New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-11

John NJ Greer on the slate, which constituted
his principal strength before a convention. Several
other names were presented, and ballot was taken,
as follows: John NJ. Greer. 100; Lucius Rogers,
81; Jacob G.. IIeilman, So L. l.. Christman,
"a; Albert c. Boyle. 2; Charles G.
Beale, @. Mr.. Greer had three more votes than
enough to his nomination. which was made
unanimous, and when the chairman called for nom-
nations for Congrcssman-at-Large goodhnany del
egates began to go out, thinking Buffers nomina-
tion only matter of form. 1t was some time be-
fore any name presented, so little interest was
shown in the matter. The chairman finally asked
II no one wanted the office. A flood Of candidates
was then presented. Alexander Grove, of Phila-
delphia, seeing Thomas NJ Marshall, of Allegheny.
in the room, added his name to the list. Ii
seemed to strike popular chord lat once. Among
tho other names presented were those of James h.
McFarlane, James S. Bierly, j. O. A. McConkey W.
B. Roberts J. S. Van Voorhees,. William Lilly and
E. d. Lockwood. When the ballot began the regu-
lar machine votes were recorded for Butler, with
few exceptions. These exceptions were James S.
Rutan, c. L. Magee and other machine leaders, who
voted for Marshall Allegheny. the second county
called, gave Marshall solid VOTE though he sent
asking his name to be withdrawn No
heed was paid to this request, and in
few minutes changes from Buter to Marshall be-
Gan to be made freely. The excitement became
general. and when the roll-call was finished Mar
shall had l76 votes to Ga for Butler, and the NOM
ination was made unanimous.
Marshall was so much affected that he was taken
out of the in tears 1t was said by his friends
that he made promise to his wife, now dead, that
he would never be a candidate for public Office;
hence his desire at first to have his with
drawn.
When the resolutions came to he presented there
imu
the Philadelphia Conference formed the principal
part of the resolutions Of to-day. When the plank
dcnOuncing the of offices for personal ends was
read, there was loud laughter, which changed into
a general rear. When the one denouncing compn-
sorry assessments was reached 1t was adopted with
out opposition by the convention though there
was long discussion in the Committee on Resolu
tons An effort was made by Senator New
meyer and others in committee to1, to defeat Ent
tho effort failed by vote OF ~ to- o.
Senator Newmeyer then said that the platform
only for use II ths camRagn ToP when If u wOHa
ipal reform and approving of the effort beng made
by the Committee of One Hundred in that way,
was voted down in the committee almost unani-
ed that all persons voting the Republican ticket at
the previous Presidential election be allowed to
vote at primaries. This was changed so that
the State Convention recommends to County
Committees TO allow the largest Iberahty
10 persons voting at primaries. General Beaver t
in his speech before the convention to-day SAID he
should regard the platform as the embodiment or
the principles Of the party and be, at least would
live up to it. Nobody here believes that Beaver
would say anything he does not mean, and certainly
no Civil Service reformer object 20 the platform
There is very general satisfaction here with the
work of the Convention. The ticket is regarded as
good deal stronger with Marshall upon It, lie Is
not strong Cameron man and was a Lib
eral Republican in 1872. He is man past
middle life and has never been an office seeker,
though popular Republican worker in Allegheny
County 1t would be unfair TO say that there was
not a considerable spirit of independence shown in
the convention to-day, and yet II was dominated by
machine influences.
Only once before in the history of the party in
the State has Governor been nominated by
accamation and that was in 1873, when Governor
Harranft was renominated. Yet Senator Cameron
by his openly domineering methods, is fast losing
support in the party, and II 1t had not
been for the assistance winch ffesldent
Arthur has brought to him, the general feeling
here outside of hs immediate heutenants Is that he
would have lost all control OF this convention. II
the delegates future conventions are elected ac,
cording to the plan adopted by the convention of
to-day it is not improbable that Senator Cameron
| has dominated a convention for the last time.