St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-24
ofnce, the name of the distinguished PENN

OihCe, tne name or the distinguished Penn-
sylvanian. matchless leader. a statesman.
the peer of any in the land, man who has
broad views of public policy, with the courage
to maintain and carry them out. 1 allude to
Hon. Matthew Stanley Quay
Gen. Bingham then took the stage, and re-
ported the resolution, as decided ON in COM
mittee
When he had finished reading the platform,
Delegate Shaffer of Delaware county, offered
as an amendment a resolution suggesting that
candidates for United States senator be given
the right to register their names in legis-
lative district and be voted for at the prim-
aries. The amendment was defeated, yeas,
Sc; nays, 172.
disturbance arose when Congressman
Robinson offered as an amendment a resou-
tion instructing the delegates at large for.
Mckinley for second choice. Cries of mo,
no." and "Quay, Quay" came from all over
the hail. motion to lay this on the table
was made, and the chair decided the ques-
tion not debatable. Mr.. Robinson insisted on
speaking on a point of order, and the chair
ordered the roll call to proceed. The result
was pandemonium of noise, during which
Mr.. Robinson stood in the aisle, shaking his
fist at the chairman and shouting that he
demanded his rights"
Order was finally obtained, the chair with
drew his ruling, and Mr.. Robinson took the
his resolution. He declared he was heartily
in favor of Senator 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 Senator Quay's success
there was feeling in favor of William Nc
Kinley, of Ohio, if, after all, 1t was not pos
sible to confer the high honor of the nomi-
nation upon Mr.. Quay.
Mr.. Robinson was interrupted at this point
by loud cheers for Mckinley and shouts for
Reed. Senator Penrose responded to Robin
sons speech. He brought the delegates to
their feet with the most genuine enthusiasm
Of the day, when he declared he was opposed
to any action that would belittle and make
ridiculous the grand compliment the conven-
tion had paid to Senator Quay. Mr.. Penrose
accused Mr.. Robinson of working political
scheme for his own aggrandizement. Mr..
Robinson attempted, angrily, to interrupt Mr..
Penrose, but the crowd hooted him down.
When Senator Penrose had concluded, Mr..
Robinson asked for an extra teller, saying
there had been cases of impersonation on the
previous roll call. This precipitated a scene
Of violent disorder, Mr.. Robinson being hooted
and hissed for some minutes. L. G. MaGee
said Mr. Robinson's demand was a reasonable
one, and he was hissed and hooted as heartily
as Mr.. Robinson had been. Chairman Mylin
named Mr.. Robinson as a teller, but the latter
declined, saying he was IAN interested party"
Senator Penrose-Are we to infer that all in
terested persons are dishonest?
At this Mr.. Robinson went down the AISLE
shook his fist in Penrose's face and shouted
out some defiance that was not heard on the
platform, because of the noise that prevailed
Order was finally obtained and the roll call
proceeded. The proposition to make Mckinley
second choice was defeated-yeas s., nays 178
Mr.. MaGee then made speech against the
fp5a 81
said he represented Mckinley district and
as delegate to the st. Louis convention, he
would be recreant to his trust If he did not
publicly enter his protest against Mr. Quay.
This ended the fight on the platform, and at
4:45 O'Clock it was finally adopted as reported.
Candidates were then elected as follows:
Congressman at large, Galusha A. Grow, of
Susquehanna, renominated, and Samuel A.
Davenport of Erie. National delegates at
large, James R. Beason; Gov. D. H. Hastings,
who will nominate Quay; James Elverson,
Francis ]. Terrence. DR.. T.. L. Flood, w. w.
Griest F. H. Barker and Joseph Bosler. AL
ternates at large: Arthur Kennedy, j. B.
Raymond, c. w. Miller, Senator Penrose Sen
ator s. ]. McCarrell, F. e. Hollar and Charles
H. Plank. The last act Of the convention was
to re-elect Senator Quay as state chairman by
acclamation.
QUAY RAN AWAY.
HARRISBURG, April %. = Senator Quay
left for Washington this morning resisting
the opportunities of his friends to remain
until after the convention. While he was
here, the senator was continually besieged by
visitors, and 1t was necessary to hide him
self in order to obtain rest
The platform adopted after recounting the
lpyaty of Pennsylvania to Republicans, as
reward for that loyalty, asks Of the ma
tonal convention of the party the serious
consideration of the choice of the state for
the presidency. The platform also touches
on pensions, immigration and on state mat
ters. The administration of Hastings Is in
dorsed and the state platform of 1895 reaffirm-
ed. The planks indorsing Senator Quay and