New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-29
STATE CONVENTIONS.
THE KEYSTONE DEMOCRATS.
mN' hENsEL CHOSEN CHAIR,IAN--A GREAT SHOW


"HuAMsPoRr Penn, Sept 29.-The Democratic
convention of this State was held re to-day. The
proceedings were opened with prayer. w. IT, Hem
'ei' VI Lancaster was chosen chairman. He was
greeted with applause. he said, IN response that
'ihe had indicated the capacity of the Democratic
parry 10 maintain the true principles of the Govern
80 NE reIerred IN pathetic terms to the death of
i.Siuent Garfield and was repeatedly applauded
a proposition to determine the order of business
was presented by Mr. MCGOWAN. of Pbiladelnbia
ana led to an extended discussion.
hl'er recess Mr.. Oaks, of PHILADELPHIA was ad
United rs a delegate from the XXVIIth Senatorial
District "
me Committee on Resolutions reported the fol-
lowing, which were a,lopted
in mat the Depocratc party of Pennsylvania
T;rst ~ stI"I; assembled, declare: ~
Unied se preservation of the Constitution Of the
ovr 10 evolutionary changes tending TO consot fn
Presinrc against the election CT any person 70 the
"0s ~ the polls against the npprooriatinn 0f nnhi
pr sss Sg hf snRP gr5 d the
10 nulid up monopoly WHY" uoSpoiiS iaoor
That The Democratic party as of old f,vors
Of Gop"s Wth Tepudiators inertia The Condemnation
tratior to po Inc rnf'isal ~ Republican ADMINS
reduction cff n to the Democratic demand for further
dollars snnnaw 'en' 10 needless expense oi nlons Of
under the last Federal i'g hJmy Departments
elton OF the thieves Their spcres mi r rose
ment NJ lcfe WI be no real reform in the manage
o't VI experiments OF the Federal Government WIN
reform viii i nS ohange therein. sincere evil Service
to t holders OF honesty capabhiy and faithhness
NJ in the administration of the government
practsed and h ,I6 kepub!lcan party has encouraged
ana csne Of toe pubic nds Jrbery of lea,safnrss
neccrsarv bi 10 corporahons and polies an IN
q prostitution of the pardonIrg powcr sysIen
ans waste and pecuation in tile ordinary cx
"a harm
OF local mis-, e'lSe OF municipal franchises and abuse
naon me arrosant, corrupt personal DON'T
and suppressln, NepIpilcan party in this State
candidate Of IT'S sst Hhe policy the platform and the
n W. by reaiiirm rho following resolution of The
atteUpt doate Convention OF 1879 That the recent
bribery a1,, % uebaich the Legislature by wholesale
wealth 81 o ,00oa ',' and take from tie common
OF the srressys%nas fresh and alarming evidence
pGe rings and should receive the signal con,
recarimI "i ,h ue Democratic party Of Pennsylvania
ITSELF n e ,e honor ana is intercs,s pledges
public service. hpo.tior Of tnc public moneys the
lures that ii 40 ScohCiny in Governmental cxpcndi
nnriiy a. ,nc people may he lightly burjeucd and The
m.rar ,, m Offices and the loppng of o. All sInnrnn
on State loans With i1"es prac cabe
tIs erfh SDeoulators to eepless Vigilance against
waterbury the pub lions OF nonop9nes; to guard
,undamrnta'I' l 1p"rtt9n COMPANIES to be above the
ial mn 20 Vlootous collection " ali taxes inwiuy
peuusViyar G"' tofons chartered doing business N
ar W." p'"sneht Tor the frauds aud wastes when nave
stat, 4; Tue EhriOus departments of the
S,rb eminent under kepubucan control " '"'
forces "t no monopoly exclusive right In tho
AMI si ~ Information among the people by telegram
Tor the grant m i irnlsnRs dispatches press
,,' ~, can or Ought rightt,lly 10 cxist under nnr
"," "i government. These are III ali Times H. e sh
,t :" Su'h legislative regulation and control az the
grlesair u' ,srr"Ls OF The people demand. Vnar the
hpug ,he states and the reserved bower of the stte
forthwItn ,rr n saline within their borders sholld he
an 49," va tirrs against ind viduals and loralies ana
f fkSe To the exercise aud abus. of the ar a
lie snt ~ te duties of carriers 10 tIc nnh
@ 80 That all governmental nowrrs sIh h
and -iInpir ,ad V W pon"polies aud aid of them
anu speedy remedies should be- urovidsI NV
i . enactment by which any citizen iiIrso IN ~
@ m may III state and Federal courts py in ,
LAY" nav" quick certain aud adcunaio ~ %
Ieri,si ,"t Vss. Ibat vested rights must be- pro
"I Themselves to the INJURY of he pibI int o
troLed by Wise and must DE rogu2ied and con.
franchises. the propertv u ., e1scu'o Jaws. Taat
w ~ ana subject to immediate and absolute for,r u"
tSrion ar h :" law, Wien used for oppression or ex.
49, ,e t''r people Or the law. thus reninrun H. 49,.
uatiy invite sur la ,iiocta'ic party and most
hcrrbv nnn1 Ing out the principles pnd policy we
ur,gss "rI".n.e ana to the advocacy OF which we
$3.50" selves ntll "a" right ~ all prevail W.
4Cos secr r tI ",r r@snT Tesar%css Of party
ao ~, "hd 'hdt We ~ representatives. Gf NOR. ti'o
md
oo',vuNe grief al Ia" calamity which has bctaen t
, ,nvil s1rio" ami sympathy with the domestic
'Ntrtutloh OF his assassin aud OF the uur,Ir,' i,t
crime ~ 'O "iu4uciei ioul
ihe following names were then placed in no,n;
nation Tor State Treasurer: T. ) N,w,ov.r nf
fay"lle Colonel L. ~ Guthrie Edward T. Korr
orange Noble, of Eric; }. X Bogert of Luzerne
) NJ liackett OF Northampton John S Davis IS
Ihliadephia. Colonel ID. G.. DIssngcr of Nortbum
herihhd. ii. H. Pluner OF Verango j. H. Rose of
York.
NV" ballots were taken without n choice and NJ
b;3o p. NJ Il recess was taken. On reas,euLlin, IN,
Convention resumed bailoting Newmyer WAS with
drawn after the first ballot Hackctt after the third
Ross after the fourth. DisSnger after the fifth
At ii o'clock the Convent II had taken ciobt
ballots, the last resulting follows: Noble 81,
DAVIS ~, Boscrt 20, Guthrie %. Phmcr IL KerT
ID Necessary to a choice 125 ~
ON the ninth ball MIR. Noble, of Erie received
liO, DAVIS 81, Bogert ., Plumer 4 and Dill q Mr
Mobiles nomination was then made unanimous ~
MASSACHUSETTS PROHIBITIONISTS
NOMINATION. OF A STATE TCKET-GoVERNoR LONG
REJECTED
BosTON, Sept. 2S.--.lhe Prohibitorv State
Convention met to-day About 100 delegated yera
present one-third being The committee on mar
manent organization reported the following officers
President Thomas J. Lathrop, OF Taunton seoretarv
Charles A. Hovey. OF Newton.
On taking the chair the president asserted that tho
old parties were without decided principle and that the
Irohi1itory party advocated great question
which lay ut the root OF all National weakness
Mr. Barry, OF Lynn moved the nomination. of Iohn =,
gates followed. the sentiment at the majority being
;iuveruor four voted tor John D. Long and ne 10, 10"
mandrr for Charles Any, of New Bedford Almy's nom
Tim,