New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-20
THE PENNSYLVANIA RINGS.
,oppyING PREVIOUS TO THE REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION.

STATE CONNENllON.
-ur COUNTRY DELEGATES ARRIVE AND LOUDLY
nrSouNCE THE RINGs-A STUBBORN RESISTANCE
DETERMINED ON BY THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
WAKING AND SLATE BREAKING-THE PROCEED
,yos op CAUCUS GO FOR NoTHING-THE
ORDER OF BUSINESS LEFT TO THE CONVENTION
TO SETTLE.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE rRlBUNEl
u,,p,sprRG. Aug. 19.-The arrival of the
.n,rv delegates from the interior and western por-
Cons OF the State last night, materially changed the
rac, OF the Convention by bringing into 1t an unex
..tedly numerous and determined element opposed TO
,ne schemes of the Philadelphia and Harrisburg Rings
These honest back country delegates refused TO be IN
apepced by persuasion threats and stubborny de-
,ared that no ring politician should be put on the SUI
reme Bench If they could help it, Among their leaders
xere ex-Congressmau W. II. Kountz of Somerset; ex-
Congressman George V. Lawrence of Washington ex-
CONGRESSMAN O. Dckey OF Lancaster and State Sena-
tor H. J. Brooks OF Delaware. meeting was held last
night at one of the hotels in which ring management
was denounced in earnest speeches, ana tue fhia-
aelphia press condemned for deserving the REFORM
eause Meanwhile, the leaders OF the rings were Id
oustriously at work making slate. They ehecteo
nominations with friends Of certain candidates for
! enienanioyefnor Auditor and Secretary OF interns!
fairs and before they to bed felt assured that
,hov held the Convention in their own bands. ihe'r
,oe object was TO nominate Paxson for Supreme 'uug
and all the bargaining and trading when went Oh al
day and nearly all night was TO hiring about TINS result
The Ring slate for the other offices was Ols'eau ior
Governor Allen for Auditor, and Beath Tor
Secretary OF Internal Affrs. Another meeting OF the
anti Ring party was held this morning. ana was aeueu
by about 100 delegates 1t was determined that 'he
form element should assert itself in the preliminary
meeting OF the Convention and prevent the Ring from
capturing 1t at the outset. The preliminary meeng or
general caucus at o'clock Russell Errett, Cnalr-
man OF the state Central Committee, called 1t 10 order
The Reformers were outvoted at first and King men
chosen Chairman and Secretaries. An important point
was gained The chief purpose OF the caucus was
10 adOp programme for the proceedings OF the Coh-
vention The Paxson men considered ii highly i'm
portant that the nomination OF Judge shouo DC maui
first In order to make of the votes OF
their country allies IL the Lieutenant Governor was
first selected they feared that of their allies
would desert and break the slate made up last night
with so much care On the other hand the reformers
vino had concentrated Judge Butler OF Chester, as
their candidate for the udgesbip. were equally anH-
ors 10 dispose of the Lieutenant Governorship before
opening the main fight. or course the committee on
Order of Business was made up with majority OF Pax
son men, aud reported that the nomination of judge
should be made first. The report was vigorously
opposed and in o rising vote an amendment pro-
yidinc that the vote should first be taken on
Lieutenant Governor. carried by IL MAJORITY
The beaten Ring party demanded the yeas and
pavs and the secretaries, all of I'll at party, an
nounced the amendment beaten by two votes Great
excitement and camor ensued. Half dozen delegates
the count as fraudulent and asserted that
correct tally showed that the amendment had been
adopted oy II majority. Finally. an adjournment was
tared with the that the proceedings OF
the caucus should go for nothing and that the question
q, issue should be settled in the Convention