The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-24

HARRlsDuRG, Pa, May 23.-The big.
COST crowd soon ut state convention
for years packed the Harrisburg opera
house when the convention tonominate
the candidates OF the Republican party
for governor, lieutenant governor, audi
tor general, secretary Of Internal affairs
and congressman-at-large, was called to
order. Tho opera house was gaily deco
ratod.
The assemblage got down to business
at ll:l5 n. m. The roll call showed tho
presence OF 257 delegates out OF 26i.
Gen. Louis Wagner, OF Philadelphia,
was chosen temporary chairman by lS3
votes to ca for l. I. McCauloy, Of Ches.
ter, who WINS nominated by the adher-
ents OF congressional Jack" Robinson,
the candidate opposed to Walter Lyon,
Tor the office OF lieutenant governor.
General Wagner, in assuming tenn
porary control OF tho gathering, called
attention 10 the fact that this Ia the
Republican convention hold TO nomi.
nate q state ticket and considered 1t
important for that reason, II for no
other After the selection OF commit.
tees on resolutions with Lyman D. Gil
bort, OF Harrisburg, as chairman, and
on organization, L. ?. Warren, OF
Scranton, chairman, tho convention at
1910 p. m. took recess for one hour.
Tho convention reassemblcd at 1910
p. IN. Tho committee on organization
reported in favor OF tho caucus selection
OF ex.Congressmau Theodore L. Flood,
OF Crawford county, for permanent
chairman, and that gentleman was
loudly applauded rs he took tho gavol
and raped tor order.
DR.. Flood, who is the editor OF tho
Chdtaaugudn, made long speech, into
which hewove the uame OF nearly every
prominent statesman from the timo OF
Washington, each name being applaud
ed by the crowd, which was even greater
than at the morning session.
THE PLATFORM.
Chairman Gilbert, of the resolutions
committee, read from the stage the
platform agreed upon, as follows:
The Republicans OF Pennsylvania, in
convention assembled, repeat for the
regulation and government OF the ma
tioual currency the following principles
Of finance which were announced by us
at our last state convention, and which
since then have received tho oyerwhclm-
ing approval OF our fellow citizons. We
favor the expansion Of the circulating
medium Of the country until the same
shall amount to so per capita CT our
population, and approve tho PROPOSE
ton to issue national bank notes to tho
VAR value OF tho amount OF bonds de-
posted to secure their circulation. We
declare that the obligations OF the gov
ernment should be discharged in money,
approved and current in all civilized
nations, to the end that largely in
creased reserve OF gold should be grad
ualy accumulated and maintained.
We declare our belief to be that no
legislation can make our currency meet
the needs OF the American people I'M
less it conforms to the uttcrance OF our
last national convention. Here the
national plank is quoted).
We denounco the Democratic assault
upon tho American protective system,
because its effect already has been to
reduce to idlencss two millions OF work
men, and values to an amount greater
than tho national dobt created for tho
suppression OF the rebellion; because it
eularses tho free list only upon pro.
ducts which employ tho greatest num-
ber OF American workmen; becausc 1t
strikes with equal cruelty the farmer,
the minor, the lumberman, tho iron,
,hs glass and tho textile workers; be.
cause it transfers work from our own
mills, mines, and workshops to foreign
countries: because 1t is sectional and
aimed directly at northern industries
and fosters the plantation system and
destroys tho farm; because It is vicious
in it's changes from specific to advalo-
rem duties, in its reduction OF the rove
nues OF government by many millions
of dollars, and it resorts to war taxes
and increased internal and direct taxes
10 make UP the deficiency 1t nocdlessly
creates.
We commend and approve the efforts
OF our senators and members OF Con.
gross to delay and defeat the passage OF
legislation hostile to any American
industry, and we denouncc the troai-
mont OF our workingmen by the Demo
cratic committee of the senate, which,
in violation OF courtesy and all leglsIa-
tive tradition, denied them hearing
when they desired in constitutional
manner to demonstrate against TINS 10
structive legislation.
Tho platform also donounces the
Democratic pension policy. the I'M
American foreign policy OF the adminis-
trntion in surrcndcrinS treaty rights.
and tho Hawaiian policy; demands re-
stric,jon OF undesirable immigration,
and charges tho Cleveland administra'
ton with incompetence.
An ELOQUENT spEECH.
Tho platform was unanimously
adontod and then came tho most inter
es.inr moment OF the day, when Gen.
Ecoycr climbed on the stage to nomi'
nore Con. Daniel Il. Hastlng,, the
horn Of Johnstown." After the en-
thusiasn Which Ills appearance evoked
Ind subsided. Con. Beaver said in part:
"We have mot hero to-day to momI-
notn torethor with our state officers,
mon who shall represent us IN tno
councils OF the nation and our people
will DO called upon TO vote at thc co,l,
ing election Tor tho representatives VINO y,
sholl constitute a considerable percent
avc Of tho national house OF representa-
,ivcs nj Washington. Tho great, IN my
;rdrnent tho grentest, question WHICH
conironts our people at the present lime
ia Tho settlorucnt OF the industrial policy
nj orr country. 1t is not question OIL
tnrifrs and schedules. 1t is moro than
choice between adrnlorem ana spec.Hc
du,ics 1t is greater than the nals-