Morning journal and courier., 1884-10-01
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 BELLFoNTE, Pa., Sept. 30.-The Butle State convention assembled in the Cour House at this place at il o'clock. Twenty 1 six counties were represented and eighty-thre delegates presented their papers. Jamel David was elected temporary chairman ! The morning session was occupied witt routine business. This afternoon Dr. Thomas 1 St. Clair was made permanent chairman anG 1 N. L. Atwood of Venango county was nomi mated for congressman at-large by acclama l tion. He accepted in brief speech. Int l electoral ticket was then nominated anc l the remainder of the afternoon was spent | in wrangling over the election of { l State chairman. T. R. Ryndeer was finally | elected and James w Breen, of Pittsburg was made first vice-chairman and N. F | Chapman, of Philadelphia, second vice-chair man. The report of the platform commit | tee let loose another flood of oratory a Philadelphian attacking the record of the | Republican party on the tariff and giving l Brumm chance to score a point against l fusion with the Democrats by exposing theil attitude on the same question. It was great hit and the straightouts followed it III with motion to adjourn sine die. This was defeated and motion to take a recess unti 7:30 was carried.
 St. John Gives out His Letter. OLATHE, Kan, Sept. 30.-Mr. St. John the Prohibition candidate for President, has issued his letter of acceptance, in which he arraigns both the old parties and claims that they overlook all questions relating to the moral elevation o1 the people, and that by the success of the Prohibition cause alone can the best inter ests of the country be served.
 Grady Gets a Serenade With Eggs.
 ALBANY, Sept. 30.-It is charged by news papers here that the disgraceful conduct of 8 number of the audience at last nights But Ter meeting, who during Grady's speech threw eggs upon the platform and indulged in foul language, etc., was instigated by par ties who hired these men to break up the meeting. MT. Grady bravely stood his ground and finished his speech. It is under stood that an investigation will take place at the new capitol the parties charged with interrupting MT. Grady are employed in the COuSIIuCG1Ou OI GldL 4nCTo IS huCQ feeling among the citizens.
 Grady Treading Thorny Path.
 BUFFALO, Sept 30.-General Butler ar rived here at TAO p. m. accompanied by Senator Grady. He was met at the depot by a committee and escorted to the Genessee House where he took supper In front of the hotel platform was erected, decorated and 1o, O.1E D,-x Ter appeared and was introduced by George Blair. There was a crowd of twenty-five hundred persons. Butler was at first greeted with cat calls and cheers for Cleveland, but finally taking it good naturedly the crowd quieted and listened throughout his remarks. As General Butler concluded Mr Grady was introduced and was greeted with misses. His speech with continued interrup- tions lasted over two hours. At times he be- came very much incensed and called on the police to arrest his tormentors who were crying Cleveland" and cheering. The scene about the hotel was one of considerable ex- citement it was noised about that the rotten egg scrape in Albany on Monday was to be repeated, but nothing of that nature was attempted.
 The Peoples Party in Massachusetts.
 BOSTON, Sept. 30.-The executive commit tee of the State committee of the Peoples party organized to-day by electing Colonel A. c. Drinkwater chairman and J. M Calvin secretary. A call was issued for the nomina- tion of congressional, legislative and county officers at conventions to be held October 15. A WheeIbarrOVv Ride For Somebody.
 BOSTON, Sept. 30.-Joshua Hobart, of Somerville, has made novel election wager with T. E. Hill, of Roxbury. MT. Hobart, an old time Democrat, backs Cleveland and Mir. Hill Blaine, and it is agreed that the loser shall wheel the other from Union Square, Somerville, to State street, Boston, In 1864 Mir. Hobart paid an election bet by wheeling a barrel of oysters weighing 45O pounds from Providence to Bos- ton in twenty-three hours and forty minutes. In 1877 he also paid bet with A. Caswell by wheeling barrel of apples weigh ing 205 pounds from East Lexington to Union Square, Somerville, in one hour and thirty-eight minutes. The wheelbarrow on both occasions-known as the "oId Demo cratic wheelbarrow of 1964"-wil1 be used in paying the bet now pending In 1878 D. w. E. Stone, editor of the Somervi1le Truth, wheeled the same barrow containing barrel of apples from Union Square, Somervi1le, to the Quincy House, Boston.
 Butler and His Tammany Confederate.
 ROCHESTER, N. Y, Sept. 30.-General Butler and ex-Senator Grady arrived here this morning and held 8 reception at Powers Hotel. At 3 p. m. they delivered addresses to about two thousand persons in Franklin Square, to which they were conveyed in 8 carriage drawn by six grey horses. General Butler spoke for over an hour and MT. Grady for an hour.