Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-02
TO BE DlSTRANCH|SED
Maryland Democrats Take Sides
 Against Negroes


 Gave Notice of Its Intention to Eli
 minate the Negro From Politics
 Candidates Nominated and the Hon
 MT German Met His Friends.
 Baltimore, Md, Aug 2.-The democra- tic state convention, which met here yesterday 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 under the constitution of the state. Upon this. the paramount issue of the campaign, will stand the candidates nominated yesterday for state offices and those chosen in the various county and district conventions as candidates for places in the Legis- lature of 1902, which body will elect United States senator to succeed George l.. Wellington. That his sue cessor, in the event of democratic vic tory, will be Arthur Pue German, is thought to be probable, although no formal announcement of his candida cy has, as yet, been made.
 1A6 nOll1AdI puIPOSG 1OI WHICH Iue convention met was to select candi- dates for the offices of controller and clerk of the court of appeals, and it fulfilled this task by unanimously nam ing Dr Joshua w. Herring of Carroll and J. Frank Turner of Talbot, to succeed themselves in the places men, toned. This action. however, was a | foregone conclusion. and the real bus l mess of the convention was the formu- lation and adoption of platform upon | which the democrats could go before | the people of the state with a reason. able show of winning. The cmbined sagacity of all the democratic leaders | in the state was called into requisition for this purpose, and under the advice and guidance of MT German, the fol l lowing declaration upon the chief point l in issue was evolved:
 "The democratic party represents more than 10000 majority of the white people of Maryland. They, in common with their brethren of other states il which large masses of colored voter: have been injected into the body poll tic, recognize that the peace, gooC order, personal safety and proper de velopment of our material interests de pend upon the control of the common wealth by its intelligent white resi- dents. Without the aid of the 60,O0I colored voters, the republican party il Maryland would be a hopeless minor ity.
 "We, therefore, without hesitation proclaim that the success of the demo cratic party will mean that, while w shall deal with perfect fairness in SC curing all the benefits of good govern ment and full and free opportunitie for education to all classes, such actiol must be taken as to prevent the contro of the state government from passin into the hands of those who hay neither the ability nor the interest t . manage public affairs wisely and well. The other blanks in the platform re affirm the devotion of the local part to the principles enunciated by Thoma Jefferson, assert that democratic COT trol is necessary to the welfare of tn state, commend the administration 0 , John Walter Smith as governor; pledg the party to amend the oyster an school laws in such manner as ma , seem proper; declare the course of tn governor in calling a special session c
 
 E body in passing laws to limit the e1 ercise of the right of franchise t those who are able to read and writ to be patriotic in the extreme; d. nounce the federal authorities fo frauds and irregularities in the lat federal census; commend the state al t thorities for the manner in which a T. [ count of the people was made, an Q pledge the party to the adoption ( e such laws as will make the primar ' elections as fair as those held undt Q the general elections law.
 :. The platform went through withol !. dissenting voice or vote. The onl
 rift in the line of perfect harmon
 came when the announcement of u
 members of the new state central con mittee was made and it was discovere . that every opponent of I. Freema o Rasin in municipal politics had bee l. dropped from the list and their place | filled with those whose loyalty to u t organization is unquestioned. a Both MT German and Mir Rasin we o present throughout the proceeding
 but neither of them appeared on u I platform, nor did they occupy seats
 the body of the hall After the co
 vention adjourned. Mir German he <, an informal reception behind Il # scenes and great enthusiasm VI a shown by those who crowded fo
 ward to shake his hand