New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-20
NEW-YORK, THURSDAY AUGUST 20, Is9l-TwELvE PAGES.

guilty OF official malfeasance Dishonesty is non
partisan. Tweeis and Barislcys arise In all p"r.
ties. The Republican party has always SHOWN i''el
ready 70 punish Official dishonesty wherever found anu
the befoe mentioned officers TO prosecute 10 CON
ny and every guilty official without regard to his
politics.
H. We in favor the prompt repeal by the Legs.
ature OF all levied by the State and OF
such amendment the and other laws as VIII
eGectualy promote the orderly receipt. the lawtui
and safe custody and the prompt and proper ats
bursement, not only of the moneys Of the Comnonweah
but OF oil o its cities boroughs and townships ana he
should be improved to absolutely prevent the
use all public funds, small great for the personal
benefit Of public officials.
IA. We favor such legislation as will secure TO the
nremen OF State relief from disability or sickness
caused exposure service in the performance of their
duties and which will from want any person or
persons dependent any fireman who may lose his LIE
the public service die from any cause consequent
thereu9on.
Every plank was heartily applauded ard
the names Of Harrison Wanamaker and Blaine
evoked cheers. The convention was about TO
adopt the resc luton as a whole when Mr.. Cul-
bertson, of MifIiiA, offered an amendment to the
third plank, embodying the hope that the Re-
publican National Convention of is 92 would place
Mr.. Blaine in nomination for the Presidency
AS was exported, hearty cheering greeted this
motion, and there ensued considerable confusion
The band in the gallery played Hail t1. the
Chief" while John Cessna and Congressman
Reyburn secured the floor and demanded that
vote should not be taken until the confusion
subsidized
Mr.. Culbertson made strong speech for his
amendment.
Messrs. Willard and Jones, Of Lackawanna pro-
tested against any amendment and insisted that
the wise course would be to pass the resolutions
as reported. The Chair put the question on Mr.
Culbcrtson's amendment. and on viva voce vote
it was apparently defeated. demand was made
for the yeas and nays, and the roll was about To
he called when Mr.. Culbertson withdrew the
amendment, and order was restored. The plat
form was Immediately adopted as whole
The convention decided that hereafter repre-
sentation in the State conventions shall ne on the
basis of one delegate for every 1000 votes, and
that representation in district conferences com
posed of more than one county shall be based
on the Republican vote in each county. This VIII
preyrnt deadlocks in Republican Congress dis
tricts. by means of which, numerous occasions
heretofore. Democrats have been able to be
elected
At this point Chairman Andrews gracefully re-
signed, or in other words, legisated himself out
! of Office. lie offered a resolution Vacatlng the
chairmanship and empowering the candidates on
the State ticket to select the chairman Ire con-
yention then settled down to the business OF
nominating State ticktt. There was considerable
spcechmakng and finally, when the flow OF
oratory had ceased, it was found that
General David NJ Gregg, of Berks; Amos IL.
Mylin, of Lancaster, and Giles d. Price, OF Erle'
had been named for Auditor-General u NJ
Plank of Berks, createq sensation, coming as ne
does from General Gregg's home, by secondlng
| the nomination of Senator My lin. He said no
10 mir entf Of
| and Myn was their choice MI franks pc
culiar position and remarks were greeted with ap-
| plause and Kisses lie paid no attention to
either, however, but kept right along eulogizing
| AIylin's stanch and sterling Republicansm He
! referred to General Gregg as man VINO has
| been repeatedly and recently guilty of party
| trachery, and was hissed. Then he SAID that
Amos Alylin would be the choice of nine-tenths
| of the delegates of this convention II the dele-
| rates were allowed to exercise their own Tree
will. At the conclusion of Mr.. Plank's speech
| crowd of delegates lni IN MS rear rear caiied aed
| rhey were given with a will. There was ohly one
! ballot resulting in Greggs receiving lO6 votes
! Mylln 90 ana Prlce 81. o
| w Morrison of Allegheny, and &. g.. Thompson,
| of Warren were placed before the convention, anu
nounced that Giles ID. Price, who had uceh de
| fcated for AuditOrGeneral, had conscntet to pe
| n candidate for State treasurer Had Mr.. Pflce
| made this announcement last night there Wouu
| have been no question about his nomination. AS
| II WAS il came too late, and even the delegates
from his own county did not vote for him. seeing
| this CnlbcrtsJn Withdrew his name. The Datl0t
| resulted as follows Morrison, l67 (; Thompson, 81 ;
| Price. Q The choice Of Morrison was afterward
made unanimous
The committee to select deegates-at-large TO
the Constitutional Convention reported the FOL
| lowing: A. S. l.. Shields, of Philadelphia; joan
Roberts, Philadelphia; Isaiah C., Wear, Philaaei-
phia: William T. Schaler, Delaware: Herman
| Kreamer, Philadelphia: Louis w. Hall, Harris
| burr Morris L. Kaufman, Lehigh: General Frank
Reeder Northampton; H. NJ. Edwards Lacka-
wanna: H. c. Mccormick, Lycoming George D
| schmidt. York; j. H. Pomeroy, SGhuyllill; cyrus
| Elder Columbia: John Cessna, Bedford; John ,.
| Iambie Pittsburg; William b. Rodgers, Ale
gheny: James j.. Brown, Mercer; Terence '.
| Powderly Lackawanna. The report was adopted
Mr. Wear is one of Phiadelphia's most proml-
nent coored men; II. c. Mccormick is the present
Congressman of the Lycoming district; Oyrus
Elder is the attorney for the great Cambria iron
| Companv and a writer political economy
| Terence " POwderly is the General Master WORK
man of the Knights of Labor; he has not openly
| affiliated with any party, and was placed on the
| ticket because he was the originator of the Con
| stitutional Convention scheme.
After having fclicitOuS speeches Of thanks from
| General Gregg and Captain Morrison, the CON
vpntion adjourned with three Cheers. Subse-
| ouentlv the candidates met and selected Lieuten-
| ant Governor Watres, Of Scranton. for chairman
| Of the State Committee, and Frank Willing Leach
of Philadelphia, secretary. &