New-York tribune., 1874-08-27
POLITICAL CONVENTIONS.
THE PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATS.

THE PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATS.
ASSEMBLING OF THE STATE CONVENTION Al riii'
prpGu-ruE PERSONNEL OF THE ASSEMBLY
r.sr op STRENGTH IN THE ELECTION OF
TEMPORARY CHAuMANA-THE SUPPORTERS o'
,rncr ROSS FOR THE SUPREME BENCH sue
crssrru-ppLAY IN THE REPORTS OF CUM
,,,1.rrrsr,yr BuIoTs FOR SUPREME JUDGE
WITHOUT A cHoICE-THE CONVENTION ApJoohNs
TILL TO-DAY WITHOUT ACTION.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE1
p,,rSpupGU Aug 26-The Pennsylvania Demo-
cratic State Convention met in Library Hail. IN TINS
eitv. this morning. Excellent arrangements had
been made previously for seating the delegates ana
rpectators, which aided greatly in preserving order
and dispatching business The orchestra chais
were occupied by the delegates, the seats 1or eacn
county being designated by small white banners
hoisted on tall, slender poles. The parquet was
filed with friends of delegates, admitted on hckets'
and the gallery was open to everybody. All tne
space accessible to spectators was crowded
ont the day. In this respect the Convention diff
fered noteeably from the Republican Convention
held last week in Harrisburg which did not
attract a hundred lockers on. With the exception
of a portion of the Philadelphia delegation,
who represent the rough element OF that
city, the body was made up OF remafk-
ably good material. The country districts
sent an intelligent class of men, who had their own
ideas of what the Convention ought to do and STUB
bornly insisted upon them; and from the towns ana
cities came nearly all the prominent men OF tne
party with their conflicting ambitions ana prefer
ences Both as to candidates and PLATFORM the Dody
proved from the outset to be an assembly that could
not easily be "set up" manipulated, and would
not submit readily to the customary controlling IN
fiuences.
10 fba vu0rpShlD CrOpneO
ont in the initial proceedings The friends of Judge
Ross of Montgomery agreed last night to support the
Hon. VIM A. Wallace of Clearfield for the tempo
rary chairmanshp for the purpose of showing their
strength and impressng doubtful delegates. An ef-
fort was made this morning to unite the supporters
of the four other leading candidates on James Els
of Sehuylkl 1t succeeded as far as the friends OF
Judge Woodward, Judge Ludlow, and Mr.. Dallas
were concerned; but the strong element supporting
Judge Trunkey, the Western candidate. voted Tor
Wallace and he was elected by l39 votes to Us tor
Ellis The Ross men were greatly elated by this
result The Chairman could of course, do nothing
fairly to help the Ross men, but their success IN
electing him was thought to be omen of
victory in the great contest of the day. Commit
tees on credentials, permanent organization, and
resolutions were appointed, and recess was taken
until o'clock for dinner and deliberGtion. Three
hours were consumed in the morning session in
doing preliminary work that is generally got over
in 20 minutes in conventions which are set up" IN
advance in the usual manner
After re assembling the Committee on Credentials
reported in favor of making Mr. Wallace permanent
President. There opposition to the adoption
of this report. The usual number of secretaries
were Installed, and the customary list of superiuous
vice-presidents read Then it appeared that there
was no business ready to proceed with. Neither OF
the other two committees were ready to report.
Obviously the cantankerous Philadelphia poll
ticians who make all the trouble in State Conyen-
tions were harassing the Committee on Credentials,
and there was reason to suspect that the hard
money" men had encountered unexpected obstacles
in the Committee on Resolutions. A delegate said
that the latter committee was not likely to agree
before tomorrow morning. The country delegates
defeated motion to adjourn until tomorrow. An
evening session was then agreed upon, and recess
taken to await Developments.
EVENING SESSION.
After the recess there was another hour OF weari-
some waiting, during which the time was killed
after fashion by music from good band in the
gallery, and by speech from Mr.. Boyd OF Mont
gomery. made in response to repeated calls. AT last
report was started from the Committee on Creden-
tias aud promptly disposed of, and at o'clock the
Committee got at the heavy work of making nOmi-
nations. ballot was had for Supreme Judge, with
the following result