The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-28
Pennsylvania DEMOCRATIC
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-, = CONVENTION.
I WILKEsBARRE, August 27.-The Dem
ocratic State Convention met In the cour
room and was called TO order by SAmue
]. Randall, Chairman Ul the State Centra
Committee, AMI DR.. Andrew Nibllnge
was unanimously elected temporary chair
man; r. Grsymeck, Of Centre, G. B. Brok
way, Ol Columbia, and A. Fletcher, O
Philadelphia, temporary Secretaries. DR.
Libliuger In q short address CounscleC
harmony.
On the question of the adoption Of the
order Of business Rs presented by Colone
Wright and amended by G. W. Corrigan
debate Of over an hour took place, the
point in dispute being the manner i1
which the contested seats from PhilRdel-
phia should be disposed Of. The delega-
ton from that city claimed that they
should DO allowed 10 settle such matters
among themselves, but It was finally voted
that a committee Of one from each Sena-
torial district be appointed on tho contest.
ed seats. The Committees on Resolutions
Platform and Permanent Organization
were appointed In this manner and the
Convention then took recess until hall
past two O'Clock, awaiting the action Of
the Committee Of Contested Seats. Tho
whole Of the Allegheny county delegation
are contested, also that Ol Sam. Josephs,
Of Philadelphia.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, August 27.-The
Convention reassembled at 2:S0 Pm.
The Committee on Contested Seats re-
ported Samuel Josephs entitled 10 repre-
sent the Third Legislative District,
DOugherty the fifth and Kendall tho sec.
ond, both delegations from Allegheny,
each delegate to have five votes These
delegations then named three oi their
number 10 represent them In the Commit.
tee on Permanent Organization, and pend.
ing the action Of that committee, the Con.
vention took another recess until 330
At 4, the committee being ready, the
Convention was called to order, and the
Chairman Of the Committee, Coloeel Robt
Dechert, read the name Of Hon. II. Milton
Spear for permanent chairman.
At this point A. II. Slat, of York, in
terrupted and moved the non. concurrence
Of the Convention In the report Of the
committee as far as read, giving as his
reason that Spear had as q member OF
Congress taken the back pay. The mo-
tion and remarks oil Mr. Stat were receiv-
ed with great applause by the majority
Of the Convention.
Mr.. Spear replied, defending hiSaGcEtiicc;s;SS GcEtiicsS
E6& HsasltS 10 the Democratic party, and,
asking the Convention not to give waytO
the personal clamor Of the hour. He
stated that he had not sought the honor
OF presiding over the Convention; but
now that the Committee had presented
his name, he hoped he would not he stab
bed in the house Of his friends
r. Z. Manahan and W. D. Moore sup
ported the motion Of Mr.. Slat and de-
nOuuced the salary grab in severe terms
W. Carrigan and j. Lawrence Gel2
spoke in behalf Of Spear. The latter
gentleman upheld the back pay bill and
was hiBsed from the floor.
The sense of the Convention was al
most unanimous against Spear being the
permanent Chairman. He was wise
enough TO see this, and In short speech
withdrew his name and moved that the
name of Dr.. Andrew Nebinger be sub
stituted. This was carried, and the CON-
mittee reported a list Of Vice Presidents,
including one from each district, and
number of Secretaries.
The Convention proceeded TO nominate
candidates for Judge Of the Supreme
Court. James Il. Ludlow, OF PhilSdel.
phia; James y. Thompson, Philadelphia;
J. II. Graham, Cumberland; William Fl.
well, Columbia; Henry P. Ross, Bucks;
and George Barrett, Clarified, were
placed In nomination.
The first ballot resulted as follows
Ludlow, 20; Thompson, 10; Graham, IS;
Elwcll, 80; Ross, go; Barrett, II.
The names Of Judge Graham and Bar.
rett were withdrawn.
The second ballot stood Ludlow, II;
Elwell, 81 Ross, 81; and Thompson, 9.
Before the result was announced the del.
egates commenced changing their votes
TO Ludlow, and his nomination was made
unanimous.
For State Treasurer-F. N. Hutchin.
son, Of Allegheny; Frederick Lsner, Of
Betks; William P. Willis, Of Perry; Ed.
ward Perks, oil Centre; Joseph Laubach,
OF Northampton, and William Ryan, Of
schuylkill, were placed in nomination.
The first ballot stood: Hutchinson 4S,
Lsner 1s, Willis s, Perks IS, Lsubsch IA,
and Ryan Q.
The names Of VIM. P. Ryan and Jos.
Laubach were withdrawn.
On the second ballot Hutchinson re.
ceived Gu votes, Lauer %, and Perks 80.
The nomination Of F. n. Hutchinson
was made unanimous.
The Convention took recess al $3.50
until 8 o'clock.
EVENING sRssI0N.
The Convention resssembled at eight
o'clock and adopted series ol resolutions,
as follows.
ReDluM, That the Democratic party ol
Pennsylvania believing the platform OF
the laie Democratic State Convention OF
Ohio soundin principle, do hereby resolve.
Here follows the resolutions adopted by
tho Ohio State Democratic Convention OF
August 9th, with tho exception that in
the first resolution Of the Ohio platform
the following words are omitted at In
sists that our tariff law should be formed
with 0 view 10 revenue, and not to tax
the community for the benefit Of particu-
lar industries."1
The following additional resolution was
also adopted:
Reaslped, That we will no longer Lamely
submit to repetition Of the election
frauds by which the will Ol the people ex'
pressed at the ballot box has been sub.
verted for some years past, and that the
Democratic State Central Committee be
directed TO use all their efforts to prevent q
repetition ol these outrages on the fran