Evening journal., 1896-04-24
DELEGATES FoR QUAY.
Pennsylvania Republicans launch a Boom
For the Kcystone's Favorite Son.

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For the Keystones Favorite Son.
HARRIsBuEG. April 24.-The Republic
an state couvention met at the opera
house in this city and pronounced en-
phatically ia favor OF Matthew Stanley
Quay for president. FIX Speaker Henry X.
Boyer OF Philadelphia called the conven-
tion TO order and was chosen temporary
chairman.
Congressman Bingham, chairman OF
the committee on resolutionss presented
the platform, which declared in favor OF
protection, sound finances and reciprocity.
The plank in reference TO the presidential
candidate was rs follows.
"lor fidelity to the principles of Repub-
licanism Pennsylvania holds first rank
among all the states. Year after year It
has returned great maiorities for the can
didates of that party with no selfish de-
mands for recognition OF any of its own
citizens as a national candidate. The
time has come when the state which has
so long and faithfully led the Republican
column may justly and properly submit
It's own preference for the Republican
nomination for the presidency. In the
presentation Of the Hon. Matthew Stanley
Quay tho Republicans not alone Of Penn
sylvania but OF the entire Union will rec
oRnize one Of their foremost leaders-wise
in counsel and brilliant and able in ac-
tion, at once the type Of the American
citizen, scholar, soldier and statesman.'
An effort to introduce resolution IA
yoring Mckinley as second choice failed,
and the resolutions, including the indorse
ment of Quay, were adopted by vote OF
50 TO H.
Mr.. Magee made speech against the
Endorsement of Mr. Quay for president.
He said he represented a Mckinley dis
trict and as a delegate to the st. Louis
convention ne would be recreant to his
trust II he did not publicly entor his pro
test against Mr.. Quay.
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 S.
Beacon. Westmoreland Governor ID. II.
Hastings, who will nominate Quay;
James Elyerson, Philadelphia; Francis !.
TOrrence Allegheny; DR.. I. l.. Flood,
Meadyille; W. W. Griest Lancaster; +.
II Parker, Cambria, and Joseph Boser,
Montgomery.
Alternates at Large-Senator Arthur
Kennedy, Allegheny; J. B. Raymond,
Altoona; c. w. Miller, Nenango; Senator
Boies Pcnroso Philadelphia; Senator S.
J. McCarrell, Harrisburg; +. K. Hollar,
Cumberland. and Charles II. Plank, Berks.
National Electors at Large-.Ioseph
Wharton Philadelphia; Alexander 4. Pat
ton Clearfeld; Lyman ID. Gilbert, Harris.
burg, and William Witherow. Allegheny.
The roll of the % congressional districts
was called, and tho following were an.
nounced as presidential electors:
First, DIR. John S. Pearson. Philadel-
phia; Second, Allen B. Rorke, Philadei-
phia; Third Frank b. Hendley, Phila-
delphia; Fourth, Hon. Leonas l. Myers,
Philadelphia Fifth, William NJ Taggart,
Philadelphia Sixth. Joseph II. Huddell,
Iinwood; Seventh, William +. Soley,
Norristown; Eighth, John Fritz, Rethle
hem; Ninth, Henry l.. Johnson, Read.
ing; Tenth, John II. lands, Windam
Eleventh, Everett Warren, Scranton 4;
Twelfth, B. W. Wilde, Hazleton; Thir-
teenth, Harrison Ball, Mahanoy City;
Fourteenth, d. w. Miller, Lebanon; FIT
teenth, Henry c.. Provost, Tunkhannock; (;
Sixteenth, J. b. Brown. Williamsport;
Seventeenth, Frederick II. Eaton, Ber-
wick; Eighteenth, G. Brown Miller, Lew
isburg; Nineteenth, r. II. Shindel. York
Twentieth, George Y. Swank. .Johnstown;
Twenty-hrst no conferences; Twenty sec
ond, William n. Randolph. Pittsburg;
Twenty-third, Emanuel Wertheimer, Ale
ghany; Twenty-fourth, Josiah Speer. Eliz-
abeth; Twenth fifth. Edward f. Abrams,
Butler; Twenty sixth. Isidor Sobel Erie;
Twenty seventh. William Schur, Warren,
Twenty eighth, Joseph C. Campbell, Ma
rion.
The last act Of the convention was tc
ro-eleot Senator Quay as state chairman
by acclamation. The convention then ad-
journed sine die.