The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-08-31
Democratic State Contention,
A DETAILED ACCOUNT FROM THE PHILAD'A
TIMES OF ALL IMPORTANT poINGs.

A DETAILED ACCOUNT FROM THE PHILAD'A
TIMES OF ALL IMPoRrANT poINGs.
HARRISBURG, August 90
At twelve o'clock noon Captain Villain
McClellanG, Chairman of the State Central
Com rlittee, called the convention to order
and presented the list of delegates returned
10 him and then handed the convention
over to them. Jacob Zeigler was chosen
temporary chairman, the vote standing
Leigler 145 Schnatterly 90.
On motion of Mr.. Schnatfery the cleo
tion was made unanimous and Mr.. Zeigler
was escorted TO the chair. lie said his Sc
lection was not due to special solicitation
by him. He thanked the convention for
the honor and said he deemed it unwise to
follow the usual custom of speaking on
subjects of interest, and those of no interest
Laughter lie believed The convention
able TO take care of itself and If it was not
1t could no. be aided much by him. The
time has come when parties of ali faiths
must prac ice what they preach. Promise
hereafter means performance. Acting upon
this ground the convention can adjourn
with the conviction of having discharged
its duty. The powers and government
must be exercised for all. The Democracy
are averSe to the grant Of special privileges
unless demanded by public necessity. AL
though in favor of progress il is against III
diviiual schemes of aggraudizement at the
public expense. Progress is not a hot
house plant, but one of sturdy growth.
The Democratic party does not seek power
except through principle. There comes a
voice of the fathers out of the past. calling
upon this convention to pursue a policy hat
will be promutive of public peace and order,
the prosperity aud happiness of the people
ana the perpetuiiy OF republican govern
ment. Let us be animated by such mo-
tIves, and we will go into the campaign
with promise OF victory. have battle,i
foI the good cause nearly half a century
and 1t has lost none of its eternal vei ity and
power. | have made these brief remarks
out OF the fuiiness of my heart, aud now
ask the convention to proceed to business.
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Hon. Alexander II. Coffroth, of Somerset
county, offered the usual resolutions fixing
the order of business, and after an unsuc-
cessiuI effort to postpone the adoption of
the order of nominations tie following or
der OF business was agreed upon:
FIRST. appointment Of committee on credcn-
Second On organization
Itrd. On resolutions.
Fourth. Nomination of candidates
BtHoting tor candidates viii then follow.
Ihe various committees were then hand
ed in by the delegates by Senatorial dis
tricts and announced by the clerks.
convention took a recess until o clock.
Upon the reassembling OF the convention
at D clock the committees on credentials
reported and decided the several contested
seat cases, after which The report OF the
committee on organization was made and
adopted, &c.
CHAIRMAN sTENGER's SPEECH
j lie report of the committee ON organiza-
tion was adopted, and Hon S A. Bridges
and Roger Sherman escorted Mr. Stenger
TO the chair. lie said
GsntieJn;H 2f ths CmreatiIu: Accept my sim
cere thanks for the houor OF being selected To
presIde over your deliberations. I congri,tu-
,ltc you tht We meet with fuii representation
from every district in the State. I'm; r. is o,,e
striking net about the Democratic ,5nTty-it
ECNtt HitS; others rise md fitli, come aud go
WIN ih1 lde'S mat called them INTO existence,
bat the Democratic party lives on amid nIl yc:s
si'udcs because lis principles those of the
SSOHS' 'NIt'oti' IL mas been defeated: laid out
Tor dead; dcfraudcd (yf!d arpIuiIscl: bui still
II ives, nhd our opponents may rs well take
noiicc rom ITS vitality that while earth lasts.
like seed time and harvest Demo .ratIc CON
Ventlons hall nor cease, Drfraud"d saw 0f-
~hlie speak the chair of Washington ana Set
ItrhoiI - ii,Icd bN man rejected by Ii quarter
oI y hi'Iltn majority OF the American peCpie,
and decided majority of The electoral voteS Df
@ .ne states. me wisdom OF the recent Demo
I ctalic Pnllcy Is being Nindicated by the Hayes
admihIstratioi in two points especially. In
1871 D"mucratic majority elected to tII,. lower
u"u>s .! congress instituted plan for the ad-
JuStncnt nf public difficulties by applying the
They steadrasfly ndhercd to it. and sixty MI
non doilars were thereby saved to the nation
tfg cntig 4nt,nu2i'c,'n newspaper said the Demo
80 t. ~ iiouSt, WIS cr1ppiin0 the government
ana was cruel to its employees. But a few dtys
mSn & IL; me tin;'nciai Secretary of the Hayes adj
hihlSttatloh goes 20 Ohio ana claims credit for
ms party because it has recently dismissed n !
thousand employees. It was compelled 10 do so
bS the btihuctatfc House, and now credit is
IIAiihed ny the Hayes administration. The (
army from the South. 1t was felt that paona
shd prosperity would come to the Southern !
-, , U,s w ", tns event ana that business de-
" ,ntnts otiy then would cease The House {
stood ht'n as stone wall agaiuSt the PROPOSE I
stipulated that it should rot he used 70 lmsf,in
bogus State governments. 1t was n unit for |
the biii with this included unit against It tin-
@ ai'u now sherman Is prafSing Hayes be- !
cause he adopted The ID .mocratic policy an !
party, and credit for which IS rInimcd by th o
hayes administration. L DO not propose 10 de- !
t'lr me convention with an extended speech
bat TO follow the experience of my predercss"r .
venerable in Democracy, If not in years Yuu
are competent to discharge your duty. and i, (
that work | invoke harmony. But why borl "a
inony We are the party of law and order nnd /
IN ihan an his'ofy ,here was no erander spectacle
u I lnt, Tor the sake OF peace and order ana the
fnonstrous political fraua OF any nge: for he
act OF the Electoral Commissi sion was a foul
s'nin hpon uur national honor which an thr
rams III the sweet heavens cannot wash out.
The speech was frequently interrupted
by applause and every allusion TO The act
OF The Electoral Commission was loudly
cheered.
a motion offered by Mr. Zeigler was
adopted that no delegate be allowed to
speak more than once nor longer than five
on any question. The committee
on resolutions not being ready t,.report the
convention adjourned until o. clock.
EVENING SESSION.
he convention met at p. n, and waited
Tor half an hour for the resolution commit
tee. lhe committee then reported the fol-
lowing resolutions:
- FiRSr-That the induction of Rutherford n I
HayeS INTO the Office OF President, notNyith-
stanoing The election Df Samuel J. TiidPn .
thefeto was a high crime against free govern
uent' which he's net been endorsed and will not