Daily Republican., 1888-04-26
Penn.yl,anla Rspaplleap.,


HARRISBURG, Pa, April 25-The
Republican Btate Oonvention TO nomi.
nate four delegates. at large to the
National Oonve- tion, o candidate for
Supreme Judge and two electors.nt
large met In tAe Opera Houte ut IL
O'Clock this rnorninR. The Convention
was the largest held here for many
years, and the Opera House was over.
| crowded. Toe convention was called
10 order by Chairman Cooper. Of the
] Btate Committee. Samuel II Miller Of
I Mercer county was elected Temporary
| chairman. He made ringing epf cob,
In which he referred 10 Mr.. Blaine as
the acvocats OF those principles OF pro.
lection on which PsnnsylvAsia's inuus
tries and pros perity rested.
Mr. Miller's references TO Blaine were
greeted with loud and long continued
cheers. The convention then TOOK q 70.
cess, and on reassemblinR Jacob M.
Campbell, Of Cambria county, was
made permanent chairman. Judge
james I. Mitchell. OF Philadelphia .,
and Chief Justice Gordon were put ia
nomination fer the Supreme jud geship.
Judge Mitchell was nominated on
the fourth ballot. Tue convention then
elected Thomas Dolan, OF Philadelphia,
sHN AU"io uGhf VI hnchbNhnhh cleo
tors nt large. The selection OF four
delegates NJ large was then proceeded
with. Senator Al. 8. Qlay, Wm. II
Leeds General ID. n. Hastings !, Nelson p,
Reed aud GAlushA A Grow were pomi.
mated. The 6rst ballot resulted: Qoay
180; HAs,iDge, 176; Leeds, 182; Oiver,
ll6i Reed, o.; Grow,7. The four high.
est were eltcsed.
The following alternatea for delegates
At large to the National Conven ,ion
were chosen: W. II. Woods, Hunting
dom ii. j. Shoemaker, of Buoks; j. X.
EWiog, OF Fayette, and Walter E.
Jones, Of LehiRh.
The platform declares that q large
portion OF the population in certain 500
tions Is notorlously excluded from the
exercise OF the suffrAges, and calls upon
congress to enact such leRislation Nc
shall secure fair elections for members
OF Congress and the electoral college.
The tariff plank declares that .',he OBJ
iect Of the American systtm of tariff
legislation, besides securing revenue, 10
the protection OF Amerioen industry.
The last message Of President CIsve-
land Ii an open sseAllt upon our indus
tries, which Will, II uAreBisted, sult
In policy Of FREQ tIAdo, which In the
near future will pArAlyZo or destroy
these Industries. reduce the compensn-
tion OF labor and iwpoverish the ns-
4 tiOn.
lnasmuoh az We have o large debt
unpaid, hatbors unimproved, fortiRca.
tlons 10 decay, inadequate pubic build
ings for the pIrpo,es OF the government
and navy Incapable OF comm and IL q
the respect due the dignity OF q great
nation, the Democratic ADMINISTRATION
10 responsible ioF allowing tbs aooumu
lst,ou OF q lsrRe surplus In the U0lted
states treasury which should have been
appropriated for tbese puTposes Ez.
oessive revenues oAu and sbould be
prevented by the reduction or rep oil OF
internal taxes" The platform de.
nouncos the alleged attempt Of the
DemocIsts to strike down the WOOL In.
dustry, demands the passage OF q wise,
just aud comprehensive popsion blli,
condemns the refusal OF tha Dem ocrNts
In the House Of Representatives to per
mit the passage OF the direct tax re-
iunding Till, charges the President
with having violated his pledges 10
support the civil service law, and
pledges the Republicsn party to subm ~
tns question OF prohibition to 3 vote OF
TIE people.