Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-11
PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS.
Meeting of the State COnventton-Geh'
Beaver for OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

! PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS.
Meeting of the State Convention-Gsn
Beaver for Governor
HARRISBURG, Pa, May 1O.-The Kepuoll
can State convention, in session here, met Il
caucus this morning and arranged the orae
of nominations. The delegates then went U
the Opera house, and Judge kirkpatrick tool
the chair and addressed the convention. Varl
GUS committees were then appointed.
1t is stated that Judge Thayer OF Philadei
phia will be pitted against Rawle for the su
preme judge.
| Att the afternoon session Gen. Beaver wal
nominated for governor by reclamation.
After Gen. Beaver had been nominated
! nominations for judge of the supreme cour
| being in order, Silas Petit placed before tint
convention the name of VIM. Henry RaWle, o.
Philadelphia. He eulogized Rawle as gentle
man and a LAWYER, whose family name hac
|-been interviewer with the progress OF this
state for centuries. District Attorney Graham
followed with the nomination oil Judge
Thayer.
He was followed by Marriott Brosius, Of
Lancaster, who nominated Judge Livingstone
of Lancaster.
John Dalsen nominated A. M. Brown, OF
Pittsburgh, in an earnest speech, in which he
urged that character and fitness should win
in the contest, and warmly eulogized Judge
Brown as one who possessed both IN a pre-
eminent degree.
N. G. Robinson nominated Judge Clayton
of Delaware county, and VIM. Nesblt, Blair
county, the only colored delegate in the con-
vention, nominated s. 8. Blair OF Blair coun-
ty. The first ballot resulted as follows:
PawIo 11E ThaVpr 81
Brown. 70 Clayton. .......... g
Livingstone. 49,. Is Blair .............. 4
No result. A second ballot was ordered and
was as follows:
Rawle .......... 1872 Thayer. ........... s
Brown. ......... 81 Livingstone. IA
On motion of VIM. Fl. Leeds the nomina-
ton of Rawle was made unanimous.
J.R. Rutan then placed in nomination the
name of W. T. Davies for lieutenant COVER
was nominated by reclamation with hur-
rahs.
Thefollowing nominations for candidate for
the secretaryship of internal affairs were
made: Charles M. Green, Butler, Jacob Il.
Heilman, Lebanon; Maj. Cristman, Washing
ton; Lucius Rogers, Mexican; Charles Beale,
Indiana: A. K. Dunkle, Philadelphia; Cyrus
G. Reed, Adams; A. A. Boyle, Indiana. The
name of Col. Dunkle was Withdrawn and bal
lou taken, resulting aS lOliOWo'
Green. .129Reed. ...............O
Rogers. .......... 57Boyle. ...............2
Holman. $500. ooDeaie. 1900. p''.'' ~
Cristman .......... "a
The nomination of Green was made unanl-
nous.
The convention named candidates for con-
gressmen at large, as follows: Daniel Butler,
Chester; J. s. VanVoorhees, Washington;
Thos. M. Marshall, Allegheny; Geo. B. How
ell, W. ID. Roberts, Crawford; j, 0. A. Nc
Conkey, York; Gen. VIM. Silby, Carbon; Geo.
T. Mcfarland, Crawford; J. s; Biery, Lehigh;
Geo. F, Huff, Westmoreland; E. Dunbar,
Lockwood. There was great excitement as
the calling of the roll progressed, and,
before it was half through, one
after another of the candidates was
withdrawn and their votes transferred to
Thomas M. Marshall. 1t had at first been
proposed to withdraw Marshall's name, but
with loud cries of "No," it was retained.
The support that iocked to Marshall was
surprise even to his friends. The excitement
in the convention during calling the roll on
this ballot exceeded that OF any other part OF
the proceedings. With each important acces-
sion to his vote the friends of the gentleman
would send up cheer, and hats, caps and I'M
brellas waved wildly. 1t was apparent before
the calling of the roll was half over Marshall's
nomination was assured, and even before the
vote was announced, motion offere5 by
Hayes, of Chester, to make the nomination
was carried amid applause.
The committee on resolutions presented the
following resolutions which were adopted:
The Republican party of the State OF
Pennsylvania, in convention assembled, do re-
affirm the principles of justice, equal rights,
honesty and economy, in national and state
administrationsupon which the party was
founded and upon which it has SO long and
continuously triumphed, and does hereby re-
solve that it has always been the aim and
the purpose of the Republican party to care
fully preserve the interests of the laboring
classes by all equitable legislation. and to
that end the protection of American indus
tries by advocacy of the continuance OF
proper and judicious tariff, is enjoined upon
Resolued, That as the sense of the great body
of the Republican party of the state OF Penn
sylvania we declare; first,
RESOLVED, That we unequlvocally. con-
denim the use of patronage to promote per-
sonal political ends and require that all Of
fees bestowed within the party shall be upon
the sole basis of fitness; second,
Resolved, That competent and faithful OIL
GERS should not be removed except for cause;
third,
ResoIued, That the non-elective minor Of
fees should be filled in accordance with
the rules established by law; fourth,
RESOLVED, That the ascertained popular
will shall be faithfully carried out in
the state and national convention, and by
those holding Office by the favor of the
party; fifth,
Resolved, That we condemn COM
pulsory assessment for political purposes,
and prescription for failure to respond either
to such assessments or requests for voluntary
contributions, and that any policy of political
prescription is unjust, and calculated
to disturb party harmony; sixth,
RESOLVED, That public office constitutes
a high trust to be administered solely
for the people whose interests must be para
mount to those of persons and parties, and
that it should be invariably conducted with
the same efficiency, economy and integrity as
are expected in the execution of private trusts.
The remainder of the resolutions refer pure.
ly to local matters and interests.
Gen. Beaver being invited before the con-
vention was introduced by the chairman and
received with enthusiasm and spoke at some
length. At the conclusion of the speech the
delegates cheered Beaver and waved their hats
enthusiastically. The convention then ad-
journed.
1t is understood that Thomas v Cooper, of
Delaware county, will again be made chair
man of the state central committee.
Comnrebeusfvc Cron Renort