New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-12
KEYSTONE REPUBLICANS.

,u.puoNIous STATE CONVENTION
WILLIAM A. uvsEY FOR STATE TKkAsunr "nxrpaI-
,vpoxr a. NILES FOR AUDITOR -GENh"A
Tho Renublicans of Pennsylvania heiu 'aon
s.a,a Convention in Harrisburg, yesterday.
srh..a ,vos az, earnest but good-natured con'es'
oyer the nominations for TWO '' ;,,sov Of
After several ballots William a. T,.ossnrer.
Pittsburg. was nominated for o'a'o Tooa
and Jerome B. Niles, !" s;,or-
C,ounty. was nominated ior .a.t;on
General. In the platform p'o'
doctr;nes are vigorously upheld suggSs.ion s.io,
e. made that the surplus revenue OF .he Na"UA s;n
ha distributed among the States; tne Aau,. IA
;strstiop of President Arthur Is approVeu' "nN
the withdrawal of the trade dollar irohi oi'
culation is favored.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENIloS,
n.,,orsNpoRrRArrs OF QUAY AND MAGEk-
THE INDEPENDENTS SATISFIED Win i"N
sULT.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBoSHI al.
un,sn,,,. Inlv 1.-THE adage about tno
.ountry whose annals are dull might 10 pai
tbe Republican party of Pennsyivahia 40 ''s =.
.;on vas shown in the convention here to-day IL
was in most respects an uninteresting anu 'eu,ous
meeting, but this was by no means the resui' %
that apathy which takes on the appearances =.
"harmonyD and shows itself In nominations wa.
are made without dispute because 'hsS "i0 "''
considered to be worth striving ior.
1,o-aay,s convention was absolutely harmonious
while there were good-natured differences OF
on,n;on and jealous rivalries between candidates.
there was not at any time the slightest approach 10
bitterness of feeling. There was not Single con
test over seats and no COMMITTEES on creuent'"'s
was appointed When the nominations were reacneu'
however IL was plain that all this did not como on
the Indifference that means defeat. The nomina-
tions of this convention were evidently thought 10
he worth having. For State Treasurer no less .han
ten candidates were put In the field ana tne s.lus
gle was prolonged through six ballots Without
however as was said before, causing any Ieeiihe
bevoud the natural disappointment of candidates
and their friends This is the best proof that could
he given of the sincerity Of the predictions which
are heard ON all sides here that the ticket when
was nominated to-day viii be successful Id Novem-
ber One good illustration OF the harmonious
action of the two elements in the convention YVES
sean when General Harry" White, wcll-known
Stalyart, moved and II. G. McNar. prominent
Independent last year seconded the seiecuon oi
General Lemue Todd. Of Cumberland, to Dc tcm-
porary chairman. General Todd made no remarks
and the speech-making did not begin until ex-
CONGRESSMAN Jonn. NcSSnA dPPcaiou "'sS~ '~-~
,ess as tho permanent chairman.
JOHN c. CESSNA CHAIRMAN.
Mr. Cessna had shown considerable anxiety
aurpg the earlier proceedings lest the convention
should get off the track before ne
came to the chair, and when the timo came
he walked to the char energetically away from
the committee appointed to conduct him TO tno
platform. and took possession with an evident
feeling that there was no time to be lost. his pa
ternal and yoluble bat very effective way OF pre-
siding seemed to be regarded with some anection-
ate amusement by the delegates some OF whom
had not been born when he was already prominent
in politics He showed himself an admirable par
ramentarian. Some sentences in his speech were
received with great applause, especially that IN
which he predicted the election of Republican
President in 1884, and that in which be SAID
"Iet all Stalwarts prove themselves In depen-
dents and all Independents prove themselves
Staivarts and hereafter let us have no more Stall
warts or independents. but only Republicans"
The Committee on Resolutions was not ready to
report at the close of the speech, and an attempt
was made to proceed with speech-makng In favor oil
candidates. This brought on controversy whlch
occupied an hour or more; whether the canaidate
for state Treasurer or Auditor-G General should be
nominated first Friends of candidates for each
Office were anxious to bring on the ballot for
combinations before they went to pieces perhaps la
the contest for the other place. The motion 10 bal
lot for a candidate for State Treasurer finally pre-
vailed by small majority.
THE PLATFORM
About this time the platform was brought In by
M s. Qaay, who had been made chairman.
IL bad been prepared by sub-com-
mttee consisting of seven delegates
The committee consisted of General Harry
White, who read 1t to the convention, Cyrus Elder
General James S. Negley, III. S. Quay, Senators
Watres and Longenscker and Christopher Magee
of Pittsburg No special difference Of opinion de-
veloped in the committee except that one member.
who was dissatisfied with the Senatorial District
laid out for his constituents by the Republican
members Of the Legislature, opposed the adoption
of the resolution commencing the Republican
Senators for their action with regard to apportion-
ment. The convention showed Lore interest in the
platform than conventions usually do. SO many OF
the panks were aboutvc topics of the present hour
that the reading was followed attentively The
tariff was pushed to tho very front and as was in
dicated last night the plan for distributing the
Treasury surplus to the States for the reduction OF
taxation aud to the further decrease Of lliteracy
was approved This was no doubt due In part TO
Wharton Bar]xers visit here last night. though he
had previously conferred with a number of the
delegates about ii. Leading men here say they be-
lieve that this idea will play an important
part in tfe campaign IN Pennsylvania, and. il ths
State is carried by the Republicans, in the general
Presidential campaign of next year. The plank'
calling for the redemption OF the trade dollar by
the Government. condemning pauper immi igratioD
and praisng Arthur as fit successor TO Garfield
z were applauded by the convention, though tile ap
plsuse of the latter seemed rather at the mention
Of the name of Garfield than of anything else IN
the resolution. Charles Emory Smiths plan o.
uniform primaries was embodied In Q
aanarat. resolut,on which as adopted