The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-22

to Witness the Interest," ~
Exercises.
Tuesday at noon the commi,,.,
appointed at the State Conway
ton. met and officially notify,
the Democratic candidates ~
Governor, Comptroller and At+a'
ney General of their nomiDots
in the parlor of the CarroIlta,
Hotel, Baltimore. MANY n,a'
inent Democrats were nrs."''
and the occasion was a most i,
teresting and pleasant one,
Hon. Murray Vandiver. e,,;.
man of the Democratic State Caa
trail Committee, introduced 'y a.
members of the committqe-N''
Frank 7. Shaw, of Ca,,'n
county; Frank A. Fulst. SamnJ
w. Pattison and John NJ. Tons
of Baltimore County; Robs.
Moss, of Anne Arundel connie
and John r. Pattison. of Nv,
chester cOunty-to the candidats,
and then DR.. Shaw made tbs
speech of notification. He sDoEs
of the nomination coming dirpe,
from the people and said that
the unanimity with which ts
nominations were made meant
party unity in November and A
sweeping victory.
Among other things lie said.
in speaking of Governor Lowndeg
"When a candidate four ypar
ago he said public Office sbOpn
be administered for the publp
good. He has used the Offices
his disposal to further personal
ambitions and as a reward for
partisan service. 1t is well
known that after appointing The
Speaker of the House of Dele
gates State Fire Marshal he re-
fused to commission him because
he did not facilitate the passage
of a measure which would have
changed the Police Department
of Baltimore City and accom-
pliShed the destruction of an ad.
verse faction in his own party and
cleared the way for the upbuild.
ing of another which would have
acted wholly in his political in.
terest. That this measure ema
mated from a Democratic source
and passed the Senate 6y the ala
of Democratic votes signifies moth.
ing as to the motive which prompt.
ed his Excellency to support it.
she said the public school
system should be divorced from
politics. He has Republicanized
every school board in the State.
"When tobacco inspectors Of
his own selection were charged
with squandering the peoples
money he failed to discover il
until he desired to punish a Ger
tain Congressman who had be
come a dangerous political rival
she will be called upon to an
swer to the people for bis an
nounced willingness to dispose 0
the States holdings in the Ches
apeake and Ohio Canal for tn
sum of $500, 900 to a single an
certain bidder, without providin
for the maintenance forever of
competing line of transportatiO
to tidewater for the mineral, ag
ricultural and other products Q
Western Maryland, and that bid
der in 1890, or its general counsel
and now president, computed ii
value, in an interview in the Ba
timore San Of February S, sam
year, at more than 81 600, C0O.'
DR.. Shaw stated that if no spe(
ial fault could be found with th
management of the State finance
it was purely because he was
hedged about by laws formulate
by Democrats that no other cOur'
could be pursued. Howeve
nearly all public monies are d
posted in banks with which hls
Republican officials are c0nnecte'
In every way LowndeSi admin
tration has been a negative one.
The worst feature of Republics
supremacy in the State is the i
crease OF crime, especially amor
the negro element. BaltimO
City and every county in Il
State has had sad experienc
In 1878 there were 1880 mo
crimes committed by colored pc
pie than in the previous two yea
OF Democratic rnla All this VI
made possible by Republican Sl
cess. Will the people stand SUI
a state of affairs again.
The letters of acceptance fro
each candidate were then rea
Col. John Walter Smith, in pal
said:
eff elected governor, | shi
see to it, to the best ofmy abillt
that the laws are faithfully al