The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-06-02
what Is said OF inc Nominations
FROM the Baltimore Anoncan-I

Erie CITY is Democratic
what Is said OF the Nominations
from the Baltimore Amonoanl
The Pennsylvania Republican State
Convention met at Lancaster yester-
dav. and as far as can be judged
from the Geographic report, did an
excellent DAVIS work. Gov. Hart
rapCt was renominated by acelama-
ton Henry Rawle, at present May
or Of the city Of Erie, was nominal
"a FOR State Treasurer. lie is a gen
tleman Of large and unblemished rep
utation. The Hon. Edward McPher-
son. Clerk Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives since 1860, was Chairman
Of the Committee on Platform, and
the resolutions reported are admira-
be in tone and spirit, and viii be in
dorsed by the Republicans of the
whole Union. The third term"
question was dealt with boldly and
suuarely, and if the President ever
cherished any such aspiration (Which
we do not believe), this emphatic
protest from Pennsylvania will con-
vince him Of its utter h~opelessness.
tFrom the Cincinnati Timesl
If the old adage, "as Pennsylvania
goes so goes the Union" is TO re-
main in force, the action Of the Con.
vention Of the keystone State, on
Yesterday, and the situation il which
it has left political affairs, gives the
most cheering promise for the sue
cess Of the party in the great nation
al contest Of 1876. The course Of
the political managers in that State
has been one Of the ablest and wisesi
that the history Of the party has
shown. They had to assist them the
admirable record Of an able man.
From the day that Hartranft wa:
FIRST nominated for the Governorship
be has grown steadily stronger in the
regard of the people, and Of the
ablest leaders of the party. His en-.
lightened views, his honest and eff
Gent administration, his determined
vet careful management Of the great
est labor conflict that our country
! has seen. have all contributed to in.
crease his popularity, and to eradi
cate the opposition which bis name al
first invoked.
2 The platform has been nicely
drawn, the recognition of the bril-
liant administration of President
D Grant is wise and forcible, and the
purpose Of reform set forth has the
true ring. The recen. election fol
Treasurer greatly s~tregthens the tick
ct. The leading candidates, Strang.
of Tioga, and Rawle, Of Erie, were
both men of the first class, and the
!. choice Of the latter cannot but be
acceptable to all. Ticket and plat.
form 20 before the country without
4 single drawback, sure Of the unit
ed support Of the party, and the sym.
patty Of the people.
The spectacle is one that cannot
be held up too closely to the view OF
Ohio. If our course is as wise here
as there-if we have no milestone
about the neck Of the Republican
party, our promise of success is full
ly as bright. Unfortunately for US
there is an element here struggling
with all its power, and by all ques-
tionable means, to fasten a milestone
securely on
From the New York Times.l
r We have no doubt that the declar.
alton Of the Convention will entirely
satisfy the party, not only in Penn.
~sylvania, but throughout the coun.
try. 1t is unqucstionably q response
to the unequivocal sentiment Of the
! great body of the Republican party
1t has been very hard for the mass
of the party to believe that the Pres
ident entertains any desire for anoth
er term. A great many do not YET
think that be does, and regard the
whole discussion Of the matter as az
invention of the enemy. But while
the party is divided on the point o.
the Presidents aspiration. 1t is il
5 no wise divided as TO whether such
aspirations, if they are entertained
ought to be gratifed. Perhaps the
President has himself to thank if be
is uDjustly accused Of harboring an
ambition which the country con,
dennis. 1t is certain that the sccu,
sation has been made often enough
aud received enough public consider.
alton to ertitle it to some attention al
his hands, both for the sake Of bis
own reputation and of the welfare OF
the party. 1t is in~eoneeivable that
some appropriate occasion might not
have been found for stating the truth
on this point. But the President has
deemed it the wistest course, on the
whole, to decline to declare his in
tentions, and the Republican party
conventions find it necessary to de-
clare theirs. This is what the Re
publican Convention of Pennsylva-
MIA has done. 1t has made it i'm
possible for any voter who, on other
grounds, is prepared to support the
Republican ticket, to refuse to do so
on the ground that such support
would promote the chances of intro
ducing the bad precedent Of a Presi-
dents presenting himself for a third
election. The Convention could not
have done less, and could not have
done what it has done more respect
fully but explicitly.