The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-06-01

1t breathed defiance and battle to tb,
machine. "Wbat he said, was wor
for Civil Service Reform at Chicago. ,
he said, "has not been preserved b,
the present Administration =" and that
in his opinion, was sufficient cause fol
open war upon spoilsmen and thei
system.
"Call the roll of delegates" sale
Chairman Mitchell to the Secretary q.
the tidal wave of cheers which greeted
his address has subsided-and the Sec
retary did as ordered, but he did it un
der difficulties. Every name which
the audience recognized as that of 6
fighting Independent was received
with cheering, which continued unit
the possessor of the name rose and
signfied his presence.
~ am here" was all that Wolf said
but he said it in such a way that il
meant a great deal, "I am here, too
responded Senator Stewart to the
cheers. "I am here to resolve with
YOU" thundered DR.. w. G. Doane,
THAT this Convention shall place the
grand old Republican party where the
| immortal Lincoln found it and where
the sainted Garfield would have left
| it.n
And so it ran on all through the list.
| Hampton L. Carson was furiously
cheered, and so was Major Merrick.
Wolfe moved for committees on Plat
form and permanent Organiza ton.
They were appointed and the Conven-
tiou took a recess
The Committee on Permanent Or
ganiation reported H. l.. Foster, of
Oil City, for chairman, and after the
report was unanimously ratified, that
gentlemen, in assuming the duties of
the chair, delivered an address in
which in reply to Il query, why he,
the former president of Garfield club
should occupy his present position,
declared that his services in behalf of
Garfield were all the more reason that
he should do all in his power to crush
the system to which Garfield's death
was directly traceable.
BEsoUGHT TO SPEAK.
Before Senator Stewart came in to
read the report of the Committee on
Resolutions Wolfe and Doane are be-
sought Oh all hands for speeches, and
each is dragged forth and compelled
IA at 4, ri ,nIl ID 20
Doane, who concludes sonorous ad-
dress with the defiant Cry that "if the
Republican party haven't enough cour-
age to turn Prince Don out of its temple
it ought to die," this bold utterance
provoking the most vociferous applause
of the day. Doane declares it is the
first State Convention he ever at
tended. Chairman Foster says the
same for himself; the two shake hands
OH the platform and the venerable re-
volter refers to Martin Luther as the
first man who dared to 20 outside "the
organ ization" to effect great reform.
The Doctor is through, the Convention
is in tumut and two or three thous-
and people, unconsciously perhaps, are
cheering Martin Luther in political
convention.
The plat tform as returned by the
Committee ON Resolutions is read and
adopted, an amendment asking Sem
ators and Representatives in Congress
to urge the passage of the Pendleton
Civil Service bill is rejected, and the
chairman, whose happy management
of his difficult duties challenges general
admiration, announces that nomina-
ton are in order.
Major Merrick, of Tioga, limps into
the asile, nominates Daniel Agnew, of
Beaver, and the enOmination is earnestly
seconded by Levi Bird Duff, of Allie
gheny. DR.. Doane, of Lycoming,
nominates john Stewart, of Franklin,
aud the secondiug is done by John j.
Pinkerton, of Chester.
AFTER THE RECESS.
An hour and half spent for dinner
and the delegates are back in their
oeettS IStuJ W SlluSli tile HIdCllllc dS
completely as they smashed the menu
at the neighboring hotels.
Wolfe gets the floor and in a ring
ing speech moves that John Stewart
be nominated by acclamation. Hamp-
ton l.. Carson rises to second, and in
doing so nominates Wolfe for Con-
gressmen-at Large. A furore follows,
cries of "No!" mol" from Wolfe and
others rend the air, and an up-country
delegate demands that ballot he
taken for candidate for Governor.
The vote is called and passed without
incident until the Twenty-sixth Legis-
lative District of Philadelphia is
reached, when Delegate Allen an
nounces that he is instructed for Bea-
yer, and, declining to vote, sits down
to receive the sympathy of those about
him.
Stewart 139, Agnew g." is the
votes announced by the Secretary.
A friend of Agnew moved that Stew
arts nomination be made unanimous,
which is done, and the Convention
grows wild with enthusiasm; and
Chris Magee, who stands back near
the rear, walks over to a window In
utter disgust.