The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-16
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Stata chairman Devices. All the conn.
les IN tho state with the exception oI
ahout ilyc. had full delegations present
Roth of tho Philadelphia delegations AT,
,,rrsent IA iull. Bo,h OF them marched
I, f, , body. wearing badges, lt ie cs'I'
,n,trd thnt the number OF delegates
,,r,,ssnt il about "3O. Chairman Devices
n his address 60 the convention review
ed the condition Of the party, S'G'ins
that from 5.OOO votes in 1876, II had IN
creased to nearly $4,000 votes IN lS''
and that With thorough organization
hero MAS no reason that entire success
sh,uld not bc achieved hy the party ~
the next campaign, ,..
Ra,luting ior temporary chairman
then began. aud David kuA receive.
the minority and took his seat. Mr, hlfh
is The recognized Armstrong candidate
Nayor Powivtly, tacrccoEnifed Nr'Gh'
.anl,Jetr. received only ~ votes.
All cfl.rts AZ adjournment were de
featcd and q ballot on the supreme
iodeeship Nas proceeded with, resulting
in Bentley receiving ia votes ana AG'
new ~ votes.
The report af the committee naming
Frank W. tIughea TOT permanent pr"6i
dent Was adopted. 49,,
The convention listened 10 addresSe'
while the committee ON credentials wa
ont making their report. john SihrF
.af S,huvikill. was the first speaker. liz
criticised the financial policies OF former
secretaries ofth0 United States Ireasa
~ denounced their contraction pom
c5es As the cause Of most OF the dep'c''
sion that has fallen upon the country
apl then commented upon the leglsla'
rrre NJ this state. the members Of whom
he said were well known 10 be suhJee'
a. ths ll,is,lcn Of the presidents OF
ropple oT great EAlillsd corporations
ua said - ner cent. OF the delegAtse ~
the convention were workinemen, ana
he regretted that there was not a larErl
ren,.,...t.tien Of the business men ano
empIoyers. lie concluded by calling
mon the members Of the party 90 sti,E
10 their colors and not give All ana sup
nor, % the standard bearers OF the old
party. ,r r.,-..
Ffe upE, speaker was Miss fafrar
who argued thSt the national party
should recognize tho rlSht Of woman
suffrage.
Mrs, Bu.ns followed in the same
vein. -
plsced in nomination
FoY b1g%nor-S. h. Mason, OF Mer
Ger Tbos. n. Aarhall, Of Allegheny
Hendrick 4. ~righL " ipserne, ans
Cbas. \. Corson, Of Montgomery
For Judge Of tho Suprcme Gour!-
Tpdsa Agnew. of Beaver. Judge Ciaytor
NJ Delaware Thomas J Bentley Judg'
MAYER, Of Clinton. -.
For Lieutenant Governor-E. i.
Comb. of Lawrence; Christopher Sneare'
ofFerNs, YIN. Holt. Of centre.
For Secretary Vi Internal AtI.rs-
James l.. Wright, OF philaio,Fa,a- Prot
A. VI. Burt, Of Allegheny Hugh !.
stevens, Of Philadelphia Joseph \ NJ
6ea, af Philadelphia.
A resolntiDn was offered proposing
tpat the convention recognize no cAndi
date that has any aIhhation Wilh the ol,
paF.ies This WAS amended - 40 not q
apply 10 the judiciary The amend
ment was lost and the original mouoi
was carried. Immediately there was
wholesale denunciation OF candidate.
Hon. Hendrick B. Wright was Hccuset
Of being a democrat dyed in the WOO
Mr.. Armstrong was accused OF being
republican who WAS iusincere In III
cEesnEacE cause. There was crimIna
ion and recFimin3t;on and the wilde'
confusion ensued-forty membely be
inc on their feet at once yelling for tn
ballot 10 proceed on the goyernorship-
others moving TO adjourn and su
others cestieulating and brawling At ih
top II their voices. Finally the vote wa
taken ANA II %as decided to proceed
ballot on the govr1GOIsaip.
A motion 10 nominate ;. Ii. al-5rn b
acclamAtiou was lost
The name Of Thomas +. Marshall NJ
withdrawn and the ballot proceeded.
Two ballots were taken on the COVE
norship, the first resulting as follows
Armstrong, "; Wright, 81. Mason, 9
Piollot, 1.
The second ballot va - lollogs
Armstrong. -; Wright, 81; Mason, II.
Piollet, .. Mason was thereupon d,
clared the nominee. and the nominatlo
was made unanimous.
There was but one ballot taken on IA
lieutenant goyernorshiD and II resulie
as follows. Shearer 10, Fincher an
Jackson -. al the other candidate
for the position were EithlrsYn.
A motion Was made 10 nominal
James /, Wright, OF Philadelphla, !,
secretary OF internal affairs.
The ballot for secretary OF internal a
fairs resulted as follows: Wright, s.
Burtt. IS; Caldwell, 3. The name OF VI
lice had been withdrawn.
Tha con -eution then took up the pa
form, which geners,.yy renuneia'fs u. u
principles adopted in the nation. 'o'
vention At Toledo in February last. The
declare that the government shoul
furnish aid TO families desirous Of sci
tling upon the public lands. They fave
rigid economy in the administration {
public afIsirs; demand the eight-hou
system Of labor; abolition OF the priso
contract system Of labor; graduate
system or income tax. by which tn
wealth OF the nation rather than the IN
dustry Of the people should pay the el
renses OF the government; wholcsom
and permanent tariff laws for the pre-
lection Of American industry educatio
should be free, secular and industria
and no property except what belongs {
the government should be exempt frol
taxation.
CMessrs. Bentley, Mason and ShearC
have affiliated with the republicans an
Wright with the democrats.l