Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-08-06
GOVERNOR A DELEGATE
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONvEE
TON MEETS on THURSDAY
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Tie Democratic state ConxenEiaus
80 y hich fsoveru0r War4e@d s. q dele
gate from anne Arundel euamsy. niease
~ Baltimore 90 Thursday. The B4l-
tim0re Americas says
stFoftnne will anoe more knoe4 -
the do0r 20 gnVeFnor Wsrasi1 au
Thursday nest. " when - taAss his se4s
~ the Democratic STATE Convention -
a delegate from Anrs Arundel eoun-
~. ~ viii have an appostamitv 60
put into concrete fafms sone - taesa
views wbich - has expressed frps
time - time regarding sac at4naze
ment Of has party ther domination -
candidates and fiie cunalmet - state
campaigns
s.Of eourze. .f0rtnne Nj nat he <uoe~-
ing 81 his door Wheu tae esnFeution -
called upon Co vote upon rs~olWtinns
emb0dving his views. II BE- tainss 8
or0per e. infra1uee resolutions The
hour ~ triumph IL the trresrnor :
party enemies. ~ lo VIII oe in tne ma
iorifv IL the eouxsntfon- VII ea1rre
when be presents q resolution Tres
viii take peculiar prisls in having e
referred. v ifhout being read Ant vita
out dsbats. .t0 tIse comr itlee On ressl w.
ffOns. y hers IL wffI he veteI 1owu ausE
then Felegated - tbe waste BASKET
Governor Wqrfeid IS. however. 3
CONTAGIOUS Ran. Hfe has not bssis4-
tel to express his views. and if tne
Il convention attempts to suppress any
papers introduced By aim be kao~s
how 10 place HIS views before t1e pnn-
lie. lie has made an attempt o. iilt
his party ont ~ the rut ausf Elnee lt
mp01 q higher plane ~. as a deie-
agte. be remews 1haf essort On the
state convention and the ssfort IS fs-
tile. the responsibility gor the fa&ture
will fall upon che convention
'.For illustration. the tsoVernor
might try To- set himself riEat vita
his party ~ proposing a iislra1-
chisin2 amendments framed along tiie
lines 0f the Bryan or Worthinxton
amendments " whieh be inllarsesA waeu
be declared bis opposition g. the Poe
proposition. lie might elisr has prop
Osition IN a concrete form te - ssu-
bodied as a plank in the state plaa-
form. the Democratic party promising
to enact the amendment. Iust A.
framed, il given the power - ~. -
by the election 81 = three-ilfths Demo
cratic majority ia the Senate ausl
.
once. IIe gave his indorsement -
the general proposition - disfran~
chise c01Ored voters when tha1 prop-
0siti0n was pat up to him it was 80
drastic and 50 thoroughly partisan "a
it, operation that he could net give
IL his approval Tie might ssse the
next governor. f q Democrats, the
woes which befei himself
ssIf the Governor desires % put fnto
effect views which be expressed NS
the recent Democratic conference and
in lie letter declining g. be n eanIi-
dale for renom nation. BE- eoufsi in-
tr0duco n resolution asking that the
convention adjourn until after the
legalfzed primaries shall have been
held in Baltimore. In the meantime
his resolution might suggest a direet
primary vote for governor. This sug-
gestiou would be IN line with nis
views heretofore expressed
AT the banquet ~ the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association IN Bal
timOre in 1905 the Governor male some
remarks bearing upon the control of
paties by selfish ard designing pol
iticiaus. lie might reiterate in the
state convention the views which ne
then expressed He would. 60 sav the
least, create a lively and interesting
scene, as ne did when. at the resent
Democratic conference he said his
party was not IN a strong position IN
the State.
"He will be putting into deniGte
and official form. II be Introduces.
n resolution embracing his views
against the use Of money n elections
Some leaders high In the Democratic
party have expressed the same views.
| 1t remains to be seen II the e0nxen-
tion viii adopt an anti-bribery plank
It will be far more important to see
later IL they viii live up to it,
1T will be within the Governor 8
power TO make himself a storm eenEer
| in the convention and 10 further i'm
press his individuality upon bis party
throughout the state. Many q the
oIdtime leaders Of bis party ant8ei-
pate that be viii bring his ideas be-
| fore the convention and to prexent
such action they were anxious to
keep him out Of the convention, but
did not succeed. His independent
| friends are anxious that he assert bin
self and make an effort - have tbs
convention put itself on record on
his position.
lhe state adm -AnA@ -
| the administration of Governor War
field. Of Comptroller Atkinson. -
Treasurer vandiver. and 0f other en-
| cials-wilI be ind0Fsed as a whole
| but not IN parts If an effort - made
/ to indorse the Governor. adninistfa
/ tion on It's merits the effort viii oe
/ sidetracked. n former Governor
| Frank Brown is Nominated for COVER
nor, and It did lock a. though he
would be the nominee, the state plat