The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-02
Proceedings Of the Republican
State Convention.

EAERzsBi re- "a Apfil -4---for the hfSi
time in six years Senator Don Cameron has
appeared personally upon the ground at a
State Convention The figlit against The con-
tinuation Of Senator Cooper Is Chairman OF
the IiepllbIican State Committee has been
oecrslesi by The Senator Of sufficient import
ance TO cause him TO leave Washington and
make personal appeals TO the Convention
delegates Mr.. Co9pcr's OPPONENT, W. H.
Andrews. Of Crawford county. made such a
formidable showing to-day after the dele
gates had all come in that the friends Of
Chairman Cooper thought best 10 settle the
dispute which threatened 10 cause had feel
ing and project an acrimonious fight into the
Convention. SO a compromise was agreed
20 this morning by Senator Qnay, Senator
Cameron and the friends Of the two candi-
dates which viii continue Mr. Cooper as
Chairman until the first Of next January,
and VIII give him the management Of the
campaign this year, bat VIII elect his com
petitor to serve a Chairman after January.
caters OF DELEGATES.
This compromise was developed at a gen
eral caucus OF the delegates held in the hail
Of the House OF Representatives tonight.
Colonel A. Lo1don Snowden was elected
Chairman OF the caucus. and Samuel c.
Greer, OF Pittsburg, and Edward Anderson.
Secretaries. As soon as this organization
tute delegate from Beaver county, said that
he held in his hand resolution which had
been agreed upon by all parties interested,
and which would. he thought, relieve the
Convention Of grave difficulty and the
party Of embarrassment. The Senator then
handed up the following
Resolved, That hereafter the terms Of
members Of the Slate Committee shall com
menoc on the first day of January succeed
ing their selection. and continue one year;
that ". H. Andrews shall be and is hereby
elected Chairman of The State Committee to
be appointed by the Convention, and that
Thomas Y. Cooper. the present Chairman,
his Secretaries and the members of the State
Committee be continued in office until the
first OF January next.
Mr. Chadwick, Of Deleware in second;ng
the resolution, said: As that resolution
embodies all that senator Cooper or his
friends have asked for, heartily second the
motion
Senator Deiamater then claimed the attea-
ton ofthe Chair. He said
As one who advocated the election Of Mr..
Andrews il is but proper that | should say
something upon this question. Having urs-
Cd Mr. Andrews selection-not with view
to cause any strife in the party-we have
been somewhat loath IA accept the COM
promise Coming as it does, however from
such a distinguished source rs the gentleman
from Beaver from whose wise counsels the
Republican party has achieved many Of its
victories oflate years, ] am glad to accept
the resolution.
The resolution was then adopted by a
unanimous vote.
THE DAY IL DETAIL.
HAaEIsBuRG, April 25.-The Republican
State Convention, to elec; four delegates at
large 10 the National Convention, candidate
for supreme Judge. and Two electors atlarge,
met in the Opera House at II O'Clock this
morning. The convention was the largest
held here for many years, and the Opera
House was overcrowded. The convention
was called TO order by Chairman Cooper, OF
the State Committee. Samuel II, Miller,
of Mercer comfy, was elected Temporary
Chairman. Upon taking the chair he con-
graiulated tie convention upon the harmony
which prevails among the Republicans ofthe
state, and said:
To 10 one more than to the distinguished
gentleman who represents the western slopes
Of the Allegheny in the Upper House OF
Congress is this happy state Of affairs due,
Throughout the country outlook Is cheering
and hopeful. Every branch Of industry is
fairly prosperous. BY virtue of the wise
financial and industrial legislation Of the
Republican party in the Congress of the
United States since 1851 onr manufacturing
and other industries are fairly prosperous,
notwithstanding the discouraging, although
unsuccessful, attacks made npon them by a
/ Democratic Congress that has been in power
! since 1874. Her capital is more remuaeratiye
/ investment more sure and certain, and labor
better fixed and protected than in any ma
, ton oflhe Old World.
/ As nation and as individuals we are con
I tented, rich and prosperous-n for, or on
account Of. what the Democratic party has
done, as !, is now doing or attempting TO do
1 but despite their efforts to overthrow and
: over tarn the financial and industrial legis-
laiion of successive Republican Congresses
since ls6i, Every wheel that has been put
IN motion and kept in motion in our conn
t,ess workshops every FIRE that has been
lighted and kept brightly burning in our
mills every spindle that fills the air with
/ lis ceaseless music; every mine that Yields
I i,s rich measures, all these are the direct
work Of the legislation Of the party to which
I we belong
TIRE VITAL QUESTION.
4 Tine vital question OF to day is shall the
American doctrine of Profession, ;be Ameri-
/ can markets for American manufactures be
retained, or shall the Democratic party be
permitted to hinder, cripple and oyeriurn
I al this. Shall our people march forward, OF