St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-20
Shrewd Pennsylvania Politi-
clans Seek to Regain Lost
Prestige.
Quay and Magee We're the
Controlling Spirits Of the
Convention.
Blaine Was Not Indorsed for
President, But No One
Else Was in It.
MP. Price Was Too Backward
in Going ForWard--The
Bid for Votes.

in Going FopWard--The
Bid for Votes.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Aug. 19.-It is not
/ Gregg and Price. but it is Gregg and
Morrison, and the old soldiers are juDi-
liant. 1t required the Republican state
convention almost an entire day to
] agree upon this ticket, but now that the
names are on the banner and nailed to
the masthead Of the party ship. every
body is satisfied. 1t could just as easily
have been Gregg and Price. but the lat
/ ter's friends handled his campaign most
wretchedly, and in the roundup late
this afternoon he was not in il. All
along his chief supporters declared that
/ he must have the nomination for audi
tor general or nothing, and he got the
latter when he might Just as well have
had the former. lie came up late
with his announcement that the
second place would be acceptable.
Many a candidate before him
/ has been too backward in coming for
ward. and the temper of convention IS
not to be trified with. Gem Gregg. OF
Reading. arrived upon the ground at
noon to-day and was given an enthusl-
/ astic reception by the delegates and Yls-
itOrs who called upon him at the Com
mOnWealth hotel.
Senator Quay
was among the first to pay his respects
and congratulate him upon the outlook.
Meanwhile Capt. Morrison. the Ale
/ gheny county favOTite, was calmly
awaiting events at his headquarters at
| the LOchiel. where hundreds of old
| soldiers and others dropped IN to assure
/ him of their loyalty to his cause.
/ Speaker Thompson was practically out
| of the fight two days ago. but Senator
! Mylin did not give up.and one prominent
/ Republican expressed the opinion during
( the taking the ballot which determined
/ the contest in favor Of Gen. Gregg that
/ the Lancaster county man would yet
! win. Thus the uncertain battle was
waged during the day, nobody knowing.
/ apparently. how the contest would end.
! Gregg and Morrison are regarded as an
/ invincible combination by assembled
! Republicans. and they confidently eX-
! pect victory in November. Had 1t not
/ been for the Blaine resolutions andsthe
/ enthusiasm created by the mention or
/ his name the convention would have
/ been rather dull. Both candidates
made brief speeches Of acceptance upon
! being conducted to the opera house be-
fore the convention adjourned. ms
/ evening Lieut.. Gov WatreS was Sc
I lected as chairman of the state commit
tee. and it will probably be called to-
| gether in a week or two for organlZa-
/ ton. when a successor to Senator Quay
/ i'm the national committee will probably
be selected.
IEagee TO the Front.
At the afternoon session of the con-
ventiOn J. P Elkins. Of Indiana county.
was elected permanent chairman. His
/ reference to Blaine provoked great en-
thusiasm. and those TO Quay nearly as
much. Chris Magee submitted the
/ platform. The plank in favor of Blaine
for the presidency was modified by sim
/ ply extrOIliug his great public virtues.
/ A delegate moved to relnSert the pres
idential Endorsement. and made
| speech in favor of it, but the amend
/ menU was rejected. Mr.. AICGee an
I nOunced that the committee on resOlu-
! tiOns recommended the adoption OF the
| following resolutions, and the cOnVen-
ton adopted them:
Resolved. That representation in future
/ state conventions snail be based upOu the
7 vote for the Republican candidate for presi-
/ dent at the preceding presidential election,
/ one delegate being allotted to each legISlat-
/ i've district for every 1000 Repub1can votes,
/ and an additional delegate for 4 fraction ex-
ceeding 1.090 votes. each district to have at
least one delegate.
Resolved. That We recommend that in all
1 CONGRESSIONAL. senatorial and judicial dis
tricts composed of more than one county in
( which the custom of the party is now 10
/ nominate candidates ana name delegates TO
| the national conventions by means OF the
I cODferre system. that representation II the
conference shall be based upon the RepuD-
I lcan vote in each county Of said district
Chairman Andrews, Of the state COM
mittee. offered the following. which
were adopted:
Resolved. That the rule for the election of
the chairman Of the state committee. adopted
BY the state convention or 1855 be reselnded-
and the chatrmanshIp be declared vacant
Resolved That the rule in vogue prior to
1855 be reaffirmei and the chairman for the
present campaign selected by the candidates
for auditor general and4state treasurer thus
! nominated. in conjunction with the perma-
/ rnaneut chairman OF this convention.
Gregg was successful for auditor on
the first ballot by these figures: Gregg,
1O6: Mylin. 90; Price, 81. Necessary 10
choice. 103.
For the state treasurership the vote
resulted: Morrison, l67; Thompson,
81: Price. ?.
The chairman appointed committee
TO fetch the nominees. MeSsrs. Gregg
and Morrison. before the convention.
Both men made brief speeches. There
being no further business, the cOnven-
ton at D. N. adjourned sine die.
I Candidates Gregg and Morrison and
Permanent Chairman klkIns met this
evening and elected Lieut.. Gov. Louis
A. Watres chairman of the Republican
state committee, 70 succeed w. u. An
dreWs.
The Candidates.
The ticket is essentially a soldiers
ticket.' David McMurtrie Gregg, of
Reading, the nominee for auditor gen
eraI, colonel of the Eighth Pennsylva-
MIA cavalry and major general, was
born on the 10th of April. 1888, in Hunt
ington. Pa. He was educated at West
Point. graduating in 1855. He entered
the service in the First Dragons. in
which he served in the campaigns
against the Indians in Washington and
Oregon in 1850. On the 14th Of May,
1851. he was promoted to captain in the
Sixth United States cavalry. and in
January. 1862, to colonel of the Eighth
Pennsylvania cavalry. His thorough
training and active experience In In
dian warfare had prepared him for the
work OF disciplining the regiment
which fell under his charge. de served
with distinction throughout the war OF
the Rebellion, being breVetted major gen
araI of volunteers for gallant conduct at
the fight at ST. Marys church. Capt.
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