The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-06-29
KEYSTONE DEMOCRATS
THE HARRISBURG CONVENTION.
A Friendly Gathering OF the Pepns,lrAnia Bosr.
bons-Coatrollsr pstllsou, OF Philadelphia,
Nominated fer GoIeruor on Sixth Hal
lOt-Some Very Exciting Scenes.

1IARRlsnuEd, Pa, June 2S.-Thc Demo
cratic State Convention was called 10 orde
by Chairman Bogert. The roll OF delegate.
was called, aud several contests wcr,
announced. The name Of Senator Cox,
was greeted with rounl Of ann,apso
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"'o"',' ''e..e' .e'hl'o'nfy eialr'i'ah' ahd
Ill short address returned thanks for the
honor conferred. The various committees
were then appointcd. So,
A. ~ -
'' o.''e'' ''o'e" 'eeehs "iti' u NJ,
and said in support Of his motion he
wanted the work OF convention done with
dine delibera.iop and be ,hanLad 10, ,ho,
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~ "n'p et'ch "hs heatd III lhis Cohvsn'
ton, and tint no man was big enough to
boss the Democratic party in this State,
The motion then preyailcd .js5
Tho oo.n,o,,o1 ,,a., ~ -.
A"e eo"'es.eu aeal Vi representative MAR
sial against Peter Monroe In the Third dis.
trict, was weighed long and carefully by
the Committee on Credentiol. ,hs rs.ui,
III, .,:...s,.,,. -, y. nj ~ ,.su''
pon'hs ''n n"i'o"'y "a'ciieu ny ft'iiadelphia
people, asst was regarded as II test 10 Ger.
tuin extent, Monroe being IL pronounced
p,t,;son man uh;,o Marshal ,,os Tn,,,,,,.,,',,
MI, C'...,, .,, "A' "i'Poseu'
ine oohi''''''ee seciueu III aiohroes tilvor
~ to 10.
The convention reassembled shortly be.
lore 3W. The Chair called for the report
OF the Committee oil Credentials, but,
although several members said the report
was ready, some delay was caused bv the
nbsehceo oi tile Chairman and Secretary OF
the committee. -l
Ihe Serseant-at-Ar rms utter fifteen min.
utes more returned witt, Beiner, the chair.
man, who submitted n report admitting
Hugh Collins, John Y. Rogers, Thomas NJ.
Pearee,i John a. Campbell, Ed. Fitzgerald
and }. Dousherty, Messrs Rogers aud
fearce 10 have each half vote and repre-
sent Jointly the Fifth Senatorial District.
II. ". Scott reported from the Committee
on Permanent Organization in favor OF re.
tanning the temporary officers and
making (loo. NJ, Dallas, OF Phila-
dolphin, President Of the Convention.
Dallas was received with applause as he
assumed the chair, in taking which he
only thanked the Conventionf or the hon.
or anu asked the consideration ofthc Cou.
vention IN discllargng the duties OF his po.
stion: lie had no doubt the Convention
would select the best man to show what
true reform and the absence OF bossisn
really means. A resolution restricting the
speeches OF candidates to five minutes was
unanimously adopted. E,s. f7s
W. A. llansel, OF Lancaster, chairman,
read the report OF the Committee on Res.
olqtions. aa
The resolutions ileciara abiding faith in
the principles OF the Democratic party
already enunciatc,l, and protest against
the policy and practices Of the Republican
party and the insolencc that its long nos.
session OF Office have brought upon the
country. They also protest aalinst tile
boss system, and Numbering OF office
holders BY assessment OF money for political
purposes, and ayainst the snoils system,
They dcnounce r.p,l,liution, 10th State and
Nntional, and the spolation oi the State
Treasury and immunity Of those convicted
OF crinids. On these principles the party
invites the co operation of all honest citiyens
WHO desire the rc.cstablisllment Of honest
government. yi45 $50
Nominations being announced in or.ler
an old gentleman in the hack mart of the
house nominated james II. I(0pkins. TIN.
Chair asked il the gentleman was n dele.
gate. The old man brought down tLe
house BY answering, "No, but Pm one OF
the people" "''s4i y - :. .r+s-gsr
The following nominations wero then
made in the order named, speeches culo.
gislic OF the nominee being made in pIac.
lng the names before tho Convention, :
Gen. C0iirotli nominated jus. IL. Hon.
kIns. OF Allegheny county.
Thos. May Pearcc named Il. B. Coke, OF
l.nzernc county.
Senator Gordon named Robt, L. Patti.
son, OF Philadelphia. ss.... : +
Harmon Yerkes named Gen, W. II
Davis, OF Montgomery county,
Joseph IIemphill nominated Robert
Monaghan, OF Chester county. "
I. Z. llipple named John G. Hale, OF
Elk county. =. - =
L. A. Purdy named Simon T.. Woolyer.
ton, OF northumberland county. 5,.
!E !. Smith nominated Wm. Nelson, OF
Wayne county. llI' K
After the nomination OF Hopkins there
WIS a pause, and Gen. Collro,h arose and
moved that Gus there were no other nomi.
nations, the nominations be closcd.n
Laughter. ~,
There was another long pause, and then
the President said al there are no other
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