Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-04-29
The Republican State Convention

The Republican State Convention
met at Harrisburg On Thursday,
April 23 It was IS barnopious a
Convention as It could we'll Re. con-
siderine the size OF it. Indeed it is
long time since Republican State
Convention so harmonious came up
on the political scene and discharged
the duties incumbent, and then sd
journed.
Frank Willing Leach called the
Convention to order iu tie Opera
Houss in the absence Of State
Chairman Q1ay. The roll OF deie
gates were called. Hon. H. x. Boy
er was elected temporary chairman
with Jere B. Rex of Huntingdon and
Carl E. Espcpschade for Secretaries.
There were several contested seats.
The contests were settled without
much friction.
There were three contestants for
State Chairman, but the Convention
IL its wisdom desmed it proper 10 re-
elsct Senator Quay. Chairman Of ths
Stat. Committee. James Thompson
was made State Committeeman for
Junista county.
Senator Matthew Stanley Quay
was the choice Of the Convention for
Presid7nt. The State delegates to
the Republican National Convention
viii lie = unite for him in the st.
Louis National Convention for Presi
dent.
The Presidential electors chosen at
large, are:
Josaph Wharton, PhiIadsiphia;
Alexander L Patton. Clea5f-li; vii
liam Witherow, Allegheny, ana Pet~r
&. Kimberly, A,ercer-
The Presidential electors as 'ehos-
en- in the different Congressional dis
t1icts were also ratified They are:
First district, DIR John S Pearson,
Philadelphia; Second, Allen L. RorEc,
Phrladelphia; Fourth, William II.
Tagcart, PhiIadelphia; Fifth, Leon
ard Meyers, Philade]phia; Sixth, Jos
eph e. HudIei, Delaware; Ssventii.
William Z. Soioy, Norristown: Eighth,
John Fritz, Bethlshen9; Ninth, Hen
rvL johnson, Reading; Tenth, John
II. Lands, Window; Eleventh, Ev
erett Warren, Scranton; Twelfth, L
W. Wilde, Luzerne: Thirteenth, Har
rison Ball, Schuyikil'; Fourtssntf
David ". Miller, Lebanon: Fifteenth
Henry G. Provost, Tunckahsnnocs
Sixteenth, j. V. Brown, Williams
port: Seventeenth, Frederick II Eat
OF. Berwick; Eighteenth, 6 B. Mil
er, Lewisburs; Nineteenth, r. II
Shindls, York; Trventie,h, George 7
Shank, Johnstonn; Twenty -frsf, \
G. White, Brookyille; Twenty second
William n. Randolph, Pittsburg
Twenty-third, Emanuel Werthimer
Pittsburg; Twenty fourth, Josial
Speer, Allegheny; Twenty fftb, Ed
ward e. Abrams, Butler; Twenty
sixth; Iaador Sobsl, Erie; Twenty
seventh, William Schnur, Warren
nty-eighth, Joseph G. Campbell
Forest.
The delegates at large to the Nat
ional Convention were chosen as fol
lows: Governor d. II. Hastings
James Elverson, Philadelphia; Frsnl
j. Terrence, Allegheny: James S Bsa
COM, Westmorsland; T. L. Flood
Crawford; Joseph Bosler, Montgom
ery; ". w. Greist, Lancaster; =. Fl
Barker, Cambria. The altcrnatcs n
large are: Charles 4. Miner, Lu
zernc; State Senator B9ies Penrose
Philcdelphis; Stste Senator Arthur
Kennedy, Allegheny; State Senate
S. J. McCsrrell, Dauphip; Frank E
Holler, Cumberland; Charles w. Nil
Ter, Venango; James b. Raymond
Blair: Charles N. Plank, Berks.
Samuel a Davenport of Erie an'
Galusha A. Grow of Susquehanns
the present Incumbent, were noHnin
ated as Congrsssnlen-at-large by &C
clamation.
After tie noon recess the commit
tee on psrmsuert organization report
cd Hon. Amos Ii. Mylin for perman
eut president and Jere b. Rex arc
Carl +. Espesschale as secretaries
Congressman Bingham read tn
platform:
For fidelity to the principles c
repablcanism, Pennsylvania held
the first rank among all the state.
Year after year it has returned srea
raaioritias for the candidates of tha
party, with 10 selfish demands fo
recognition of any sf its own citizen
as national candidate.
TIE time has como when the stat
winch has so long and faithfully le
the Republican column may justi
and properly submit It's own prefer
ence for the republican nominatio
for the presidency. In the presents
ton of the Hon. Matthew Stanle
Quay, the republicans, not alone c
Pennsyivanis, but Of the entire uaicr