Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-04
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION,
Cameron Has the Convention In Hand

Cameron Has tho Convention In Hand.
The Republican state convention meets |
to-day in Harrisburg. 1t is believed that |
Henry Green, of Northampton, will be !
nominated for justice Of the supreme
court, and John Lemon, of Blair, for
auditor general. \ caucus of the Blaine
delegates was held last night, at which
1O5 votes were cast in Mr.. Blaine's
interest. Subsequently a general caucus
of all the delegates was held, at which it
was decided-123 to 110-that the conven-
ton should select the delegates to the
national convention. 1t was reported that
A. G. Olmstead would probably be the
permanent chairman.
The delegates who bound themselves by
the Blaine caucus were Senatorial Dele
gates-Isaac p. Garnet. ]. p Rambo, II.
Bortz, T. T. Worth, w. S. kirkpatrick,
r. Darlington, J. A. Scranton, w. J.
Scott Chas. Albright, E. NJ. Durham, II.
7. Harvey, 7. G. Thornton, c. H. Mullen,
C. G. Benscoter, W. II. Covode, Thomas
II. Shields, Harrison Allen, S. A. Daven-
port, II. L. Richmond, B. B. Strang and
gates-Wm. Lilly and James Luce, of Car
bon county Geo. W. Rupert, J. +.
Pierce, J. G. King and Henry Cope of
Chester county; J. w. Read and E. NJ.
Grant, of Clarion county; Thos. II. MUIR
ray, of Clearfield county; E. c. Best, of
Clinton county; ]. A. Stone, II. G. Bloss, L.
C. Black and w. A. T. Andrews, of Craw-
ford county John Hayes and G.. II. Gels
man, of Cumberland county ID. F. Miller
and E. c. Lyons, of Delaware county III.
II. Wensel, of Elk county Presly Hay, J.
d. Bently and J. F. Walther. of Erie
county j. Milton Lytte and Thomas D.
Hoover, of Fayette county Peter Berry.
of Forest county NJ. Stewart and
John Rowe, of Franklin county !;
A. w. Taylor and w. c Brown,
of Indiana county F. A. Weaver, OF
Jefferson county; John Blevens and W. II.
H. Shaffer, of Lawrence county II. II.
Hauck and E. 3. Bierhausen, of Lebanon
county A. Lingworte W. S.
Litzenbcrser, F. Kisler, Of Le-
high county; D. S. Bennett, L. C. Dali,
S. L. French, T. J. Edwards, G. B.
and G. w. Conkling, of Luzerne county !;
J. B. Emory,P. D. Backen and J. X. Boak,
of Lycoming county H. S. Needler, A.C.
Greeves and J. II. Carr, of Mercer county ;
J. p. ii. Jenkins, A. E. Daubley, Samuel
Faust, Edward Bailey and J. H. Bring
hurst, of Montgomery county; d. w.
Smith, of MOntOur county Frank Reeder,
John Horner and James McMahon, of
northampton county; J. H. Shively, of
Perry county; L. G. Sherman, of Schuyl-
kill county J. r, Eady and F. ]. KoOser,
of Somerset county; E. A. Strong, OF
Sullivan county; J. II. Rowcn and
O. B. Lowell, of Tioga county
c. S. Wolfe, of Union county J. NJ
Dickey, J. T. Connolly and J. W. POr-
terfield, of Vcnango county J. A. Wei
BILE. of Warren county; }. V. Lawrence,
J. H. Ewing and J. N. Mcdonald, OF
Washington county B. o. Keefer, of
} Westmoreland county z. Lott, of Wy
oming county George Geiger, of York
county; E. G. Fahnestock, of Adams
county D. w. Searle and W. ]. Larrabee
of Susquehanna county NJ. c. Ellisbury,
F P. J. Dean, Charles Gladding and l.. Par
ker, of Bradford county.
RI The Convention Caucus.
The regular caucus of the delegates to
!. the convention assembled in the dining
room of the Lochiel house at nine O'Clock.
S. II. Miller, of Mercer, Blaine man
with strong Cameron proclivities, was
chosen chairman. After the talking had
been checked John Cessna moved for the
appointment of a committee of nine by the
caucus to select delegates at large and
electors and district delegates after ad-
vising with the various local delega-
tions. The purpose for which this
committee was to exist was to
draw up the slate for the con-
', vention. This brought Wolfe, who is a
substitute for the regular delegate from
Union, to the feet, and he offered an
amendment that the congressional districts
should be allowed to name their own
delegates without any dictation from the
state convention. This awakened great
deal of discussion, which toward the end
became quite acrim OniOus. The Blaine
people managed the debate very cleverly,
leading the discussion off into the question
Of the unit rule, awakening thereby dor
} mant animOsities to the "machine policy
among not a few of the lukewarm Cameron
men.
General Koontz declared in thunder
that the noble state of Pennsylvania was
disgraced by the conduct of its delegation
at Cincinnati in 1876.
| A. Wilson Norris said that it was the
very fact of the division of the delegation
that evinced its power. 1t taught it a
lesson that at every succeeding cOnventiO
should vote as unit.
Mr.. Wolfe, of Union, got ON his feet
again, but, after slashing at the dctatiOn
of the party leaders, gave way to General
Albright, who declared that the attempt
to instruct delegates always had and al
ways would lead to trouble.
Russell Errett, Cameron man, con-
tended that the state convention had
always instructed the delegates, and that
if the Pennsylvania delegation had held
together at Cincinnati General Hartranft
would now be the president of the United
States.
Mr.. John Cessna, who had offered the
resolution, tried to lead the discussion
back to the subject. He said he thought
his proposed committee could pick out the
the delegates more harmoniously than
a big convention. Mr.. Wolfe and the
Blaine men thought so too. but they
objected to relieving the party of the
trouble. At this point much confusion
followed, but the roll was called on Mr..
VOLTS amendment, and it was beaten by
a vote of 10 to 1913.
| The original motion of Mr.. Cessna was
then adopted by acclamatiOn.
| The committee on organization then re-
ported that Russell Erret would be tempo
| rary chrirman of the convention and J.
Cochran secretary. Christopher Masee
| will move the appointment of committee
| on contest seats, and Senator Herr for
| that on resolutions, which will give them
| Gall Cameron men)the craftsmanship.
The caucus adjourned amid good deal
| of noise. In the convention a committee
| of nine will be named to go over the slate
| which will be made up and the list rushed
through the convention. Being chosen,
| the men who bear these names will be