The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-02
And the Democracy of Maryland Will
Exert Every Possible Means
to Attain that End.
STATE CONVENTIONS TICKET
PRESENT CONTROLLER AND CLERK
OF COURT RENOMINATED.
Bryanite Groot Surprised that NOmi-
nees of the Dozen-Man Party Will
Not Make the Race

BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. 1.-The Demo-
cratic State convention, which met mere
to-day, declared that the purpose of the
party, if successful in the coming election,
is to eliminate the negro from politics In
Maryland If such a thing be possible un-
der the Constitution of the State. Upon
this, the paramount issue Of the campaign,
will stand the candidates nominated to-day
for state office, and those chosen in the
various county and district conventions as
candidates for places in the Legislature of
1902 which body will elect a United States
senator to succeed George l.. wellington
That his successor, in the event of Demo-
cratic victory. will be Arthur w. Cor
man, is settled beyond question, although
no formal announcement of his candidacy
has yet been made.
The nominal purpose for which the con-
venton met was to select candidates for
the offices of controller and clerk of the
Court of Appeals. and 1t fulfilled this task
by unanimously naming DR.. Joshua w.
Herring, of Carroll, and ]. Frank Turner,
of Talbot, to succeed themselves in the
places mentioned This action. however.
was foregone conclusion, and the real
business of the convention was the formu-
lation and adoption of a platform on which
the Democrats could go before the people
OF the State with a reasonable show of
winning. The combined sagacity of all the
Democratic leaders in the State was called
into requisition for this purpose. and under
the advice and guidance of Mr. German,
the following declaration upon the chief
point in issue was evolved:
1.-The Democratic party represents more
than 10000 of the majority of the white
people Of Maryland. They together with
their brethren of other States into which
large masses of colored voters have been
injected into the body polite, recognize
that the peace, good order, personal safety
and proper development of our material in
terests depend upon the control of the
commonwealth by its intelligent white resi-
dents. Without the aid of the 10000 colored
voters the Republican party in Maryland
would be a hopeless minority
I'VE therefore, without hesitation. pro-
claim that the success of the Democratic
party will mean that, while we shall deal
with perfect fairness in securing all the
benefits of good government and full and
free opportunities for education to all
classes. such action must be taken to
prevent the control of the state government
from passing into the hands of those who
have neither the ability nor the interest
TO manage public affairs wisely and we'll"
The other planks in the platform reaffirm
the devotion OF the local party to the prin-
ciples enunciated by Thomas Jefferson, as
to the welfare of the State, commend the
administration of John Walter Smith as
oyster and school laws i'm such manner
as may seem proper, declare the course
of the Governor in calling a special session
of the Legislature and the action of that
body in passing laws to limit the exercise
OF the right of franchise to those who are
able to read and write to be patriotic
in the extreme denounce the federal au-
thorities for frauds and irregularities in
the late federal census commend the state
authorities for the manner in which a re-
count of the people was made. and pledge
the party 10 the adoption of such laws as
will make the primary elections fair as
those held under the general elections law
The platform went through without a
dissenting voice vote. The only rift i'm
the lutte of perfect harmony came when
the announcement of the members of the
new state central committee was made
and il was discovered that every opponent
of /. Freeman Rasin in municipal politics
had been dropped from the list and their
places filled by those whose loyalty 10 the
union is unquestioned.
Both Mr.. German and Mr.. Rasin were
present throughout the proceedings but
neither of them appeared on the platform.
nor did they occupy seats in. the BODY of
the hall After the convention adjourned
Mr.. German held an informal reception be-
hind the scenes and great enthusiasm
was shown by those who crowded forward
to shake his hand