Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-05-25

Proceedings i'm Congrcss-Etc.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE aEcoRD-UsIos.l
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Independent Pennsylvania Republicans.
PHILADELPHIA, May 24th.-George Lear,
who presided at the regular Republican Con.
vention, occupied seat on the platform
when the Independent Republican Conven-
ton was called to order.
Prayer was offered by Rev. D. G. Babcock,
the noted Prohibitionist and Secretary of the
Pennsylvania State Temperance Association.
United States Senator Mitchell was chosen
temporary Chairman, by reclamation, amidst
cheers and applause.
Mitchell returned thanks for the honor con-
ferred on him, and said that the work of the
Convention was not to nominate ticket that
would help the Democratic party, or would
defeat the Republican party, but to nominate
one that would receive the respect and sup
port of the Republican party. [Applause
This country had been founded upon the
principles which secured equal rights to all
men. When these principles were declared
the Republican party was founded. and he
trusted the atmosphere of this State would be
found too free to be breathed by Republi.
can willing to be the slave, politically er
otherwise, of any man; lApplause.l There
must, in the order of things, be leaders, but
not bosses. 1t would be we'll for the Conven.
ton to declare against this system, and
against bossism and machinism, and not only
declare against them, but provide remedy
that would tear them up root and branch.
[Appiause. The only effective remedy will
be found in the Civil Service system. APP
plause.l The speaker would be glad to be
able to stand before the Convention snd
declare it his desire to support the
Administrator if the President was
disposed to enforce this system (civil service
reform), but he was sorry to say there was yet
no Indication of such determination on the
Presidents part With the power to. ap.
point to places of minor Importance taken
cut of the hands Of the politicians, and made
on test of the fitness alone, there would be
fewer leaders ready to take bread from the
| children of some poor, but capable man to
| give his place to some mere politician. Sen
ator Mitchell said that he spoke with sorrow
when he asserted that what had been achieved
| at Chicago had not been borne out by the
present administration, In all that the
movement meant that placed Garfield in the
Presidents chair, the speaker had gym
pathized. He trusted that the Republicans
present were assembled to show what they
could do to manage the Republican party,
and to protest against the methods by which
it had been managed, and to say TO the peo-
pls of this country, by tie voice of body
actuated by the desire for the good Of the Re.
public, that the party shall rid itself of its
! barnacles, and of the murky, corrupt at,
| mosphere by which it has been surrounded.
[Applause.l We are to show that the Re-
publican party is a progressive party, COM
| caA ~ in nd O
cannot be run as q railroad train and by con.
ductors, for the political employment Of any
man.
The roll of delegates was called. When
the name of Charles s. Wolfe was reached il
elected cordial and protracted applause.
| Senator Mitchell requested Wolfe to come
forward. Wolfe, in response, arose in bis
place, aud, after bowling to the Chair and
to the Convention, said:
"Mr. President and Gentlemen of the
Convention: am here renewed applausel to
resolve that we will put our grand old party
where immortal Lincoln found it and where
the immortal Garfield left it."
Charles s. Wolfe was chosen permanent
| Chairman on Organization, and Senator
Stewart Chairman on Resolutions.
r. G. Foster was then made permanent
Chairman, with Vice. President from each
Senatorial District.
During the course of Fosters remarks he
asserted that the death of President Garfield
was chargeable directly to the spoils system.
and he spoke of the political power of the
State as something that had been too long
regarded as q sort of patrimony to be handed
down from father to son.
The Committee on Rules reported the fol-
lowing platform:
The Republicans Of Pennsylvania, who will not
surrender their political rights, and who maintain
| the exercise of their own conscience and judgment
concerning public affairs having assembled In State
Convention, make the following DECLARATION OF prfn-
| ciples and purposes:
| First-We declare our attachment to the princi.
Piles of the Republican party-freedom, union, ma
tionality, equal rights before the law maintenance
| OF public wealth, protection to home industry-and
we demand that the record which has been 80 nobly
made shall be wisely and fearlessy perpetuatad.
Second We declare that the nomination and
election of James A. Garfield to the Presidency
signhed to US the triumph OF true reform In civil
service and enlarged liberty Of action for the masses
of the Republican party in the nomination Of candi.
dates and the conduct Of their party affairs and
deplore the overwhelming evidence presented to us
in Pennsylvania that the calamity Of his assassna-
ton has been followed by the overthrow Of these
reforms in the hands Of his successor.
Third-we denounce the system which makes
patronage and spoils out OF public offices; we
denounce the practice Of giving them to
| political managers for use in advancing
personal political ends we denource the removal
OF faithful ana competent tnc VI
public reason; denounce the practice Of levying
assessments and demanding contributions for party
! use from public officials we denounce, severally
and collectively the evils and corruption which &C.
| company the conduct of the Government, known as
the spoils system, and which are inseparable from
| such methods of administration, and we depounce
the system Of boss" rule and machine" control,
which, when tanely endured, makes the leaders
autocrats and reduces the mass OF citizenship
| into political bondage.
| Fourth-We declare our purposes to build up the
work which fell when Garfield fell we demand, in
place of the spoils system, the reformation OF the
civil service by law, 80 that the appointment to
places therein may be freely open to all fit and in
dustrous citizens and removals therefrom shall be
only for good and sufficient pubcc we demand,
instead OF the prostitution OF the public service to
private uses its recognition as high and honorable
trust, to be administered for the peoples benefit
with efficiency, economy and integrity: we demand,
instead OF the insolence, the prescription and
| tyranny Of tbossism" and " machineism," the
free and conscientious exercise Of private Judgment
in political affairs and the faithful discharge, by
those who assume representative trusts Of the ex.
press will of the people.
Fifth-We declare in favor Of the following party
reforms First, that delegates to State Conventions
| be chosen by the people IN the manner in which
candidates for the General Assemblyare nominated !;
second that representation In State Convention be
by countless and apportioned according to their Re.
publican vote; third, that State Conventions shall
not be held without at least sixty days notice in
Presidential years fourth that Republicans who
voted for the Republican candidate for President at
the Presidential election next preceding shall be ent
tied to join in the choice Of delegates to the state
and National Conventions.
The reading of the platform was frequently
applauded. especially the anti.stalwart
planks. 1t was then adopted.
Mayor Merrick nominated for Governor
ex-Chief Justice Agnew.
DIR. Doane nominated Joseph N. Stewart
Wayne MacVeash's name was proposed,
but withdrawn, as it was said he would not
accept.
The Convention then nominated Senator
Joseph N. Stewart for Governor, Agnew's
name being withdrawn. For Lieutenant
Governor, Levi Bird Duff, of Allegheny !;
Secretary Of Internal Affairs, Major Merzick,
of Tiogs; Congressman at large, Colonel
William McMiehaels; Judge Of Supreme
Court, George Junkin.
After speeches by Stewart, the nominee
for Governor. Duff. nominee for Lieutenant
Governor, Merrick, Wolfe and Mapes, the
Convention adjourned sine die.
United States Senate.
WASHINGTON, May 4th.-Logan reported
favorably from the Military Committee, and
asked immediate consideration of the House
joint resolution appropriating SIG, 900, 900 to
supply the deficiency for the current fiscal
year. Passed.
Slater reported from the Committee on In.
dian Affairs the original bill appropriating
81, 400 for the relief of Mrs. A. Beddy, of
Lake county, Oregon, widow of q victim
of the Modoc Indian massacre. The Com.
mittee, in their report, concur in this, re-
garding it as an exception to the usual class
of claims>for Indian depredations, because