The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-09-15

confidence of gratifying success The
convention is now ready for business.
The Chair awaits your pleasure.
At this stage of the proceedings a
recess was had for Is minutes while
the convention awaited the report of
the Committee on resolutions.
THE DECLARATION OF PRINCIPALS.
At 3:l5 the convention reassembled,
and Hon. G. w. Gilfillan presented
the report of the Committee on Reso-
Iutions, as follows:
Resoiued, That the Republican
party of Pennsylvania :s in the most
hearty accord with the Administra-
ton of President Garfield, and, while
uniting in the prayers of all good
people for his speedy recovery, pledges
continued fealty and the most active
support in the prompt and cOurag
eous correction of all governmental
abuses. AS Republicans we are i'm
favor of any proper and well-cOnsid-
cred reform, either in the government
of the Nation. the State, municipality
or county. and we court suggestions
to any or all of these ends, and only
ask that in their advocacy well estab-
lshed safeguards shall not be harshly
supplanted by experiments The Ad-
ministratiom of President Garfield has
set the right example in this direction.
and while firmly adhering to the prin-
ciples and better practices of the great
party which called it into existence,
it yet insists upon faithfulness and
honesty in every branch of the public
service. That the bullet of an assassin
should not interrupt this work. 1t
should be pursued while its author
lives, and beyond his life, if through
increasing misfortune IL should be
taken away.
Resolved, That the Republican
party has ever been progressive and
reformatory, and while realizing that
nothing in government is wholly
right we desire to he always brave
enough to seek every avenue of APP
proach 10 the right to the end that all
our people may enjoy the ever increas-
ing blessings OF good government.
Resolved, That President James A
Garfield, this tender and loving, this
struggling and suffering. this pure and
brave man, now becomes the beloved
of this people and the admired of all
our constituents assurances of deep
and heartfelt sympathy, and, keenly
appreciating the value of such life to
his country, we express the prayeriul
hope that he may soon be restored to
the discharge of the important duties
for which he is remarkably qualified
and from which by a peculiarly infa
nous crime and an undeserved assault
for Il conscientious exercise of proper
executive power, he has been tempo
rarily Withdrawn.
Resolved, That in State as in Ma
tion, the Republican party Is COM
mitted to the course of economical
and honest administration; we de-
mand the use of all necessary means
and the enforcement of all laws in
tended to prevent fraud and waste,
and we require close and watchful
over all of the multifa
rious interests committed to the care
of our organization.
Resolved, That in any revision of
our tariff legislation which may be
made care shall he taken to dIscrinIi.
nate in favor of our industries, and
thereby promote the CAUSES which are
rapidly making America "A cOntro!ing
power in finances, as IL already is an
established leader in political thought.
Resolved, That the administration
Cf Governor Hoyt merits our warlnrst
We regard with satisfac-
tion the results of a purely Republi
can Administration under his leader
ship, in which all departments have
been faithfully conducted, the credit
of the State raised to the highest
point, and its finances placed upon
proper basis without Increasing the
burdens of the people.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted,
In a speech which at once caught
the attention of the convention, At
torney General Palmer put General
Silas NJ. Baily, of Fayette, in noml-
nation. [The speeches will appear in
our next issue.-ED. ADVOCATED
George Landon nominated William
T. Davies, of Bradford.
The vote resulted in l57 for Baily
and 81 for Davies. General Fisher, of
was at once OH his feet, and
he surprised the convention with a
fiery speech, recounting General
Baily's military record and proposing
that the nomination be made unani-
nous. General Fishers speech COM
ing from a Davies man and free
county was just the sort OF
hing needed to stir up the whole con-
vention and send the delegates home
% open an aggressive Baily campaign.
This speech will also appear In our
lext.]
After appointing the State Com
niftae the con vention adjourned