The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-06-21
MARTIN VISITING HASTINGS.
Finn and Others CIoseted With Them at
Isargi-burz.

HARRISBURG. June l9.-David Martin
Is the guest of Governor and Mrs.
Hastings at the executive mansion
When the Philadelphia leader and his
wife reached the city from their cOun-
try home at Torre>dale they We're met
at the Union station by the governors
private team and driven direct To the
executive mansion where they VIII re
main Tor a few day Soon after Mar
TINS arrival he went TO the executive
department and sat with the governor
and his cabinet through the hearings Oh
the Quay county BIN and tie religious
garb bill.
Martin claims there l. no political
significance attached to his visit. HeN-
erai months ago he and Mrs Martin
accepted an Invitation 10 WISH HdrFLs-
burg a. the guests OF governor amt
Mrs Hastings but they Were unable To
some until now
Governor Hastings cOrroborated the
statement, except that he says the
PhilauelphIan Is Interested III a few
local bills The PhlladeIphlan seemed
al home Ill the executive chamber a he
nestled III large armchair III the gov
eruOr'S private office and putted away
AT a fragrant imported cigar. He and
Mrs Martin will probably not return To
Philadelphia before the last OF the
week.
The call for the Republican state con
veutiOn TO be held III this city on Aug
ust Is to nominate a state treasurer and
SIN judges OF the superior court has been
issued by Chairman trIlke>On. Ine
convention Will consist IF 2Sg delegates.
a gam OF - over the last gubernatol al
convention. The representation l. based
Oh the vote cast At the gubernatouaI
election last tall, one delegate being al
lOtCed to each leg slative district for
every 1000 Republ. can votes and an ad-
dIt.Onal delegate for Il fraction exceed
ing 600 votes; each district being en-
titled to at least one delegate.
Philadelphia gains seven delegates
and Allegheny county three. The first
legislative district of Allegheny get one
OF these and the Fourth district he
other two In Philadelphia the Elgh-
teenUh and Twenty seventh districts
each get TWO additional GcIegaf e.. and
tie EIr>r. Tweuty->ecUud and Tweury-
third districts one each. Schuylklu.
We>tmJrelund. Lawrence, Fayetre.
Indiana Northampton, Beaver. Eeia-
ware. Clarion. Clearfield and CumbeT-
land are each entitled 10 an additional.
delegate LuZerne and Lackawanna
gain three delegates each ana Bradford
and Butler each lose one
he Cdll lLult dltS tt Oiltl Il tDLDi litt
intention OF Governor Hastings to ap-
prove the bill creating the superior
court The six Republican judges APP
pointed by the governor viii probably
be nominated by aCc.amatIou by the
convention. B. !. Haywood of Mercer.
cashier OF the state treasury. has no Up
position for state treasurer
Senator Finn. Bank Commissioner
CiIlkesun and other members of Gov
ernor Hastings cabinet have been
closeted with Martin and the gov
eruer at the executive mansion 1t
l. said on the highest authority that
the purpose Of the meeting was to Sc
lect the SIX Republican judges Oh the
superior court bench. 1t l. believed
the appoIntee> Will be Judge Wickham
of Beaver. ex Judge Reeder of Easton
Samuel a A-IDavenpOrt OF Erie. \. y.
Willard of Scranton. George b Orlady
of Huntingdon. and likely Judge Nc
PhersOn of this city. 1t Is believed
the minority representative VIII either
be ex-.Iu>rICe Thompson. eX-Ju-rIce
Hevdrick OF Henry } Mccarthy o.
Phi adelphIa.
a member Of the cibIl vas see at
the close Cf the coufereno, and a.. .
what had tranSpired He said the gan
erIug was entirely informal. and that
politics and legislation We're not DIS
Cu>Sed.
The governor left at midnight fOI
JOhnStUwn to attend the Urla! If Y
! District Attorney O'COnnor for lib /.
! the governor beng the prosecutor. He
| Viii return on Friday afternoon.