Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-08-10
STATE TICKETS.
Democrats of Maryland and Repub-
Ucans of Iowa Hold Conventions.

licans of Iowa Hold conventions
Baltimore, Md, Aug. 3.-The demo
cratic state convention, which was
held at Ford's opera house in this city
Wednesday, resulted in the nomination
of the following ticket: For COVER
nor, John w. Smith, of Worcester
county; for attorney general, lsidor
Rayner, of Baltimore; for comptroller,
Joshua w. Herring, of Carroll county
The convention was unusually harmo-
NOUS and all the nominations were
made by acclamaton, Edwin Wartield,
Mr.. Smiths principal opponent, with
drawing at the last moment and plac-
ing the successful candidate in nom
ination.
The platform demands the freedom
of the press in time of war as well rs
in peace and the rights of the people
to criticise the policy of the admins
tration; declares against a large stand
ing army in time of peace; views with
alarm the multiplication over the land
of such gigantic, industrial and com
merciaI trusts as stitle competition,
threaten popular government, increase
the cost of living and curtail the indi-
! Nltlldl IlShlS VI lht p''l'i'' 'i'' ''''
vigorous measures by the the state
and by congress to repress this great
and growing evil; declares that the re-
pulican party is responsible for the
numerous violations of the law upon
the negroes in the past, because the
| latter believe they will be offered pro-
lection and immunity from punish
ment by reason of their votes which
the platform asserts are east solidly
for the republican ticket.
John W. Smith, the nominee for gov
ernor, is a banker and resides in Snow
| Hill, Worcester county. He has served
! in the state senate for three consecu-
| tive terms and was elected to congress
| last November from the First district.
Isador Raynor, for attorney general,
| is a lawyer and has long been prom
inent in the political and social circles
of the state. He served in the Fiftieth,
Fifty-second and Fifty-third con-
crosses and is regarded as one of the
best political orators of Maryland. All
the candidates are favorable to a gold
standard.
Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 3.--The repub-
lican state convention yesterday nom
mated the following ticket: Cover
nor. l.. NJ Shaw, of Denison; lieuten-
ant governor, j. c. Milliman, of Lo-
gan; superintendent of public instruc.
ton. Il. c. Barrett, of Usage; railroad
commissioner, f. A. Dawson, of Way-
erly; supreme court judge, John $
Sherwin, of Mason City. The first
four nominees are the present incum-
hents and We're named by acclama-
ton. Judge Sherwin was nominated
on the fourth ballot.
After approving the administrations
of President Mckinley and Gov. Shaw
the resolutions commend the action
of the Iowa delegation in congress in
its support of protection. of the Ding
ley tariff. of the maintenance of the
administration of President McKin-
ley in his policy in peace and war.
The following declaration from the
Iowa republican platform of 1898 was
rcadopted: The monetary Standar;
of this country and of the commercial
world is gold. The permanence ot
this standard must be assured by con
gressional legislation giving to it the
validity and vitality of public law
All other money must be kept at ;
parity with gold"