The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-09-07
L0WNDES,
G0LDSB0R0UGH.
FINDLAI.
Splendid Ticket Chosen by Ma
ryland Republicans.
NOMINATIONS BY ACCLAMATI0N
Col. Pearre Presents the Name of Hon,
Lloyd LOwndes for r:.Renomintion-vig-
orous Presentation of the Issues of
the PlatfOrm-SenatOr yelling
tons Victory in the Matter of
the Police Reorganization
Plank.

HedfHhe ticket nominated at the Repub-
lcian Convention which met at noon
yesterday in the Academy of Music,
Baltimore, was as follows:
For Governor-Lloyd Lowndes.
For Comptroller - Philips Lee
Goldsborough.
For Attorney-General-John V. L.
Findlay.
The convention was without par
ticular incident. The committee on
resolutions was out for more than an
hour, and several planks not prepar-
ed by the platform trainers were in
troduced. The interest centred in
the police reorganization plank, and
while the Reform League was not
mentioned by name, the party is
pledged to the essential features of
the Leagues bills, which, of course,
include the examining board, its most
essential feature.
Governor Lowndes was renomina-
ted by Congressman George A. Pearre,
of Allegany county; Comptroller
Goldsborough by Mr.. Willard f. West,
of Dorchester, and Attorney-G General
Findlay by Mr.. Leon Greenbaum, of
Baltimore city.
Convention Proceedings.
Tho Sfo4a Canuon4;o,, - +lo
publican party in Maryland met yes
terday in Baltimore. The delegates
were slow in assembling and it was
thirtytive minutes past the hour of
nOon the time fixed for the meeting,
when Chairman of the State Central
Committee, Senator George l.. Wei
lington, called the body to order. In
doing so he said he deemed it proper
! That such a convention should be
opened with prayer, and he thereupon
called upon the Rev. Dewitt NJ. Ben
ham; of the Central Presbyterian
| Church to invoke the divine blessing
upon their deliberations. The Rev.
Mr. Benham then offered short
prayer.
Senator Wellington then addressed
the convention briefly upon its pur-
poses and the party's prospects, con
Guiding by asking for nominations for
temporary chairman. The Hon.
Stevenson A. Williams, of Hartford
county, was the only nomination
made, and he was unanimously elec-
| ted.
In assuming the duties of the chair
Mr.. Williams addressed the conven-
ton, reviewing the record of four
years of Republican party admins
tration. He referred to the improved
tone in the administration of public
affairs and pledged his party, if con
tinued in power, to a reduction of
State taxation, the wiping out of the
State debt in four years, and police
reorganization for Baltimore city.
| Mr.. Levi Thompson, of Baltimore,
was named as temporary secretary.
The committees ON resolutions and
credentials were then named and
when they retired the convention
took recess for fifteen minutes.
Upon the reassembling of the con-
yention Col. William J. Vannort, of
Kent, chairman of the Committee on
Credentials and Permanent Organi-
zation, reported the credentials of the
delegates correct, there being no con-
tests, and making the temporary Off
GERS permanent. The report of the
committee was amended by naming
Edgar Johnson, of Baltimore. as as
sistant secretar y, and adding that the
rules of the Maryland House of Dele
gates be adopted for the government
| of the convention, and was then
| adopted.
There was delay of about one hour
occasioned by the lengthy delibera-
tions of the committee on resolutions.
AT 2.20 p. III. the platform was repOr-
ted by the chairman, the Hon. Louis
Il. McComas.
The reading of the platform by
Senator McComas was punctuated by
enthusiastic applause at the close of
each paragraph, and at the conclusion
of the reading the declaration was
unanimously adopted with ou t
amendment.
The party emblem adopted was the
face of Abraham Lincoln turned TO
the right, as on the last official ballot
of the party, The State Central
Committee was authorized to fill
vanancies on the ticket.
] Nominations were then called for