Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-08-21

Republican County Ticket
For JURY. Commissioner.
WILLIAM r. PATTERSON.
Gregg and Morrison.
The Republican State Convention met
at Harrisburg, Wednesday, and nominated
Gen. D. M. Gregg, of Berks Co. for Auditor
General; and John w. Morrison, of ALE
gheny Co. for State Treasurer; both on first
BALLOT, and these two gentleman with the
Chairman of the Convention, Mr.. Elkin, and
In accordance with resolution that pass
ed the Convention, selected Lit. Gov.
Watres for Chairman of the State Commit
tee.
The sensation Of the day was the defeat
of Quay's resolution nominating Blaine for
President in 1892.
The Convention met at 10 a. m. and
elected Henry Hall Of Mercer temporary
chairman; the names OF the committeeman
on resolutions, ,perma nent organisation and
to nominate delegates at-large to the Con,
stitutional Convention were handed up;and
then the convention adjourned till 2p.. m.
At2n.m. the Convention re- assembled,
the Com. on Organization nominated John
p. Elkin Of Indiana county for Permanent
Chairman and he was elected.
Then then Committee on Resolutions
made its report; the resolutions were read;
Mr.. Culbertson made motion to substl-
tute Quay's resolution; Frank Willing
Leech motioned the band to start up; Chair
man Elkin declared the motion to substi-
tute, which nobody had heard or voted
upon. carried; John Cessna objected to the
proceeding; Mr.. Reybu wanted the band
removed from tho hall, some speeches
were made, q vote was taken, and The mo-
tinn to substitute was beaten.
Then Mr.. Andrews presented resolutions
rescending the action Of the Convention OF
1888 o. to the election Of state chairman,
and putting the matter in the hands of the
candidates and chairman Of the convention
and that carried
Then the candidates for Auditor General
were put in nomination-Baer of Reading
nominated Gregg, Davies nominated Mylin
and Brewster nominated Price, and the
first BALLOT stood Gregg 106, Mylin GO and
and Price 81, and Gregg was declared the
nominee.
Robertson of Allegheny nominated Nor
rison, and Wilbur Of Warren nominated
Thompson, for Treasurer, and Morrison
was nominated on first ballot-the vote
standing Morrison 167, Thompson 81 and
Price Q. Both the nominees appeared be-
fore the convention and made short
speeches.
The committee appointed to name the
candidates for Delegates Large to the
Constitutional Convention reported the fol-
lowing and their report was approved: A.
s. L. Shields, Philadelphia; John Roberts,
PhiPG Isaac G. Wear, Phipa; William I.
Schager, Delaw are; Herman Kramer,
Phipa; Louis w. Hall, Harrisburg; Morris
L. Kaufman, Lehigh; Gen. Frank Reeder,
Northampton; H. n Edwards, Lackawan-
ma; H. G. Mccormick, Lycoming; George
s. Schmidt, York; Hon. ]. II. Pomeroy,
Sehuylkill; Cyrus Elder, Cambria; John
Cessna, Bedford; John s. Lambie, Pitts
burg; William B. Rodgers, Allegheny;
Hon. James L. Brown, Mercer; Terrence
v. Powderly, Lackawanna.
THE PLATFORM
The political planks Of the platform are
as follows:
First-We heartily indorse the broad and
statesmanlike administration of President
Harrison, which has exhibited an intelli-
gent and infexible purpose to execute the
federal laws, maintain the dignity OF
American institutions, and insure the con-
tinuance and growth of prosperity and
peace in the nation.
Second-We view with peculiar satisfac-
tion the direction Of the affairs of the Post
office Department by one of our own
citizens, the Honorable John Wanamaker,
whose clean, businesslike and comprehen-
sive administration Of its affairs has ad-
vanced the postal operations OF the Nation
to plane never previously attained.
Third-It has been with special gratifi-
cation that the Republicans of this Com
mon wealth have observed the brilliant
administration of the State Department by
one of Pennsylvania's native sons whose
superb diplomacy has electrified the hearts
of all Americans exacted from foreign
people degree of respect and admiration
for the United States flag hitherto unequal
ed, and opened wide to us in other lands
commercial gates heretofore barred. The
magnificent achievements justify the con-
fdence and furnish new occasions for us
70 reafirm the loyalty and devotion of the
Republicans Of Pennsylvania to her most
distinguished son-the Honorable James
G. Blaine.
The other resolutions endorse and ap-
prove of the new tariff law; favor bimetal-
ism and recommends measures to prevent
the debasement of the currency that would
follow the making of this country the
dumping ground for the silver of the
world; favors pensions to all deserving
veterans and their widows; refers to the
labor laws lately passed, the ballot
reform law, the increase in the school
appropriation and return of personal
property and license taxes to the counties;
denounce Gov. Pattison's veto of the ap-
portionment and Compulsory Education
bills; favor the repeal of the mercan-
tile tax and amendment of revenue laws;
favor Federal election law,puts represen-
tation in future state conventions on the
basis of one delegate for 1000 Republican
votes and fraction exceeding 1000; and
making nominations in all congressional,
senatorial and jcdicial districts.
General Gregg is an cid soldier, who has
been somewhat independent in his politi-
cal actions. He was in command of the
cavalry of the Army or the Potomac from
Aug. of 1854 to Feb. of 1865; was after
wards Counsel at Pragne, and is now liv-
ing with his family in Reading.
Captain Morrison, was born in Philadel-
phia and with his parents moved to farm
near Centreville, this county, when he was
but boy. He entered the army as pri-
vate, was successful in business in Pitts
burg, was elected to the Legislature, and
has for some years been Chief Clerk of the
House. He lives at Bellvue, where he has
beautiful place.
STEALING the livery Of heaven to serve
the devil in is receiving new illustration
these days, in Quay and Cameron stealing
the livery of Blaine to serve the deTils of
their own ambitions, in a last desperate
effort to retain control of the party in the
State for their own purposes. After they
have secured that they will have no more
use for Blaine than they now have for
President Harrison. When the devil was
sick, the devil monk would be; when the
devil was well, the devil monk was he
Sharon Herald
JAMES G. BLAINE is no more enthusias-
tically the choice Of Pennsylvania Repub-
lcans for the presidential nomination to-
day than he was in 1876, when Ruther-
ford B. Hayes was nominated by the
Republican convention at Cincinnati, and
again in 1880 when James A. Garfield was
pnmi a tad at Chtco0o I'm hofh thnSa