Year: 1872

jOurned sine die.


THE MARYLAND DEMOCRACY.


A HARMONIOUS CONvENTIoN-FULL GREELEY


DELEGATION TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION


PERSONNEL OF THE DELEGATES-ENTHU-


sIAsM FOR THE LIBERAL TICKET IN BALT1-


NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FOR THE JULY CON


VENTION.


GBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBUYBl


BALTIMORE June 19.-The Democratic State Con-
vention which met to-day, conducted its business
with entire harmony. Every county in the State
was fully represented and among the delegates was
an unusually large number of solid conservative
men of high character and large influence among
the people who sent them The sole business OF the
meeting was TO provide for the representation OF the
State in the approaching National Convention 1t
was apparent yesterday, from the conversation OF
the delegates that the assemblage would be practi-
cally of one mind upon the question OF lndorslng
the Cincinnati ticket and that the only controversy
that would arise would be occasioned by local and
personal preferences for the various candidates
seeking the honor of election delegates to the
National Convention. This proved TO be the case as
fully as was predicted. Only one county sent
representatives openly opposed to Greeley and those
men found the tide running strongly against their
preiudices that they took the discreet course OF say
ing nothing and acquiescng in the selection OF pro-
nounoed Greeley delegates. The four delegates
chosen to represent the State at large, and twelve
delegates from the six Congress Districts are all
avowed Greeley men, and will cast the solid vote OF
MARYLAND for the Endorsement of the Cincinnati
Platform. There was rather earnest but good
natured contest for delegates at large The Eastern
Shore men claimed that they should of night name
two Of the four but the Convention refused to con-
cede this and departed from the curious and some
what absurd old custom in Maryland politics of
dividing State offices and hOnors into two equal por-
tions and giving one-half to the Eastern and the
other TO the Western Shore of the Chesapeake.


The delegation at large was made up after two
ballots as follows: Montgomery Blair, Philip Fran
els Thomas Robert Fowler, and A. Leo. Knott. Mr.
Blair is, of course well known to every one as
member of II4incolns Cabinet, and politician of
national reputation. He has from the first held that
Greeleys nomination was the strongest the Cincin-
natl Convention could possibly have made, and he
has probably done as much hard work as any man
in the State to bring the Maryland Democracy up
to their present attitude of cordial Willingness 10
coalesce with the Cincinnati movement Mr. Thomas
was Governor of the State before the war; was Sec
retary of the Treasury for short time at the close
Of Buchanan's Administration, and elected to
the U S. Senate in 1857 but was refused admission
ON the ground of alleged sympathy with the
Rebellion He is resident of the Eastern Shore
and has for many years stood among the foremost
of the public men of Maryland. Mr.. Fowler is a
prominent and wealthy citizen of Baltimore County
Mr. Knott is an able and popular lawyer Of Balti-
more CITY. Among the District delegates are Col
Harry Gilmore, who was a dashing Confederate
officer Of great personal bravery John Lee Carroll
a descendant of Charles Carroll, the signer OF the
Declaration Of independence, j. w. Baughman, the
editor of The Frederick Citizen, the leading Demo-
cratic naper in Western Maryland, Robert j. Banks,


ID o,,1 n uufa md
Wm II. Jullean, well-known business men OF the
city. The delegation as whole Is one OF marked
ability and high character


A Committee on Resolutions was appointed early
in the day, to whom all resolutions referred
without debate. report was expected from this
Committee but by the time the business OF making
ND the delegation to the National Convention had
been completed, ii had got to be quite late IN the
afternoon and the country delegates voted an ad-
iournment in order to take the evening trains for
home Their view, as expressed in conversation
afterward was that great care had been taken to
nut none but well known Greeley men upon the
delegation, it was not worth while to sit an hour or
two longer for the purpose OF passing resolutions ana
listening to speeches some of them referred TO an
old Democratic custom IN Maryland, OF selecting
good men as delegates, and never imposing lnsrue-
fions upon them. The city members of the Conven-
tion who were over6owing with enthusiasm, ana
wanted to do talking and shouting for Greeley
were disappointed at Unls SUMMARY duJouilmOhu'
They got one opportunity TO cheer, however.
A resolution offered by a delegate from western
county was read before being referred under the
rule TO the Committee. 1t strongly favored the in
dorsement of Greeley and Brown, and the reading
called forth loud and hearty applause IN which
nearly the entire Convention joined, together with
the whole body of spectators.


Leading citizens of Baltimore express this evening
great satisfaction with the work Of the Convention
TODAY. They say that the unanimity OF the dele
cation TO the National Convention and its recog-
nized ability will give Maryland influence III that
body far beyond the numerical strength OF her vote
especially as the delegation Will be supported by the
overwhelming and enthusiastic sentiment of the
people of Baltimore. Never politicians more
at fault than the members of the Democratic
National Committee when they fixed upon Baltimore
as the place of holding the National Convention
on account of its supposed indifference or hostility
toward the Cincinnati movement They did not
dare select ST. Louis because of the outside influence
thai they thought would be manifested for Greeley
aud Brown. 1t turns out that they blundered upon
the strongest Greeley city in the whole country The
Baltimoreans greatly delighted at this blunder
They are making preparations to receive the Con-
venflon with hospitality for which they are re-
nowned. Committees of business men have already
raised all the funds necessary to pay the expenses
aided of course by assessments upon oftce-hold-
era No doubt is expressed OF the Endorsement OF
the Cincinnati ticket, and prominent citizens say
that BALTIMORE will ratify the ticket by demonstra
tion that will entirely throw in the shade the cut
and-dried affair at Philadelphia.