Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-06-28
PROMISE OF PEACE.
THE RECALLED CONvEN'
TION LEAVES THE WAY
OPEN FOR HARNON n.
MARRIOTT BROSIUS FOR CON
GRESS.
An Exciting Caucus, in Which the Question
of Holding New Convention was
Freely Discuss ed.
From the Philadelphia Press.l

HARRISBURG, June 21.-The Con-
vention has achieved far better work
than it gave promise of this morning,
for it has left the way open to unla-
cation of the party and calling of new
and has dominated can
didate for Congressman-at-Larg whose
selection was not dreamt of a moment
before it was made Nothing was
carried in pursuance of programme,
and this was not a scheme of the boss
es that reached fulfilment. The task
of the Convention was virtually per-
formed in caucus, and before the dele
gates met in private meeting In the
State Library no man knew exactly
what would be the result OF the dello-
Grafton. The advocates of new Con-
vention presented their resolution, and
their arguments were patiently listen
ed to, but the feeling against the mode
of procedure they favored was over
wbelmins. The speeches made In re-
ply breathed defiance to Independent
detection. Some little hard feeling
was induced, but the trouble found
pleasant ending by the offer and
adoption of resolution providing for
the nomination of Congressman-at-
Large, and recommending the State
Committee to adopt all honorable
means of harmonizing the party so as
to secure tie success of the Republican
ticket. This being interpreted to
mean that the State Committee could,
if necessary, or desirable, call a new
Convention, it met with almost unan-
imous approval. :,
The work of the Convention itself
was soon over. Lilly, Todd, Jacobs
and Brosius were the candidates NAM
ed. A letter of declnation was read
from Grow. Lilly was favored of the
bosses and his name was on the slate,
but a sudden boom arose for Brosius,
an able and eloquent Lancaster lawyer,
and almost before he or the delegates
knew it he had been made the candi-
date for CoDgressman-at Large. He
made speech, somewhat funereal in
tone, but that appeared in better
light when it was heard than it will
| when it is read, and then the Conven-
ton of May 10 had at last completed
the object of its creation.
CALLING FOR A NEW CONVENTION.
Hon. William H. Jessup, of Susque-
hanna, in the caucus offered the follow
ing:
Resclued, That the State Committee
when organized be requested to issue a
call for new Convention under the
new rules to complete the State ticket,
with full power to take such action
upon the ticket already nominated as
shall be for the best interest of the Re-
publican party in the State.
Before word of protest to this prop
osition could be entered, Mr.. Jessup
followed up its reading with a vigor-
Gus, earnest speech in It's behalf.
There was no use, he said, in the del
egates closing their eyes to the fact
that serious differences existed in the
Republican party; differences 30 great
that the success of the ticket nomin-
ated is seriously imperilled. Such a
disastrous result would be far-reach-
ing in its effects. These reasons, said
Mr.. Jessup, should impel every true
Republican to seriously consider the
situation and endeavor to find some
remedy for the grievances of which the
Independents complain, The charge
was made that the action of the Con-
vention of May 10 was the work of
one man.
SUBSTITUTE.
D. B. McCreery, of Erie. offered as
substitute to the Jessup resolution
the following:
RESOLVED, That this Convention pro-
ceed to complete the ticket by the
nomination of Congressman-at-L Large,
and that we recommend the Republi-
can State Committee to adopt all hon.
orable means to harmonize the Repub-
lican party so as to secure success in
November
This was the resolution that finally
opened the way for an escape of what
promised to be an ugly snarl among
the delegates. Sam Losch, of Schuyl-
kill, insisted on the substitute being
| divided 80 that he could vote against
the latter part of it, but subsequently
he was induced TO withdraw his
motion to that effect. The peace peo-
pie struggled against the adoption Of
the McCreery proposition. A. III.
Steele, of Crawford, earnestly pleaded
for policy of conciliation, reading a
long series of harmony resolutions,
passed by the Crawford County Con-
vention, but the delegates loudly clam
ored for a vote on the substitute
Garrett, of Delaware, stilled the tu-
multi for awhile Having announced
that he was no orator he made very
pretty plea for peace. Garfield said
in nominating Sherman in Chicago,
that in the quiet homes of the men
who did the voting were great polite
al questions decided and not by high
flown speeches. All the fine talk you
may have here to-day will not aid in
electing the ticket. The farmer and
the mechanic think your methods have
been wrong aud you must convince
them that the contrary is true"
f. l. Blackmarr, another Crawford
County man, argued forcibly, almost
plaintively, for new Convention, and
in in fact so plainly did the Crawford
County delegates talk that they were
asked if they proposed voting for the
regular ticket This query they met
with a fervent affirmative. Delegate
Jessup made another speech in behalf
| of his resolution and was replied to
by Congressman Fisher, who said the
cry of Cameronism would not be sup
pressed by calling a new Convention.
SENATOR NORRIS INDIGNANT.
Senator A. Wilson Norris, although
neither delegate or substitute, was
present at the caucus His name was
called several times, and at last he
bubbled over at some remark of Jes-
sun nWhiI ha cnoaks of tho farm