Morning journal and courier., 1882-05-25
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS.
 FIGHTING q'HE MACHINE. The Convention of PennsyI-
 vania Independents.
 USING THEIR RIGHTS AS FREEMEN. l A Ticket in Opposition to
 CamerOn'S. Enthusiasm Among the Members. l Speeches fn Opposition to
 she Bosses.
Enthusiasm Among the Members
PENNSYLVANIA.

The Independent Convention-A Ticket
 in Opposition to the Cameron Int terest
 Great Enthusiasm Among the DeIe-
 gates.
 PHILADELPHIA, May 24.-Nearly every dis trict in the State had regularly elected dele gates in their seats in the Independent Re- publican convention when it met at II o'clock this morning Nearly two thousand specta- tors were in the hall when the convention was called to order at II o'clock. Senator Mitchell was elected temporary chairman. In assuming tho chair he made speech that won prolonged and hearty applause. He said the work of the convention was not to nominate ticket that would help the Demo- cratic party or defeat the Republican party, but to nominate one that would receive the respect and support of the Republican party. There must be leaders but no bosses. It would be we'll for the convention to declare against the spells system and against bossism and "machinism," and not only to declare against them, but to provide a remedy that will tear them up root and branch. The only effective remedy will be found in the civil service system. There is authority for the President to enforce the civil service rules in all departments of the government, but he was sorry to say there was yet no indication of such determination on the Presidents part. With the power of appointment to places of minor importance taken out of the hands of politicians and made on test of fitness alone there would be fewer lead CTS ready to take the bread from the children of some poor but capa- ble man to give his place to some mere politician. Senator Mitchell said he spoke with sorrow when he asserted that what had been achieved at Chicago had not been borne out by the present administra- tion. In all that the movement meant that had placed Garfield in the Presidents chair the speaker had sympathized. He trusted that the Republicans present were assembled to show what they could do to manumit the Republican party to protest against the meth cd by which 1t had been managed and to say to the people of this country, by the voice of & body actuated by desire for the good of the republic, that the party shall rid itself of it's barnacles and of all the murky, corrupt at naosphere by which she has been surrounded, to show that the Republican party was pro- gressive party, composed of free-thinking men, and one that cannot be run as railroad train and controlled by engineers in the paid political employment of any man. Through the press the speakers views had come to be pretty well known. The press is a glorious thing in it's influences for the right. He saw many young men of the profession before him, and he would say to them, for Gods sake, never accept an office if it was to be accepted as a price of principles. In concluding. Senator Mitchell said he wanted to be counted in earnest active sympathy with this movement which promised so much for the people, qualifying it by the remark that he who has the duties of an United States Senator to per form has as much to do as any one man can we'll do.
 Henry l.. Foster, of Venango, was made permanent chairman, and one vice president from each county was accepted. In taking the chair Mir. Foster made brief speech, in which he said he was convinced of the entire independence of the convention by finding that it had conferred the high honor of the perma- nent chairmanship upon man whom they didn't know, had never heard of before, and perhaps would never hear of again. He would have felt it.an honor to have any part in such convention which was to throw down the gage of battle to the bosses, to fight, and, by the help of God, destroy an evil that was destroying the party itself During the course of his remarks Mir. Foster asserted that the death of President Garfield was chargeable directly to the spells sy stem, and spoke of the political power of the State as something that had been too long regarded as aso tt of patrimony to be
 Mir. Wolfe and Dr. Doane were called upon for speeches and responded, expressing their hearty support of the independent movement. Nominations were then called for. Major Merrick nominated ex-Chief Justice Agnew for Governor. Dr.. Doane nominated Senator John Stewart, of Frank lin county. Wayne MacVeagh's name was proposed, but was withdrawn after 1t was de- clared that he would not accept. Nomina- tions were then closed and at 2:20 p. m. the convention adjourned for an hour.
 When the convention reassembled after dinner Mir. Wolfe created a sensation by withdrawing his opposition to MT. Stewart for Governor. The ballot resulted Stewart, 139; Agnew, 62. Stewards nomination was then made unanimous. For Lieutenant Gov
 ernor Colonel Bard Duff district attorney of Pttsburg, was nominated by IA votes against Al for Mai jor Merrick, postmaster of Welles- bora Tioga county. The latter was then nominated by exclamation for secretary of internal affairs, and Colonel W. B. McMichael, son of the late Morton McMichael of Phila- delphia. also received a unanimous nomina- tion for Congressman, at-Large. The fight of the day then came on the Supreme judgeship. A portion of the Philadelphia delegation nominated Judge Ludlow of Philadelphia, who has lead for the Democratic nomination. The presentation of his name created con- siderable uproar, which continued until the president ruled the nomination out of order oa the ground of Ludlow being Democrat. ri Philadelphia delegation then withdrew for consultation, but was unable to agree upon ! candidate. Ex-Judge Agnew was nominated, and a prolonged discussion upon his avail ability was ended by his son publicly stating l that under no circumstances would his father | accept the nomination. At 6:15 p. m., no | candidate for the position being named, the | convention adjourned till p. m.
 The convention completed it's ticket by nominating George Jenkins for Supreme Judge. He is a Philadelphia lawyer who has movements, and was one of the promoters of
 the Young Mems Christian association in this