Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-19
BLACK FOR GOVERNOR.
The Pennsylvania Democrats Make
domination on the First Ballot.

The Pennsylvania Democrats Make
! domination on the First Ballot.
! HARRISBURG, PA, Aug. 1S.-The
Democratic State Convention was called
to order at 1890 o'clock this morning in
the Opera House by Chairman Hensel.
Hon. K. Milton Speer nominated Judge
! McHerrmann. of Cumberland county, as
! temporary chairman. After calling the
| roll of delegates, fifteen contests were
| announced, of which nine were from Phila-
/ delphia. Judge McRerrmann's appear
ance upon the stage was greeted with
applause. and upon assuming the chair
| he made a brief speech.
The convention at once proceeded to
constitute the Committees on Resolutions,
Credentials and Permanent Organization
OF fifty members each, all resolutions to
! be referred without debate.
| Numerous memorials from oranges
throughout the State in favor of strong
anti-discrimination plank in the platform
| were presented and referred to The Com
mittee on Resolutions.
The convention at II 80 O'Clock took a
recess until O'Clock.
Soon after the convention reassembled
the platform was reported, read and
adopted.
Chauncey F. Black, OF York county, was
nominated for Governor on the first ballot
over half a dozen candidates, the most
prominent of whom are Henry McCor-
mick, a wealthy iron manufacturer of
| Harrisburg, and Senator Wallace.
! Robert Bruce Ricketts, was nominated
| for Lieutenant Governor, Maxwell Ste
| vensOn for Congressman at-iarge, and y.
Simpson Africa for Secretary of Internal
Affairs.
THE PARTY PRINCIPLES.
| Following are such portions of the plat
| form as are of general interest:
1. The Democracy IN Pennsylvania, in
! convention assembled, do declare that we
/ reafiirm the Chicago platform OF 1884
approved by the people in the election of
! Cleveland and Hendricks; that we favor
| a just and fair revision OF the revenue
| laws in accordance with the letter and
| spirit of that declaration OF Demo-
! cratic principles, and in such re-
vision care should be taken that
such changes will be made in
a spirit of fairness to all interests and
without depriving American labor of
ability to successfully compete with for
! eign labor and without imposing lower
rates ofduty than will be ample to cover
! any increased cost of production which
may exist in consequence OF the higher
rate OF wages prevailing IN this country.
CLEVELAND INDORsED.
2. That we lndorse the Democratic re-
! form administration OF President Cleve-
| land. 1T has given confidence to the busi-
ness industries OF the country, purged the
! departments of corruption, checked eX-
| traVagance, discouraged class legislation
and monopOlies, elevated the civil SER
vice from the partisan debasement to
which it had been reduced by the pre-
Vious administrations, and has made the
people OF the United States feel assured
| in no " O nd nrif
| of the constitution.
The third plank compliments the State
| administration OF Gov. Pattison.
4. That we sympathiZe with labor in
| it's efforts to make industrial and
moral worth, and not money, the true
standard of individual and national great
ness, and TO assure to workers full enjoy
ment of the wealth they create, and sutti-
cient leisure in which to develop their in
! tellectual and social faculties. And to
this end we desire enlargement of the Bu-
| reau of Statistics, the abrogation of all
laws that do not bear equally on capital
and labor, and the prevention of the hiring
out OF convict LABOR, the adoption OF
measures providing for health and safety,
and indemniticatiOn OF injuries of those
employed in mining, manufacturing and
| building Industries, the enactment OF
! laws by which labor organizations may
| be incorporated and arbitration extended
and enforced, and suitable apprentice
| ship act for the purpose OF creating a better
| class OF artisans and mechanics, prOhibl-
tion of the employment OF children under
| IA years OF age in workshops, mines and
| factories, strict aud exact enforcement
of the laws relating to pluck-me-stores
| and store orders, and those relating to
accounting industrial works, the appoint
ment of inspectQrS 20 carry out the pro-
visions and rigid enforcement of existing
emigration laws, TO exclude pauper, con-
tract and assisted emigration.
The tiftn and sixth relate to State affairs.
The following was also offered and
adopted:
THE DISTINGUISHED DEAD.
Reso1Ued. We lament the death OF the Dem
| Ocratic lea1er5. who upheld their political
| principles through years If distrust, injustice
and wrong. Death docs not dissolve the tie
! with which their virues bound us. Our
! party's Inspirations ard hope come from the
/ memory uf the lives and labOrs gwen to the
service Of our country. We lament the death
of him whose lie was happily prolonged until
! the wrong done in 1876 was made right
Vice. President Thomas A. Hendricks.
I From the Democratic councils has
! been taken the presence but not the
! influence Of purity Of character and lofty pa-
iriotlsm of the heioved soldier and ciu2en,
! George is. Mcclellan. We mourn the loss Of
| iha hOnocahlc statesman who elevated his
party with the Wis lom and integrity % IIp-
!
| grieVed for w. 5. Hancock. We cherish the
| memory of HIM in the shadow of whose deaih
| we meet. and the sentiment which was
adopted by the national convention of our
| pariv gives him the best homage of freemeg-
| a pledge of our devotion t. principles aud a
cause now lnseparahle in the history OF the
republic from the labors and the name Of
| Samuel J. Tiden.
The ticket was completed by the nomi-
nation OF w. j. Brennan. of Allegheny,
as Auditor General. The convention then
adjourned.