Year: 1875

either of his competitors. He has long
been identified with politics of the State
as an active and fearless exponent of Dem
ocratic principles. He was for two or
more terms Il member of U. S. House of
Representatives from Western Maryland,
where his name is now and always has been
tower of strength. He was the princi-
pal competitor of Gov. Bowie at the time
the latter was nominated for Governor.
At the following session of the Legislature
Mr.. Hamilton was elected to the U. s.
Senate over several prominent opponents.
He has always ranked very high as a de-
batter in Congress, and during the last two
sessions of the Senate his record will COM
pare favorably with that of any member
of the distinguished minority of that body,
who day by day and night by night fought
the battles of the people against the iniqui-
tous measures of the Radical majority
On all occasions Mr.. Hamilton displayed
zeal and ability scarcely surpassed by
Thurman and Bayard-par noble fratrum.
If the choice of the people should fall on
Mr.. Hamilton they would secure the ser
vices of a statesman of enlarged views and
national reputation, and of one who has
always been true to the great Democratic
principles of Free Trade, Hard Money,
and Home Rule. His friends are very san
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bearer, especially as Western Maryland,
which has not had Governor for twenty
five years, is unit for him.


And lastly, the present incumbent, Gov.
Groome, seeks a denomination at the hands
of the party which he has served for the
unexpired term of Governor Whyte. Mr..
Grooms is gentleman of acknowledged
abilities and who has made most favora-
BILE impression during the short time he
has filed the Executive chair. He has
been fearless and impartial in the dis
charge of his duties and thus far has been
most fortunate in preserving the esteem of
the whole party. His denomination would
be a source OF much qualification to his
very numerous body of friends throughout
the State and especially 20 those on the
Eastern Shore, who think he ought not
now to be turned down after having serv-
ed with so much fidelity during a bob
tailed term.


| AS we have said before, we would be
pleased with any one of these gentlemen.
and we'll pleased at that, and will most
cheerfu:iy support whichever one the peo-
pie may think most worthy. This will be
an easy task where all are so eminently
suitable. Thus much for the individual
ty and merits of the gentlemen named and
so prominently now before the people.
But there is another name that we have
been somewhat surprised has not been
presented to the people in this connection.
1t is that of man who during long and
useful life has always been true to Demo
cratic principles-faithful among the faith
less-whose ability in the many places of
public trust he has filed has only been ex-
celled by his integrity-whose name is q
synonym for honesty and terror to rings
We mean the Hon. Joshua Nansant, OF
Baltimore city. We do not for moment
mean to draw any comparisons between
Mr. Vansant and the other gentlemen. or
want to express or intimate preference
for the simple reason that we have none :;
but we do intend to say that the great ad
ministrative talent displayed by Mr.. Van
SAINT in his conduct of the affairs of Balti-
more city, together with his ability and
integrity, place him in the front rank of
our most eminent citizens. from whom the
people should always choose their first
magistrate, and that if they should think
proper to select him they would have
man, who, having been tried, has always
been true.