The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-02
Convention Proceedings.

Harrisburg, Pa, Aug. 26.-The state
republican convention met in the opera
| house today to nominate candidates for
state treasurer and auditor general. The
hall was well filled when the proceed
| ings began. The convention was organ
| lied by the election of State Chairman
| Elkins as temporary chairman. After
appointment of committees on resolu-
tions, permanent organization and Gre
dentialS, the convention took n recess.
The committee on resolutions met at
the state quarters during the recess and
elected United States Senator Penrose
| chairman. The platform was unani-
mously adopted.
The convention reassembled at / 30
and the committee on permanent organ-
iZation reported Senator McCarrOll of
Harrisburg as permanent chairman. Nc
Carroll was greeted with applause when
he assumed the gavel and delivered II
speech devoted entirely to state mat
ters.
Nominations We're next i'm order. and
James 5. Beacon of Westmoreland
county was named for the Office of state
treasurer by 316 votes to 40 for John
w. Crawford of Allegheny.
For auditor general, Levi q. McCml-
ley of Chester county was named with
out opposition.
Senator Penrose. chairman of resolu-
tions, read the platform, in part as fol-
lows:
THE republicans of PENNSYLVANIA rati-
fly and rea firm the doctrines enunciated
in the national platform adopted at st.
Louis in 1896. and approved by the peo-
pie at the last presidential election. We
rejoice with the people of the IA ton
upon the passage of the Dingley tariff
bill. Its enactment redeems the pledges
made by the republican party to our
PROSTATE manufacturing. commercial
and business interests, and holds out
to them the bright promise of prosper
ity and material Development as has
ever attended upon legislation designed
for the protection of home industries
and the preservation of home markets
Already the hum of reviving industry is
heard throughout the land. and the bus
mess interests are responding eagerly to
the encouraging influence of this legis-
la ton.
"'Dolar wheat has sounded the
death knell of the free coinage heresy.
In the late campaign the strongest bid
made for the agricultural vote by the
democratic party was the promise that
their success in that election would raise
the market price of wheat to I'll Il
bushel payable in silver. They were
overwhelmingly defeated at the polls.
and the farmer now receives for his
wheat 81 bushel-payable in gold The
dollar he thus receives will buy in the
market $3.50 worth Of silver as meas
ured by the coinage value of that metal.
We pledge ourselves anew to the repub-
lican doctrine. of sound money and an
honest dollar
The platform then declares in favor
of just and reasonable civil service
system. but denounces President Cleve-
lands unjust" extension and partisan
abuse of the spirit of the law and urges
the president and congress to remedy
the wrong done. The declaration in
favor of state and municipal government
reforms is renewed. and a glowing
tribute. is then paid to President Nc
kinley's administration.
Committees that had been appointed
for the purpose. escorted Candidat ties
Beacon and McCauley to the platform.
Both spoke briefly. and then the con-
veption adjourned sine die,