution, and the coinage of
both metals, without discrimination
agaiuit either, Into standard dollars of
final payment and redemption, at such a
ratio as shall preserve the parity in value
between the two metals.
In plain English this means 80
to L or any thing else; but honestly
it means the gold standard and no
reconciliation of silver and is sure
to defeat Mr.. Steele. If gold
standard man is to be returned to
congress let the gold standard party
send him and no smuggling in
under false colors.
Mr.. Nicholas w. Steele is the
manager of the Oakland Manufac-
turing Company, at Oakland Mills,
Carroll county, and is successful as
a business man. He has wife and
civ child NON