Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-10-05
Observation-Disclosures
WERE ALL NOTIFIED
Harrington, McMuIlen and Richie
Given Enthusiastic Reception.
SPEECHES DENOTE CONFIDENCE
Official Notification Took Place Yes
terday Afternoon in Dinning Room
Of Hotel Rennert, Baltimore.

OF Hotel Kennert, Baltimore.
The Democratic party got away to q
flying start al noon yesterday when
prominent leaders from all over the
state gathered at the Rennert Hotel.
Baltimore, TO hear State Comptroller
Emerson G. Harrington. Hugh A. Nc
Mullen and Albert c. Richie. officially
notified of The fact that they are the
party's nominee for Governor. Comp
troller and Attorney General.
The gathering was one of the largest
and most enthusiastic of its kind ever
held in this State. The exercises took
place in the main dining room Of the
hotel and attracted not only tho party
leaders and workers, hut many distin-
guished business mer who are interest
Cd in the success of tho ticket
Gen. Murray Vandiver. chairman OF
he Democratic State Central Commit
tee. presided. Mr.. Harrington was no
lied by former State Senator John
Hubner. of Baltimore county; Mr.. Nc
dullen by Thomas w. Simmons. Of Dor
chester coorty,and Mr. Ritchie hy state
senator William J. Ogden OF the Fourth
district, of Baltimore city.
All OF the notification speeches were
short. Mr.. Harrington, as the spokes-
man of the party and the man whose
duty il was 10 sound the keynote of The
campaign, spoke for about half hour
Ills speech was rounGlv applauded Ir
It he outlined the plans for the cam
9aign, pledged himself to support each
and every plank of the platform and
predicted success fer the entire ticket
at the polls on election day.
Prior to the notification ceremonies
the Democratic State Central Commit
tee met and reelected Chairman Muir
ray Vandiver as treasurer. Chairmen
and treasurers were also selected for
each Of the county committees.
Mr.. Harrington said:
Mr.. Chairman, Gentlemen of the NOti-
fication Committee and Fellow. Dem
Gratis:
81 fear that I may not be able to ex-
press in adequate language my full ap-
probation of the courteous and con
siderate manner in which Senator Huh
neT, your spokesman and the spokes-
man of the Democratic State Conven-
ton, or moro strictly speaking. the
duly commissioned or authorized.
spokesman of the Democratic party it.
self, has conveyed to me the .,fficial
notice of my nomination by the Dem
ocratie party as its standcrd- bearer in
the coming contest for the high office
of the governorship OF Maryland
I'm accepting this great honor, con
ferred by the direct vote of the democ-
racy OF our State in primary contest.
the fairness of which has never been
questioned, and in which the unprece-
1ented number Of III 900 Democratic
voters of our State partic' 'pated l am
at this time as fully conscious of the
great responsibility thus imposed upon
no as [ am app, eciative of the high
compliment bestowed upon the deccc-
racy Of or State.
But | am cheared and comforted by
The knowledge that by every principle
and tradition of Maryland is a Demo-
cratic State. Only twice since the
Civil War has she drifted from her
Democratic mornings, and just as in
1899, after four wears OF Republican
administration in all departments un-
der Lloyd Lowndes, she promptly re-
turned to her Democratic faith. so now
in 1915, after another four wears expo
rience under another Republican Gov
ernor. Maryland will surely for many
many years TO come, be found safely
anchored in the Democratic column.
ftLfor fhava ara r,n,,v
600 more registered affiliated Demo-
Gratis than registered affiliated Repub-
licans, and it can only be, when some
great principle has been violated or
some great party mistake has been
made. that sucn revolution could oc-
cur that would place Maryland again
under Republican control, for the four
years experience under Lowndes has
not been forgotten. In the language
Of Frank r. Kent, in his book "The
History of Politics Of Maryland the
Lowndes' administration is tersely de-
scribed as follows:
Another feature that helped dis
gust the public with the public regime
was the prominence Of the negroes at
Annapolis and elsewhere. Both State
House and City Hall teemed with them.
and their arrogance and impudence
aroused general resentment. Govern
or Lowndes was a high-toned man and
socially his administration was. per
haps, the most popular of any Govern
or, Int the power and patronage so
suddenly gained seemed too much for
the politicians of the party. and par
ticnlarly in Baltimore the conduct of
affairs was not ereditable.
The Democratic party, in conven-
ton assembled, has adopted its plat
form. In my opinion there has never
been a clearer, palmer and more speci-
nc declaration of party principles enun
ciciated in any platform in the whole
CT the politics Of our State This plat
form meets with my approval in all
Its details, and upon every plank i am
prepared to stand. That there are mis-
takes TO be corrected, that there are
improvements to be made, that there are
reforms TO be inaugurated win not be
denied, but with all this. the Democratic
party of our State can be proud of its