Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-02-24
Republican State Convention in Pennsylvania

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HARRISBURG, Feb. 22.-Hon. James Pol
lock was elected permanent president, and
made patriotic, Unon-oving speech. Mr.
NJ. B. Lowre offered a resolution declaring
that Mr.. Cameron was the candidate Of the
Peoples party of Pennsylvania before the Chi
cago Convention. The resolution elected
an excited discussion for several hours when
it was agreed to by yeas 80, nays 80.
Mr.. Lowrie followed this announcement
with resolution that a committee of one
from each congressional district be appointed
to report a full list of delegates at large and
by districts to the Chicago Convention, and
that such delegates be instructed to vote as
unit for Mr.. Cameron for the Presidency.
Mr.. Mcclure offered as substitute that the
convention elect eight delegates at large, and
that the several districts select their own dele
gates, with a recommendation to support Mr..
Cameron. Pending the question: the conven-
ton adjourned near midnight until morning.
HARRISBURG, Feb. 23.-The convention this
morning resumed the debate on Mr.. Lowrey's
resolution, respecting the selection of delegates
to Chicago. Mr.. Lowrey discussed the sub
stitute proposed by Mr.. Mcclure, and wanted
to know why Gen Cameron was to receive
different treatment from any other candidate
before the Chicago convention. The charge
that Gen. Cameron voted against Gov. Pollock
was Denied and even if it were true, it had
nothing to do with the present question. Sew
eral gentlemen opposed the proposed plan for
selecting delegates, desiring to have better rea-
sons for the new system, before adopting it.
Judge Hale offered a substitute, allowing
the delegates from each Congressional District
to select the Chicago delegates. This was &C
cepted by Mr. Lowrey Mr.. Mcclure and
others spoke, accepting the resolution as mod
flied. Mr.. Gorton of Delaware, declined to
make any concessions. The matter should go
back to the people, where it rightfully belongs.
The resolution was carried, 128 against 4.
The convention proceeded to nominate a
candidate for Governor, when on the third
ballot A. j. Curtin was nominated. Before
the result of the Sd ballot was announced, it
was asccrtained that Mr.. Curtin lacked a sim
gle vote, whereupon several changed their
votes to him, and the nomination was made
unanimous. A committee was appointed to
wait on Messrs. Curtin and Cameron, and in
vite them to seats in the convention. Hon.
David Taggart, one of the candidates, on in
vitation made happy speech, giving in his
adherence to the nomination. The following
is the amended resolution as it was adopted:
Resolved, That committee of seven be ap-
pointed by the Chair to prepare an address
and resolutions, and also to report the names
of eight delegates to the National Convention,
and the names Of two persons for senatorial
electors, and that the delegates from the diff
ferent congressional districts report to the
convention the names of four persons from
each congressional district, who shall be the
representatives to the National Convention,
and one from each district as electors. The
delegates from the State to the National Con-
vention are hereby instructed to cast the vote
of the state as a unit, and to vote for Gen.
Cameron while his name remains before that
body