Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-06-28
should want to get rid of them," shout

were reaGy to rush the substitute
through, bat Jessup again got the floor
and replied to the angry Senator, after
which Marriott Brosius, of Lancaster,
delivered brief, temperate speech in
a calming way that made a great i'm
preston on the delegates, and that, as
subsequent events proved, had great
influence in shaping the course of the
Convention. "I love my party better
than any wing or faction of it," said
the Lancaster county lawyer, "and
only less than | love my country, but
l have not sympathized with the tone
and temper of many of the speeches l
am willing to give way, to make con-
cessions, if harmony can be secured
and victory gained. This substitute,
however, ought to satisfy all good Re-
publicans. Some of US hope that con-
tingency may arise that will make the
way open to harmony, and that is pro-
vided for in the resolution. What
more can we do? l hope something
NAV turn up that will end all differ
ences, and this substitute will enable
ANYTHING to be done that should be
DONE"
Huey, of Philadelphia, asked if the
McCreery substitute would not permit
the calling of new Convention if the
State Committee thought it advisable
to do so, and the chairman replied IN
the affirmative Under this expression
of opinion Jessup withdrew his amend
ment, and without further debate the
substitute was adopted, the dissenting
voices being three in number and feeble
in utterance. After Colonel Taggart
of Northumberland, had been selected
to preside over the Convention, the
following resolution. offered by Colonel
Wrestling, was adopted:
RESOLVED, That in the event of any
vacancy occurring on the ticket noml
mated by the Convention at its previous
sitting, or on this day, the Republican
State Committee be empowered to I'll
the same, after due call and sufficient
notice being given to all its members
1t was now after one o'clock, the
time fixed for holding the Convention
and the delegates spurning all motions
in delay, adjourned to meet forthwith
in the Opera House.
THE CONVENTION.
They got together in quick order
| finding bnt a small audience and
loud-voiced band to receive item
Jessup, of Susquehanna, named th
Chairman, vice Lear far away and in
tending to stay, and in response tn
tall form of the genial Northumberland
delegate appeared upon the stage
He made an amusing speech.
The calling of the roll began tn,
moment Colonel Taggart had Sc
down, the delegates evidently being
anxious to rush matters along and ge
out of town. The roll call revealed th'
fact that there were 227 delegates pres
ent instead of 251 and ofthese seventy
nine were substitutes, so that of th'
original delegates there were but Al
present The call concluded, Brosiu
offered the resolution of the caucus
which was unanimously adopted, anC
then began the naming of candidates
A. w. Liesenring, of Carbon, nomina
ted Gen. William Lilly, of Maucl
Chunk Colonel J. P s. Goblin, o
Lebanon, named Marriott Brosius, o
Lancaster. Thad. Nj. Mahon, of Ian
caster, mentioned the name of Genera
Lemuel Todd, of Cumberland. Henry
S. Eckert, of Berks, pat forward j
Howard Jacobs, Berks. Alexander
Caldwell. of northumberland, nomina
ted Galusha A. Grow, of Susque
hanna.
Nesbit, of Blair, said he had a lette
from Grow in which he declined tn
nomination Bum seemed afraid t.
have the missive read, but Chairman
Taggart, after carefully perusing il
and finding in it no seditious doctrine
handed it to the Secretary who read ii
Mr.. Grow wrote that he was not
candidate for any political position
"Engrossed in my business affairs
have not the time had | the disposition
to engage in State politics"
| THE BROSlUS BOOM.
Mr. Brosius next rose to decline
and be did it so gracefully and modest
ly that great cry of No, no, no. wen
up from the Convention. His speecl
in the caucus and his words of decli
nation had made of Brosius the mos
I popular man in the Convention, ant
the delegates who had not favored tn
Lilly scheme, turned toward the Ian
caster County lawyer as though fo
relief The assemblage was in an up
roar, in the midst of which Colone
Goblin sprang to his feet, and in an i'm
passioned strain, described the victory
that would he achieved with a Ian
caster County man and such man on
the ticket. McManes and Maget
whispered together and then shool
their heads approvingly; just as
they did when the Marshall boom-i
was not boomerang until later on
struck the original convention. The
Brosius boom had start that made i
resistless. The declining candidate
dropped back into his seat with pale
face and set teeth The voting bega
and had not proceeded far when Bro
sius' election was assured Nearly
all the Philadelphians voted for him
The balloting was conducted amiC
great excitement and resulted as fol
lows:
Brosius 16l: Jacobs 20; Lilly
25; Todd II.
When the result was announced il
was greeted with three rousing cheers
then the unexpected candidate was
lifted to his feet. He would mo-
mount the stage, but from his place il
the parquet circle he spoke slowly as
follows:
THE CANDIDATES SPEECH.
Gentlemen Of The Convention A
distinguished Frenchman, who was
nominated to seat in the academy
L. col an