The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-05-24

HeSOtEcQ, lQaL the Otale cOmmlL-
tee be constituted according to the
usage of the party, the delegation
| from each district to present to the
secretary of this convention the
name of the person desired to be
placed thereon.
! Resolre3, That we also recommend
the adoption of the following prom
ment rules for the holding of State
conventions and the conduct of the
party:
i 1. That delegates to State conven-
tions shall be chosen in the manner
in which candidates for the General
Assembly are nominated, except in
senatorial districts composed of more
than a county, in which conferees
| for the selection of senatorial dele
gates shall be chosen in the manner
aforesaid.
2. Hereafter the State convention
of the Republican party shall be
held on the second Wednesday of
July, except in the year of the Pres
| idential election, when it shall be
held not more than thirty days pre-
vious to the day fixed for the ma
tional convention, and at least sixty
days' notice shall be given of the
date of the State convention.
3. That we recommend to the
county organizations that in their
rules they allow the largest freedom
in the general participation in the
primaries consistent with the pres
ervation of the party organization.
STIRRING ADDRESS FROM GEN. BEAVER.
General Beaver being i..vited be-
fore the convention, was.introduced
by the chairman, received with en-
thusiasm and spoke as follows:
| Representatives of the Republi-
cans of Pennsylvania: am here in
obedience TO your request The COM
mittee of your body who have con-
veyed that request have also inform
cd me of your action in naming me
as the candidate of the Republican
party of Pennsylvania for the suf-
frages of the people in the approach
ing election for chief magistrate of
our great Commonwealth. lam not
insensible to the distinguished honor
which you have conferred on me by
the voice of this great convention.
A man would be strangely lacking
in feelings which are common to our
humanity whose heart could fail to
be stirred by pleasurable emotion
in view of this action, and vet you
will allow me to say, and will no
doubt assent to the saving, that this
nomination is an empty honor unless
you fairly represent in its bestowal
the free willand untran, neled choice
of your great constituency. Did |
not believe this was the fact you
could not prevail upon me h. stand
as the representative of the grand
political party whose p;. his .ory is
the best guarantee OF its future
policy. If you do not believe this
is the fact, pray you cancel this
nomination here and now, and select
some gentleman whom you and /
can join in supporting as the true
exponent of pure Republicanism
and the unbiased choice of the lna-
jority of the party.
am not much of politician,
have but little political experience,
and consequently lay no claim to
the sagacity which large experience
brings. But | have faithfully and
earnestly endeavored to learn in the
preliminary canvass which has re-
suited in this nomination what the
wishes of TIE masses of the Republi-
can party were in regard 10 it. l
have not sought individual support,
nor. bargained for political influence,
but ! have been solicitous to know
the popular will. Believing you
have registered that will and given
utterance to the voice of the people,
l accept this nomination, not boa St |
fully, not unthinkiDgly, but under
a keen sense Of the responsibility |
which popular confidence implies |
and begets. / have carefully noted
the instructions under which some !
of you have cast your votes to-day,
and whilst am painfully aware
fall very far short of the picture of
the man whom you were instructed
to support for this nomination, | am
nevertheless impressed with the fact
that the people in many parts ofthe
Commonwealth have set up high |
ideal to which they expect the NOM
inee of this convention for the office
of Chief Magistrate to attain. lean
not expect to reach the full measure
oftheir high standard, but will come
only as far short of it as the ability
which God has given me, backed by
an honest purpose and an earnest
effort, will enable me to reach.
| have made no pledges to liv-
ing man what my future course
shall be. | can make none now or
hereafter except this In approach
ing the political campaign the har-
mony and success of the Republican
party shall be the one great object
of desire and effort on my part; and
if your action should be ratified at
the polls, the welfare of the whole
peopleshali be the prime object of my
their will my inspiration
and my highest aspiration to obey
their commands as legally expressed.
You viii pardon these personal
remarks, ordinarily cut of place, but
the circumstances under which we
meet, and the evident misunder-
of my position by many
people, render them
not only appropriate but necessary.
And now as to the principles which
you have enunciateda as expressive of
the sentiments of your constituency.
They are not only correct as princi-
Piles, but they must be faithfully
and honestly carried out in practice.
They are not only beautiful as senti-
ments, but they must regulate and /
control the life of the party. The
question for US is not, are they radi-
cal? but, are they right? They are
right, and therefore we can advocate
them, stand by them, uphold them,
and insist upon their practical appli-
cation in the party government and