The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-04-12

The voice of Pennsylvania wa
I, spoken yesterday at Harrisburg, an'
1t uttered no uncertain sound Johr
K. Hartranft was MT only named a!
the choice of the Keystone State a
, Cincinnati, bat every evidence tha
i earnest friendship AMI determined de
vorion could display vas heapeC
upon him by the representatives o.
the party be has four times led to vie
tory 10 notly contested campaigns. a
! solid delegation was chosen 10 urge
bis claims upon the favorable consid
GRAFTON of the National Convention.
Not one man was pressed for mem.
bersaip in that delegation who did
Dot pledge himself TO support him
enthusiast cally. A rule was adopt
ed requiring the delegates from this
State To cast their vote for him solid.
And TO continue TO do so with 10y
al, earnest, persistent effort TO secure
his nomination. To these unususl
compliments was added the hitherto
unknown action, 10 a Pennsylvania
Convention, a unanimous vote on all
these propositions For the FIRST time
in the memory of any one now in
politics, not one dissenting voice was
raised in the convention. No man
was found 10 suggest opposition -
And no man Of the slightesr political
consequence in the Republican party
of Pennsylvania could have been
found TO lead revolt, such de-
sire had found expression. Howev-
er other candidates may stand before
The nation; with whatever uuanimity
The claims of any one may be press
ed by any State, John F. Hartrsnft
stands his equal For mouths past
the most determined efforts have been
made TO apprise the country that
delegation from Pennsylvania for
Hartranft meant only dieker and a
trade-of for somebody else. Men
who We're openly the friends of other
candidates have deemed this
smart" impression 10 create. Bv
accusing such suspicion, il was sup
posed, an opposlti d might be organ.
lzed which would, under the decor
vus pretext of protecting deserving
Inau from the willy tricks Of insiDcere
supporters, refuse to give him az
Irvn clad delegation to Cincinnati.-
By this refusal the schemiag friends
ui other candidates could point 10
our disjoinIed delegation as proof thar
"Hartranit was not in The fight, that
this, that and the other delegate as
quietly, but certainly, for somebody
else, aud 50 break Hsrtranft down by
the simple process Of pulling bis
support 10 pieces before tie Cincin-
naIl Convention met This cunning
snare was avoided by the spontaue-
Gus outburst OF popular enthusiasm.
hieh brushed aside all lhuse who
were concucling these very deep
schemes, and speaking oat in the
name Of the entire Republican party
hat lheir choice was neither 10 be
sacrificed by a feeble, half-nearted
support, nor damned by faint praise.
Aud every respec table Republican
In Pennsylsania will rejoice over yes
terd.y's work The Republicans of
Pennsylysnia have been the conye-
nient giant for carrying pigmies about |
for thelr pleasure long enough. The
vsrty in this state has, at last. found
lis strength, and intends to use il
beuceforth. We 60 before the next
National Convention united in action. |
one in purpose, and with a standard /
bearer We can proudly follow. The
call of duty has always found the
man whose claims we now press
ready reliable. He has never been |
exacting as 10 the work be has been
called on TO perform. Enough for
hlm that his State or his country call |
ed UPON him. Without calculating
tbe cost his response has been instant
his service we'll performed, and bis
success splendid. Like TOO many |
men of modest, uDpretcnding STAMP.
be has, a. times, been the target for
The darts of envy, malice, and unde-
served assaults. But the quiet forti.
tude with which he confronted death
when duty called him to the deld.
mas marked his course in every walk
of life. And as the splendor of his
military career was the full warrant
iur The confidence reposed in bis eour-
age aud skill, 50 the unexampled sue
cess of his civil rule has been the COM
plele viudIcation of the wisdom of
many times choosing him to places of
nign and onorous trust With a can
dloate thus splendidly equipped for the
position W which his fellow citizens
Of Pennsylvania desire to exalt bin.
and with delegation devoted To bis |
success, The Republicans of this State |
enter upon The labots of The Presi-
asulisi campaign. With the best of
feeling tor The many eminent gentle
men named ia connection with the
Presidency, the party here mean 10
push The claims Of Gov Hsrt.sntt for |
the CINCINNATI nomination by every |
honorable means ii its power, with q
full and abiding faith that the more
our srst and oaly choice is scanned
and criticised, the more surely Will
the other States of the Union see in
him the man for the times. A Repub-
lican without conditions, soldier
without fault, Z civil magistrate uni
VERBALLY confessed to be spotless and /
Wilb courage equal to every emer-
gency-accompsnied with the iney-
liable eompan,on qualify of courage, |
modesly aud common sense-we en-
ter the contest for his nczina;;on |
with enthusiasm End conEdence. We
do not indulge 10 any nonsense about
DOL being able TO carry PennsYlva-
MIA unless we get our choice. But
We aver with perfect confidence, and
with soms knowledge OF what We as
sert, that we can carr, Pennsylvania |
easier for John F. Hsrtranft than for
any oths. nan IN the United States.
DE has been tried. as with FIRE. We
kaow him. And we love him with
no ordinary devotion in the State
where ell his life has been passed il
usefulness and in honor.--4 gri';s-
burg Telegraph.