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lie property, fully deserving the condemnation of all 

 just and patriotic citizens. 



Retolved, That the late action of Congress, in en- 

 acting a law for the increase of their own, and the 

 salaries of other officers of the Government, is, in 

 view of the depressed condition of the laboring tax- 

 payers of the country, upon whom the burden mostly 

 tails, utterly unjustifiable, and its immediate and un- 

 conditional repeal should be demanded by the people. 



Resolved, That as the power, prosperity, and perpe- 

 tuity of the State would depend upon the virtue and 

 intelligence of its people, we pledge our party to a 

 liberal provision for the extension and improvement 

 of the free-school system already auspiciously inau- 

 gurated by the Democratic Conservative party in this 

 State. 



JieeolneJ, That we recommend, and shall expect, 

 the most ngid economy in every department of the 

 State government, and we pledge our party to a 

 careful scrutiny of official conduct, and the prompt 

 and vigorous punishment of all official delinquencies. 



Retained That ; in presenting our platform of prin- 

 ciples, and placing thereon candidates whose past 

 record is an earnest of devotion to the time-hon- 

 ored principles herein announced, we feel confident 

 of the sympathy and support of all honest, patriotic 

 citizens without regard to past differences, and we 

 ask all who agree with us to unite in maintaining the 

 honest integrity and dignity of our beloved State. 



The Republican State Convention assembled 

 on the 12th of September in Baltimore, and 

 adopted resolutions of adherence to the Re- 

 publican principles; indorsing the administra- 

 tion of President Grant, and expressing nn- 

 sbaken confidence in his sterling integrity; 

 favoring State and municipal reform ; demand- 

 ing of the incoming Legislature the passage 

 of laws for equal taxation upon corporations 

 and others ; and favoring the extension of free 

 schools. The last resolution was as follows : 



I&eolved, That we are anxious that the recent 

 events and prejudices of the past should be buried, 

 and will welcome as the greatest public blessing a 

 return of that good feeling which will enable the 

 people of this State to judge of the measures, policy 

 and candidates of political parties according to their 

 merits alone. 



Hon. Henry H. Goldsborongh was nominated 

 for Controller, and John H. Price for Clerk 

 of the Court of Appeals. 



The general State election for the choice of 

 a Controller and a Clerk of the Court of Ap- 

 peals, also for members of the State Senate 

 and House of Delegates, was held November 

 4th. The total number of votes cast for Con- 

 troller was 139,319, of which Mr. Woolford 

 received 79,651, and Mr. Goldsborough 69,668. 

 The present State government is entirely 

 Democratic, and comprises William Pinkney 

 Whyte, Governor; R. 0. Hollyday, Secretary 

 of State ; Levi Woolford, Controller ; John 

 TT. Davis Treasurer ; "William R. Hayward, 

 Land Commissioner. The Legislature is com- 

 posed of the following members : 



Baltimore. The municipal election in this 

 city in 1873 resulted in the choice of Joshua 

 Vansant, Democrat, as mayor, by a majority 

 of 10,100 in a total vote of 35,402, over the 

 Republican candidate, Mr. Carson. The City 

 Council consists of nineteen Democrats anil 



CITY OF BALTIMORE, FBOM FEDERAL HILL. 



one Reformer in the first branch, and ten 

 Democrats in the second branch. 



According to the report of Mayor Vansant, 

 the receipts into the City Treasury of Balti- 

 more for the year ending October 31, 1873, 



were $7,889,948, and the total disbursements 

 $7,724,535. Both the receipts and disburse- 

 ments include extraordinary items, and do not 

 indicate either the revenue proper or the cur- 

 rent expenses of the city government. The 



