The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-07
All Good Citizens Asked to Assist I'm
Defeating the Aims Of the
Democratic Boss.
CRY OF WHITE MANS STATE"
DENOUNCED As An INSULT To ALL
INTELLIGENT PEOPLE.
Albert ID. Cummins to He Nominated
for Governor To-day by the
Republicans of Iowa.

BALTIMORE. Nd. Aug. 6.-The Repubii-
can State convention held here to-day
placed in nomination the following ticket:
For state controller. Hermann s. Plat. OF
Baltimore city; for clerk OF the Court OF
Appeals. Thomas Pafran. OF Calvert
county. Both nominations were made by ac-
clamation. no other names coming before
the convention. Interest. therefore. GEN.
tered mainly in the platform and the
speeches. all OF which teened with de-
nunciation Of Democracy in general and
former United States Senator German in
particular. The white supremacy issue
raised by the Democrats in the platform
adopted by them at last weeks convention
was ignored in the platform upon which
the Republican candidates will stand. but
1t came in for its unfavorable mention in
the speeches.
Phillips Lee Goldsborough. chairman OF
the Republican state central committee.
indicated clearly the course 10 be pursued
by his party in the coming fight with re-
gard 20 this issue in his opening address
to the convention. ITO the cry that IL Is a
white mans State said he. I'VE answer
that the negro bogy viii scare no man. II
is disgusting but humorous; IL Is a sham
and fraud: Ii is without force. The sugges-
ton that more than so per cent. of the white
population of the State is in Jeopardy from
any standpoint from the less than 20 per
cent. Of negro population is an insult to a
brave and intelligent people who are justly
proud of the glory of their State. There
has never been a time when there has not
been A white mans government in Mary
land, and as the percentage Of caored peo-
pie has steadily declined in the State each
decade since 1910, when IT was 3S22 per
cent, TO the present time. when IL is but
1878 per cent. the ~pIeriiity and absurdity
of crying aloud a white mans government
is apparent"
The platform was the work OF United
States Senator McComas and Philips Lee
Goldsborough. chairman OF the state Gen.
trail committee. who IS regarded as a prom
Using candidate for the seat OF Senator
Wellington, in the event Of Republican
success. Unlike the Democratic declaration
OF principles. adopted last week, much
stress is laid upon national issues. The
plank. which especially refers to Mr.. Cor
man follows:
I'VE appeal to all good citizens to unite IN
defeating the selfish political bosses in their
conspiracy, begun with the extra session.
TO perpetuate themselves and their methods
by one-sidsd elections and to thwart the
first purpose of that Conspiracy 10y defeat
ing the election TO the United States Senate
OF the Democratic leader VINO dictated the
DISTINGUISHING election law TO a servile as
sembly. Their victory would again fasten
upon our State the reign of corruption and
violence overthrow in 1885. ana enable
them TO entrench themselves for a genera
ton behind a far worse DISTINGUISHING cleo
ton law than the un-American law We are
pledged to repeal. II we succeed we will
defeat the election to the United States
Senate of a man whose viys on tariff and
finance fuctuate with political exigencies,
which is stable only I'm unvarying control
of the Democratic party machine"
Other planks pledge the party's repre-
sentatives in Congress to uphold the policy
Of President Mckinley: promise that the
Republicans. If put i'm control OF the Leg
i~slature, will Immediately repeal the new
election law and re-enact the one i'm force
prior TO the recent special session OF the
Legislature: 10 pass laws 10 prevent cor
rupt practices in elections, TO regulate Dri-
mary elections; 10 take the public schools
and the police department out Of politics.:
TO suppress all combinations OF trade which
are intended to create a monopoly; TO
amend the present oyster laws so as to
provide for the replenishment and revivalof
the barren oyster beds at public expense
and TO secure TO oyster men and crabbers
full rights and privileges on those beds.