The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-09-19

M William = BRIAN, Jr. expressed hts
thanks f.s gre personal aai professional huaor
4sne BIN tis saii ,teirct~d, be- would carry
aal his laty wiih the came energy and industry
hat h. haa shaEu IN those city athc-S be bad
CHANGED ia ST. lie pasi glowing tribute to
Nr. Wafdcld a8d gave somr reasons "hy
Democratic SUCCESS q necessary ihis tall.
d. Atkinson. the candidate Tor Cumpiro,r
Hrs. did aaE sPyak. and the Convention nj
5a4surl 81 II % clock.
Sketches OF the Nosaine~.-
EaH.a Wardeli was born ~ Oskdale. has
prss-n, eaaairy home. ia Howard county, on
May :. ISIS. liz sat educated in The public
school. ID upsAr,l. aud AZ the age OF Is be
samr teacher arj taught seven years. While
tearhiug be studied lAw Al the age Of -
wears he was appo,aysd register % wl.ls TO h!i
F a vacancy aud "a 1875 was elected for tai!
trrus IL I,si be- aas elected State Senator
ta G.l oat the uu-NriFvi term ot Senator Tor
asau add rr elected la ISIS. and vas 2resi'
4yal Of the Senate 10 lSsa. Ihe same year
Press lrat Cleveland appointed him Surveyor
. Of Customs of the Port # Baltimore. Ia 1880
b. organized the Fidelity aud Deposit Com,
pany ol Maryland. 10 3htch be has devoted
. aa emerge, ever NGce.
pr. Gerl5n 7. Atkinson, the Democratic
{ nominee for Comptroller, IS a native OF SOFA
rrss, county aud is IS years old. Asa boy be
a.lruts,i The academy al Pocomoke City, AID
later was given & finishing course at Dickinson
College. Prom Dickinson be entered the
University % Pennsylvania for = course IN
medicine, graduating IN 1854. Shortly after
h. located at Crsh-ld IA the lower part
uF Somerset county. then village OF
E.zs than loU inhabitants, for the practice
81 his profession, and there be at present re
,iles lie IS recognized q, one OF the most
prominent OF Somerset pracuciug physicians,
and Is a partner iB one OF the largest drug
concerns sn the Eastern Shore.
Dr.. Atkinson has always taken an active
interest 10 politics. aud fyr number Of years
I was a member of aBd president Of the Board
of school Commissioners OF Somerset county.
F In ls95 he was nominated by has party for the
State Senate, but was defeated by the Repub.
lean tidal wave oi that wear. He l. one OF
the most popular men in his county, and has
seysrai times been requested 10 take another
nomination. out has always refused. lie Is
regarded as one OF the best hnaueters as well
a, one oil the most successful business men on
he Eastern Shore. having for several years
been president of the bank of CriShed and a
director IN several Others.
Dr. Atkinson Is a member OF the Mount
Pleasant Methodist Protestant Church aud IS
prominently llculuCA WIN tlisi' ASHohitHAti"l'
in church work throughout the State.
Mr.. William ; Bryan, Jr., was born in Bal
tiuore i'm 1859. He Is the son of eX-Judge
William ;. Bryan. Mr.. Bryan graduated from
the University OF Virginia in 1879 and was ad-
mit,pd to the bar three years later. lie im-
mediaielg began the practice OF law IN Balu-
more.
In ls4O Mr. BRYAN was made counsel to the
/ Board OF Supervisors Of Election and served
until 1892. when he was appointed City Attor'
new. lie later became City Solicitor, which
T office he held from 1892 TO 1895.
The Platform.
( The committee on resolutions reported the
/ following. which was adopted
/ The representatives OF he Democratic party
[ of Maryland, in State convention assembled,
/ heartily commend the administration of Gov.
1 John Walter Smith.
/ He has diligently and faithfully discharged
! the many and varied duties Of his office and
! fully made good his assurances TO the people
/ that under his administration as Governor the
/ laws would be vigorously enforced, the public
revenues carefully guarded and peace and
/ good order resolutely maintained.
The efficient aud successful management OF
the affairs of the State in Democratic hand,
/ for the last four years justly entities us tC
| claim. a continuation of the confidence ano
| support of the people.
The good government which we are nov
ENJOYING under Democratic administration
cannot possibly be made better by the Repub
lean party; bat, on the contrary. dependent
for its existence as that party in this State Is
upon its solid negro vote, it is manifest tina
the defeat of our ticket at the coming election
will bring back upon us the evils and danger
from which our triumph in 1899 SO fortunatel,
delivered us.
We believe that the political destinies 0
MARYLAND should be shaped and controlled b.
the white people of the State, and while W
disclaim any purpose to do any injustice
whatever to our colored population we declar
without reserve our resolute purpose to pre-
serve in every conservative and constitutions
way the political ascendahcy of our race.