The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-04-30
THURSDAY, APRIL 80, 1896.
THE ALLENTOWN CONVENTION.

The City Of Allentown was taxed
TO its utmost capacity in order to &C
commodate the vast number Of peo-
pie who attended the State Conven.
tion. There were bands and red
lights galore, and the whole city was
decked in Holiday attire. The plat.
form declares in favor Of firm un.
varying maintenance of the gold stand
ard. Unalterably opposed to devices
and schemes for the debasement Of
the currency. Endorsed the admins
tration Of President Cleveland, and
endorsed Robert Z. Pattison for
President by the following resolutions:
The Democracy Of Pennsylvania
presents TO the national convention as
its unanimous choice for the presi.
dency the name Of Robert +. Pattison.
Twice chosen controller of the city Of
Philadelphia and twice governor Of
Pennsylvania, in the face Of large adj.
verse party majorities, he has demon
strated by these elections that the
people trust him, and by his admins
tration of these Offices that their con
fdence was we'll founded. Knowing
him to be honest, able, unassuming,
fearless, a consistent Democrat and
In harmony with the highest purposes
OF his party, we present him for this
nomination to the Democracy Of the
nation.
The nominees Of the convention
were as follows
John M. Braden, Of Washington, and
Benjamin Z. Potts, of Delaware, were nom.
mated for congress-at-large.
William M. Singerly, Philadelphia, George
w. Guthrie, Allegheny, James Denton Han.
cock, Venango and Alexander II Coffroth,
Somerset, were selected presidential electors
at. large.
William F. Harrity, Philadelphia State
Chairman Robert Z. Wright, Lehigh; J..
Henry Cochran, Lycoming; Charles A. Fa.
gan; Allegheny; DIR. John Todd, Montgomery;
benjamin +. Meyers, Dauphin; John S.
Killing, Erie, and John T Lenahan, of Lu.
zerne, were chosen as delegates-atelarge
An incident Of the nomination Of Mr.
Wright was his announcement Of withdrawal
on the convention floor. The delegates re.
fused to accept his retirement, however, and
he was elected with others. The cause OF
Mr.. Wrights action was a contest in the
ninth congressional district over the selection
OF district delegates. The Berks delegates to
the convention, who numbered nineteen to
ten for Lehigh, chose the two district dele
gates to the national convention and ignored
Lehigh, because Mr.. Wright was selected
as delegate-at-large.
The presidential electors are as follows:
First district, Samuel Dickson; Second.
Albert M. Hicks; Third, John NJ. Campbell,
Fourth, James J. Ryan; Fifth, John Hagan,
Philadelphia; Sixth. John b. Hinkson, Ches
ter; Seventh, William Stahler, Norristown;
Eighth, John b. Storm, Stroudsburg; Ninth,
Thomas A. Haak, Womelsdorf; Tenth,
Charles +. Reniger, Lancaster; Eleventh,
Charles II. Schadt, Scranton; Thirteenth,
Charles F. King, Pottsville; Fourteenth,
John x. Royal, Harrisburg; Fifteenth, John
M. Carroll, Towanda; Sixteenth, c. !. Rei.
~, Williamsport; Seventeenth, ]. ?. Hofer
Washingtonvlle; Eighteenth, Lucen Banks
AMiffitown; Nineteenth, A. J. Brady, Nc
Sherrystown; Twentieth, George w. Rhine,
Altoona; Twrnty first, John C. Patten, Indi.
ana; Twenty-second, William Weihe, Pitts.
burg; Twenty third, J. ]. Brooks, Sewikley;
,Iwenty-iourth, J. J. Mcfarland, Dunbar;
.Liwenty-hfth, {. II. Akins, New Castle;
Iwenty'sixth, ]. l.. Mckinney, Ttusville;
Iwenty-seyenth, S, S. Hackett, Emporium
twenty eighth, Harry Alvin Hall, Rdgeway.