Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-05-11
PENNSYLVANIA.
Mestiru of the Republican State
Convention.
A Fair Division Between the Two Factions
The independents Write the Plat
form and Don Cameron
Takes the Offices,
FULL TEXT OF THE RESOLUTIONS
S,ee,n, Dispatch 10 the Register.

was one long to be remembered. The IN
had scarcely arrived on the
ground before they discovered that Don
Cameron had taken advantage OF their iatai
folly in going into that memorable confer
ence: that the slate was already made;
that all the machinery OF the convention
was in his hands, and that the minority
was powerless.
The Convention assembled in the Opera
House at II O'Clock, and at once proceeded
to business. Judge kirkpatrick was made
Temporary chairman, and distributed the
usual amount of taffy by saying that the
struggles within the Republican party al
yays resulted in bringing to the front the
man for the hour, and he was satisfied it
would do the same in this case, in the
person of soldier and statesman whose
record was beyond suspicion.
Nothing of interest transpired in the
morning session, but in the afternoon
when the platform was read, the scene was
rich beyond description. Public patron
age should not be used for personal ends;'
mo removals from office except for cause
mo political assessments" Don and his
bepcbman sat through and listened to the
long string of resolutions, like the aqoVe,
each of which seemed to be aimed directly
at the Boss. and never so much as smiled.
But what a commentary or political plat
form il is to see sitting as member, and
controlling every nomination, man who
is known to be guilty of all the practices
50 solemnly denounced; and who, but a
few davs since, was held up as the person
ifcat!on of Boss" rule.
The whole result may be summed up IN
p few words: The independents write
the platform and Don Cameron takes the
offices. H.
HARRIsBtRG, PA, May lO.-At a general
caucus of all the delegates, the following
committee was appointed on order Of buSl'
ness TO be brought before the convention
Rutan, Bum, McGee, Hustled and Steele.
The committee reported temporary Or
ganization agreed upon last night; all res
olutions offered in convC ntion be referred
10 the committee on re ,.IonS without
debate, and the order OF nominations to be
as follows First, Governor; second, Su'
preme Judge; third, Lieutenant Governor;
fourth, Secretary OF Internal AhairSi Ulth'
Congressman at large.
Upon the adjournment OF the caucus, the
DELEGATES proceeded to the Opera House,
where the convention was called to order
A communication from Col. Quay's com
m;ttee. reporting the result OF the peace
| conference, was referred to the Committee
| on Resolutions.
Temporary Organization.
Judge Kirkpatrick then took the chair a
temporary chairman and addressed thu
| convention. He said he was proud Of tht
| conflicts that spring up in the party, a.
| they bespeak healthy and moral indie
! pendence of thought. Out Of the contilc
| at Chicago was evolved that proud spirit
| James A. Garfield, under whose banner tn
party marched to one OF its greatest veto
] rits and the speaker believed that out o
the recent conflicts in this State, ther
I would step forth a man whose sOldierl,
| and civic record was brilliant one.
The various committees were then ap
pointed when q recess was taken until ~
I. VI.
1t is stated that Judge Thayer, of Phila
dclphia, will be pitted against Rawle 70
the Supreme JudgeShip.
General Beaver wa nominated for Gov
| ernor by aCclamatiOn.
1t was not until ten minutes after
! O'clock the convention reconvened. Owinj
| to a failure Of the Committee on Creden
! tials to put in an appearance, commute
to wait on the Credential Committee wa
| appointed with instructions to secure al
immediate report
Permanent Organization.
The Committee on Permanent Organiz0
| ton then reported Geo. Lear as president
with vice president from each Scnatoria
district, ana the secretaries agreed upon il
| caucus.
iI,Cpon assuming the chair Mr.. Lear said
| Tie duties incumbent upon the delegate
will demand from them independence, in
tclligence and firmness. He said it wa
not for any delegate to assume that tn
honors TO be bestowed by the Convention il
the nominations il was 10 make were eithe
To be used TO punish one class or TO reward
another class of citizens. He ContendeC
that man who wants office and struggle
| for il will submit TO the arb.trament Of hi:
| peers if be be honorable, and If defeated
| for the nomination will accept the decision
Mr.. Lear spoke Of the achievements with
| in the recent past that the Republican par
! ~ points to, while, he said, the Democratic
| leaders are compelled to refer to Thoma
| Jefferson and Andrew Jackson for certfi
| cate OF character. While that party wa
| preaching principles that it does not prac
| tiCe and which many OF its followers dOno
| understand.
The Nominations.
Jas. MilHEcn, upon nomination belnl
| opened for governor, spoke eloquently anC
with feeling in presenting the name o
| Gen. Beaver, whose life he sketched briefly
| He spoke first OF his military record, which
said the speaker, has become part of hi!
country's fame. A man so we'll tried h,
contended can and will be trusted as it
standard bearer OF the Republican party il
its next contest.
When Milliken said. And now nam;
| to you the citizen and soldier, James A
| Beaver" the convention rung with cheers
and delegates enthusiastically responded t
| a motion 10 rise and nominate Gen. Beaver
| BY acClamation.
Nominations for Judge of the Supreme
Court being in order, Silas Petit placed be
fore the convention the name of VIM
Henry Rawle, of Philadelphia. He eulo
giSed Rawle as a gentleman and lawyer
whose family name had been interviewer
with the progress of this State for cen
| tury.
District Attorney Graham followed with
the nomination of Judge Thayer, and in
| doing so said he hoped the firmness, sagac
ity and forbearance which the chairman
bad spoken of as being needed on the par
of delegates, would be exerted in this in
stance. He desired to invoke the spirit oi
harmony. and in that connection was GLAD
to say, on Samuel B. Dicks authority, that
for the sake of harmony Mr.. Dicks
nsme would not be before the convention
in connection with Congressman at large.
applause
Whatever others might think or feel on
this question, he spoke for himself, and
believed lie uttered sentiments OF thirty
two out of the forty-six delegates from
Philadelphia. I'VE do not propose" he
continued, ito come into this convention
and simply vote for some man that has
been selected for us. If the selection of a
candidate for Supreme Judge is conceded
to Philadelphia, it is matter OF simple
Justice that the delegates, or majority OF
them. should have the privilege OF
selecting the man, and less
than one-fourth of the entire
delegation from Philadelphia will probably
support Mr.. Rawle, not as a man of their
l.