Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-30
ReYiSed KuleS.

prepared by a revising committee OF
seven, appointed by the state central
committee, and whose report was adopt
ed by that body-were not made law in
the convention, and simply because their
consideration was postponed until after
the nomination. AS was feared by the
more experienced members of the con-
vention when this was done, IS soon
as the candidate was named three
fifths of the delegates left the hall
in the excitement of the moment.
and fOrgetful of the fact that the busi-
ness of the convention was not finished.
OF those who remained most were weary
with long sitting and anxious to get
done with the business. On this account
movement has been temporarily de-
ferrel, which is absolutely necessary to
perfect the party organization and to
promote its efficiency, and with which
nlneteen-twenti of the party in the
state are in accord. We know what we
the Willamsport convention favored
substantially the report Of the COM
tmittee and nine-tenthS of its members
recognized the necessity of adopting
some rules. Those who had framed the
report at no time insisted upon its liter
al adoption. They were ready TO hear
all reasonable amendments offered and
to accept any that might meet the favor
of the delegates generally, having been
previously assured on all sides that eX-
cept in the manner of selecting the state
committee and in the system of repre-
scntation in conventions, there was no
objection to the rules.
Finally, When the honr grew 50 late
the mover for the adoption of tEc rules,
after cn,lnselling with all the ohiectors
and regarding all the proposed amend
ments, agreed with them upon changes
that made the revised rules acceptable
to everybody. Then it WAS that George
Mct'owan, inspired by pare diabolism
apparently, insisted on calls of the
ayes anI noes ou every question
to create delay, and upon call
| OF the house 50 AZ to &llDw 10
| quorum and dissolve the convention,
leaving the party without state com
miltec chairman and in Il condition of
anarchy. This disposition Of Il few
Philadelphia delegates, and this only,
defeated the adoption of rules and coin-
PEELED the chairman "f the convention
| to re-take the gavel, 50 as to oct a hear
| ing before the convention, With
! draw all motions and Sav" the
convention from dissolution an,l the
party from anarchy.
The very experience" Of this convention
proves the necessity Of rules. Here again
Il state committee was picked ont hastily
in the dying hours of 4 convent ION with
not half its members present. Her
again 4 chairman Was selected, 10y less
than Il hundred delegates, and ,iftcr being
declined by half Il dozen others The place
was forced upon Mr.. Bogert, who, fit as
he is for the place, and worthy, TOO, was
most reluctant to asS.lmc its duties. Now
| again, the new chairman has imposed
upon him the wor! of gathering together
4 crude and scattered organization on
the eve Of the election. We have no
fears that this i!l-jointed system OF dis
organization will long continue. We
believe that So much of the rules as re
late to the organization of state c,,nvcn-
tiOns will be promptly adopted hy Tie
new state committee for its guidance :;
and that all other matters to be revised
will be duly considered by the next state
convention.
And when that convention me:.t; it
will put the consideration of revised
rules at the top and not ut the tail of its
order of business!