Our Democratic Campaign Appeal in Maryland 1899
Murray Vandiver, as chairman, proclaims a unified Democratic campaign in Maryland. He praises the party’s organization, registration, and harmony, rejects national issues like imperialism and silver, and urges voters to back the state ticket for honest government, local control, and a nonpartisan judiciary.
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Baltimore
Maryland
McKinley
Congress
Philippines
Democratic party
ed spen
Davis
Thurston
Roosevelt
United States
Senate
per
Free Text Books and Maryland Politics in 1890s
The piece credits Democratic Senator John Walter Smith for introducing the free school books bill in 1892 and 1896, notes Republican platform claims, and references Maryland Senate Journals from 1892 1894 and 1896 to show who the public schools benefited. It critiques campaign assertions and party wrangling over office distribution during the era.
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justices of the peace
United States
Baltimore
Lowndes
Thomas G. Hayes
John Walter Smith
Malster
MURRAY VANDIVER
Republican party
Maryland
Worcester county
Col. Smith
State
Senate
General Assembly
House of Delegates
Smith
Free text books for Maryland public schools debated in 1890s
A long review of Maryland Senate Journal entries from 1892 to 1896 shows efforts to fund free textbooks for public schools. Bills introduced by Hon. John Walter Smith aimed to appropriate funds, faced veto threats from the Governor over cost and timing, and were passed and returned between Senate and House before becoming law in 1896 after amendments. The debate centers on financing, debt, and state revenues.
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Senate
Smith
Maryland
Hayes
Committee on Finance
House Delegates
John Walter Smith
House of Delegates
General Assembly
Senate Journal
Yeas
mays
treasury
Messrs. Hayes, Sloan and Moss
General Assembly of
House
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W.H. DENNY
8. N. SMITH, JR
W. F. PENNINGTON
EUGENES LYNCH
W.H. ANDERSON
W. R. PETERS
M. L. BLANCHARD
W.S. LORD
I. T. BAKER
J. CULVER, B. W. INGRAM
Wye
Denton
Milton
Lewes
Q. A. BR. BR
Queenstown
WILLIAM M. CONN
QUEENSTOWN, MD
WM. HOPPS & CO
BALTIMORE, MD
THE
NEW YORK
ONE-PRICE CLOTHING HOUSE
BALTIMORE STREET
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
JOHN K. CALLOWAY
W.W.TUNIS & BROTHER LUMBER C0 MILLS
North Carolina
H. BERNARD
FRED. R. OWENS
WALLACE, CASHIER
DENTON, MARYLAND
JOS. H. BERNARD
Greensboro
FRED
ALBERT W. SILK
Preston
H. W. Dobson
JALMIMORE OPTIC COMPANY
aOCULISTS
David Kaskey
Philadelphia
Kaskey
MAIN STREET
DENTON, MD
WM. B. NOBLE
RIDGELY
NOTLE & BRO
OUR MILLINERY DEPARTMENT
H. T. NUTTLE & BRO
ANDERSONTOWN
J. B. K. EMORY
EMORY & NEAVITT
LIGHT STREET
Clurwil and
ALEX. HUTSON
Caroline
counties
W. CLARK, JR
cioneer
a. G. GELLETLY
Williston, Md
IRA L. BUTLER
Stewart Building
Best & Most
claas
Tuckahoe Neck
Carolina county
OSCAR CLARK
G. K. EBLING
RIDGELY, MD
FINE SELOI Ss
GRoc
TRIBETT
Paris
mechanics ation
mafod OSES
ROBT
WOOD
Democratic State Central Committee
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