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PENNSYLVANIA NATIONALS.
THE STfTE CONTENTION or THE NEW
PARTY IN PIYILIDELTIfId.


Wild Confusion over the Nomination Of n
Candidate for Governor-Indication. that
Cameron has his Hand on the Convention.
PHILADELPHIA, May S.-Thc National"
State Convention was calcd to order in Concert
Hall this forenoon by State Chairman Devices.
All the counties in the State. with the exception
Of about five. had full delegations. Both OF the
Philadelphia delegations in full force. marched
In wearing badges. To DO prepared for any
disturbance large reserve force OF policemen
was stationed at the door OF the Hall.
Chairman Devices in his address reviewed the
condition OF the party. saying that from 8 900
votes in 1876 It had increased 10 nearly $1,000
in 1877. and that with its thorough organization
there was no reason that entire success should
not be achieved In the next campaign.
At the conclusion Of his speech Mayor Pow
derly OF Scranton and David Kirk OF Allegheny
were nominated for temporary Chairman. Col
Lyman Of Clinton and W. V. McCrary were also
nominated Tho roll OF delegates was then
called with the, following result: Kirk, 1876;
Kirk was declared elected. and was at once con-
ductcd to the chair. Mr. Kirk is the recognized
Armstrong candidate and Mayor Powdcrly tho
recognized Wright candidate Mr., Kirk said no
would DO his duty by TIE Conyentoni with par
al banking system and claimed that tho nation
should honor its own paper. He was loudly
Alter the appointment Of a Committee on
Credentials recess was taken until 2 7. VI.
II was q quartcrto before the Convention was
again called together, but as the Committee n
Contested Scuts was not yet ready 10 report
speeches were announced to be IN order, The
notorious John Sincy nsccndcd the PLATFORM
AND spoke nj some length on the labor question.
| Two women suifrngists who were present wcre
| invited To- speak on the rights of women. Their
| raui"rHs elected loud APPLAUSE Several otNcr
| 3 caches wrrc made, some OF which were tine
tlred with Communism, During the speaking
A ew minutes ai,cr o'clock the Committee
on touirstc Seats reported that after long
| aud warm ission they had decided to admit
| the Labor Reform delegation Of Philadelphia.
| forty-siX in number, and throw in ten dcegi tcs
| Of the Greenbnck wing. Amid much confusion
| the report Of the committee was adopted. A
committee Of fifteen on Permanent Organiza-
ton and one Of the same number on Platform
| was appointed. At this timO tho mob. for such
| il was. adjourned in great confusion TO i. VI.
On rcasscmbling at $3.50 the committee re-
OF Schuylkill for pcrmana Chairman. Tho
report was adopted and Mr.. Hughes conducted
| to the chair Nominations for Governor were
called for and ',a iolow,ng, , Genticm&en & Mer Mero
Thomas NJ MaTsha Of sA AllegPePy, who ,,v,s was
H. Is%%S;SsF% SS caI 81 i M W@sS[ 4 = '%IISssSasTsd
Mr. William iiolt OF Centre county.
For Judge Of the supreme Court the follow.
B:avSr B NIT ha @"oS Hon j. w. % Gayton % Of beayare w
the Hon. B. $. Bcntly Of Lycoming, and the
h9 For cfTs e. MS!Sr St rowy
Of scranton dcclincd). H. Is. McComb OF New
castle, Mr.. G. Shcra Of Berks, Wesley Chambers
| OF Venanso (dccnelO. the Hon. William Holt
| Of Centre and j. G. Fincher of Carbon.
A vote for candidate fQr SupLcmg Judge was
| taken at IL O'Clock. and benjamin s. Bentley OF
| Iycoming WAS dominated. This puts Arm
| strong on the shelf as n candidate for Governor.
| A resolution WAS offered proposing that the
| Convention recognize no candidate that has any
all!iation with the old parties. This was
amended so as not to apply 10 the judiciary. The
| amendment was lost, and the original motion
carried; immediately there was wholesale
| j. Wright was accused OF being Democrat
dyed IN the wool" Mr.. Armstrong was no
cused OF being Republican. who was not sin-
| core in the Grecnlack cause. There was crim-
| ination and recrimnntiOn. Tho widest con-
fusion "nsucd. Forty nembers were on heir feel
| at once yelling for the ballot to proceed on the
| Governorship; others moving to adjourn. and
| stlll others grstculatng and bowling at the ton
| oi their voices. Finally the vote was taken. and
| II was decided To- proceed 20 ballot ON the Gov
| ernurship \ motion TO nominate - II. Mason
| hy urclamatiOn WIS lost. Tho nnme of Thomas
II. Marshall was withdrawn and the ballot pro-
| Coelcd.
II is evident that the hand Of Cameron is on
'eron candidate for Governor, has boon keep
| ing open house M the Continental Hotel iOI
three days, and has got his work in
Tho control Of the Convention has go
into the hands OF the Communists and the tick ~
will not b" adj" to carry H." strength Of last fall
Tho work is not yet finished. At midnight a
vote Wis tLNrn lor Governor with the follow na
| result: Mason %. Armstrong 81. Wright 81
| PIolet 1. There was no choice.