New-York tribune., 1877-08-23


another ballot taken. Mr.. Turnkey was then nom
mated by 125 votes, Mr.. Sheppard receiving lZ3
votes.
The balloting for Auditor General then began
Mr. Scbell was nominated He received 173 votes.
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL
HARRISBURG, Penn, Aug. 22.-The Demo-
cratic STATE Convention met in the Hall Of the House OF
Representatives at 10 day Many of the mospr
nent Democrats in the State were present capt. VII
liam McCelland Chairman of the State Central Commit
zoo called the Convention to order aud presented the list
OF delegates returned to him. and then handed the Con-
ventiOn over TO them.
Jacob Ziegler was chosen temporary chairman, the
vote standing Zeger, l45 Schnatterly, 94 Ona mo
ton OF Mr.. schnattery the election was made unani-
NOUS and Mr.. Zeger was escorted to the char. lie
said his election not due to special solicitation Dy
him. He thanked the Convention for the honor and said
he deemed it unwise to follow the usual custom
speaking subjects OF interest and those OF no inter
est Laughter He believed the Convention able 10 take
care Of itse and not 1t could not be aided much
by him. The time has when parties OF all falths
must practice what they preach. promise hereafter
means performance. Acting upon this ground the Con-
venton can adjourn with the conviction Of having dis
charged its duty. The powers OF Government must
be exercised for all The Democracy averse to the
grant special privileges unless demanded by public
necessity Although in favor OF progress, 1t Is against IN
dvdua schemes ofaggrandizement at the public expense
Progress is not hothouse plant but one Of sturdy
growth The Democratic party does not seek power ex
ept through principle There comes voice OF the faith
ers out past calling upon this Convention to pursue
. policy that will be promotye Of public peace and
order the prosperity and happiness OF the peo-
ple and the perpetuty OF republican government.
Let be animated by such motives and we VIII 90 into
the campaign with promise of victory have battled
for the good cause nearly half century and it has lost
haV adj tlasa
brief remarks out OF the funess of my heart and now
ask the Convention to proceed to business.
The Hon Alexander II. Cofroth OF Somerset County
offered the usual resolutions fixing the order OF business
and unsuccessful effort to postpone the adoption
the order OF nominations the following order OF busl
agreed upon:
First. the appointment Of Committee on Creden-
tials second Organization; third, on Resolutions;
fourth nomination OF candidates; balloung Tor cahd
dates will then follow.
The various committees were then handed in by the
delegates by Senatorial Districts and announced by the
clerk After the appointment of the committees, the Con-
vention took until four o'clock when they again
adjourned until five.
Upon the reassembling OF the Convention at o'clock
the Committee Credentials reported and decided the
several contested seats cases. after which the report of
the Committee Organization was made and adopted
The Hon. s. A. Bridges and Roger sherman escorted Mr.
Stenger to the chair. He said
SPEECH OF MR.. sTEYGER.
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION: Accept my sincere
thanks for the honor OF being selected 10 preside % O'et
with full representation from every district IN tue
cratic party-it never dies Others rise and fal,
come and 20 with the ideas nat called them into eX
iseuce but the Democratic party lives amid ali ycis
de because It's principles are those Of the COnsttu
ton has been defeated, laid out for dead, derauded
wild applause but sill it hves and opponents may
AS we take notice from vitalytha while earth lasts
like seed time and harvest, Democratic conventions
shall not Defrauded say because am not uI-
mindful of the fact that while speak the chair Of
Washington and Jefferson is hued by man
f}fH;eo iS}ity Of the American people and decided
majority OF the electoral votes OF the States Ine wis
dom of the recent Democratic policy Is being vndcaed
by Hayes administration, III two points especially
In 1874 Democratic majority, elected to tte the
Lower House of Congress Instituted a plan for the
adjustment Of public difficulties ny APP applying
1s D0fy yyy 81 ead adhered To- IT, ana
600 thereby saved TO the Nation Every Kepubli-
the Government, and cruel to it's employees but
few days the Financial secretary OF tho Hayes nd
his party 1t had recently dismissed Thousand
employees IL compelled to do so by the Democratic
House, and credit is claimed by the Hayes admins
traton The Democratic party urged the removal vi the
army the South II was felt that peace and pros
event that business arrangements only then would
cease The House stood iim as stone wall
was expressly stipulated that it should not be used 10
sustain bogus State governments. 1t unit for the
bill with this ncuded-a unit against 1t unless 1t i'll
he adopted the Democratic policy another instance of
economy by the Democratic policy, credit for which is
claimed by the Hayes Administration. do not propose
TO detain this Convention with an extended speech,
but 10 follow the experience of my predecessor,
venerable in Democracy II not III years. You
are competent 10 discharge your duty and
in that work / invoke harmony. But why
harmony We the party of law and order and in all
history grander spectacle than that Of this
party quietly submitting for the sake OF peace aud
aud the perpeuy Of our free institutions 10 the
most political fraud OF any age for the act OF
the Electoral Commission foul stain on our national
which all the rains In the sweet Heavens cannot
wash out
The speech was very frequently interrupted by ap-
pause every ausion to the action of the Electoral
Commisisn loudly cheered.
A notion offered by Mr. Zegler. adopted that no
delegate be allowed to speak than longer
than five minutes, on any question.
The Committee on Resolutions not being ready to re-
port the Convention adjourned to eight o'clock.
The Convention met at eight o'clock p m and waited
for half hour for the Committee Resolutions. Tho
Committee then reported the following
PLATFORM
The Democratic party OF Pennsylvania and
Its delegates in convention assembled do deolare
Frst-Thst the induction Of Rutherford T. Hayes into
the office of President notwithstanding the election OF
Samuel j. Tden thereto high crime against FREQ
government, which has not been condOned aud will
be forgotten The spirit Of patriotism which for
bore contest upon the first offence will resist and pun sh
any attempt at a second
SecOndrhat the immediate happy effect OF the appli
cation by the Federal Administration OF the Democratic
policy OF nOnntervention in the internal affairs OF The
Southern States simply vndcates frequent protests
against the previous violation OF the reserved
the several States 10 exercise all powers not delegated
the General Government by express constitutional pro
vision.
which been proclaimed by the present Adminstrs-
tion is like its adopted southern policy" confession
of the failure Of radcasm, and a. Just tribute De
mOcracy which has long and earnestly demanded the
overthrow and punishment Of corrupt officials.
T0url-That capal combined In corporate organization
has been too mighty favored by both State and Federal
legislation, aud IFS demands for large returns ncon