The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-28

This was adopted, and Mr.. Hensel was
conducted to the chair by II. S. Steel, of
Northampton; George ]. Bennar Of
Adams. and Bernard McKenna, of Al
legheny. The applause which greeted
the attorney general must have been
gratifying to him for it was given in a
generous quantity Mr.. Hensel ad
dressed the convention at length.
When Mr.. Hensel had concluded the
committee on resolutions, through the
chairman, Arthur G. Dewalt, of Le-
high, reported the platform, which was
accepted. In addition to the platform
given below, this reference to Presi-
dent Carnot's assassination was read
by Mr.. Dewalt and adopted:
The convention sincerely deplores the
death of tn president of the French re-
public and desires to emphasize its SYM
pathy with the endeaVor to perpetuate
Democratic principals in foreign lands, and
1t hereby condemns all tendency to an
archy and assassination.
THE NOMINATING SPEECHES.
The nomination Of candidates began
at 3;05 o'clock, when r. Jones Mon
aghan, Of West Chester, placed the
name Of William M Singerly, proprie-
tor Of the Ph.ladelphia Re cord, before
the convention. for governor. The
mention Of Mr.. Singerly's name was
received with loud and prolonged
cheering. Maurice Wilhsrs, of Phila-
dslphis, chairman of the Philadelphia
county COMMITTEES, seconded the nomi-
nation f Mr.. Slngerly. J. Ross
Thompson, Of Erie, moved that the
nominations close, and at 1924 o'clock
Mr.. Singerly was chosen by acclama-
ton
The balance of the ticket was elected
without delay, all the nominations be-
ing made by acclamation. A.G. Crosby.
Of Erie, nominated John S. Killing, OF
that county, for lieutenant governor,
and District Attorney John NJ. Gar
man, OF Luzsrne, seconded the selsc-
tion. Mr.. Garman's remarks were par.
ticularly severe in their denunci alton
Of Republicsnism in general and the
speaker was frequently interrupted by
applause. Mr. Killing was nominated al
8 So o'clock, The other candidates were
then chosen in this order. Congress
men at large. auditor general and sec
retary Of internal affairs. II. Eyer
SprykeY. of Union, and J. B. o. Cowan.
Of Westmoreland, respectively nomin-
ated Hon. Joseph Bucher, of Lewis
burg, and ex-senator Hannibal X.
Sloan, OF Indiana, for congressman at
large, the seconding speeches being
delivered by W. W. Ryon, OF Northum-
berIand. and Mathew Savage, Of
Clearield, state superintendent
OF public printing W, Hayes
Grier, Of Columbia. placed the name
of David f. Magee before the conven-
rion for auditor general, and o. G.
Bowman, of Chambersburg, seconded
it. Assistant District Attorney Fagan.
of Allegheny, wound up the nomins-
tions by Offering Adjutant General
Greenland as a candidate for secretary
Of internal affairs, The adjutant gen.
eral of the Pennsylvania National
Guard was chosen without the for
mality Of seconding speech,
SHERIFF FAHEY HoNoRED.
The concluding act of Permanent
Chairman Hensel was the naming of
Judah Isaacs, of Philadelphia; Judge
Edward Harvey, Lehigh Patrick
Foley. Pittsburg; Matthew Savage,
Clsarield; Sheriff John j. Fahey, Lack
awanna; Albert Brodhead North
ampton; ", a. Marr, Schuylkill, J. G.
Wayne. Washington, and Thomas r.
Elcock, Montgomery, as a committee
to notify the candidates Of their nomi-
nation. The convention subsequently
decided that Mr., Heussl should be
chairman Of this committee, and the
attorney general added his own name
to the list The convention adjourned
sine die at 3 90 O'Clock,