The news., 1882-10-10

Henry Herbert, Burrows W. Hurf,
John McCarty, s. Budd Colkitt,
Adm W. Sine.
Resozutions.-W. Wampole, Je-
rome B. Grigg, Chas. Stokes, Sam
uel S. Dagger, Martin L. Haines, Win
field s. French.
Orgaaizatiom.-W. Burrows, W.
W. Gray, Davis W. McClelland, Lewis
CURT, W. s. Steelman, Benjamin W.
Small.
Convention then adjourned for 80
minutes to give committees time to act.
Upon re-assembling, the commit
tee on credentials reported all correct.
Committee on rules reported with a
set which were adopted as read.
Committee on permanent organization
reported as follows:
President, Horace Cronk; Vice
Presidents, VIM. Burrows, W. F.
Morgan, John L. Manhall; Secretary,
William B. Wills; Assistant Secretary,
Langhorn ThorD.
Townships were then called for
nominations. All responses were for
Hon. Fl. B. Smith, and before the
roll was exhausted the nomination
was moved to be made by acclamation,
when Mr.. Smith was chosen amid
much applause.
Townships were then called for a
candidate for Auditor. After several
of the townships had presented the
name Of Henry W. Moffett, Wallace
Lippincott arose and stated that it
would be simply an act Of courtesy to
allow the present Auditor and Repub-
lican candidate to fill the office the
conceded term. A motion to leave
the place on the ticket vacant was
then carried.
Edward Dullea, Samuel E. Lip
pincott and E. s. Cowperthwait were
appointed to bring the nominee for
Senator before the convention.
While they were hunting for Mr..
Smith the committee on resolutions
made the following report:
1. We demand strict economy in
the administration of governmental
affairs.
2. A complete reform of the civil
service in every branch Of the goy-
eminent SO that only those capable
shall hold official positions irrespec-
tive of party service, and we de-
nounce the assessment of public Off
Gals for political services as detrimen-
tai to the public service.
8. We demand a complete reform
Of internal revenue taxation to the
end that no unnecessary burdens may
be imposed upon the people.
4. We demand that the surplus
revenue Of the government shall be
applied to the payment of the public
debt.
S. We are in favor Of protecting
American industry and labor.
6. We condemn the extravaganza
of Congress in squandering the reve-
ME Of the government for unneces-
sary public improvement.
Z. We approve the nomination Of
Hon. Fl. B. Smith for State Senator
as one eminently 6t to be made, and
commend it to the sufrages of his
fellow citizens of the county.
An executive committee Of one
from each Legislative district was
then selected.
Mr.. Smith was then brought for
ward by the committee and was pre-
sented to the convention by the chair
man amid great applause.
Mr.. Smith thanked the convention
for the honor conferred; would gladly
do anything to help the party along
as it had done SO much for him, but
he was through with politics, in fact
was too old to go through the cam
paign. He also referred to being ac-
cused of treschery to the Greenback
party while In Congress; he pleaded
not guilty; he told them just how
much Of aGreenbacker he was and
they clearly understood it. He did not
accept their nomination; Beecher their
leader wrote his letter of acceptance
and published it; he found the Green
hackers in. Congress to be the Hworst
set Of pimps" he had ever kept COM
pany with. He stated again that he
was too old to be candidate and de-
clined in favor of his choice. J.
Bingham Woodward.
John R. Warner here produced q
letter from Mr.. Woodward regretting
his inability to be present at the con-
vention and authorizing him to with
hold his name from the convention as
he could not possibly accept the
nomination.
The convention on motion adjourn