New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-04

fpr prate gain or political advantage be condemned
and should be completely and thoroughly eradicated'
15 We afraign and condemn the Republican State
Convention recently assembled for It's conformation and
eahnce OF iaithless Republican State officials, guilty OF
these dorelictons Of whom sat I'm its councils in
auenecd its action and dictated and controlled It's Ut
terances.
10 We pledge the candidates this day nominated to
make such investigation and give such information to
the law department Of the Commonwealth as will aid
In bringing punishment those guilty Of maheasanee
In ONCE
IL We denounce the corrupt and shameless DONNA
ton of Senator Matthew Quay in the politics OF the
State, and arraign and condemn the Republican party
for its serve aeQuiescence In the leadership OF man
who has utterly failed to defend himself rom grave
charges against his official conduct and political record
10. We heartily ndorse the wise, statesmanhke @id
patriotic administration of Governor Pattson; we ap
psud and approve his fearless veoes Of partisan vicious
and ilconsldered legislation; his recommendation Oh
saluary laws his rigorous investigation and wholesome
correction public abuses. and his determination 70
the constitution, punish offenders anu secure
public reform.
10. We sympathize with the Just demands OF working
all such legislation will protect their Interests
and speedy amendment Of the constitution as
will to them free and secret ballot
20. We oppose repeal Of the mercantile taxes ana
Insist that they shall be fairly and equitaby iad nom
esty collected and that the money arising from them
shall be paid the State treasury, ana not stoeh
by agents We favor the repeal OF such provisions
OF as REQUIRE advertisement o. these taxes ana inc
recovery We the abolition OF the Office OF mef'
camille appraiser and substitution Of some certain
economical and expeditions method OF assessing ana COL
lecting these taxes
Of voters TO the end every qualified voter may be
secured the exercise Of his franchise and that the sts
may DO plunged Of all names not rightly thereon.
% We believe the right of free honest and secret
ballot Is the right preventative OF all political rights We
approve tho largest OF ballot reform. and believe
tho whole advantages Of the Australian ballot system
should be secured to the electors OF pennsylvania Inc
Ballot bill ensced by the last General Assembly was
step in the right direction but tneeds to be supplemented
by measures to protect secrecy OF the ballot ana 10
secure reform registration TO this end and for the'o
purposes only the assembling OF CONSTITUTIONS
convention.
After the adoption of the platform came the
nomination of the ticket. w. L. Ritter presented
the name of Robert Z. Wright, of Lehigh, Tor
AuditOr-General, and Mr.. Ftzsimmons, of Lacka-
wanna, and Judge Harvey, of Lehish, seconded
the nomination.
George Tile, of Lancaster, named D. g. ,McSpar-
rem, of Lancaster, and Mr.. Dewitt, of Bradford,
seconded it.
There was good bit of unnecessary speech-m
ing in all this, ending in the nomination OF Wright
by 372, TO 80 for McSparren. The counties d.
rectly under the State Administration control
voted solidly for Wright.
For State Treasurer the name of A. L. Tilden, OF
Erie was presented by r. r. Arbuckle and sec
onded by j. ~ Dunbar, of Crawford, and w. b.
Holloway, of Lycoming. j. w. Rewalt named
Charles W. Raymond, of Dauphin, and Rush Gillian
seconded it, Only one ballot was necessary, MIR.
Tiden getting 394 votes to So for Raymond.
Both nominations were made unanimous.
The delegatesat-large TO the State COnstitu-
tional Convention, should one be held, were then
named as follows: Charles r. Bucllalcw, Column
bia c. F. Black, York; George A. jerks, Jeffer-
son; George NJ. Dallas, Philadelphia; Cuisine
Thompson, Philadelphia; David w. Sellers, Phila-
delphia; Henry w. Scott, Northampton; Robert
E. Monaghan, Chester William S. Mclean,
Luzerne: Frank NJ. Vandling, Lackawanna; John
IAtta, WestmOreland; Roger Sherman, Cnwford
William Weipe, ALLEGHENY; Thomas Lazear Allie
ghany; Samuel Grifiiths, Mercer; Grant Weidman'
Lebanon; George b. Segler, Bucks; \. Morgan
Root, Montgomery This is considered an excel
lent set of representatives. Buckalew was the
father of the Constitutional Convention Of 1874;
Chauncey +. Black is the author OF the bill to
create the convention to be held if the people
adopt it; David w. Sellers is resident counsel
for the Pennsylvania Railroad; John Latta is an
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES; Roger Sherman is coun-
dent Of the National Amalgamated Iron and Steel
Workers Association, and George A. jerks was
Cleveand's Assistant Attorney1General
After adopting q resolution of sympathy Tor
the canddates-Wright and 1ilden-John H. Fow
and Chairman Kerr, the convention adjourned.
A meeting of the State Committee was at
bnce held, at which plans for the coming cam
tiers ordered to be opened in Philadelphia to-
morrow. There is not the least particle of en-
thusiasm over the ticket which is regarded as
weak, and some Of the delegates who helped to
make il are tonight predicting its defeat by at
least $4,000 majority