The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-03-08

grateful fecollections OF his manliness and memoir
able services on the feld Of battle, turn TO tho
example of unfaltortng and unoomprOmsinR 10 Fa'tY
Of Lieutenant eneTnl Grant with confidence not
the less significant and unshSSep, because az no
been associated with doubtful patriotism, OF used
for sinister purposes by the enemies OF our common
Resoived, That any attempt by foreign natious to
establish o mOnal choal government on this CONT
tinent Il evd nee OF design to destroy tho repub
lo. Regard for our own safety and for the future
security of the republic demands that no such
attempt should be permitted TO succeed.
ResotUed, That the don. Edgar COwan, Senator
from Pennsylvana, by his course IN the Senate Of
bns Joresd tbs o Soss 10 whom bs
owes his place, and that he hereby most earnestly
Resoiyed, That the State Central Committee be
constituted by the appointment OF q Chairman by
the President of this Convention, in consultation
with the Union candidate for Governor. and that
the remainder OF tine said Committee sha consist of
one member from each county in the State except
that the city OF Philadeluhia have eight members,
and the counties of Lancaster Berks, DauphIn, and
Allegheny each two members, TO be named by the
Representative delegates from the said counties in
this Convention, and that the alton OF loyal
Pennsylvanians resident at Washington, shall also
be allowed one member, to be appointed by their
On motion OF o. ]. Dickey, Of Lancaster, the
Convention proceed to ballot for candidate for
Governor. Mr. Cessna having been nominated
declined to be candidate, and expressed the
intention of casting his vote Tor that man whose
name promised to insure more strength for the
Union cause than any other.
Inc nrSJ DallOJ resulted as tOllOWSs-MalOr-
General John W. Geary received 81 votes; Win
throp W. Ketchum, 80 votes; General Harry
White, votes
On motion of Mr. Connell, of Philadelphia, the
nomination was made unanimous, amid intense
enthusiasm.
On motion, q committee consisting of r. p.
King, George V. Lawrence and William b.
Mann, was appointed to wait upon the success
| ful candidate, and also upon the gentlemen
| whose names had been mentioned before the
! Convention, and invite them to address the
| meeting.
! During the absence of the committee, the
! Convention called upon Hon. Thomas Marshall,
| of Allegheny, for some remarks. Mr.. Marshall
| endorsed the nomination, and stated that in
conversation he had had with General Geary,
| that gentleman expressed his endorsement of
! the course of Thaddeus Stevens. fhe stood up
| in the position he then announced, he would
receive such q majority in Allegheny county as
would make Hester Clymer wish he had never
| received a nomination.
Hon. John Cessna was next called upon. He
| congratulated the Convention and the loyal men
| OF the country upon the result of the delibera
tions of that body, and he then referred to the
| importance OF the struggle upon which they
were about 10 enter. Those who had predicted
| division and contention in the Union ranks
would soon be undeceived, Tor Pennsylvania
was as much in earnest now as she had been in
the war.
Addresses were also delivered by Messrs. A.
| K. Mcclure and Galusha A. Grow.
MaiorGeneral Geary, the candidate of the
|
mittee.
He expressed his appreciation of the hi0h compli-
ment which had been bestowed upon HIM, and ac'
cepted 1t in the hope that he might be made fully
sensible Of the great responsibilities which devoved
upon him, and that he might be strengthened with
sincere purpose to advance the true principles OF
humanity and the true of the country. He
accepted the NOMINATION with the firm and uniater.
ing determination to sustain the gleat principles of
equal justice which underie republican insStu-
| tions and hearty endorsement OF the principles
embodien IN the platform He received 1t also as
IN fhn thIaa hur dpp6 ifv
OF the State of Pennsylvania, who had done battle
Va1anty for their country and for liberty. He as
ability with the aid of intelligent Union mon OF the
State, the coming grand political contest should be
fairly and honorablv conducted to its legitimate ter
minaton and still grander FUTURE
| Hon. Winthrop w. Ketchum, of LuZeme;
General Moorhead, OF Allegheny; Colonel Harry
| White OF Indiana county; Hon. John Scott, and
William B. Mann, followed in endorsement of
| the nomination.
After General Geary had spoken the following
| despatch was read, amid great excitement and
| applause
ance with General GeaTY of long standing L
knew him in California, Mexico and during the Re-
beion. 1t gives great pleasure to bear testimony
to his'most excellent character as military leader
and honorable man. 1 know OF no officer who
has performed bis whole duty with more fidelity
than General Geary. JOSEPH HOOKER,
Major General Commanding.
THE NEW STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
The following gentlemen were appointed the
State Central Committee, Viz.:-
Philadelphia Frank S. Johnson Kennedy McCaw,
! Will am s. StoKley, Henry w, Gray, nenrY Bumm,
Aiahlon Dickinson Charles Thomson Jones, and
John MolneouX; Adams, Hon. Z. MCPHERSON !;
| Allegheny, General James A. Ekin and J0hn H.
stewart; Armstrong, Frank MechIing; Berks, Isaac
Eckert and II. ii, Raueh; BUCKS, -; Brad ord,
! William I, DAVIS; BLAIR, Henry l. Hewitt; Butler,
John H. Negley; Camoria, -; CarOon, General
Charles Albright; Centre, William Z. Wi son; Cla.
! ron, b. j. Beid Ciearteld, s. b. Row; Clinton,
| tord X. IL. ashley; Columbia ID. A. Beckley; Cum
1 berland j. Al. WeakleY; Dauphin, George Bergner
and General Thomas >. Jordan; Delaware, -;
Erie, Major Alien A. Craig; Bayette, Colonel Peter
A.Johns; Greene, George L. Wylie; Huntingdon,
| William Lewis; Indiana, General Harry White;
Lancaster, Peter Martin John A. Hiestand; Leba-
non, Isaac Hutfer; Lehigh, John Williams; Ly
coming, Hon. Henry JohnsOnj Luzerne, Lewis
Pugh; Mercer, -; Montgomery -; kOrthamO-
ton, Henry X. Chidsey; Northumberland, John b.
Packer; Perry Jesse Kennedy; Schuylkill, Thomas
Casper w. Tyler; 1ioga Hon. IL. w. Williams;
VenaDgo, Colonel James S. Myers; Washington,
John Hare; Wayne, -; Ork, dohn X. Donah0o (;
Snyder, John Bllger; Juniata, II. III. Wilson; MIf-
fin, L. B. Percell; Lawrence, John W. Blanchard; /;
MontOur, A. +. Russell; Union, s. ii. OrWig;
Beaver. NJ. s. Quay; Wayne, Charles z Wa Lace
Pike, Hon. John Shouse; Franklin, Abraham Kaut-
man; Westmoreland, James A Hunter; M'Kean,
Warren Clowe.; Potter, Peter Stebbns; Sulli-
van, j. L. lnpham; Wyoming, Hou. T. Nj. Oster.
hOut; LOYAL Pennsylvania Association, COlOnel r..
Jordan; Jefferson, W. G. Andrews.
AMUSEMkNTs.