New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-11
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION.
tRY TELEGRAPH TO THE Il,lBCNb'I

pPocrEDJNGS OF THE CONVENTION.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l
u.pp1sp1RG. Nav 1O.-The Republican state
Convention to-day evnced little more oil the spill'
of independence than expected; still, Win one
execution it the wishes of SenatorC ameroh
as foreshadowed in these dispatches last hght.
Ex-state Treasurer Samuel Butler, OF Chester
County who was Mr.. Camerons selection Yesterday
for Congressman-at-Large, was deieateu peioio
the Convention, and Thomas NJ Marshall, OF AIe-
gheny County, was nominated. other"ISc 'hs Si"'0
was put through"
The change from Butler TO Marshall for Congress
man-atLarge is not at all displeasing TO Mr. Cam
eron while il satisfies considerable number OF
persons. here designated as kickerS," who can
now yaunt their independence by showing that the
slate was smashed. Butler put forward by
Cameron as a sort of Independent Stalwart OF the
Governor Hoyt kind, though everybody was well
satisfied that lie was entirely acceptable to Cam
eron 1t was not believed, however, that Cameron
cared very much for Buffers success Ihe
nomination for Congressman at-Large was the last
one to be made, aud 1t offered an opportunity
for all the disappointed candidates and their friends
to work off their surplus bile, and thus furnished
the one enlivening incident of the Convention.
The greatest real opposition to any candidate was
that against Rawle of Philadelphia, for Supreme
Judge. He is a member of the Committee of One
Hundred and has been active in prosecuting the
men who have msused the Gas Trust funds of that
city. James McManes who controlled about thirty
of the Philadelphia delegates is of the gas trus-
tees, and bitter opponent of Rawle, who
was nut on the ticket to satisfy a part OF
of the Committee of One Hundred, and strengthen
Il with the Independent element of the party Then
Allegheny County and the western part OF the state
were anxious for the nomination OF A. NJ. Brown'
of Pittsburg, for Supreme Judge. There were nu-
merous other candidates in the field for the same
Office Rawle, although particularly fit for the
office had no friends among the Stalwart workers.
but Senator Cameron put his foot down and gave
the most positive orders that he must be nominated
James s. Rutan, I. V. Cooper and the other machine
workers were on hand working for Rawle, and
DESPITE strong opposition in the Convention, they
carried him through When Butler opposed,
however and that without previous arrangement
either. these machine men made effort to sustain
him. but Rutan and Others voted for Marshall.
This was an example not lost upon those who had
been displeased with Rawle's nomination. and But
ler went down almost like reed before the storm
With that single exception the machine programme
was carried out.
caucus committee before the Convention
met settled who should make the various
motions and attend to other details to
leave as little as possible for the Convention
to decide upon. When the Convention met in the
Opera House at noon, W. 5. kirkpatrick, of North
amp;on County, was made temporary chairman,
ana George Lear of Bucks County, permanent
chairman previously agreed upon. Mr.. Kirk
patrick is young man, with big black moustsche,
and he made long speech in which he caused a
ripple of laughter by stating that the Convention
knew as well as he did who to be nominated.
point a committee he pulled list of names out of
his pocket and read of the committee. Mr.. Lear
is old man, and in personal appearance the very
opposite of Mr.. Kirkpatrick He began to read his
speech, but the light being dim he threw aside the
manuscript and made an eloquent impromptu ad-
dress. References to the martyred Garfield in both
speeches were loudly cheered, and James Milhken,
Of Centre County, the home of General Beaver NOM
mated the General for Governor III a few well
chosen words, and the nomination was made by ac-
clamatOn. As the only contest expected was that
against Rawe, it decided to have
The Supreme Judge nominated before the
lieutenant Governor, which was accordingly done
in the forenoon the anti-Rawle members of the
Philadelphia delegation decided TO support N. Rus
Sell Ihayer, instead of +. c. Brewster. for Supreme
Judge. In the presentation Of Mr.. Thayer's name
D'strctAttorney Graham said he was authorized
0'"'N 'Adt o. d. LICK, OF NI1NlOTuC county, WOulu
mot enter the contest for Congressman-at-Large.H He
.,O4uendy invoked the delegates to show that
VIZ! were free men and owned by no one by
'"s iof Ihayer For this Office there were
80 pu' In nomination j. b. Livingston, of
ano"''er; rrt; A. NJ Brown, of Pittsburg
nU"ss n D. Clayton, Of Delaware; and
= Diaii' OF Blair County. The first ballot stood,
hA@le' 10 Ihayer 3S Clayton, 6 Brown, II
LiSinsS'on' 10; and Blair, a. There being no
ehoice second ballot was taken amid considerable
interest McManes endeavored to turn the Thayer
strength over to Brown, but he could deliver only
pa part OF the votes. Rawle got 1872 votes and Brown
o. @ia The nomination of Rawle was made unan-
inouS McManes and few others expressing their
'sus' Ia quiet way. Twenty-one
p" the 40 Philadelphia votes were
cast for Rawle, many believing that
ne selection OF candidate outside of Philadelphia
iof this Office would lead to tho nomination and
eiocuon of Judge Ludlow by the Democrats.
dominating speeches were now limited to one
o. minute by resolution adopted TO that effect. W.
l. Davies was then nominated for Lieutenant-Gov-
amor by acclamation-
For Secretary of Internal Affairs the name of