The Anaconda standard., 1896-04-24
QUAY IS THE CAPER
Pennsylvania Republicans Celebrate
an Important Event (
ROBINSONs SMOOTH WORK
The { onvention Almost Breaks Up
In a Iragedy- Mckinley ras
Friends In hat state -
Delegates to st. Louis.

Harrisburg, April 23-The republican
state convention was called to order to-
day. and ex-Speaker Boyer made tenn
porary chairman. In his speech he
said: Pennsylvania asks the great
party to assemble in ST. Louis to listen
to the voice of this great common
wealth and nominate for president of
the United States Pennsylvania dis
tinguished son, Matthew S. Quay"
General Mylin made a speech eulogiz-
ing Quay. The platform endorses Quay
for president.
The following is the platform adopted:
For fidelity to the principles of repub-
licanism, Pennsylvania holds the first
rank among all the states. The time
has come when the state which has so
long and faithfully led the republican
column may justly and properly. SUBJ
NIT it's own preference for the republi-
can nomination for the presidency. In
the presentation of the Hon. Matthew
Stanley Quay, the republicans, not
alone of Pennsylvania, but of the entire
union, will recognize in him one OF their
foremost leaders, wise in counsel and
brilliant and able in action, at once the
type of American citizen, scholar, SOL
dier and statesman"
On the financial question the platform
says: THE republican party has al
ways maintained the national honor
and credit. 1t forced the resumption OF
specie payment. 1t kept faith as to
every debt created for the preservation
of the union and had paid the greater
part of IL in accordance with the spirit
and the letter of the laws under which
1t had been contracted. 1t largely re-
duced the interest charges upon the
balance of the debt by refunding low
er rate. 1t substituted for the fiuctuat-
ing and inadequately secured notes for
the state banks uniform national cur
rency of stable value and of equal pur-
chasing power. Faithful to it's record,
believing that the people are entitled to
the use of the best money, and anxious
to restore and preserve the Industrial
and commercial prosperity OF the union,
the republican party favors interna-
tional bimetallism and until that can
be established upon government ac-
count, demands the maintenance or the
existing gold standard of value.
The meeting of the resolutions COM
mittee was not altogether harmonious.
When the plank endorsing Quay for
the presidency was read, c. L. Magee,
the Pittsburg leader, declared that he
was for Mckinley. on the roll call of so
votes four were against Quay, Messrs.
Magee, Hall and Golden of Allegheney,
and Brownlee of Lycoming. There was
much debate on the proposition that
candidates of the United States senator
TO succeed Cameron be permitted to
summit their W tic NObCiS dN thO
primaries in the various legislative dis
tricts This resolution was defeated.
A resolution instructing the delegates
to support Mckinley in the event OF,
the retirement of Quay was defeated,
there being only two or three ayes.
When General Bingham had finished
reading the platform, Delegate Schae-
fer of Delaware county offered. as an
amendment, a resolution suggesting
that candidates for the United States
senate be given the right to register
their names in legislative districts and
be voted for at the primaries The
amendment was defeated, yeas Sc, nays
172.
A disturbance arose when Congress
man Robinson offered a resolution in
structing the delegates-at-large for
Mckinley for second choice. mo, no."
came from all over the hall. A mo-
tion to lay this on the table was made,
and the chair decided the question not
debatable. Robinson insisted on speak
ing on a point of order. and the chair
ordered the roll call to proceed, the
ayes and nays having been called for.
The result was a pandemonium OF
noise, during which Robinson stood in
the aisle, shaking his fist at the chair
man and shouting that he demanded
his rights"
order was finally obtained. the chair
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took the platform and made his speech
in support of his resolution. He de-
clared he was heartily in favor of Sem
ator Quay's candidacy and would, as a
delegate. vote for him at the ST Louis
convention. He felt, however, that
back of the desire of Quay's success,
there is a feeling in favor of Mckinley.
IL after all, II is not possible to confer
the nomination upon Quay. Robinson
was interrupted at this point by loud
cheers for Mckinley and strong shouts
for Reed.
Senator Penrose responded 10 Rob-
insons speech He brought the dele
gates to their feet. and with the most
genuine enthusiasm of the day, when
he declared he was opposed to any ac-
ton that would belittle and make ridi-
culous the grand compliment the con-
vention has paid to Quay. Penrose ac-
cused Robinson of working a small po-
lttical scheme for his own political ag-
grandizement.
Robinson attempted. angrily. to in
terrupt Penrose, but the crowd hooted
him down. When Penrose concluded,
Robinson asked for an extra teller, say
ing there had been cases of impersona-
tion on the previous roll call. This pre-
cipitated a scene of violent disorder,
Robinson being hooted and hissed for
some minutes. Magee said Robinson's
demand was n reasonable one, ana this
gentleman was Kissed and hooted as
heartily as Robinson had been.
Chairman Mylin quickly named Rob-
inson as a teller. but the latter declin-
ed. saying he was IAN interested
party"
Penrose said: Are we TO understand
all interested persons are dishonest?"
AT this Robinson went down the aisle,
shook his fist in Penrose's face and
shouted ont some defiance that xVas NOT
heard on the platform. order was
finally obtained and the roll call pro-
ceeded. The proposition was defeated.
yeas. 65: nays. 17S.
Magee made a speech against the en-
dorsement of Quay for president. He
said he represented a Mckinley district
and. as a delegate TO the st. Louis con-
vention. he would be recneant to. his
trust II he did not publicly enter his
protest against Quay. This ended the
fight on the platform and, at 4:45 p. m.
IL was finally adopted.