Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-07-09
PENNSY LvANIA REPUBLICANS.
State Convention at Harri>burg.-Qusy
Nominated for state JIea.uTer.-A A
SQUAD Platform Adopted.
HARRISBURG, Pa. July s

HARRISBURG, Pa, July s.
The republican STATE convention 10 nnmi-
nate candidate for state treasurer met in
the hall of the House OF Representatives this
morning. w. NJ. $. Rogers was made tenn
porary chairman and was loudly applsuded
when he declared that all differences, if
there were any, would be settled within
party lines.
resolution was offered and referred that
the republican party OF Pennsylvania de-
mand the enforcement of the railroad anti
discrimination. A resolution 10 change the
rules, doing away with the senatorial dele
gates IN the future and making one repre-
sentative for each 2000 votes and one for
every additional thousand, to be estimated
on the last presidential vote. was referred to
the committee on rules. The convention
then proceeded to name members of the
state committee.
The committee on permanent organization
reported In favor of Jane s. Briery Of Lehgh
for chairman and vice president from each
senatorial district as well as four secretaries.
The report was adopted.
The resolution committee not being ready
to report the committee proceeded to name
the candidates for state treasurer. Col M
5. Quay of Beaver, j. II. Longnecker of
Belford, H. c. Greenwalt of Franklin, j. A.
II.
of Blair were placed in nomination. The
first ballot resulted as follows:
Quay, 1864
Longnecker, 274
McDevitt, Is
Greenwalt
Wighton,
The nomination was made unanimous.
platform was reported and adopted. 1t
reaffirms faith in the cardinal principals of
the party, advocate the repeal OF the internal
revenue taxes except on sprtuous and malt
liquors, declares federal revenues should be
raised by additional taxes on imports, insists
on protection for all home industries and
prompt revival of our commercial marine
and promotion of foreign commerce by
proper discount on duties imposed on goods
in American bottoms and proper bounties TO
goods imported in American bottoms. 1t
declares that the live issues of the present
campaign are protection to American indus
try, not only through adequate tariff laws but
such as will ttfectually stop importation of
foreign contract labor, the establishment of
true system civil service, one which will
give competent officers and yet not bind
either political thoughts or actions of Amer
lcau citizens, one which will give fixed
tenure of office except for adequate public
cause necessary for enforcement of the rig ht of
every voter within our national boundaries
to freely cast his ballot and have the same
fairly counted at elections; preservation of a
sound financial system; maintenance of a
currency worth 100 cents on dollar, at all
times redeemable in coin; protection of the
national treasury from unwarranted and es-
pecially from disloyal claims the mainten-
ance OF the credit of our government as es-
tablished by republican administrations.
We invite the public attention to the acts
of the present democratic national admins
tration, to the unjust war upon offensive
partisans," to its hypocrtical avoidance of
pledges touching civil service. to its star
chamber proceedings against republicans, for
which removals no public reason can be Civ
en- and to its constantly disloyal preference
for rebel elements of the democratic party at
the South and the semi-rebeI elements of the
same party at the North. After expressions
of sympathy for Gen Grant, the committee
adjourned sine die.