The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-06
BRYAb'THEIR CANDIDATE
MARYLAND Delegates Will Vote for
Him Although Unpledged.
The State Convention ut Baltimore
Recognizes the leadership of the
. Nchrasbun "A STRONG Platform
Adopted Which Vigorously De-
nounces Imperialism and Trusts.

BALTIMORE, June 5.-The Maryland
delegation to the Democratic National Con-
yention, which is TO meet at Kansas City.
July 4, will go absolutely unpledged. They
will vote for Bryan. but the organization
determined months ago they should not be
pledged and today the State Convention
registered their will. A resolution was
passed recognizing and endorsing the lead
ership and candidacy of William J. Bryan.
The sixteen delegates who will represent
Maryland at Kansas City are as follows:
- Delegates at-large-Gov. John Walter
Smith. State Treasurer Murray Van Div
yer. former Representative Joshua W.
Miles. and Col. l.. Victor Baughman.
District delegates-First district. J. Ben
jamin Brown, Jefferson d. S. Tatton; Sec
ond district. Charles E. Fendall, B. Frank
Grouse; Third district, Harry Roundtree,
E. ]. Chasty; Fourth district, A. Leo
Knott, Martin Lehmayer; Fifth district. J.
Frank Smith. Joseph A. Wilson; Sixth dis
trict. Blair Lee. John Heating.
1t was at first proposed to send General
A. Leo Knott a delegate-at-large. but
compromise was finally effected by which
ne was u 30 dS d ueieSdte hum tic Hou' "a
Congressional district. but to be chairman
of the whole delegation. Eight electors
were nominated to be voted for in Novem-
Der as follows: At-large. John T. Poe.
G. s. Hamill; district electors, p. b. Hop
Der, Joseph H. Steele. John Hobb, Albert
S. ]. Owens. DIR. NJ. G. Ellzey, and Thomas
A. Poffenberger.
The convention adopted platform which
declares for an uninstructed delegation to
Kansas City. and yet admits that the
Democracy of the country is practically a
unit for the denomination Of Bryan. The
platform vigorously condemns the imper-
ialistic policy of the Republican Admins
tration. devoting more space to this issue
than to any other. The platform also con-
tains a sympathetic reference to the cause
of the Beers and endorses the Democratic
State administration. Trusts are condemn
ed and the Nicaraguan Canal project Is
approved.
The greater part of the afternoon was de-
voted to a spirited discussion of the plank
in the platform relating to an unrestricted
delegation, which was finally adopted. 1t
was drafted by Senator German himself.
and is as follows:
Having full faith in the wisdom CT the
delegates selected this day to represent the
Democracy of this State in the Nat:ocal
Convention, which will assemble in kanss
City on July next, and conforming to the
usages of the party in Maryland, We decline
TO give specific Instructions. believing that
the best results for the party and the
Union will be secured by their free and
untrsmmeled conference with the delegates
representing the other States of the nation.
But We note and record the fact that
with unparalleled unaniunity the Demo-
Gratis in county and State conventions have
signified their desire that William ].
Bryan shall again be selected to lead the
Democratic party and all others who will
join US in the effort to restore constftu-
tional government and who favor the Re-
public and oppose the Empire, his election
will be the surest guarantee that legiti-
mate business enterprises will be per-
fectly protected. but that trusts and COM
bines-which seek to untustly monopolize
trade and industry. which destroy compe-
tition. which necessarily increase prices
to the consumers. which lessen the en-
ployment of labor. and which deprive in
dividual energy and small capital of their
opportunity for betterment-shall be reg
ulated and controlled. and that the ex-
cessive and unequal taxation imposed by
the Republican party shall be repealed"