Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-10
Pennsylvania Republicans.


HARRISBURG, PA, May l0-This morning there
appears TO be no change In the slate as given oue
last night and the dissatisfaction It's arrange
ment has not materially subsded. A general
caucus OF all the delegates was called 20 order
promptly at 10 O'Clock this morning by Rutan, OF
Beaver, and Charles II. Mullen. OF Cumberland,
was made chairman. with Cyrus T. Fox, OF Reading,
secretary. The f1rst work done was the appointments
OF a committee OF five on order OF business 70 be
brought before the convention. While this com.
mittee, which consisted OF Messrs. Rutan. OF Bea.
ver, Bum, OF Philadelphia. MCGEE, or PttsburT,
HuSted, OF Delaware, and Steel, OF Crawford, was
out, the chairman OF the caucus made a sugges.
ton that all delegates intending 10 make nomina-
lions In the convention hand In the names Of
their candidates to the secretary OF the caucus
This was put In the form OF a motion but created
SO much dissatisfaction that it was allowed 70
drop. The committee OF nve then reported. The
temporary organization as reported in these dis
patches yesterday was agreed upon. IL was agreed
to have appointed a committee OF nine on credens
tials committee OF one from each senatorial dis
trfct on resolutions. and IL was further decides
that all resolutions offered I'm the conventioA
must be referred TO the committee on resolutions
without debate
TIE ORDER OF NOMINATIONS
viii be as follows; First governor; second,
secretary OF Internal affairs; NTH, congressman at
large. The arrangement OF the nominations
machinery OF the convention were not willing to
take any risk OF trading or dickering on the
supreme 1udgeshlp, as this ONCE was sandwiched
In between those OF governor and lieutenant
governor.
THE CONVENTION CALLED TO ORDER
AT the adjournment OF the caucus the delegates
ion was called to order at II no O'CLOCK. TSe
seats set apart for delegates were all filled quickly
and the stage, which is usually set apart foe
omcerS OF the convention and newspaper corro.
spondents, was densely crowded with on-lookerss
while the galleries were only partially filled.
After the roll had been called a delegate, who
did not look particularly delicate, arose and asked
the chair TO request all persons who were smoking
malty OF request from the chair the smoking az
once ceased
A communication from Col. Quay's committee,
reporting the result OF the peace conference at tho
Continental hotel, and asking consideration FOO
the resolutions there adopted, was read. WithouG
reading OF the resolutions the papers were 70.
ferred to the committee on resolutions on motioo
OF Senator Rutan.
REMARKS OF THE TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
Judge hirkpatrick, temporary chairman, then
victorious march the republican party had made
from the time OF It's organization down TO the
fresh question that arose, fshting the
ossi,,s,, os.ties OF slayery and natlonallsm sue
federation, but great powerful united nation.
After adding reference TO the victories the party
had scored In its contests for honest money, the
TO be one OF high moral principles a party that
could safely be judged for the future by its past
Sadge kirkpatrtek said he was proud OF Che con-
speak healthy and moral Independence OF
thought Out OF the conflict at Chicago was
evolved that proud spirit, James A. Garfield under
whose banner the party marched to one OF fits
greatest Victories and the speaker believed that
out OF the conflicts in this state there would
step forth man whose soldierly and civic record
was as brilliant.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED
The secretaries selected In the caucus were
elected, and committee OF nine on credentials,
provided for on q motion OF Gen. McCreary, OF
Erie. The committee as announced was as fol.
lows: McCreary, OF Erie; Wallace, OF Lawrence
Mc1lain, OF Washington; MCGEE, OF Allegheny;
Allen, OF Warren; Leeds OF Philadelphia; Powers,
OF Philadelphia; Hush, OF Adams; Snyder, OF Ches-
ter.
Committees on resolutions and permanent or.
ganization, each consisting OF delegate from each
senatorial district, were then appointed. and it
was agreed that TO the committee on resolutions
all resolutions and papers presented should be
ferred without debate. motion TO take a recess
OF ten minutes, for the purpose or constituting the
committees, was voted down, and that work was
proceeded with.
Contestants were notified to appear before the
committee on credentials at p. m. I'm the senate
librarian room, and a recess until 2k p. Ia. was
ordered.