The state journal., 1884-04-19
SOLID FOR BLAINE
BOARDING THE PEOPLES
TRAIN.
Pennsylvania Republicans in Con
vention Express Their Prefer
ences in no Uncertain
Terms.


to stem the popular tide which swept
like a q clone over the convention
in the opera house on Wednesday
morning Ike would have bern car
ried out and buried il The capi!ol
park. Tire Republicans Of Pennsyl
vania swung into line, AMI iiGr little
men swallowed Elaine, bat, coat and
boots. Tie convention vas char
acteristic one; tire lion aud the lamb
rested together III peaceful reposc,
with the lion inside the lamb. Stal
warts and Independents were locked
in each Others arms, and apparently
no candidate was thought OF bat the
Plumel Kn ght AS usual the great
Commonwealth ot i.ennsylyania, re
presenting equal rights ard protec
ton, and the bot bed b! Republican
ism, with her 3OODO co!ored voters,
which make up the average Repubi
can majority Of the SLATE, had not
one representative Of that large vote
as a delegate upon the floor Of the
convention. Men prominent Ia poll
tics from all parts Of The State were
there. Nov and then a dark face
coald be seeo, bnt they were only
there to see their masters in politics
map out line Of policy for them TO
follow,and hurrah for Many thoughts
passed through the coIored brothers
mind, such as ''what are We" who
are we?" and 10, Lord, are We to
have no vo;ce, no preston, unrecog
nized, unknown and unthought Of,
except at election time?' Among
those present were the doubty VIM.
r. Leeds, Galusha A. Grow, with his
silver locks, Col. L0uden Snowden,
Auditor General elect Niles, David II.
Lane, friend only to himself, James
McManes, who takes no stock in dark
goods, Congressman Bayse, Senator
John Stewart Of Independent fame.
Col. NJ. S. Quay, who treats every
man "a man, ami Thos. ". Cooper,
always t.iepdy and host Of others,
regulars and independents. In the
audience could be seen the faces Of
Gilbert Ball, the political manager of
the Seventh ward, Philadelphia, the
dapper, little Harry Scott, who will
marshal the M. 5. Quay Club at Chi
cago, Guy Burton, appointed messen
ger in Auditor General Niles Office,
and the familiar countenance Of ID. r.
Chester, Alderman Simpson, with the
look upon his face that if we haven't
a voice here, we have in the Eighth
ward, Prof. VIM. Howard Day, @.
M. Brown, James Auter, Joseph G.
Popel, representative Of the JOURNAL
and Others. Chairman Cooper called
the convention to order, and read the
list of miaor officers Of the conven
ton then followed the election Of Mr..
Waddell Is temporary chairman. The
gentleman thanked the convention for
the homer, and after a short but tell
ing speech, announced bis readiness
for business. "A committee of nine
on contested seats were appointed
Col. A. Louden Snowden was ap
pointed chairman of the Committee
on Resolutions, although there was
much opposition to him by Congress
man Bayne. The convention took
recess until about one o'clock on re-
assembling, it was noticed that Col.
Quay was present upon the floor a q
substitute delegate; near him was
Coroner Powers ard Commissioner
Douglass, Of Philadelphia, both read
ers Of the STATE JOURNAL. On being
called to order, the Committee on
Organization reported that Hon. Ca
lusha A. Grow had been selected as
permanent chairman, which elected
loud cheers. Mr.. Grow was escorted
to the front OF the stage by Messrs.
Reese and Agnew, and in speech,
which was repeatedly interrupted by
applause, thanked the convention for
the honor, and settled down to bust
ness
Chas. Emory Smith, Of Fhiladel-
phia, after paying highly deserved
tribute to Hon. Thos. v. Cooper,
named him for Chairman of the State
Central Committee.
After considerable discussion on
various resolutions, Col. Snowden
presented the following:
The Republican party of Pennsylvania
in convention assembled, makes the fol-
lowing declaration of principles:
First. We congratulate our fellow Re
publicans upon the re-established unity
and harmony Of the party which has re-
stored Pennsylvania to her rightful place
in the Republican column. We recognize
that the partisan course Of the Democratic
State Administration, which was the acct
dentaltruit of Republican divisions, has
contributed to Republican concord, and
that the fidelity ofthe Republican Senators
and Representatives in defending the
rights of the people, and resisting the
needless and unjustitiable expenditure of
more than half million dollars in a fruit
less extra session has aided in cementing
this union
Second. We unqualiiedly approve and
demand the continuance of that system of
protection to home industry which has
proved itself to be the basis of National
independence, the incentive to industrial
skill and development, and the guarantee
Of a just and adequate scale Of wages for
labor and we denounce all attempts to
reduce the rates Of the tariff below the
level which will accomplish these OBJ
jects.
Third. While reviving no past differ
ences, and earnestly seeking good will
between the sections Of our common
country we insist that the guarantees 81
the Constitutional amendments shall be
faithfully observed we demand that
every citizen shall be protected in his
right to cast free ballot and have it hon