Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-07
STRONG PLATFORM
by Maryland Repub-
Iican State Convention.
Endorses Pres. Mckinley and De-
nounces Democratic State Machine.
One Plank Refers Particularly 10 German and
Prophecies His Defeat.

Baltimore, Aug. 6.-The Republican
state convention held today. present
ed the following ticket:
For state Ontroller-Herman $.
Plat of Baltimore city.
For clerk of the court of appeals
Thomas Parran Of Calvert county.
Phillips Lee Goldsborough, chairman
of the Republican state central com
mittee said in his opening address:
ITO the cry that this is white
mans state. We answer that the negro
DOGGY will scare no man. 1t is dis
gushing but humorous; it is sham
and a fraud: it is 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 n brave and
intelligent people.
1T remained for the present boss
governed Democratic machine. in or
der to hide its own hideousness. to con-
lure such Il spectacle. There has never
been & time when there has not been q
white mans government in Maryland.
Congl essman George A. Pearre of AL
leuhany county. was chosen temporary
chairman and Gfterward as perman-
emf chairman of the committee. Ashley
NJ Gould OF Montgomery county, Unit
ed states district attorney for the Dis
trict of Columbia was chairman of the
committee on resolutions. read the
platform which was greeted with en-
thusiaStic cheering and adopted with
out assent.
Of ODD
States Senator McCOmas and Philip l..
Goldsborough. chairman Of the state
central committee, who is regarded rs
a promising candidate for the seat of
Senator Wellington in the event of Re
publican success.
Much stress is laid upon national is
sues. The administration Of President
Mckinley is heartily endorsed: the
policy Of the Republican party upon
the tariff the currency and other vital
questions of national moment is Wig
orously commended. while that of the
Democrats in the state is quite as Wig
oroUsly denounced.
Coy. Smith comes in for a full meas
ure of condemnation for having called
the special meeting of the Legislature
which was held in the spring of this
year. While the party which placed him
in office is strongly censured for hay
ing passed the new election laws.
One plank Of the platform refers cspec-
tally to Mr.. German. 1t is as follows:
I'VE appeal to all good citizens to unite
in defeating the selfish political bosses in
the conspiracy begun with the extra ses-
sion to perpetuatc themselves ana their
methods by onc-sidcd elections. ana to
thwrat the first purpose Of that cpnspi-
racy by defeating the election 70 the
United States Senate Of the Democratic
leader who dictated the DISTINGUISHING
election law TO n servile assembly. Their
victory would again fasten upon our stat
the reign of corruption and violence over
thrown i'm 1895. and enable them to in
trench themselves for a generation behind
a far worse DISTINGUISHING election law
than the un-Amcrican law We are pledged
To repeal
IF we succeed We will defeat the cleo
ton to the United States Senate of a man
whose views on tariff ami finance iluctI-
ate with political exigt ncies, who is sta
ble only III unvarying control ~ the Dem
Ocrut.C l.arty machine