The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-07
TO DEFEAT GORMAN
is THE PRIME END AND AIM OF
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
IN MARYLAND
DENOUNCE THE WICKED DENIS
Speeches of Leaders Berate the OPP
position for Its Course on the
Exclusion of the Hit
crate Vote

BALTIMORE, Md. Aug 6-The Re
publican STATE convention held here to-
day placed in nomination the following
ticket:
Fob State acknowledgements s.
Platt, Of Baltimore city.
For Clerk of the Court Of Appeals
Thomas Parran, of Calvert county.
Both nominations were made by accla-
nation, no other names coming before
the convention. Interest, therefore, CEN
tered mainly in the platform and the
speeches, all of which teemed 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 conven-
ton was ignored in that upon which the
Republican candidates will stand, but it
came in for it's unfavorable mention in
the speeches. Phillips Lee Goldsborough,
chairman of the Republican state central
committee, indicated clearly the course to
be pursued by his party in the coming
fight with regard to this issue in his
opening address to the convention, say
ing:
ITO the cry that this a white mans
state, we answer that the negro bogy Will
scare no man. 1t is disgusting but hui
I
without force The suggestion 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
brave and intelligent people, who are
justly proud of the glory of their state.
There has never been time when there
has not been white mans government
in Maryland, and as the percentage OF
colored people has steadily decreased in
the state each decade, since 1910, when it
was 1922 per cent, to the present time.
when it is but 1878 per cent. the puerility
and absurdity of crying aloud white
mans government is apparent.
THE PLATFORM.
The platform is the work of United
States Senator McComas and Phillips Lee
Goldsborough chairman of the state CEN
trail committee, who is regarded as a
promising candidate for the seat of Sen
ator Wellington in the event of Repub-
lcan success Unlike the Democratic dec
laration of principles made last week,
much stress is made upon national issues.
The administration of President Mch1n-
lev is heartily Endorsed, the policy OF the
Republican party on the tariff, the cur
rencv and other vital questions or ma
tioral moment is vigorously commended
while that Of the Democrats OF the state
is quite as vigorously denounced GoN.
Smith comes in for full measure Oh
condemnation, for having called the spe-
cial session Of the legislature which was
held in the spring of this year, while the
party which placed him in office was
soundly berated for passing the new elec-
ton laws.
The plank which is supposed to espe-
cially refer to Mr.. German is as Iolio"s'
AGAINST GORMAN.
eve appeal to all good citizens to unite
in defeating the selfish political bosses
in their conspiracy, begun with the ext d d
session to perpetuate themselves ana
their methods by one-sided elections, ana
to thwart the first purpose or that CON
spiracy by defeating the electlon 10 the
United States senate OF the democratic
leader who dictated the disfranchlslnS
election law to the servile assembly.
Their victory would again fasten upon
our state the reign of corruption ana Vlo-
lence overthrown in 1885, and enable
them to retrench themselves for a gem
Grafton behind far worse disfranchls-
ing election law than the unAmerican
law we are pledged to repeal.
eff we succeed, we VIII defeat the eiec-
ton to the United States senate Of a
man whose views on tariff and finance
fuctuate with political eXigencies, VINO
is stable only in unvarying control OF the
Democratic party machine"
Other planks pledge the party repre-
sentatives in congress to uphold the pol
icy of President Mckinley, promise that
the Republicans, If put in control Of the
legislature, will Immediately repeal the
new election law and re-enact the one
in force prior to the recent special ses-
sion of the legislature; to pass laws to
prevent corrupt practices in elections; to
regulate primary elections; to take pub
lie schools and the police department
out of politics; to suppress all combina-
ticns of trade which are intended to
create monopoly; to amend the present
oyster laws, SO as to provide for the re-
punishment and revival of the barren
oyster beds at public expense, and to Sc
cure to oyster men and crabbers full
rights and privileges on those beds.