The New York herald., 1874-08-28
THE PITTSBURG CONVENTION.

The Nominations CcmPlcted-Woodwa rl
for Supreme Judge. Latta for Lieuten-
ant Governor, Temple for Auditor
General, Sc.-The Platform Of Prime l.
pies.
PITTsBURG, August q, 1874
The importanCa OF the Convention held In this
city may be iuily appreciated by well informed
politicians but the masses will scarcely be able
to understand the an nxety with which the leaders
OF the democratic party throughout every State in
the Union have been waiting ana watching for the
results of to-days work.
Pennsylvania is the keystone OF the republican
party, and for years 1t has been saying, familiar
10 every schoolboy, that "As Pennsylvania goes
80 goes the Union" In 1872 Grant took l37, ,52s or
a,majority over Greeley out OF this State. 1t has
not elected democratic Governor since 1857, anu
yet the democrats nave hopes this year OF electing
their ticket. They always do have such hopes just
before election but this year they have more than
abundant consolation from the enemy who has
lorded it over them so long.
THE REPUBLICAN PRESS
of the State have not been, as 1t was their won't
to be in bygone days, q unit OF tnusiasm on
the radical State ticket. Not only nave growls
been heard daily from the editors of re publican pa
pers but on the streets and in hotels and other
public places men who have been tine most radical
republicans are heard to say that the voters and
honest men OF the party have been bound hand
ana foot and delivered up to the bondage of the
rings which prevail in Philadelphia, Harrisburg
and this city in local affairs and spread over the
entire State, swallowing all offices and saddling
the people with interest-bearing debts. Such
growls as these are actually heard on all sides,
from men VINO still believe as firmly as ever in the
principles OF the republican party, but who have
lost iaith in the men by whom 1t Is mana. ed.
This condition OF AFFAIRS In the state has created
GREAT DEMOCRATIC HOPES.
There has been but little caUcussIng in a formal
way at all, though on Wednesday night an effort
was made to count noses, the only result OF
out. He was o candidate last year on the demo-
cratic ticket for the supreme Court, but was de-
feated, q fact which OF ITSELF should deter the Con-
vention from nominating him now, when the
nomination amounts TO an appoint ment. one of
each OF the two leading political parties is to be
best to nominate new man now,
The Philadelphians were for Ludlow but the young
democracy OF the state leaned to Dallas or Ross
He is the youngest Judge on the bench in the
State, and as he Is both rich and liberal his way
toward the goal ior which he @ strives should not be
stood however that sCofeepot' Wallace lHon.
William Az would be temporary Chairman Of the
Convention, and as the Ross delegates were
al, Tor him when the first vote was taken on
Wednesday the young Judges cnances looked par
ticularly bright and encouraging. To-day, how
bud aud another was 10 carry or the laures-no
less than the Hon. Warren j. Woodward.
PROCEEDINGS
The Convention reasscmbed at quarter past
nine O'Clock this morning and proceeded with the
ballOting Tor candidate lor Supreme Judge.
THE cANDIDArE FOR SUPREME JUDGE.
On the sixth ballot the Hon. Warren j. Wood
ward, of Berks received l2S votes, and Henry p.
Ross or Montgomery, los votes. Mr.. Woodward'S s
nomination was then made unanimous
NOMINATION FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
The Convention next proceeded to nominate O
candidate ior Lieutenant Governor. and at forty
minutes past eleven O'Clock tour ballots had been
taken, resulting in no choice. The result, OF the
first ballot was as follows NORTH, 30 Zeigler, II ;
Stewart. 81; Lowden, 80; Kane, IA; Latta, 10;
MOTIFS IL; Fox, s: Manley, II; Martin, 80. There
were few scattering votes.
The fourth ballot stood-North, 72; Zeigler, 10;
Lowden, AZ; Kane, 30; Latta, IS.
| drawn on the fourth ballot and amotion was made
| to nominate Latta by acclamatiOn but was lost.
| The Convention then proceeded with the nth
| ballot
The Hon. John Latta, OF westmoreland county,
| received the nomination for Lieutenant Governor
| on the fifth ballot.
The Committee on Resolutions and the Platform
! then went into session.
| THE AUDITOR GENERALsHrP.
The Convention reasseMDled at quarter past
| ihree Z. M.
! Justice +. Temple, of Greene County, received the
nomination Tor Auditor General
| THE PLATFORM.
The Committee on Resolutions reported as fol-
/ lows:-
The democracy Of Pennsylvania, in convention rs
sembled declare that the republican party, since
aus accession 10 power has violated hs 'ed"ral consti