The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-03
And All of the Nominations Were
Made by AcCIamation.
PRESS CENSORSHIP SCORED,
The Part ofthe Platform Dealing with
National Issues was Particularly
Severe on That Point The III
nanciaI Question Was Not
Touched Upon - Trusts
Condemned.

BALTIMORE. BID. August THE
Democratic State Convention which was
held al Fords opera House i'm this city
to-day. nominated the following ticket:
For Governor-Jolm Walter smith. Of
Worcester county.
FOR Attorney General-lsllor Roynor
of Baltimore.
For Comptroller-Joshua w.. Herring
of Carroll county
The convention was unusually har-
monious. and all the nominations were
made bv acc.amatou. Edwin Warheld,
Mr. Smiths principal opponent. with
drawing az the last moment and placing
tho successful candidate in nomination.
PRESS CENSORSHIP.
That portion OF the platform which re-
fers 20 national issucs Is as follows:
1--WE insist that 600 time of war as well
as of peace. the freedom of the press shall
be preserved. AND th4t the right oi the
pe0rie to crluc.se freely the policy and
conduct OF the Administration shall be-
defended at ali hazards.
"No deadiier blow can b. dealt to
American liberty than the suppre sion.
bv an abuse of executive power, of the
free utterauces by American treemen oi
their sentiments upon matters of public
cencern. affecting the welfare OF the
people aud we denoInce as dangerous
ana mdefeueihle a'l efforts 10 interfere
with and bribe This sacred right
owe declare our un1lterabie opposition
60 the creation and maintenance of "a large
standing army in time of peace. and we
insist upon the supremacy of tine civil over
the military authority, and we demand
the strictest economy n the collection ana
disbursements of the public revenues.
eve believe in the tme-hOn0red doc
trine so earnestly impressed upon us by
the fathers OF the republic. OF Peace
commerce and honest friendship with all
nations. entangling alliances with nonr.'
TRUSTS CONDEMNED.
1--WE view with alarm the multiplication
over the land of such gigantic industrial
and commercial trusts, the outgroWth or
Rcpublicau legislation. as sti1e c0mpru-
ton. threaten popular government, IN
reas. the cost OF living and curtau the
individual rights of the people. and we
favor vigorous measures by The states
and by Congress 10 repress this great and
growing oyil.'
John Walter smith. the nominee for
Governor. is "a banker and resides iu snow
Uu Worcester county He has served
in the state Senate for three consecutive
terms and was elected 10 Congress last
November in the First Consre loual Dis
trict. defeating w. T. Jackson by l49
votes. he SIS personally very popular and
tho nomination is regarded as strong
one.
ALL GOLD BUGS.
Tsador Rayn1r. The nominee for Attor-
ney General. is lawyer and has long
been prominent in political and social
circles Of the state He served In the
dftieth. nfty-secoud and ffty-third Con
greescs and is regarded as one ~ the
beef political orators I'm Maryland.
Doctor Joshua W. Herring. who was
nominated for Comptroller, is cashier OF
"A bank m Westminster. He is member
of the state Senate is president OF the
Methodist Episcopal Conference in Mary
land and of several other secular bodies.
AM are favorable 90 gold standard Of
currency.
The date for holding Tho Republican
state Convention has not yet been an
nouncod Governor LoWndcs has prac-
ucauy no opposition for denomination.