The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-08-26
THE REPUBLICAN STATE
CONVENTION YESTERDAY
Mr.. Frank E. Williams. OF Cecil Coun-
ty, For Comptroller.

HlIy OF purpose and harmony reIgned
at tOday's Republican State Convention,
held in the Maryland Theatre, so that
the making of the platform and the Sc
lection of a candidate for State Comp
trOller was cOnsummated with the least
possible confusion. Frank E. Williams,
of Cecil, was named as the party candi-
date to oppose DR.. Joshua W. Herring,
of Carroll. the nominee Of the Demo-
cratic party. Congressman Sydney f.
Mudd was absent, being sick in hos
pital, while ex-Congressman VIM H.
Jackson is laid up at his home. Con-
gresham George A. Pearre, who was
regarded as a possible inSurgent, was
present, but with no fire of battle in his
eye. He was docile and complacent
and had evidently come to the conyen-
ton prepared to accept at the hands of
those in control, whatever was handed
out to him. Amy ideas he may have had
as to opposing that part Of the platform
relative to increased representation for
Baltimore, did not ind expression. the
congressman from the Sixth being 81
lent on the subject.
The theatre was crowded with dele
gates from Baltimore city and the coun-
ties, in addition to hundreds Of other
interested parties, when chairman John
B. Hanna called the netting to order,
setting forth that the party stands as a
bulWark against the designs Of the Dem
ocratic party IN its efforts to pass the
distranchisement amendment. Mr.. Han
ma said that the Republicans hoped to
work for a just representation for Bal
timore CITY and the counties, and shortly
afterwards Thomas Parran was nomin-
ated as chairman by Congressman
Pearre.
Mr. Parran was elected chairman
unanimously and amid great enthusiasm.
In his speech Col. Pearre denounced
the Democratic party and scathingly
arraigned its leaders. He attacked the
suffrage amendment and predicted its
defeat.
Pearre, in closing his speech, de-
clared that the plan for representation
for baltimore City according to popula-
ton would be accepted very gracefully
by the Allegany delegation, although
this assertion was in no wise in accord
with its original opinion.
Congressman Pearre, John P Hill,
Of Baltimore, and E. NJ. Allen, of Har-
ford county, escorted Mr.. Parran to
the chair. Mr.. Parran made charac-
teristic speech in which he ridicuIed
the Democratic plank and the suffrage
amendment.
The making of platform proved an
easy task. 1t is along the line of the
platform adoped by the Republicans of
Baltimore city when they held their
Legislative conventions few days ago.
Nothing seems to be lacking however,
in the pledge it makes for greater Leg
islative representation for Baltimore
city.
the paramount issue is made the dis
franchisementa amendment. 1t contains
the Just Representation League bill for
city representation and an income tax
plank; public utilities plank and de-
nunciation of the Democratic State and
city administrations, as well as of the
good roads commission. A reassess-
ment plank is Incorporated and the en-
tire platform was adopted without dis
senting voice.
The nomination of the candidate for
State comptroller followed. Ex-State
Senator H. NJ Mccullough nominated
Frank E. Williams, of Cecil county and
he was unanimously chosen as the can
ddate.
The platform adopted by the conven-
ton was as follows:
We the representatives of the Repub-
licans of Maryland, in Convention as
sembled, realized that no national issues
are involved in the present campaign in
this State, except in so far as the at
tempt to adopt an un-American suffrage
system in one State of the Union may
effect the common sisterhood of the
States of the Union.
Republicans in Maryland claim help
from all good citizens, whatever their
politics or party, from all sincere
friends Of honest government and pure
politics, in defeating the proposed
amendment to our State Constitution.
which we accept as the paramount issue
in this campaign. Like the amendment
rejected by the people four years ago.
this measure would make of MARYLAND
a one-party State, subject, with no hope
of rescue, to the misrule of those selfish
and INSCRIPTIONS men, long supreme in
the Democratic party organization,
against whose methods and aims thou
sands of Democrats have again and
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