The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-16
GENERAL NEWS.
The Pennsylvania Republicans il
Convention.

i Convention.
! Their Platform and Candidates
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HARRIsBuRG, May 15.-The Republi'
can State Convention met At 1880 A. N
N. ]. Puryiance was chosen temporary
Chairman. Hon. John Cessna was chosen
Chairman OF the Committee on Resolu.
tions and Gen. Howard Reider, Chair.
man Of the Committee on Permanent Or.
ganization. Several motions TO adjourn
temporarily were Lost when the presiding
officer decided that no business could be
received until the various committees
had made reports. This had the same
effect as the temporary adjournment and
the Opera House was cleared OF delegates.
When the Convention had again been
called to order, Mr.. Reeder, Chairman Of
the Committee on Organization reported
the list oil permanent officers at the head
OF which was the name OF Mayor
stokeley, Of Philadelphia. Lucius Rog.
ers, Of Mexican county, was nominated
Secretary with fifty Vice Presidents and
as many assistant Secretaries. The re-
port was unanimously adopted.
Mayor Stokeley being conducted to the
platform amid great enthuaiasm urged
such conduct on the part Of the Conyen-
tion as would insure one Of Pennsylya.
MAS old fashioned Republican majori.
ties.
Mr.. Cessna, Chairman Of the Commit.
tee on resolutions submitted the platform,
stating that the Committee had adopted
II unanimously.
The resolutions were as follows:
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The Republican party Of Pennsylvania,
adhering 10 its historical record and 10
its principles heretofore often affirmed,
declares:
/. That It'll uncompromisingly oppos.
ed 10 free trade, in whatever disguise pre-.
sented, unchangingly devoted TO home
industry, and hereby avows its special
and direct hostility to the tariff bill now
pending in Congress, the same being in
the interest Of importers and foreign
manufacturers and in opposition to
American labor.
2. That labor, being the great source oil
national wealth, the prosperity Of the
nation must depend upon the extent 70
which labor ia protected and employed,
and that our Government, being gov
ernment OF the people, should endeayor
to promote, by all proper means, the
commercial and industrial interests OF
the nation, that labor and capital may be
both properly employed.
8. The American commerce should be
fostered and home enterprise developed
by the National Government 10 the end
that our manufacturing, mining, agricul-
tural and industrial interests may -four.
ish, our people find employment and the
country be restored TO permanent pres
perity.
4. That the public lands belong to the
people and should be reserved exclusive.
" for actual settlers, 80 that the indus.
trious poor may be encouraged and aided
10 enter upon and occupy them.
s. That we are now "a ever opposed 70
the payment OF claims from the National
Treasury TO those lately engaged or sym
pathizing with the rebellion. No con-
aueror should be forced to pay indemnity
10 the conquered; and the presentation OF
bills demanding over $500 000, 900 at the
present session Of the Democratic House
ia warning TO the country; and the cost
and danger ofretaining in power party
whose chief aim is TO make reprisals on
the taxpayers for losses which the crime
OF treason brought upon the Southern
people.
0. That we view with alarm the grow.
ing depression Of many Of the leading
trade interests OF the State and country,
resulting, 1t is believed, from unfair ad:
vantages and discriminating rates Of
freight and transportation privileges
given BY many Of the transportation com.
panies Of the country to 4 favored few to
the prejudice Of our general producing
interests, and this Convention earnestly
recommend the enactment OF such laws
by the State and National Legislatures
as will correct this growing evil.
Z. That the Southern Republicans,
white and colored, have our earnest sym.
pathy in the unequal contest to which
they are subjected for civil liberty and
the maintenance Of their Constitutional
privileges, and that in the interest Of their
guaranteed rights we demand from the
general government for them an equal
and fair ballot, and that equality before
law which should be the boast OF every
government,
s. That the administration Of Cover.
nor Hartranit meets the hearty endorse
ment and unqualified approval Of the
party that elected him, and continues to
honor him. BE has proved himself an
able magistrate, true patriot and wise
officer, and his party tenders him the
praise due to personal uprightness, to
political devotion and TO official rectitude.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted without debate. Those protest.
ing against the payment Of rebel claims,
in favor Of 4 protective tarif and eulo-
CYSTIC Of Gov. Hartranft were loudly ap.
plsuded.
NOMINATIONS.
Henry W. Palmer, Of Luzeru, nom.
mated for Governor, General Henry
M. Hoyt euloeiEIng his scholarly and
soldiefly qualities. ]. P. Wickersham,
Henry Rowle, Galusha A. Grow and Gen.
james A. Beaver were also nominated.
General Hoyt was chosen nominee for
Governor on the frat ballot, receiving
16l votes, Grow AZ, Beaver 12, Wicker
sham 20, Morrill, /. Rowles name was
withdrawn. The nomination was made
unanimous amid loud applause.
J.P. sterritt and Daniel AgneW were
nominated for Supreme Judge, and the
ballot resulted, stsrritt l64, AgneW 92.
The vote for Lieutenant Governor re.
quilted, Charles W. Stone 1872, ]. Howard
Jacobs SO.
The nominations for Secretary Of In
ternal Affairs were: Robert 8. McC Clellan,
Of Chester; Aaron K. Dunkell, OF Phila.
delphia, and J. B. Donley, Of Greene.
The last named was Withdrawn before the
aaoond hallnt which raanllad nnnkAll