Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-05-23
REPUBLICAN RUBBISH.
Democrats Declared to Re had Pe0'
pie by the Republican Politicians
OF Pennsylvania.

Harrisburg, Pa, May 2S.-The biggest
crowd seen at q state convention for
years packed the opera house when the
Republican convention to nominate can
didates for governor, lieutenant governor,
auditor general, secretary of state and
congressman-at-lar was called to order
this morning. The assemblage got down
to business at 11:15 a. M, the roll call
showing the presence of 257 delegates.
Gen. Louis Wagner, of Philadelphia, was
chosen temporary chairman. After the
selection of the committee on resolutions,
with Lyman d. Gilbert, of Harrisburg, as
chairman, the convention at 1910 p. m.
took recess for an hour.
The convention reassembled at l 40 p.
m. The committee on organization re-
ported in favor of the caucus selection of
ex Congressman The anra F.sr1 Il "--s.a-,
manent chairman. =
loudly applaud sa"he took the gavel.
DR.. Flood, who is editor of the Chata-
quan, madg speech in which he wove
the name of nearly every prominent
statesman from the time of Washington
down. He was applauded by the crowd,
which was even greater than at the morn
ing session.
The platform fayors. the expansion of
the circulating medium of the country
until the same shall amount to $40 per
capita and approves the proposition to
issue national bank notes to the par value
of the amount of bonds deposited to se-
cure circulation; declares that the ebliga-
tions of the government should be dis
charged in the money approved and cur
rent in all civilized nations to the end
that largely increased reserve in gold
should be gradually accumulated and
maintained; declares the belief that no
legislation can make the currency meet
the needs of the American people unless
it conforms to the utterance of our last
national convention; favors bi-metallisn
and demands the use of gold and silver
as standard money with such restrictions
as will secure and maintain the
parity of values of the two
metals; declares that the threats and ef-
forts which the Democratic party now in
control of the executive and legislative
department of the national government
is making to distroy the system of pro-
lection to American industries. have
wrecked our manufacturing establish.
ments, destroyed the value Of our farm
products, ruined our employers, beggared
our workingmen and brought distrust on
honesty; denounces this Democratic as.
sault upon the American protective sys.
tenn because its effect has already been tc
reduce to idleness 100000 workmen, and
to reduce values to all amount greater
than the national debt created for the
] suppression of rebellion; denounces the
selection of southern Democrats for the
secretaryship of the navy and interior as
deliberate betrayal of the welfare of oul
soldiers and sailors, the un-patriotic ant
un-American management of our foreign
relations; demands the enactment of suct
laws as will prevent the immigration OF
paupers, criminals and persons incapable
either physically OF mentally, of self-sup'
port.
The platform was unanimously adopt
cd.
Gen. Hastings was made the unanimous
choice of the convention for governor by
a rising vote. The ticket was completed
as follows,
Lieut.. Gov, Walter Lyon; auditor, Gen
Amos Myling; secretary internal affairs
James W. Lolita; congressman at large
Galusha A. Grow and George F. Huff.