Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-09-19
CONVENTION IS OVER
REPUBLICANS HOPEFUL
Forces of G. o. P. Hold Har.
mOniOus Meeting.
BULL MOOSERS THERE TOO.
Believed That Recent AmaIeamatiOn
Of FsctiOus Boosts Chance Of
Success.

Republicans, augmented by those
Bull Moostrs who joined in the ANAL
gamation NOV sment. yesterday held
their State conv sntiou at the Audi
torium Theatre Baltimore, and for
mally adopted the platform agreed
upon by the joint committee of thirty.
together with a few additions de-
sired by the leaders.
The attendance at the convention
was fair, ana there was a general
spirit that the party's outlook was
encouraging. Few of those present
had hope that victory could be won
this fall, but they felt that the dis
tinct Bull Moose flavor If the plat
form ought to bring back to the fold
a considerable number Of the rank
and file who left last fall and thereby
establish a foundation for future
fights.
In addition, there was the help
full result of. the meeting between
Governor Goldsborough and Collector
William F. Stone on Wednesday
night. Then they held long confer
ence, which the workers hoped would
result in a truce. Yesterday they
joined in putting the final touches
on the platform, and this was taken
to mean that some sort Of amicable
arrangement had been made.
For months Mr. Stone has been
outside the breastworks, and the re
was little idea of making even a fair
showing in the city without his ac-
tive aid. IL is now hoped that the
Governors efforts will bring him
vigorously j ito the campaign.
Every detail of the convention moved
smoothly. The leaders, Senator
William Z. Jackson, Governor Colds
borough, State Chairman John B.
Hanna and Mr.. Stone, always had a
firm grip on the throttle. They ran
things without a semblance of SER
ious obje ction among the dele gates
and put their will into effect easily.
When the workers first gathered
there was some disposition to tinker
with the platform adopted by the
committee of thirty, composed equal
ly of Bull Moosers and Republicans,
and ratified by the mass-meeting held
on August Ia. Some of the old-line
men thought the platform was
little too Bull Moosian, objecting
particularly to the initiative and ref
erendum. Some of the Bull Moosers,
on the other hand, wanted a little
more and were inquiring about the
fsasibility of a local option plan.
All such were squelched. The leaders
put their foot down hard on these
suggestions and made it plain that
only such additions, amendments or
eliminations as they desired would
be entertained.
There was no oyster plank in the
platform of the committee of thirty,
and Governor Goldsborough wanted
one to meet that adopted by the Dem
ocrats in their State convention. That
was agreed to and also one provid-
ing that in direct primaries for State
offices there would be a mass vote
through the State instead of the ex-
listing county unit" plan. The
plank on taxation was amended to
pEONAuC lOE CSllEdi ObdLc agency
and plank was inserted to allow
women to be named on School Boards.
John B. Hanna, chairman of the
State Central Committee, presided
over the convention, and later in the
day the committees from the several
counties reelected Mr.. Hanna as
State chairman by acclamaGion. The
new committee for Anne Arundel is
competed of DR.. John Ridout, Will
lam H. Meade, Charles Larson, Will
lam M. Hines and Benson Blake.
When the convention organized J.
Albert Adams, of the Anne Arundel
delegation, was chosen on the COM
mittee on credentials, while Corne-
illus j. Ridgely was placed on the res
olutions committee.
After the nominations of Thomas
Parran, of Calvert county, for United
States Senator, Oliver ID. Metzerott,
of Prince George county, for Comp
troller, and Augustus M. Bernhard, of
Baltimore city, for Clerk of the Court
of Appeals, had been indorsed by
roll cali, the convention adjourned