The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-02
THE CAMPAIGN CRY OF MARY
LAND DEMOCRATS.
MADE PARAMOUNT lsSuI
In Case of Democratic Success Cor
man Will Be Returned
to Senate.

Baltimore Aug. 1.-The democratic
state convention which met here to-
day, 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 constitu-
tion of the state. Upon this the
paramount issue of the campaign
will stand the candidates nominated
today for state officers and those
chosen in the various county and dis
trict conventions as candidates for
places in the legislature of 1902.
which body will elect United States
senator to succeed George L. Yelling
ton. That his successor, in the event
of democratic victory will be Arthur
Pue German is settled beyond ques-
ton, although no formal announce
ment of his candidacy has as yet
been made. The nominal purpose for
which the convention met was to Sc
lect candidates for the offices of con-
troller and clerk of the court of ap-
peals and it fulfilled this task by
unanimously naming DR.. Joshua w.
Herring of Carroll and j. Frank Turner
of Talbot, to succeed themselves in
the places mentioned.
This action, however, was a fore
gone conclusion and the main bust
ness of the convention was the form
; ulation and adoption of a platform
upon which the democrats could go
before the people of the state with a
reasonable show Of winning. The
combined sagacity of all the demo
! cratic leaders in the state was call
ed into action for this purpose
The platform says in part:
'The democratic party represents
more than 100000 majority of the
white people Of Maryland. They, in
common with their brethren of the
other states into which large masses
of colored voters have been injected
into the body polite, recognize that
the peace, good order, personal safety
and proper development of our mater
ial interests depend upon the control
of the commonwealth by it's intelli-
gent white residents. Without the
aid of the 10000 colored voters, the
republican party in Maryland would
bein a hopeless minority.
We, therefore, without hesitation,
proclaim that the success of the demo-
cratic party will mean that while we
shall deal with perfect fairness in Sc
curing all the benefits of good govern
ment and full and free opportunity
for education to all classes, such ac-
ton must be taken as to prevent the
control of the state government pass
ing into the hands of those who have
neither the ability nor interest to
manage public affairs and welfare" :"
The other planks in the platform
re-affirm the devotion of the local
party to the principles inaugurated
by Jefferson, assert that democratic
control is necessary to the welfare of
the state; commend the administra-
ton Of John Walter Smith as govern
or; pledge the party to amend the
oyster and school laws in such man
ner as may seem proper: declare the
course Of the governor in calling
special session Of the Legislature, and
the action of that body in passing
laws to limit the exercises of the
right of franchise to those who are
able to read and write to be patriotic
in the extreme; denounce federal Of
icers for frauds and irregularities in
the late federal census; commend
state authorities for the manner in
which recount of the people was made
and pledge the party to the adoption
os such laws as will make primary
elections as fair as those held under
the general election laws.
The platform went through without
a dissenting vote. The only depar-
ture from perfect harmony came
when the announcement of members
of the new state central committe
was made, and it was discovered that
every opponent of I. Freeman Rasin
in municipal politics had been drop
ped from the list aud their places
filled with those whoh, loyalty to the
Organization is unquesgoned