The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-02
THE MARYLAND DEMOCRATS COM
PLETELY IGNORE SAGE OF
LINCOLN AND I6 TO L
WEITE SUPREMACY AT ISSUE
Platform Appeals to the Electorate
to Suppress the IIIiternte Vote,
and AfIirms Loyalty to
Thomas Jefferson.
MEANS MUCH TO A. P. G0RMAN

BALTIMORE, Aug. 1.-The Democratic
state convention, which met here today.
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 cam
paign, will stand the candidates nominal
ed today for state offices, 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 success
sor, in the event of Democratic victory,
will be Arthur Pue German is settled
beyond question, although no formal an
nouncement Of his candidacy has as yet
been made.
The nominal purpose for which the con-
ventiOn met was to select candidates for
the offices of controller and clerk of the
court of appeals, and it fulfilled this task
by unanimously naming DIR. Joshua w.
Herring, Of Carroll, and J. 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 for
mutation and adoption of a platform upon
which the Democrats could go before the
people of the state with a reasonable
of all the Democratic leaders in the state
was called into requisiton for this pur-
pose, and under the advice and guidance
Of Mr.. German the following declaration
upon the chief point in issue was evolved:
WHITE SUPREMACY.
"The Democratic party represents more
than 10000 majority of white people in
brethren of other states into which large
masses of colored voters have been in
jected into the body polite, recognize
that the peace, good order personal safe
ty and proper development Of our ma
terial interests depend upon the control
OF the commonwealth by its intelligent
white residents. Without the aid of the
COCO colol ed voters, the Republican party
in Maryland would be a hopeless minor
ity.
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
Tree opportunities for education to all
classes such action must be taken as to
prevent the control of the state govern
ment passing into the hands of those
who have neither the ability nor the in
terest to manage public affairs wisely
and WELL"
BRYAN IS FORGOTTEN.
The other planks in the platform, re-
affirm the devotion of the local party
to the principles enunciated by Thomas
Jefferson, assert that Democratic control
is necessary to the welfare of the state.
commend the administration of John
Walter Smith as governor; pledge the
party to amend the oyster and school
laws in such manner as may seem proper:
declare the course of the governor in call
ing q 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 ex
treme; denounce the federal authorities
Tor frauds and irregularities IN the late
federal census; commend the state au
thorlues for the manner in which a re-
count of the people was made, and pledge
the party to the adoption of such laws
as viii make the primary elections as
fair as those held under the general
election laws
The platform went through without a
dissenting voice or vote. The only rift
In the lutte of perfect harmony came when
the announcement of the members of the
new state central committee was made
and it was discovered that everv op-
ponent of I. Freeman Rasin in municipal
politics was dropped from the list and
their places filed with those whose low
atty to the organization 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 body adjourned, Mr..
German held an informal reception be-
hind the scenes, and great enthusiasm
was shown by those who crowded for
ward to shake his hand