The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-10-07
THE STATE CONVENTION.
ORANGE NOBLE SUCCESSFUL.
TIE PLATFORM.


called to order at noon on the 2Sth Oy
Chaiman A. H. Din, of the State Cen
trail Committee. and the following oth-
GERS were appointcd Sorgeants alarms,
III. 5. Lucus. Michael sullivan, Joseph }.
King; doorkeepers, j, g. Pratt, George
j. Akers, John Marley, A. Cassidy, 5.
Scott and S. Mexican.
The proceedings were opened with
prayer by Caleb U. Wright, delegate
from Bucks county. The following Sec
retaries were announced: William Nc
Clellan George D. Herbert, w. f. Nc
Gully, William lIasson, William II.
Stover, George Is. Kneass, Alexander
Russell, L. NJ. IIaldeman and j. Milton
Hall.
The roll of delegates was then called
and credentials were presented.
On motion of Mr.. James, of North
ampton, w. L. lIenscl, Of Lancaster,
was unanimously chosen permanent
chairman. He was escorted to the chair
by Jacob Icigler aud Felix Cracraft,
and greeted with the most hearty ap-
plause. He spoke as follows;
MIR. IENSEI. 5 ADDRESS.
"Gentemon of the Convention: There
are no off years in Democratic hopes and
Democratic exertions. Profoundly ap-
preciating the honor of the call which
you have extended to me, I am not in
sensible to the responsibilities which its
acceptance involves ] trust need not
say that | will endeavor to meet and dis
charge them without fear, favor or af-
fection am not unmindful that the
long shadows of a peoples grief fall
athwart any popular gathering in these
times and that the whole republic la
| mcnls the calamity which has befallcn it
| in the assassination of The Chief Magis-
trate. Deprccating as they do any assault
upon the dignity of established office by
fraud or force, the Democrats of Penn
sylvania sincerely join in the universal
sorrow and sympathy which this tragic
event has awakened. All the more deep
| ly do they feel the necessity of rc-ailirm
ing by their words and works then
fidelity to the principles of those illus
trious men who settled our free institu
tions and founded the Democratic party
to preserve them. They who look fol
a Democratic State Convention to rcse
ancient land marks, will, l trust, lool
in vain. Time has only vindicated th'
efficiency of the essential principals o
democracy to truly save the lie o
the nation,' and keep each part of on
well devised constitutional system in full
vigor and free exercise; to reasscrt rathe
than to take departure fromthis faith dc
livered by the fathers, and to nominal
candidates who are the embodimen
thereof in the office of this convention
In the measure that this is done will th
people of the commonwealth approx
the deliverance of the party. That pledge
| may be allowed to say, involves a dec
laration of honest money, home rule, fai
elections and economy in the expenses O
government; against all schemes of Gel
tralization of the public business, agains
reputation and repudiators, and agains
the growth and eXactions of monopole
t or the extension of sub idies to corpor;
tions at the peoples expense, "A lon
career of faithfulness to public trust ha
informed the people of this common
wealth of the dishonest purposes of til
republican party. Recent events hay
quickened public apprehension of fat
results to the state for its longer contil
uance in power and the formidable r.
bellion everywhere asserting itselfagain
corrupt personal and political dyrastit
gives promise that the day of Pennsy
vania's deliverance is at hand Hone
men are hopeful that in the near futul
better political creed is here to preva
than of addition, division and silenc
These signs of the times point the wa
to democratic eXpediency as well {
democratic duty. If this conventic
shall meet and discharge that duty, as
know it will, it will justify the hopes
a large majority of the people whose ey
are turned this way to-day. If it shall a
raign the opposition for the sins of COZ
mission and omission and its deeper vic
of corruption; if it shall pledge itself wit
QUITE quivocation to better things,andi if
shall prove its sincerity by having a ca
didate whose character is without fe
and whose record is without reproach,
will not have met in vain. Its resul
may be of far wider reaching importan
than simply to determine the elect CT
todian of the state funds, 1t may
the forerunner of political contests CT
minating in the near future in the Ion
waited tor national verdict, which fra,
cannot reverse and force cannot ov,
turn. Gentlemen of the convention
am prepared to receive any motion loo
ing to the proper dispatch of your bu
ness" His speech was frequently q
plauded.
A proposition fixing the order of b,
mess was presented by Mr.. George y
Gowan, of Philadelphia, and called fol
I'm extended discussion. The convt
ton then proceeded to adjust comm
tees on organization, after which {
convention adjourned until p. IN.
!. The committee on organization n
. afterwards, Colonel Duff in the chs
and agreed to make the temporary chs
man permanent They also decided
have a vice president and secretary FRI
each senatorial district. The temper,
secretaries were also TO be permanent