Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-16
MINISTER FERRY ON FRENCH POLICY
Penu~ytyauia Reru,,,.,

1Hk NeNNtNIloN AT HaEEISnI Tn-nay
hARHlsRi RG, IA, April ia lew minutes before
the appointed hour ten d-yio, lhp f,l,s-,t,s ana
oh-lo1NeIN started tor the opera house, Where she
republican convention Was held The STAG, filled
With visiting statesmen and r,pnrf,.rs lnny before
the uVlcEateS Eut >ctllea IN Their places and
crowded mat part of the h.ll Ia th - ,scon,
fort OF those who had work o. DO IN. n,rsonn.l
OF the convention WAS lar abDlc tic AVERAGE ana
showed more Than the ordinary amount of inteIll-
gence. IL was lo:2S OC.,SN l,fur.. tbs hand wa-
sicncd and Chairman Cooper rapust lie coI,-
Ventlon ID order 4ur pLg. alton minor Officers
were Announced and thr r.il ,i ap,..ratrs read
lhe oh4H contest VAS THAT IA the fourth Allegheny
district. As this contest Ms Sttn ur,S,-ttlad
although both factions had been lahCring and
MrahgiihS hy turns al nlGht, a d,No!yed upon
the convention 10 cut The knui. FN senator Niai-
dell OF CheSer,was placed IN nomination as tempe
rary chairman hy senator Iuu-,1tr,k,r of nat
ford. Mr. Nadltu upun f4k!u- fhe ,,b,tr
expressed Ms thanks. ana said a. rsorilyp, ma his
selection disposition Il harmonic aud SATISFY ain
claShlnE interests. and hc hoped thar that his.,
would De carried tut. The Vtruple had heard tbs
news from Washington THIS morning, and II he-
hOoycd republicans 10 stand shoulder ~ shoulder
Ia the contest for the Interests uf Pcunsy lyania
committee on contested SoatS MAS tr.f,ouu,,ei
committee on permanent organization. e. con-
siSt ol one member from each senatorial district
WAS next appointed. as WAS also committee or,
resolutions made up In The same Nay. with A
lUudon Su0Wdcn chairman.
ALMOST SOLID FOR BLAINE AND LINCOLN
;. w Harley. oi hutleT, ar,S" ana made A motion
that The committee on resolutions be Instructed
naming James q. Blaine Tor President ana Rlssrf
L. Lincoln for Vice President MI Harley ad,o-
i nf
appreciation by the delegates Mr. Keller Of ,I.nfnp
moved L. amend the motiun Ia make the r,s>.
luton Include instructions a. The tit
10 vote fur Blaine MIR Harley accepted this AIntnd-
ment, and the motion a. amended WAS nut and
carried by rising vote ~ 2dO TO g. Tie ne,raIiy.
votes came, one from Allegheny and the rest nearly
ah from the Philadelphia delegation. This hein-
settled delegate Whose name could not be learned
arose and endcaNur'd To have the name OF Lincoln
stricken from the Resolution on tb. rruna m n Ia
make him Nlce President now would be "a fuiur..
ms chances Tor tne presidency four years hence
Ihe chair ruled THIS our uf order and the question
OF the selection or chairman Tor the committee on
permanent organization came up. The chair ap-
pointed ElwOod Rowan, OF Ihlladelphia 10 serve.
ihs appointment provoked considerable debate.
ana
SOME LITTLE rISGR OF III FEEirNa
was shown. some uf the delegates thought the
committee should elect us own chairman Tn.
chair ruled. however. that II WAS customary TO
appoint under the circumstances. but recognized a
deltEate Who moved That the committee Itself be
Instructed To elect Its own chairman Another
delegate moved 10 lay the motion un the table aud
this prevailed hy decided majority. Mr. Rowan
Was thtreupon declared the chairman OF the COM
nittte on permanent Organization The various
committees were then notified where 10 meet and
recess OF an hour, 70 give them tine TO complete
their work. was taArn.
MR.. GROW ELECTED PERy.SESr CHAIRMAN
The hours recess stretched Itself out 10 double
that time before The convention r.asS..inblcl The
committee nn permanent Organization. through
Chairman Rowan, Presented a unanimous report
Hon Galuoha A. Glow WAS nominated for ptTma-
nent chairman, together With a number oi ylc.
presidents and secretaries. The report WAS adopted
and Mr.. Grow TOOK the chair
When Mt. crow took the chair the convention
sgnited It's pleasure IN several rounds OF anplaI-.,
MI Grow rev lrw"d The achievements OF th. rrput-
lcan party, and then referring to the present issue
the taTln, characterized ia" resolutions passed last
week at Allentown as meaningless and daceiying
He argued. iurthrF that IN nnrt nine CASES out Of
one hundred rcduCt lion of duties would not reduce
the price OF goods to CUn>umcrs. Free Trade l,,
Thought was merely logical theory, based upon
! mistaken facts
The next business in order being the selection or
( a chairman OF The state committee, Mr. Charles
Emory smith. OF Philadelphia. aTusa and made a
eulostlc speech In Iavor OF the retention a. chair
man 0I senator Thomas \. Cooper. His remarks
were grceIed with generous bursts oI applauS..
whenever he spoke or Nr. Blaine. A resolution TO
On at once with the election OF eleCtorsal- large
was voted down. the desire b,ug apparent that t,-
report o the cdnluitteo on contested seats should
be received TiTSt