The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-05-15
A Breezy Time of it, Denouncing
Each Other, and Confusion
Reigning Supreme Near
ly All Day.
A Grand Fight Over the Delegates, and
Touches Of Communism in Some Of
the Speeeh-Making.

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ton, was on the floor at the opening
of the proceedings.
Chairman Devices, ia his address,
reviewed the condition of the party,
stating that from 5000 votes in 1876
il had increased to 55, 900 votes in
1887, and that with its thorough or
g~anizslion there was no reason that
entire success should not be achiev-
ed in the next campaign.
David Kirk, Armstrong" candi-
date, was chosen temporary chair
man, over Major Powderly, the
Wright" candidate, who received
but 81 votes. Mr.. Kirk, 10 acknowl-
edging the honor conferred on him,
denounced the National Banking
system, claiming that the nation
should honor its own paper.
After the appointment of a Com
mittee on Credentials, the Conven-
ton took a recess.
Upon reassemblipg, the Conven-
ton was addressed by John Siney,
for many years President of the Mi.
ners' and Laborers' Benevolent As
ISOLATION Of Schuylkill county. Miss
f. S. Tara, of the Citizens Suffrage
Association, made a short address,
asking the Convention to insertin its
platform a plank granting suffrage to
women. She was followed by other
ladies from the same association.
A number of speeches, some of q
rather Communistic nature, were
made, when the Committee on Gre
dentials made a report in regard to
two contesting Philadelphia dele.
gates, the difference being compro-
missed by the admission Of the whole
Labor delegation and ten out of for
ty-six ofthe Greenbackers. Commit
tees on permanent organization and
platform were appointed, and a re.
cess taken till Z O'Clock.
At the evening session T. w.
Hughes was elected permanent
Chairman.
NOMINATIONS.
The Convention then proceeded t.
make nominations as follows: Fol
Governors. r. Mason, Thos. NJ
Marshall, VIM. Ii. Armstrong, Hen
drick B. Wright, g. NJ. Carson, and
Victor Z. Piolette. For Judge o
Supreme Court-Judge Agnew, the
present incumbent, Judge Benz S
Bentley, and Chas. Mayer. For
Lieut.. Governor-R. b. McComb
Christopher Shearer, Wesley Cham
bers, VIM. B. Holt and j. e. French
For Secretary of Internal Affairs
|, Jas. l.. Wright, Andrew Burt, U. s
Stevens and Francis McAdams.
1t was stated that the COMMITTEES
on Platform would net be able to re
port until tomorrow. The Efforts a
adjournment were defeated, and th,
ballot on Supreme Judgeship wa.
. proceeded With, resulting in Bentle,
: receiving ia votes and Agnew 81
! The Committee on Resolutions wa
I, sent for, and came into the hall. 4
! resolution was offered proposing tina
= the convention recognize no candl
. date who bias any utilization with oil,
c parties. This was amended so a
: not to apply to the judiciary. Tn
amendment was lost and the origina
: resolution carried.
A SCENE OF CONFUSION.
Immediately there was q whole
sale denunciation of the candidates
q Wright was accused of being a Dem
ocrat dyed in the wool. Armstrong
was accused of being a Republica
who was not sincere in the greer
back cause. There was criminatio
and recri1inatioD. The widest cor
A fusion ensued. Forty members wer
on their feet at once, yelling for tn
ballot TO proceed on the GovernorshiE
others moving 10 adjourn, aud sti
+ others g~esticulating wildly and baw
ing at the top of their voices. Fina
|, ly a vote was taken, aud it was de
cided to proceed to ballo, on th
Governorship.
A motion to nominate s. r. Maso
by reclamation was lost. The nam
of Thomas NJ. Marshall was will
= drawn, and the ballot proceeded. d.
Two ballots were taken on th
Governorship. The second ballC
was as follows: Armstrong, "a
Wright, 81 +; Mason, lis; Pioiette,
Mason was tbereupon declared th
nominee, and the nomination ws
70 made unanimous.
e There q but one ballot on tb
D. Lieutenant Governorsbip, as follows
Is Shearer, 1873; Fincher, B; Jackson
20 81. All the other candidates for th
position were Withdrawn.
s. A motion was made to nominal
t. JAS. L. Wright, of Philadelphia, +,
Secretary of Internal Affairs.
The ballot for Secretary of Intern,
r Affairs was as follows: Wright, 9
v Burtt, IS; Caldwell, 3. The nam
lr of McGee was Withdrawn.
a THE PLATFORM.
The Convention then took up Il
IL platform, which generally enunciat'
the principles adopted in the Nation
ne Convention at Toledo 10 Februal
I'd last. They declare that the Cover
be ment should furnish outfits to fsmilii
DESTROYS of settling on public land
We favored rigid economy 10 the admiI
Re istration Of public affairs; demand Il
eight hour system of labor the abo
. tior of the prison contract system
labor; a graduated system of incon
re tax, by which the wealth Of the natiC
an rather than the industry ofthe peop
IA should pay the expenses of the Go
re eminent wholesome aud permane
on laws for the protection of Americs
he industry education should be fire
on secular and industrial, aud no prope
il. ty except what belongs to the Go
RS eminent should be exempt from tax
of ton. They recommend that won,
have equal civil and political righ,i
also demand that National pap
money, or greenbacks, based q
alone on the two metals, silver al
gold, but upon the entire wealth al
er integrity of the na,iop, should
"a issued in sufficient quantities to T
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