The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-09-13

ior court nominees. The candidates
were called by counties in alphabet
cal order David F. Patterson, of |
Pittsburg, starting of by placing TIE
name of Judge Christopher F Magee,
Of Allegheny, before the convention.
The sixteen other candidates were
then placed in nomination in this
order JUDGE James n. Ermentrout,
of Berks, eH. Judge Augustus S. Lam
dis, Of Blair, Judge Harman Ye,kes,
Of Bucks, W. Horace Rose, of Cam.
bria, Calvin NJ. Bower, of Centre,
Charles s. Mccormick. of Clinton,
Roger Sherman, of Crawford, Levi B.
Alricks, Of Dauphin, Charles H.
Moves, Of Warren, James S. Moor
head, of Westmoreland, Robert Nc
Meen, of Juniata, Peter P. Smith, of
Lackawanna, Henry J. Mccarthy, Of
Philadelphia, ex-Judge Theodore +.
Jenkins, of Philadelphia, Judge o. p.
Bechtel, of Schuylkill, and Joseph c.
Bucher, of Union.
This ended the presentation of can
didates and at $50 o'clock the nomi.
nations closed. After considerable
wrangling it was decided that dele.
gates be allowed to vote for superior
Judge nominees, either individually or
through the chairmen of delegations.
The taking of the vote began at 4:sS
o'clock and the first ballot was con-
cluded at 6:3o O'Clock. 1t was an
nounced half hour later. Messrs.
Yerkes, Moorehead, Smith and Noyes
and Bechtel were declared to be
nominated and another ballot vas
taken to select the sixth nominee.
Chairman Garman had much difficulty
in controlling the delegates while the
| additional ballot was being taken and
Judge ;Magee's nomination was an
nounced at S:2o o'clock. Two min
utes afterward the convention ad-
journed sine die.
The platform as adopted by the con-
vention follows
First-The Democratic party in
state convention assembled hereby
renews its allegiance to and declares
its faith in the principles OF Demo
cracy as formulated by Jefferson, and
illustrated by Madison, Monroe, Jack
son and Cleveland. 1t congratulate:
the American people upon the first
fruits of the Democratic administra
ton, which inherited from its Republi
can predecessor a bankrupt treasury
unwise financial legislation, impaired
public credit and widespread disaster,
. and which, under the sagacious
! courageous and patriotic leadership o.
S its great president, Grover Cleveland,
, led the people out OF TIE slough o
S despond to the high ground of sub
: stantial and Increasing prosperity.
, We challenge the fairness of oul
countrymen and ask that the part,
6 now receive the benefit of that renew
y ed prosperity whose welcome note i
heard on every side.
Il Second-The enactment of th'
Sherman silver purchasing act and tn,
Mckinley tariff law found, as accur
ately predicted by Mr.. Cleveland
, their results in bankrupt railroads
closed factories, ruined farms, aban
doned fields, impaired national credi
and general disaster. The repeal Q
such iniquitous legislation and tn
a substitution of more moderate tarii
laws have found their immediate re
r suits in the resumption of busines
, and the restoration of the nationa
credit
Third-As vindicating the principle
!. of tariff reform, to which the Demo
S cracy is unalterably pledged, we cha
! lenge especial attention to the fac
I that such prosperity and the con
t sequent material increase of wage
E has been most pronounced in tn
r industries whose existence our op
!. ponents claimed were dependent upoi
: high tariff duties. The gloomy pre-
: diction that the iron and steel in
;. dustries of Pennsylvania would b
0 destroyed by reduced tariff has bee
? contradicted by their present III
9 exampled prosperity.
!. Fourth-We invite the attention o
/ the wage careers to the fact that tn
+ present voluntary increase of wages G
S those employed in the manufacturin
r industries, amounting to not less tina
s S25o, 1000, 600, was absolutely unknow
e under the Mckinley tariff act. T
r. prevent the reactionary legislatio
s threatened by the Republican part
= of Pennsylvania in their recent Stat
y convention, which would again dt
4 press business by destroying faith
- the stability OF present conditions, "
invite our fellow countrymen through
% % out the land, irrespective of party,
N so act together as to insure, by ii
u election of Democratic President
vi 1906. the maintenance of the presel