The Portland daily press., 1879-07-24
POLITICAL.
Pennsylvania Republican State Conven

tion.
HARRISBURG, Pa, July 23.-The Republican
State Convention met this morning in the hall
of the House of Representatives. Louis w.
Hall was temporary chairman, and made
short address. After the adoption of resolu
ton providing for the reference of all resolu-
tions to the committee PLATFORM withou
debate, Mr.. Wolfe sent the following resolu-
ton to the Clerk S desk the reading of which
he demanded:
of corrupt practice in connection with the riot
bill in the last House, emphatically re-
affirm that part of the platform adopted by the
Republican State Conventions i'll 1875 and
1876, which demands "Honest men IN office,
men with brains enough to know dishonesty
when they see it, and courage enough to fight
it whenever they find it.
The Chair declared Mr. Wolfe out of order
and refused to entertain his appeal from the
decision. Mr.. Wolfe persistently insisted that
he had the right to demand the reading OF the
resolution Messrs. Cooper and Barrett took
the same view There was considerable COM
motion during the discussion, and order was
restored through Senator Cooper, who moved
that the resolution be received, which was
done. A committee on resolutions was then
appointed
tsalusha A. Grow was elected permanent
chairman by acclamation. His remarks were
principally devoted to the financial question.
He congratulated the Republican party on the
prosperous outlook.
After the address of Chairman Grow Samuel
Butler of Chester was nominated by the con-
vention for State treasurer by acclamation
Butler accepted in brief speech.
The platform eXtols the deeds Of the
Republicans and condemns the Democrats;
declares implacable hostility to repeal of the
National election laws; asserting that the
election sof Congressman and Presidential
electors are clearly the subject of national con-
troll; condemns the action of the Democratic
party in Congress; declaresin favor of the pay
ment of the National debt in coin according to
the understanding between the government
and lenders and paper currency redeemable in
coin; congratulates the country upon returning
prosperity and the accomplishment of resump-
tlon and the large reduction of the National
debt and demands that the present financial
system remain undiSturbed; supports the policy
of protection to home industries and home
productions; ;heartily approves the firm stand of
the President in vindicating the preroga tive
of the coordinate departments of the govern
ment; calls on Union soldiers to resent their
replacement in government employ by rebel
soldiers; sympathiseS with Southern Repnbli-
cans; asserts that the United States is a nation
and upholds the action of the Republicans in
the late session.
Wisconsin Republican State Convention
MADISON, Wis, July 23-The Republican
State Convention met and appointed Jonathan
Bowman temporary Chairman. Committees
tC.,
recess taken.
j. B. Cassidy was chosen permanent Presi-
dent and after an address Messrs. Smith and
and Ludington were presented as candidates
for governor, and Smith was nominated and
the nomination made unanimous The fol-
lowing were nominated by accimation:
Lit. Governor-James M Benjamin.
Secretary of State-H. B. Warner.
Treasurer-Richard Guenther.
Attorney General-Alex. Wilson.
Superintendent of Pnblic Instruction-Wm
G. Whitford.
The platform declares that the United
States is nation, not confederacy of sover-
eign states; that elections for Congress are
national elections and as such the whole coun-
try is interested in having them fairly and
peacefully conducted; that the Republican
party is opposed to any military interference
with elections, except when necessary to MAIN
tain public peace and to protect the constitu-
tional rights of citizens; that the Democra tic
party, by the votes of their representatives in
Congress, against the proposition to prohibit
the presence in the vicinity of the polls not
only of United States troops but all men armed
with deadly weapons, clearly has shown bad
faith and hypocrisy in its affected horror of
bayonets; it brands the recent action of the
Democrats in Congress as revolutionary, and
urges'the prevention of the practice of attach
ing political riders to appropriation bills; up
holds President Hayes and the Republican
members of Congress in their action on the
election laws, and applauds the success of the
resumption policy.
The Republican mass meeting tonight in
commemoration of the organization of the
Republican party in Wisconsin was very large
ly attended and the exercises were very inter
esting.
Mississippi Greenbackers.
JACKSON, July 23.-State convention of the
National Greenback Labor party assembled to-
day. Col. NJ. D. L. Stevens of Yellow Bush,
was elected permanent chairman. A platform
was adopted and an executive committee ap-
pointed, after which an elaborate address was
made by Gen. Reuben Davis. Conv ention ad-
iOurned sine die