Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-03
SMITH FOR GOVERNOR
Maryland Democrats Make Their
Nominations,
RAYNER FOR ATT'Y-GEWL,
Dr.. Joshua ". Herring, Of Carroll County,
for Comptroller.
UNUSUAL HARMONY PREVAILS.
All of the Nominations Made by
AccIamation-DecIa Against
Large Standing Army, Entangling
Alliances and Trusts.
UNUSUAL HARMONY PREvAIL'

BALTIMORE, MD, August 1.-The
Democratic State Convention. which was
held at Ford's Opera-House, in this city,
to-day, nominated the following ticket:
For Governor-John Walter Smith, Of
Worcester county.
For y-General--Isador Rayner,
of Baltimore.
For Comptroller, Joshua w. Herring, of
Carroll county.
The convention was unusually har-
monious, and all the nominations were
made by reclamation, Edwin Warfield
Mr. Smiths principal opponent with
drawing at the last moment and placing
the successful candidate in nomination.
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS.
That portion of the platform which re-
fers TO national issues Is as follows:
1--WE insist that in time Of war. as well
as Of peace. the freedom of the press
shall be preserved. and that the right
OF the people TO criticise freely the policy
and conduct Of the administration shall
be defended at all hazards.
FREE SPEECH.
mo deadlier blow can be dealt to
American liberty than the suppression,
by an abuse of executive power, OF the
free utterances by American freemen OF
their sentiments upon matters of public
concern affecting the welfare of the peo-
ple and we denounce as dangerous ana
indefensible all efforts to interfere with
and bride this sacred right.
OPPOSITION TO LARGE ARMY.
eve declare our unalterable opposition
n the creation and maintenance of
large standing army in time of peace we
insist upon the supremacy of the civll
over the military authority, ana we ue-
mand the strictest economy In the col
lection and disbursement of the pubic
revenues.
mo ENTANGLING ALLIANCES
I'VE believe in the time-honored doc
trine so earnestly impressed upon us py
the fathers of the republic, Of peace,
commerce. and honest friendship with al
nations: entangling alliances with none
THE TRUST EVIL.
eve view with alarm the multiplied
tion over the land Of such gigantic indus
trial and commercial trusts. the out
s,roy-tb of Republican legislation. as sti1e
Connection. threaten popular govern
nent increase the cost Of living. and cur
TAIL the individual rights Of the people
and we favor vigorous measures py the
states and by Congress TO repress TINS
great and growing evil
WHO THE NOMINEES ARE.
John Walter Smith, the nominee Tor
Governor. is banker, ana resides III
SNOW Hill. Worcester county. He mas
served I'm the State Senate for three con-
secutive terms, and was elected to Con-
qress last November I'm the First Con-
gressional District defeating W. f. jack
SON bv zoe votes. He is personally very
nonular and the nomination is regarded
as a strong one.
Isador Rayner, the nominee for Attor-
ney-General. Is a lawyer, and has long
been prominent in the political and soclal
circles of the State. lie served In the
Fiftieth. Fifty-second, and f1fty-third
Congresses. and IS regarded as one OF
the hest political orators in Maryland.
DR. Joshua w Herring. who was noni-
mated for Comptroller. is cashier OF
hank I'm Westminster. He IS member
~ the state Senate, and is president of
the Methodist Episcopal Conference In
MARYLAND. and Of several secular bodies
All are favorable to a gold standard OF
currency.
The date for holding the Republican
state Convention has not yet been an
nounced. Governor Lowndes has practi-
cally no opposition for reconciliation.