New-York tribune., 1901-08-07
BATTLE ON IN MARYLAND.
REPUBLICANS IN CONVENTION DE-
NOUNCE MR.. GORMANs POLICY.
WHITE SUPREMACY" IssIyE RIDTcTYr. rr,
CANDIDATES NOMINATED BY
ACCLAMATION

Baltimore, Aug 6.-The Republican State
Convention, held here to-day. placed the follow
ing ticket in nomination:
For State Controrer-HERMAN PI-ATT. of Baltimore
For Clerk of the Court Of Appeals-THoNAs PARRAN.
OF Calvert County
Both nominations were made by accIamatfon
Interest therefore centred mainly in the plat
form and the spe ches. all of which teemed with
denunciation of the Democracy in general ana
OF ex-senator German in particular, The white
supremacy" issue raised by the Democrats in the
platform adopted by them at last weeks eonven-
tion was ignored in that on which the Republi-
can candidates Will stand. but it came in for it's
share of unfavorabIe mention in the speeches
Phillips Lee GoIdsborough. chairman Of the Re
publican State Central Committee indicated
clearly the course - be pursued by his party in
the coming fight with regard TO this issue In his
opening addres to the convention
ITO the cry that this is a white mans State'
he said. I'VE answer that the negro boyle will
scare no man 1t is disgusting but humorous
1t is a sham and fraud: il is without force The
suggestion that the more than so per cent OF
white population of the State is in jeopardy
from any standpoint from the less than 20 per
cent of negro population is insult to a brave
and intelligent people. who are justly proud Of
the glory of their State. that as a colony was
freedom Of religion. 1t remained for the pres
ent boss governed Democratic machine in order
to hide its own hideousness. to conjure such a
spectacle. There has never been time when
there has not been white mans government In
Maryland, and as the percentage Of cOIored peo-
pie has steadily decreased in the State each
decade since 1910. when it was 3S22 per cent.
to the present time when it is but 10 IS per cent
the puerility and absurdfty of crying aloud a
l CrCNy-a
congressman George A Pearre. who presided
also characterized the issue as puerIle and
george X Gather, who placed Mr.. Parran in
nomination.
THE PLATFORM
The platform is the work of Senator McComas
and Phillips Lee GoIdsborough. chairman OF the
State Central Committee. who is regarded as a.
| candidate for the seat of Senator Wellington.
The plank which especially refers to Mr. German
is as follows:
We appeal to all good citizens to unite in de-
featng the selfish political bosses in their con-
spiracy, begun with the extra session, to per-
petuate themselves and their methods by one
sided elections, and to thWart the first purpose
of that conspiracy by defeating the election to
the United States Senate Of the Democratic
leader who dictated the disfranchising election
law TO a serV1le Assembly Their victory would
again fasten upon our State the reign OF corrup-
ttOn and violence overthrOWn in 1895. and enable
them to fntrench themselves for a generation be-
hind far worse disfranchising election law
than the un-AmeriCan law We pledged to re-
peal If succeed will defeat the election
to the United States Senate Of a man whose
views tariff and finance fiuctuate with po-
Gtical exigencies. who is stable only in unvary-
ing control of the Democratic party machine.
Other planks pledge the party's representatives
in Congress to uphold the policy OF President
Mckinley; promise that the Republicans. II put
in control Of the legislature. will Immediately
repeal the new election law and re-enact the one
4 in fOrca baTOra the rspant SnaciaI OaSOior - 49,
legislature to pass laws to prevent corrupt prac-
tices in elections; to regulate primary elections.
/ take the public schools and the police de-
partment out of politics. to suppress all com BIZ
| nations Of trade which are intended to create a
/ monopoly; to amend the present oyster laws so
as 20 provide for the replenishing and revival of
| the barren oyster beds at public expense and TO
secure TO oystermen and crabbers full rights and
privileges those beds