The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-09-17
Nicholas ". Steele, Of Carroll, the
Standard Bearer in the Second, and
lie Will Carry Ii to Victory.

NICHOLAS w. STEELE.
The Democrats held four congressional
conventions on Wednesday and placed the
following candidates before the people:
Second-NICHOLAS w. STEELE, Car
roll county.
Third-DR. JOHN B. SCHWATKA, Bal
timore city.
Fourth-JAMES. w. DENNY, Baltimore
city.
Fith-JOHN S. CUMMINGS, Baltimore
county.
THE SECOND DISTRICT CONVENTION.
The Democratic congressional convention
of the second district was held at Elk
ton 1t was late in gathering, the del
egates endeavoring to agree upon candidate
before organizing. Mr.. \. w. Steele, OF
Carroll, was not candidate, except in the
sense that no other person would take il
who would be acceptable to the district. and
that the nomination be rendered him. Mr..
j. Fred c. Talbot was the only real candi-
date The delegates from Carroll, Hartford
and Cecil did not want him, believing he was
not strong enough to make a winning contest.
He had twelve votes and would not withdraw.
not even in favor Of Frank |. Duncan, OF
Towson, who would have been chosen by ac-
clamatOn. Insisting on getting the nomlna'
ton for himself, the Carroll delegation then
resolved to place Mr.. Steele before the con
venton. and Mr.. Steele was nominated on
the fifth ballot. The baloting opened with
II votes for Talbot, 6 from Baltimore coun-
ty and from Baltimore city; 10 votes fol
Steele from Carroll and 5 from Hartford:
and 1 votes for Lusby from Cecil. On the
third ballot Talbot got one of the Cecil dele
CATION, Mr.. j. c. Price. As the Cecil dele.
CATION consisted of ten members with the
right to cast but four votes, the gain was bnt
four-tenhs of vote. 1t was, however. sutfi-
cient to bring cheers from the friends Of Mr..
Talbot. which ceased when Mr.. Grouse
threw CarrolI's vote to Mr.. John II. Kim
ball. who bad then taken Mr.. Lusby's place
in the contest The move indicated that Car
roll and Hartford were prepared to go to any
candidate in preference to Mr.. Talbot The
fifth and final ballot was:
Steele-Harlord, ); Carroll, D; Cecil }
60; total, Is G-1O.
Talbott-Baltimor city, g; Baltimore
county, 6; Cecil 40; total, II 40.
Mr.. Frank l. Duncan, chairman Of the
convention, announced Mr.. Steele's nomina-
ton, and the convention, upon motion OF
Paul Winchester. made the nomination unan-
imouS.
Mr.. Winchester, as chairman of a committee
on notification will later officially notify Mr..
Steele of his nomination. The notification
will take place at the Carrollton Hotel.
The Platform.
The convention adopted the following reso-
lutions. which were presented by its commit
tee on resolutions, Robert r. Boarman,
chairman:
1.-The representatives of the Democratic
party of the second congressional district do
hereby declare:
''l.-That we are in favor Of sound and
honest money, the gold ard silver money of
the constitution, and the coinage of both
metals, without discrimination against either.
into standard dollars of final payment and
redemption, at such Il ratio as shall preserve
the parity in value between the two metals.
''2.-That while our foreign trade has in
creased in spite of the Ubiquitous tariff laws of
the Republican party, it is still the duty of the
Democratic party, in the interest of the
whole people, to insist upon a tariff for
revenue sufficient for the needs of the gov
eminent economically administered, and We
hereby declare our allegiance to the time
FOnOred principle of our party, that unneces-
sary taxation is unjust taxation, and demand
a speedy reduction. so far as practicable, of
war taxes.
''3-We congratulate the nation on the sue
ceSsful issue of the war with Spain. and upon
the patriotism displayed by all of our people
without respect to party. But we deplore the
blight which Algerism has cast upon the homer
of the nation, and for which the Republican
national administration must be held respon-
sble. While we commend to the generosity
of a grateful nation our sailors and soldiers of
the late war, we declare that, owing to the
gross and criminal Encouragement of the
War Department. many of our camps became
pest holes, where the lives of many American
treemen were cruelty sacrificed by the incom-
petence OF officials appointed i'll the interest
OF Republican politicians with Il pull at
Washington.
" We demand thorough and impartial in
vestigation of the War Department by Con
gress and the summary punishment of the Off
Gals appointed by a Republican administra-
ton who have prOstituted patriotism to par
tisanship and greed.
'4.-That it is the duty of the American
people to meet fully every just and necessary
responsibility of the war and to secure genu
inc freedom for Cuba. While the annexation
of Cuba and Porto Rico may be the logical
and necessary result of the war, we declare
that it is not sound policy to annex to this
country the semi barbarous people of the
Eastern Hemisphere or to embark upon a
-orelSh polcy Wnlcn VIII emDrOll us with the
nations Of Europe. We declare that we
should adhere to the traditions of the century
of constitutional government and should seek
peace, commerce and friendship with all ma
tons, entangling alliances with none
"5.-Ihat we earnestly call upon Demo
Gratis all over the State to lay aside the differ
ences that have divided us in our recent cam
paign and to unite now in Il hearty and vigof
GUS effort to elect to the House of Represent
atives gentlemen of chara cter and capacity,
who will restore to our State the high position
which she held for so long in Congress and
which, it is humiliating to feel, has been lost
to us as one of the results of Republican sue
cess"
A novel feature of the convention was its
opening with prayer by Rev. j. Z. Malloy,
of Rolandville, Cecil county. Mr.. Malloy is
Methodist clergyman. and his interest in
Democratic politics led him to Elkton on
Wednesday.
SKETCH OF THE NOMINEE.
Nicholas W. Steele is a native of Carroll,
and son of the late Maj. James H. Steele,
who had large landed interests and was once
member of the Legislature from Carroll.