The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-02-05
THE PRESIDENCY.
The Pennsylvania State Republi-
can Convention.
DELEGATES TO CHICAGO INSTRUCT
ED TO VOTE FOR GRANT.

HARRISBURG, Feb. 4.-The Republican state
convention met at noon and was called to
order Inv chairman Hooten of the State Central
Committee. Russell Errett was elected tenn
norary chairman which was. victory for the
Grant men. The usual committees were APP
pointed. Several resolutions were offered
Int subsequently withdrawn, and at 1.26 the
convention took a recess for one hour.
Unon reassembling at o'clock the report OF
tha committee on contested seats was adopted.
Resolution (Which previously had been olfered
and withdrawn that committee OF nine be
annointed to report subject to the approval of
the convention list of delegates with alter,
mates TO the Chicago convention and list OF
electors was again offered and after Intellectual
attempts to amend it was adopted
The following was then introduced by MI.
Herr. ,
ResoIyed, That the delegates elected to the
Republican National Convention from TINS
state are hereby instructed to support Tor
Presidential nomination General U. .. Grant
and to vote as a unit on all questions mat may
come before the convention.
The resolution was opposed by Messrs Stone,
Gen. Koontz Darlington, Harvey ana Wolfe,
Messrs. Moreland and Bingham favored it.
The speeches of the ant-Grant people were all
from the Blaine point of view and no other
names besides Grant and Blaine were mention
ed at all except in the remarks of Gen. Al
bright who believed Washburne, Sherman or
Blaine could carry the suffrages of the people.
Mr.. Strong of Tioga offered an amendment to
strike out the name of Grant and insert that of
Blaine. Lost So to 154, several of the Blaine
people voting against it on the ground that it
was not proper TO instruct delegations for any
one, The question REQUIRED on that part of
the original resolution which instructed the
Chicago delegates to vote for Grant, and it was
adopted by 1873 to 49, The portion of the
resolution instructing the delegation to vote as
a unit was then adopted by a viva voce vote.
Hon. A. G. Almstead was then chosen per
manent chairman. He made no remarks
pleading the lateness of the hour. The names
of Hon. John A. Lemon and j. A. M. Pass
more were then put in nomination for auditor
general and the convention took recess till
7.3O
The platform of the convention rejoices over
the steady growth of prosperity which IS due
to the financial policy of the Republican party;
regards as unwise any new attempt at financial
legislation; decidedly object to efforts to enact
a new tariff under the agency OF commercial
treaties; reaffirms adherence to the following
PRINCIPLES: union of States with equal rights
IS indestructible BY any constitutional means;
it is the right of every citizen to De protected
in person, liberty and property; strict integrity
in fulfilling State and National contracts; Tree
speech, equal rights and privileges to all men;
honesty in elections.
The sixth resolution congratulates the Re-
pubIicans of Maine over the peaceful and sue
cessful resistance to the efforts to defraud the
people of the right to choose their own repre-
SentatveS and the attempt to steal the govern
ment of that State.
The other resolutions regret the growing ten
dency to throw elections aside on mere techni-
calities and informalities, and thank the
Senators and Representatives in Congress for
their firm adhesion to Republican principles
Upon reassembling a vote was taken and
Lemon was nominated for Auditor General
and Hon. Henry Green for Judge Of the Su-
preme Court.
The committee reported the names OF four
delegates-at-large and four alternates to the
Chicago convention, and Edmund A. Benson
and Henry W. Oliver as electors-at-large. The
report was adopted. Adjourned sine die.