The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-08
STATE CONVENTION.
Delegates Chosen to go Unin
structed to Kansas City
Strong Resolutions
Adopted.

send delegates to the Democratic
National Convention in Kansas
City, on July 4th, next abso-
lutely unpledged. Such was the
result of the deliberations at the
State Convention held in Balti-
more on Tuesday, and the follow
ing delegates were selected:
Delegates at Large Governor
John Walter Smith, State Treas.
urer Murray Vandiver, Elk Con.
gresham Joshua w. Miles and
Colonel Il. Victor Baughman.
District Delegates.-First Dis.
trict-J. Benjamin Brown, Jeffer-
sou ID. Station.
Second District = Charles Il.
Fendall, b. Frank Grouse.
Third District-Harry Round
tree, E. j. Chasty.
Fourth District-A. Leo Knott,
Martin Lehmayer.
Fifth District = DR.. George
Wells, Joseph A. Wilson.
Sixth District-Blair Lee, Jno.
Heating.
The electors nominated are: At
large, John p. Poe, G. S. Hamill
district electors, p. B. Hopper,
Joseph II. Steele, John Hebb,
Albert s. j. Owens, DR.. NJ. G.
Ellzey and Thomas A. Poffen
berger.
The convention was we'll at
tended. Colonel l.. V. Baugh
man, of Frederick, was chair
man. Hon. Jacob NJ. Newman
was a member of the Committee
on Credentials and Jacob Rohr-
back on Resolutions.
DR.. Wells, of Anne Arundel
County, offered a set of resolu-
tons favoring a reaffirmation of
the Chicago platform and a
pledged delegation in favor of
Mr.. Bryan. This was not adopt,
ed by Il majority vote of the Com
mittee on Resolutions.
The platform adopted by the
convention opens with d refer
ence of gratitude that the Demo.
Gratis are again in power in the
State. 1t continues as follows:
1--WE reatlirm our allegiance to
the principles of the party as for
mulated by jefferson and exem
plified by Madison and jackson.
AS the nation advances and de
velops, new issues are presented
and old issues disappear, but the
fundamental principles of Democ
racy, born of human needs and
Graded i'll events-the preserva-
ton of personal liberty, the
equality of all citizens before the
law, freedom of speech, freedom
OF the press, freedom of con
science, the reserved rights of the
States and the supremacy of the
Federal Government within the
limits of the Constitution-these
remain untouched by the vicissi
tudeS OF time aud evolutions, and
Will ever stand as the best
and only guarantee of the perpetu
alton of free institutions.
"We declare that 'alI govern
mentS instituted among men de-
rive their just powers from the
consent of the governed That
any government not based upon
the consent Of the governed is
tyranny.
"We hold that the Constitution
follows the flag and denounce the
doctrine that Congress or the Ex-
ecutlve can exercise lawful au.
thority in violation of the Consti.
tuition. We assert that no ma
ton can long endure half repub.
lie and half empire. Imperialism
III any section Of our domain will
lead quickly and inevitably to
deSpotism at home"
1--WE are unalterably opposed
to a large standing army in time
of peace.
"Betieoiag that our most cher
'Shed institutions are IN 0yeat
peril and that the yery eristence of
the Constitutional Republic Is at
stake, zoe feel that in the presence
OF these great dangers Democrats
erery'ohere should lay aside their
d3terences as to the percentage of
duties on imports, the number of
grams Of Sitver in the dollor. and
upon other issues Of subordinate
Importance IN the present crisis.
and unite IN a reSolute and deter,
mined effort to stay the Orerwhelm
eng progress Of radical errors in
regdrd to the nature of onr gOrern.
ment fRdugarGted by President Nc.
h'ntey and the RepubIican partv.
eve declare our firm belief
that the safety and true glory of
our country and the stability of
our very institutions depend upon
astrlct and rigid adherence to
the principles and practices of
the fathers ofthe republic. Col
onlal expansion and military oc-
cupation and control of remote