Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-18
REPUBLICAN STATE CON"
VENTION.
HARMONIOUS PROCEEDINGS.
"A GOOD TICKET NOM
MATED.
Jerome B. Niles, of Tioga County.
for Auditor General, and
William A. Livsey, OF
Allegheny County, for
State Treasurer.

Wednesday, was one of the most salts
factory and harmonious that has been
held in Pennsylvania for some years.
There was no chance for ring rule or
slated tickets, and indeed but little effort
was attempted in that direction.
The Convention was organized with
Gen. Lemuel Todd, of Cumberland
county, as temporary chairman, and
Hon. John Cessna, of Bedford, as per-
manent chairman. The following is a
brief summary of the proceedings:
HARRISBURG, July 12.-When John
Cessna took the chair as permanent
President of the Republican Conven-
ton, at its reassembling yesterday
afternoon, he read his speech, which
was composed of short and pointed
sentences, every one of which was en-
loved, and all were loudly cheered at
the close. While waiting on the Com
mittee on Resolutions there were loud
calls for a speech from Cooper, which
he answered by suggesting that instead
of listening to speeches while waiting
for the committee, the Convention
should proceed to make up the State
Committee, and the suggestion was
adopted. The committee did not come
in till half-past four, and the report was
read by Harry White and unanimously
adopted. There was wrangle then
as to whether the Treasurer or Auditor
General should be nominated first,
Quay favoring the nomination of the
Treasurer first, and he won, the vote
standing l27 for his plan to ll2 against.
l.. M. Hall, of Bradford, the law
partner of Senator Davies, took tie
floor and nominated Frank G. Bunnell,
of Wyoming He was followed by
Wood, of Mifflin, who nominated
Charles H. Smiley, of Perry. This
nomination was seconded by Senator
Watres, of Lackawanna. Derr, of
Berks, who was last year the Chairman
of the Independent Republican Com
mittee of that county, nominated Isaac
McHose, of Berks. Harry White
nominated John Hill, of Indiana coun-
ty, in one of Harry Whites kind of
speeches. While the speech was un-
winding Quay took off his Prince Albert
coat and hung it over the back OF his
chair and was brilliant in his white
sailor trousers and buff vest District
Attorney Yardly, of Bucks, nominated
ex-Sheriff Samuel l.. Ely. Delegate
Koch, of Schuylkill. took the floor at
this time to nominate Passmore. Rep
resentative Clark presented Willis D..
Hulings of yenango, in few words,
which were cheered. Brown, of Nc
Kean, nominated Colonel Ege, of that
county. Gas Inspector Negley, of
Pittsburg, presented William LiVsey.
Six ballots were taken, Livsey,
climbing up with each from 80 on the
first to l4O on the last. Passmore,
who started in with y never got higher
than 7S, and on the last ballot his vote
fell to %. Hulings went in with %
and on the last ballot got 73 votes. 1T
was apparent at the end of the fourth
ballot that Livsey was most directly in
the way of the nomination. 1t had
strong influence on the fifth ballot. Be
fore that ballot was announced, Harry
White, with the Indiana delegation,
changed to Livsey. Amidst the cheers
which this invoked the Bucks delega-
ton left Ely and went to Livsey.
Delegates were now on their feet all
over the hall Quay, from his seat,
finally got the eye of the chairman and
announced change of his vote from
Passmore to Hulings. This not only
broke the Philadelphians all up, but it
came pretty nearly demoralizing the
convention. The Pbiladelphians were
all on their feet. aDd from everywhere
came calls of every description. John
Mccullough finally got a chance to
change his vote from Passmore TO
Livsey, and general change among
the city delegates begun. On the sixth
ballot the Philadelphians were divided,
but the most Of them won't for Hulings
under Quay's lead. Before this ballot
was completed it was known that
Livsey was nominated, and there was
great excitement. The cheering when
the ballot was announced was over
whelming. The nomination was made
unanimous.
1t was now eight o'clock and an ad-
iournment was had to nine o'clock, but
it was ten minutes of ten before the
convention met again. Then without
any delay Jerome B. Niles, of Tioga
Thomas S. Grimeson, of Franklin;
John M. Vanderslice, of Philadelphia,
and John Il. Potts, of Chester, were
put in nomination for Auditor General
without any speech making, and the
balloting began at once. At the end
of the fourth ballot Vanderslice and
Potts were withdrawn, leaving Niles
and Crimson to fight it out. The
fifth ballot stood, Niles l57, and
Crimson sc. The nomination was
made unanimous at six minutes of
eleven and the convention adjourned.
1--WE will all be harm onious for the
ticket now," said Senator Stewart after
the nomination of Livsey and Niles.
ave have seen phenomenal sight-a
Republican State Convention in Penn
sylvania which ran itself and nominat-
ed good ticket"
THE PLATFORM.
HARRISBURG, July 1.-THE COM
mittee on resolutions reported the fol-
lowing platform, which was unani-
mously adopted:
The Republican party Of Pennsyl-
Of 70
Piles as follows:
FIRST We unqualifedly approve
and demand the continuance Of that
system of protection to home industry
which has proved itself to be thu basis
Of national independence, the incentive
to industrial skill and development and
the guarantee of just and adequate
scale of wages for labor, and we de-
nounce oil attempts to reduce the rates