The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01
FOUGHT FOR THE GAyEL.
Eooveution Chairman and Secre.
tary Came to Blows.
EOOD DEMOCRACY in Pennsylvania.
Platform OF the Last Campaign Re-
affirmed and the Money of the
Constitution Adhered To.


kratic State convention met in this city
oday and nominated Walter Z. Ritter OF
.ycomng county for auditor general and
u. r. Brown of Blairsville for State treas
,rer The matter of the selection OF the
candidates was entirely overshadowed by
he fight to force the retirement of William
+. Harrity from the National committee.
rhe opponents of Mr.. Harrity succeeded in
bushing through by vote Of 900 to ISL,
RESOLUTION endorsing James II. Guffey for
The position. The morning session OF the
Convention ended with disgraceful row
huring which some delegates who did not
ike the way things were going, climbed
|lpon the stage and exchanged blows.
The democratic State convention to
Nominate candidates for auditor general
Ind State treasurer met in the Academy
BIZ Music tonight. A conspicuous feature
bf the decorations was handsome banner
hdorned with the portrait of William j.
Bryan and bearing the inscription: Lib
erty, Justice, Humanity, Equal Rights to
AN, Special Privileges to None" There
1%ere 435 delegates.
Il State Chairman Garman called the con-
MENTION To- order at IL 80 D. IN. and an
1pounced the temporary organization as
&bgreed upon by the executive committee.
Congressman Ermantrout, temporary
chairman, received round OF applause
when he received the gavel from Mr.. Car
man. wild scene Of enthusiasm fol-
bowed Mr.. Ermantrouts mention of the
name OF william j. Bryan. Delegates
and spectators stood in their chairs and
waved hats and handkelchiefs as they
krheered the name of their leader.
/ John T. Lanahan of Wilkesbarre claimed
several of the delegates from Luaerne
were not regularly elected and were not
Entitled TO seats. Chairman Ertnantrout
refused to recognize Lauahan and de-
clured the convention adjourned for an
hour
John T. Murphy of Philadelphia, a Sec
rotary, grabbed the gavei from lrman-
trout and attempted to preside. Erman
trout tried to recover the gavel and a free
blight ensued on the stage. The police were
called in to quell the riot. Murphy was
finally elected from the stage and bellig
erents ordered to their seats. Nobody was
injured in the scrimmage, but much bad
blood was engendered
The convention took recess at , o'clock
for an hour. When it reassembled ut
IL 80 o'clock it was announced that the Of
offending secretary, John 7. Murphy, of
EPbiladelphia, would be excluded from the
stage.
The committee on permanent organza-
tion presented the name of X. w. Irwin
bf Washington county for permanent chair.
man and recommended the continuation OF
y the other temporary officers, with the ex-
&eptIon that Nh. C. w. Sulick Of
northampton replace John T. Murphy as
Zone of the secretaries.
After ain address by Mr.. Irwin. the chair>
oman OF the resolutions committee read the
Aplatform adopted by that committee. The
money plank is as follows:
q I'VE, the democrats Of Pennsylvania. in
convention assembled heartily reafhrIn
Z and reiterate the principles of the demo.
8cratic party expressed In the platform
ShdoPted by the National convention at Chi
&cago in 1896 and approved by 6500,000 free
and independent voters.
We are firmly and unalterably opposed
TO the single gold standard, which has
been the direct cause of the financial dis
tress that has followed upon our people
8sfnce its adoption, and we are in favor of a
Rcomplete and immediate re,urn TO cur orig
lnal specie basis as 1T existed prior to the
RECOMMENDATION act of 1873
We congratulate William J. Bryan, the
glorious champion of righteous cause. for
his mastery leadership iu support OF these
principles.
Charles p. Donnelly of Philadelphia pre-
2semted a minority report. striking out u
plank OF the platform commencing the
recommendation of James NJ. Guffey as
National committeeman in place of w. +.
Harrity. and made motion to that effect.
After debate the roll call was made
and tho majority report was sustained
2so to l34, Absent or not voting IL.
The Philadelphia delegation stood to
8S3 in favor of Mr.. IIarrity.
Nominations arivoting for auditor gen
eral followed, with this result: Walter r
n Ritter, 2S4: Verbeke. is. The former was
declared the nominee. and for the Office OF
Il state treasurer, NJ. E. Brown of Blairs-
VILE, 22S, to 1877 for Mayor Jacob Weidel
&ot Reading. The convention then adjourned
n sine die.
s. II was said late tonight that Mr.. Ritter.
nominee for auditor, had telegraphed that
ne mad been nominated without his con-
.ent and declined to run. The report CAME
from authoritative sources, but could not
4 be verified.