Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-24

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| State convention reassembled at nine o'cloc
| this morning, and the report of the commit
tee on contested seats having been made an,
the contestants seated,
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
was effected by the election of Hon. Charles
K. Buckalew permanent president.
Mr.. Lowden, of Lehieh, obtained recogni
ton and moved that after the nomination o
governor the convention proceed to ballot TO
lieutenant governor.
This being contrary to the regular order o
nominating it was objected to, and, the yea
and nays being ordered, it was defeated
ayes, 121; nays, 125.
Mr.. Lowden then moved to lead the nomi
nations with that of supreme judge. Rejected
and the chair announced that the regular or
der would be adhered to, and that the con-
vention would proceed to ballot for governor
but that he would first recognize the chair
man of the committee on resolutions, and
Mr.. Wallace ascending the rostrum and made
his report.
THE PLATFORM.
The Democracy of PENNSYLVANIA unani-
mously declare that the Republican party, its
measures and;its men, are responsible for the
financial distress, the misery and want that
now exist. 1t has had control of the legisla-
ton of the country, and has enacted and per-
petuated policy that has enriched the few
and impoverished the many. Its system of
finance has been one Of favor to moneyed
monopoly, of unequal taxation, of exemption
of classes, of high rates of interest, and of re-
morseless contraction which has destroyed
every enterprise that gave employment to
labor. Its present hold upon the Federal
power was secured by fraud, perjury and
forgery. Its laws are unjust and its practices
are immoral. They distress the people and
destroy their substance. The only remedy
&. IL,
and the dethronement of those in power.
The further contraction of the volume Of
United States legal-tender notes is unwise
and unnecessary. They should be received
for customs duties, and reissued as fast as re-
ceived. Gold, silver, and United States legal
tender notes at par Herewith, are Il just basis
for par circulation. A close connection of the
Federal government with the business inter-
ests of the people, through the national banks,
tends to monopoly and contradictions but in
changing the custom, uniformity of notes,
security of the note-holder, and protection of
the capital invested, should be provided for.
Treasury notes issued In exchange for bonds
bearing low rate of interest is the best form
in which the credit of the government can be
given paper currency.
Labor and capital have equal demands upon
AND! equal responsibilities to the laws of COM
MERGE, and manufactures should be encour
aged so that steady employment and fair
wages may be yielded to labor, while safety
of investment and moderate return for its
use belong to capital. Violence or breaches
of order in support of the real or supposed
rights of either should be promptly sup
pressed by the strong arm Of the law.
The Republican party, by its legislation in
1872, which reduced the tariff upon bitumin-
GUS coal from one dollar and twenty-five cents
to seventy-6ve cents per ton, and upon iron,
steel, wood, metals, paper, glass, leather and
all manufactures, of each of them ten per
cent, struck fatal blow at the industries
and labor of Pennsylvania.
The public lands are the common property
of the people, and they should not be sold to
spectators nor granted to railroads or other
steads for actual settlers.
Our public debt should be held at home,
and the bonds representing it ought to be of
small denominations, in which the savings
of the masses may be safely invested.
Thorough investigation into the electoral
frauds of 1876 should be made. Fraud should
be exposed, truth indicated, and criminals
Presidential title as dangerous to our institu-
tions and fruitless in its results.
The Republican party, controlling the leg
islation of the State, has refused to execute
many of the reforms of the new constitutions;
among other things, it has neglected and re-
fused to compel the acceptance of all of its
provisions by the corporations OF the State;
to prevent undue and unreasonable discriml-
nation in charges for transportation of freight
and passengers. and without abatement or
drawback to give all equal means for
the raw material of the State
in such manner and to such points as they
may prefer, and to publish, in good faith,
monthly statements of where the money of
the people was kept.
The Republican party creates new offices,
and adds enormous perquisites to others, and
fills them with favorites whose chief duty is
to manage the political machinery. Its admin
of the State government grows more
expensive with each year of its rule. Legis-
lation has been directed by Republican lob
byists, who in turn manipulate and con-
troll the nominations of the Republican
party, and It's candidates are the creations of
a iunta whose DEGREES are accepted as the
irrevocable mandates of absolute hereditary
power. We denounce these methods, these
and these men as unworthy the
support of an honest and free people, and we
invite all of every shade of political opinion
to unite with us in delivering the common
wealth from their hateful rule.
The report of the committee on platform
was unanimously adopted and the convention
proceeded to
BALLOT FOR GOVERNOR
nation: Andrew II. Dill, of Union; James H.
Hopkins, of Allegheny; George A. jerks, of
Jefferson; VIM. NJ 'Candless, of Philadelphia:
Levi Maish, of York; Robert E. Monaghan,
of Chester, and Victor L. Piolett, of Susque-
hannah.
THE FIRST BALLOT
resulted as follows: Whole number, $50:
necessary to choice, l26; Dill, 81; Hopkins,
So; M'Candless, AZ; jerks, ID; Piolett, l6;
III hoin
choice,
THE SECOND BALLOT
was ordered. Maish was withdrawn, and
the result was as follows: Dill, lis; Hop
1ins, Sc; NJ Candies, 40; jerks, ID; Piolett,
l3; Monaghan, II. There being no choice,
the name of VIM. M'Candless was with
drawn, and
THE THIRD BALLOT
was ordered, which resulted: Dill, 1876;
Hopkins, 80; jerks, ID; Monaghan, 6; Pio-
ette, 5. Mr.. Dill having received majority
Of all votes cast, was declared nominated
and on motion of Malcolm Hay, of Allegheny,
the nomination was made unanimous.
OTHER NOMINATIONS.
For Supreme Judge.-Three names were
put in nomlnation-H. P. Ross, OF Montgom-
cry; Fairman Shepherd, of Philadelphia, and
E. Golden, of Armstrong. The first ballot
resulted: Ross, 1852; Shepherd, II; Golden,
10. Mr.. Ross was declared the nominee of
The convention.
After the announcement of the supreme
nomination, several motions to adj
ourn were made and rejected. The conven-
ion proceeded to the nomination for lieuten-
John Fertry, of Titusville, be-
ng chosen on the third ballot.
J. Simpson Africa, of Huntingdon, was |
dominated on the first ballot for secretary of |
Internal affairs.
On motion of Senator Wallace, Hon. R. |
Milton Speer, of Huntington, was unani- |
nously nominated chairman of the State CEN
raj committee for the ensuing year.