The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-04
.QUAYS Day At POTISVILLE
First in the Hearts of the Schuylkill
County People.
He SWEPT TO-DAY'S CONVENTION
Congressman Brumm Pulled Out of the
National Delegateship Fight at the
Eleventh Hour-Finney and
Mcconnell Elected.
Special to EVENING HERALD.


lican county convention for the election of
National and state delegates convened here
this morning and proved a great outburst of
Quay popularity. Everything in, about and
around the convention was Quay in appear
ance, sound and sentiment and it was inn
possible to put up anything against the tide.
1t was another of the great Quay sweeps.
The convention was called to order in
Centennial Hall at 1O:4O this morning with
County Chairman Payne in the chair Daniel
Duffy and Hon. Elias Davis served as tenn
pOrary secretaries.
c. f. Breckons, ESQ, of st. Clair, was
elected permanent chairman and was escorted
to the chair by Hon. d. d. Phillips, of
Gordon, and d. r. Miller, of Pinegrove
Messrs. Duffy and Davis were continued as
secretaries.
After roll call the chair appointed the fol-
lowing committee on resolutions Hon. d.
ID. Phillips, of Gordon, chairman; Daniel
Duffy, of st. Clair; Alex. Morris, Shenau-
doah Benjamin Kellar, Pottsvll., Reuben
Barlow, Pinegrove; Thomas Patterson, Nah
anoy City, and John Hodgkins Tamaqua.
The committee presented the following re-
port:
"We the Republicans of Schuylkill county
in convention assembled, re-afrm our adj
herence to the American policy of protection
and demand such legislation as will afford a
greater income for the maintenance of the gov
ernment give INDUSTRIES with American capital
and remunerative wages for American labor.
We denounce the Wilson tariff aS the first step
for the annihiation of the American industries
and arragn the Democratic administration as
being the cause of tine depression in business.
We favor bimetalism and the of both gold
and silver as standard money under such pro-
visions to be determined by Legislation as will
secure maintenance of the parity of value of
debt-paying power OF 81, whether of gold,
silver, or paper, and shall be at all times equal
We re-afiirm the reform plank of the platform
adapted by the state Republican convention
at Harrisburg. August 2Sth, 1895, and
remind the Republicans of Pcnnsy ylVania,
especially, and the people at large generally,
that the author and promoter of the sentiments
contained therein is the present able State Chair
man of the Republican party, Matthew Stanley
Quay. That, as the representatives of the Re
publicans of this county, we heartily endorse
the candidacy of Senator NJ ;. Quay for the
Presidency of the United states. That we rec
ognize his superior fitness for the position and
commend him as the noblest Republican in the
nation and hereby instruct our delegates to the
national convention elected to earnestly udvo-
cate nd labor for his nomination.
During the absence of the committee on
resolutions Congressman Brumm was called
upon to address the convention He spoke
on general topics and paid high tribute to
Senator Quay and referred to him as the
greatest diplomat in the country.
When the committee offered its resolutions
Hon. Clay w. Evans, of ST. Clair offered the
following amendment:
Resolved, That William Mckinley be made
the second choice of the convention and that
the delegates be instructed to vote for him.
Hon. D. d. Phillips moved that the resolu-
ton be laid ON the table. The motion was
carried by vote of 164 to 9s and the resolu-
tions were unanimously adopted in their
original form.
The Shenandoah delegation had consider
able Mckinley sentiment in it so far as
second choice was concerned and voted
solidly against the motion to table the
amendment.
After the adoption of the resolutions the
chair declared the nomination for national
delegates in order.
McHenry Wilhelm, of Ashland, nominated
Joseph b. Mcconnell, of the same place; X.
d. Miller, of Pinegrove, nominated John F.
Finney; Clay w. Evans named John S.
Gressang and James II. Levan, of Miners
vile, was the fourth nominee
The ballot resulted as follows Mcconnell
210; Finney 211; Gressang, II; Levan, 33.
Mcconnell and Finney being the delegates
elected.
John l. Matthias was unanimously elected
alternate to Mcconnell
The Shenandoah delegation voted for Nc
Connell and Gressang, with the exception of
Kester who voted for Mcconnell and
Finney.
S. Burd Edwards was elected as alternate
to Finney,
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