The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-16
NATIONALS CONTENTION.
prNrtrN NOMINATED ror 'rn"" OF ~
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Concert hall. this morning ~ i'""' y!
stat, chairman Devices. All the coun.
lies in INC state With the exception oi
about 0vr had full delegations present
pnth of tho Philadelphia delegations an,
,,rrsent IA full. Both OF tbcm marched
IA a body, wearing badges, IL IL oSu>
mated that the number OF delegates
rrrsent is about 80. Chairman pewces
In his address to the convention, review
Ell The condition Of the party, stating
thnt from 5000 votes in 1876, II had IN
creased 20 nearly $4,000 votes IN -,
and that With thorough organization
there Was no reason that entire success
should not bv achieved by The party ~
the next campaign.
Ra,lotinr ior temporary chairman
,hrn began, aud David k,rk received
Inc majority ANA took his seat. Dir. kItk
l. the recognized Armstrong candidate
Nayor powietiy, tae recognized Wright
candidate, received only ~ votes,
An efforts ~ adjournment were do
feated and a ballot on the supreme
,pI,esbip VAS proceeded with, resulting
i'm Rentlrv receiving ia votes and Ag'
new % votes.
The report Of the committee naming
Frank ". hughes loT permanent pTcel
dent MAS adopted,
The convention listened 20 addresses
while the committee on credentials was
ont making their report. John sineY
IN Srbuylklll, was the first speaker lie
criticised the financial policies otfnrmr'
se,retaries ofthg United States treasn
- denounced their contraction ppli'
,,.s IS the cause Of most Of the depreS'
sion that has fallen upon the country
ami then commented upon the leglsla~
rpre of this state, the members of whom
bs said were well known 20 be subject
m the li.ts.lon Of the presidents OF =
rouplo ol great Esipgaj corporations
He said - rer cent. OF The delesAtsp ~
the convention were worAlnehen, ahu
he regretted that there was not u larger
renrssst.t.'lon Of the business men anu
employers. he concluded by calling
rrsn the members of the party 10 su1
~ their colors and not give ald and sup
nor. - the standard bearers Of the old
.Fs-fy. -, -
Fks nBK. speaker was Miss tafrar
who argued that the national party
should recognize tho TlSAi 81 woman
suiftage.
Mrs, Burns followed in the same
vein.
The following gentlemen were then
plsced in nomination
Per t,av~nor-S. h. Mason, OF Mer'
csr Tbos. n. Mayehall, Of Allegheny
Hendyick II. HnghI Vi i.gserne, and
Cbas \. Corson, or Montgomery.
For Judge Of the suprme ConFI-
Judse Agnew. Of Beaver Judge Clayton
of Delaware Thomas J. Bentley Judge
Maver, Of Clinton. -.
For Lieutenant Goyernor-R. i. NJ
.Gcmb. nf Lawrence, Christopher Shcare'
OF PerNs, YIN. Holt. oi Centre.
For Secretary VI Internal Ah!rs-
James l.. Wright, Of phiIaIo,Ealn' Prof
A. NJ. Burt, Of Allegheny Hugh q
Stevens. OF Philadelphia Joseph \ NJ
Ges, Of Philadelphia.
A resOintiDn WAS offered propoSlnt
tnat the convention recognize no candi
date that has any alhhation with the old
parties This Was amended - aS not Il
amply TO the judiciary. The amend
ment was lost and the original motor
was carried. Immediately there was {
wholesale denunciRtion OF candidates
Hon. Hendrick b. Wright was AcruseC
of being a democrat dyed IN the wool
Mr.. Armstrong was accused OF being 1
republican who was inslncerc In th'
greenkars cause. There was criminA
ton and recrmin2ijon and the wildes
confusion ensued-forty msmbesS be
inc on their feet at once yelling for the
ballot 10 proceed on the goyernorship-
others moving 10 adjourn and stu
others eesticulating and brawling at ih'
top II rheir voices. Finally the vote wa
taken and u SAl decided 10 proceed Il
ballot on the goSesEoasGip.
A motion 10 nominate s. il. sl-&cn by
acclamAtion was lost.
The name Of Thomas L. Marshall va
Withdrawn and the ballot proceeded.
Two ballots were taken on the COVER
norsbip, the first resulting as follows
Armstrong, "; Wright, 81, Mason, s5
Piollot, 4.
The second baiiot wzs Rs iD.logS
Armstrong, -; Wright, 81; Mason, ll5
Piollet, >. Mason was thereupon de
clared the nominee, and the nomination
was made unanimous.
There was but one ballot taken on tn,
lieutenant goyernorshiD and II resulted
as follows Shearer l29, Fincher ant
Jackson - All the other candidate
for the position were githdraHn.
A motion Was made 10 pCmin9i,
James L, Wright. Of Philadelphia, 10
secretary Of internal Affairs.
The ballot for secretary OF internal al
fairs resulted as follows: Wright, 9S
Burit, IS; Caldwell, s. The name OF NJ
ice had been Withdrawn.
rhe ron .eu,ion then took up the pat
form. Ehich genera rehuheia'gs m tn'
principles adopted In the natloD-- con
yention at Toledo in February last. They
declare that the government shoult
furnish aid 10 families desirous Of set,
tling upon the public lands. They fayoi
rigid economy in the administration o
public Affairs: demand the eight-houl
system Of labor; abolition OF the prison
contract system Of labor; o graduated
system Of income tax. by which the
wealth or the nation rather than the in
dus,ry Of the people should pay the cx'
penses Of the government; wholesome
and permanent tariff laws for the pro-
lection of American industry education
should be free. secular and industrial
and no property except what belongs 70
the government should be exempt from
taxation.
[Nessrs. Bentley, Mason and Sheare,
have affiliated with the republicans and
Wright with the democrats.