Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-19
THE STATE DEMOCRACY.
ITS CONVENTION FIXED FOR APRIL 2

ITS CONVENTION FIXED FOR April. 2s.
state COMMITTEES Ordering Chairman Mn
Ter to Fus tho Names Of the MoGOwan Del.
gates on the Roll.
The Democratic state committee met at
Pittsburgh yesterday. Rvery one of the
fifty members was present or represented
by proxy. The question of the date of
the convention was first considered. The
dates named were the 7th, 18th, 18th, 21st
and 2Sth of April, the 5th, 18th, 10Th and
Goth of May, and the I'd of June. After
several ballots the contest narrowed down
to April % and May 10, and the former
date was adopted by vote Of % to %.
not much trouble. Twenty-six members of
the committee voted for Harrisburg, which
was selected. Reading got IA votes, Pitts
burg and WilliamspOrt 4.
After the time and place had been set
tied motion was made to adjourn
by Sol Foster, of Schuylkill, and seconded
by MIR. Steinman, of Lancaster. Chairman
Miller halted them and put the question.
1t was defeated and it was then apparent
that the committe had further business
than the mere settling of the time and
place.
Mr.. Bogart, of Luzerne, offered the fol-
| lowing resolution:
Resolred, That the chairman of the state
central committee be and is hereby direc-
ted to enter upon the roll of the ensuing
| state convention the names of the delega-
ton from the city of Philadelphia sworn
and certified to by George r. Berrill, pres
| ident of the Democratic state delegate
convention held in the city of Philadel-
phia December, 1879, as having been chosen
in accordance with the rules of the Demo-
cratic party of that CITY,"
The chair recognized the resolution and
the fight began. The yeas and nays were
demand on the resolution to adjourn and
it was lost, and the state committee was
thus brought face to face with the Phila-
delphia question of which delegation to
admit. Mr.. Steinman, of Lancaster,
opened the opposition to the resolution.
B. F. Meyers, of the Harrisburg Patriot,
replied. MIR. Bogart got in some good
work for his resolution. Sol Foster, OF
Schuylkill, replied. George McGowan
calmly defended the resolution and the
catcalls began. Chairman Miller showed
signs of annoyance. He said that the pas
sage of this resolution was reflection on the
chairman Of the committee. 1t was di-
rect assertion that he did not mean to act
fairly. MIR. Steinman moved to adjourn
George McGOwan raised a point of order
that motion was pending, but the chair
decided MCGOWAN was wrong. A vote was
called, and the decision of the chair was
overruled by a vote of 30 to 20. Now and
derstand the question" "You will un-
derstand it when you hear me VOTE" re-
piled MCGOWAN. Steinman said he intend
ed to stay there all night rather than let
them pass the resolution. Most of the dele
gates had been in continuous session from
| 10 in the morning, and were showing signs of
fatigue. John Barr tried to explain what
the resolution was intended to cover. 1t
was to prevent the convention from being
left without a quorum. Frank COwen said
he doubted the propriety of trying to Sc
tie the question here that even according
| to Mr.. Bars statement it would leave the
contest open. Mr.. Steinman moved to
| lay the question on the table, which was
| defeated. A motion to indefinitely post
pone met a similar fate. Finally, the
| previous question was demanded. It was
| not until the hands of the clock were
| pointing to half-past seven that the final
question on the adoption of the resolution
was put. When the roll was called the re-
suit was twenty-nine to fourteen in favor
of the motion. Those voting in favor of
the resolution were: George McGowan,
John NJ. Campbell, Humenlock, Gaskill,
Lennon, Lee, of Philadelphia Moore, OF
Bucks Helfenstein, of Montgomery Grier,
of Lancaster; Myers, of Dauphin: Chris
ty and Bogart, of Luzerne Churchill, of
| Tioga Smith, of Wayne Walls, of Union
Heltzel, of Adams Colihan, of Schuylkill ;
Jackman, of Lehigh Miller of Huntingdon
Martin, of Adams Cochran, of Forest j.
c. Barr, of Allegheny Whitman, of Erie !;
Nash, of Crawford SAMSON. of Indiana !;
Uhl, of Somerset; McConkey, of Columbia;
Brisben, of Clearfield; and Ferguson, of
Bradford.
The following committee on hall and ar
ransements was appointed B. F. Meyers,
E. McConkey, E. P. Kearns, George w.
Conkle, George Bailey.