Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-09-16
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

REPUBLICAN TICKET.
What Some of the Newspaper
Think Of il.
From the Annapolis Republican.
The Republican State Con-
vention was held in Baltimore
on Wednesday, and the ticket
agreed upon. before any primary
meetings were held and pub
lished in the newspapers i'm
mediately after the bosses had
come to their agreement. was
nominated. The platform adopt
ed does not seem to be salts
factory To the republicans them
selves Senator Wellington is
not pleased and Mayor Master
and his followers are wroth be-
cause the convention refused to
endorse his administration of
Baltimore city affairs. This
refusal is particularly CALLING
to the Mayor and his friends,
because a resolution of endorse
ment had been prepared and
was discussed in the committee
on resolutions and voted down.
When told of the action of the
convention Mr.. Malster re-
marked; well. they may hear
from us later on" There is
very little doubt. we think, that
the Allegany Ring will hear
from Mr.. Malster. and his
friends later on.
From Westminster Democratic Advocate
Governor Lowndes was the
logical candidate. If the party
has kept the faith and fulfilled
all promises. as the platform al
leges, it was right that he
should have been renominated.
No Governor of Maryland has
been elected for two terms.
however, and il is "A fact that
Lowndes' denomination is more
pleasing TO Democrats than to
the Republican party as a
whole. Democrats believe that
Lowndes is much weaker than
Gary, Shaw and some others.
and they regard his record as
weak .vacillating and insincere,
and, therefore, are gratitied
that he has been selected to
lead the party again. Many
Republicans do not like his
course. and in every county he
will lose Republican votes.
Eroa the Ellicoit city Times.
The platform is a series of
glittering generalities half
truths well told, which. if sift-
ed down, little else but clap
trap is left. Governor Lowndes
and his coterie of party rulers,
having already been rebuked
by the City of Baltimore. what
can they expect i'll November !:
/ From Havrc lie Grace Ledger.
Ii was as eXpedient that the
Republicans should nominate
Mr.. Lowndes and those with
him on the State ticket as il
was for the Democrats To name
Hon. John Walter Smith to
lead their ticket. The people
of Maryland have all to gain in
the election of Democrats this
tall. and the gentlemen on both
State tickets being the best of
men in the parties. the choice
of the Democratic nominees TO
fill the offices is the safest
choice to make. Maryland
under Democratic rule was one
of the best governed States in
the Union, and laid the found
alton for things substantial.
when The reigns of government.
by a coincidence. We're snatched
from them and the State ma
chinery run as an experiment.
/ From the Towson Democrat
All the nominations We're
made by reclamation. for the
reason that there We're no con
testing candidates. all of which
had been prearranged by the
bosses. The platform adopted
condemns the Democratic and
praises the Republican party.
indorses McKinley's Philippine
and Spanish wars policy, fav-
ors a continued protective tar
if, IA single gold standard and
promises many things in State
affairs which few believe will
ever be fulfilled should the
party be continued in power.
Much of the platform is de-
voted to blowing its horn of
praise of the present State adj
ministration. and claims to
having fulfilled all its promises
to the people.
! From the Kent News.
Governor Lowndes Will not
be strong candidate for re-
election. He was specially
strong in his first fight because
of his ''newness and of Demo
cratic divisions. In every coun-
ty he got votes that will go solid
for the Democratic ticket this
year. and we see no reason to
change our views of the result
of the election John Walter
Smith will carry Maryland by
a handsome majority Find
lev : nomination has no element
of strength that we can dis
cover. He simply forces him
self upon the Republican ticket.
He was loud in his profession
of Democracy as long as he
could get office from that party
and went To the Republicans
some years since.