The daily gazette., 1882-06-22
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This Aftsrnoon's = session KMOrta Towards
Securing New Convention,
tAsssociated Press dispatch to the 0azette.l
HARRISBURG, june 2l.-The PhiladelPhia
delegates held < caucus at II o'clock this
morning. When M. Wanamaker's letter
declining to be a candidate. lbr Congrsea-
nian-at-large was read, without taking any
action, the caucus adjourned % meet after
the general caucus. &A4f ~
N THE CAUCUS. n
Tie Republican. caucus was called to
order In the State Library room at ~ o'ci0ed
BY Alexander r. Brown, Of Philadelphia,
and Judge Fetterman Of Allegheny county
wasmade president. H ffFnf Il
Judge Jessup Of susquehanha county
offered the following resolution fO.t.-t
"That the State Executive COMMITTEES, when
organized, be requested to issue call for q
new convention under the new rules TO
complete the State ticket with full power to
take such action on the ticket already nomi-
mated as shall be for the best interest OF the
Republican party Of the State. .
Hesaid he believed that unless something
was done towards patching up the griev-
ances Of the Independents the Democrats
would carry the State, both on the legisla-
tive as well as the State ticket He said
that the charge that the nOminationsof this
convention were dictated by one man would
have TO be met. He denied that itwas so,
but yet the Independents made the charge
and It was believed in many places he was
in favor of a new committee out and out.
Samuel B. Huey of Philadelphia spoke
also in favor Of this resolution. He knew
that in Philadelphia the air was rife with the
independent spirit and the votes were
behind this spirit. He was in favor OF
making offers of conciliation TO indie
pendents and IL they were refused then let
the responsibility rests where it belonged.
X. B. Carnahan of Allegheny thought
there was no principle upon which
this independent movement was founded.
| A body of men met in Philadelphia,
! he said, without credentials and without con-
| stituency and nominated ticket In Opposi-
ton to the Republican party. Hewas against
any effort to placate these disappointed men.
He moved that the resolution be laid on
the table. .Il- u ttf4t8
Congressman Fisher said that one time he
bad thought that II would have been well
| to put off the convention untila later day 50
that delegates might have been elected
in the regular way instead of being
named by the county committee; but ht
| had been told by Wharton Barker
| of Philadelphia that even If the delegates
were SO selected and Beaver nominated thai
he (Barker) would not vote for him. The
majority Of the independents, he asserted
were nothing but disappointed persons. HI
was in favor of completing the present
| ticket, and he believed that the ticket would
sweep the State.
Mr.. Giikeson of Bucks county favored
the resolution and felt sure that new con
vention would renominate General Beaver
and Senator Dories.
Isaiah IL. Brown of Philadelphia, thought
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| the same ticket there was no need of thu
trouble and expense of holding It. 7
William M. Bum of Philadelphia made
10 minutes speech in opposition 70 the reso
| luton while Mr.. Nesbet of Blair, coloret
delegate, favored the plan of an appeal o
the Republican primaries to decide betweeI
the two tickets.
General McCleary Of Erie, then offered tn
following as substitute for the resolution
Resolpe,l, That this convention proceed I,
complete the ticket by the nomination Of
COngressman-at-large, and that we rec0m
mend the Republican State Committee d
adopt all honorable means to harInnniZe tn
Republican party so as To secure success II
November,
/ Another discussion followed on the sub
stitutc, those who opposed the original reso
luton making repeated calls for the ques
tiOn, when remarks in favor of the resolu
tiOn were made.
When delegate from Crawford count,
arose and the calls for the question
drowned his voice he raised AM
called out that If efforts to com
promise and harmonic were .chOket
off It would lose the State b
the party and in Crawford alone would cos
the ticket six or seven hundred votes.
Several delegates : ''Is that a threat p
The Crawford delegate replied that it wa
not threat.
Il Finally the substitute resolution wa
adopted, and nominations being made tn
convention proceeded to ballot for a Con
gressman-at-large. ts4tH
.fr. A NOMINATION. MADE. =5r.
On the first ballot, Brosius of Lancaster
was selected for Congressman -at-large, th
vote being as follows: Brosius, l4l Lilly
% Todd, II; Jacobs, 30.