Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-06-30
GEORGE A. jerks
Nominated for the Governorship
of Pennsylvania.

UVftiHoF-F dtFtch Deidty LOT oecFt-
tary of shakespeare Court Judges
Calvin Bower and VIM Tricketts.
Gongressmen-at-L Large F. r. Iams
and j. NJ. Weiler-A Harmonious
Convention.
ALTOONA, Pa, June 29-The De
mocracy of Pennsylvania had a
splendid convention and nominated
clean ticket in opposition to the
corruption forces at Harrisburg.
On the first ballot the vote stood:
jerks, 305; Gordon, 116; A. H. Coffroth,
2; j. Henry Cochran, 1. Two Chester
county delegates, acting under instruc-
tons, voted for Robert E. Pattison, but
changed to jerks before the vote was
announced.
The convention reconvened at about
10 o'clock to complete the ticket. Mar
Gus @. l.. Kline of Lehigh presented
che name of w. II. Sowt:Sn for lieu
tenant governor. Ex-senator Gerard
q. Brown OF York nominated George
W. Bacon of York. Francis j. O'Con-
nor of Johnstown made short address,
withdrawing the name of A. Y. Dively
Before the vote was taken Chairman
Garman announced that Mr. jerks was
in the hail ana suggested that Dallas
Sanders of Philadelphia and William
j. Brennan of Allegheny escort him TO
the platform, The candidate took q
seat beside Chairman McQuiston amid
wild enthusiasm.
Ihe ballot for lieutenant governor re-
suited in the nomination of SnoWden by
vote of 226 TO 1913, after which Mr.
jerks made short speech, returning
thanks for the nomination. He will
outline his policy of his canvass in
speech at a reception to be arranged by
the state committee to finally notify the
candidates of their nomination Mr.
Snowden was next escorted to the plat
form and made few remarks, accept
ing the honor conferred upon him.
James -Atwen of Allegheny nominated
Colonel William Hayes Grier of Ian
caster for secretary of internal affairs.
Colonel Frank Fltzsimmons of Lacka-
wanna named Captain n. p. DeLacey
OF Scranton; Woods Carr Of Fayette
named II. J. McAteer of Huntingdon.
Betcre the ballot was complete Mr..
Grler Withdrew and asked the delegates
to vote for Mr.. DeIacey The vote
stood: DeLacey, 259; McAteer, 161.
The rest of the ticket was nominated
in short order. Eugene Mullen of Nc
Kean, William 1uckett of Carlisle,
dean of the Dickinson Law school;
Geor- Q a. Allen of Erie and Calvin NJ.
Bower of Centre were named for judge
OF the Superior court The ballot re-
suited ~ follows: Mullen, 15I: Tuekett,
2H6. over, i53.
At The c,o-o of the rollcall Aliens
name was withdrawn. Bowers and
Tuckett were declared the nominees.
.lerre II. eler of Carbon and Frank
z. fams oi gheny were nomina a
tor cougIes Il iarge, defeating .10.4-l
j. s1umes 81 deadville and w. Hayes
sGrier Of Columbia.
The convention adjourned at 12:45.
The platform is rs follows:
Th8 Demo sreey Of Porrsylvasli-, in state con
vcntio1 assembled. renewing their form
pledges of f2e.ity and devotion to tn aterat
rights Of the people and state, ana true 10 tl1'
convictions All declarations the party apol
national GU ti9ns realize that the ISSUE il
the coming state campaign relate peculiarly
and transcerGcntly to the redemption of the
state from Republican misrule and corruption
and appealing to the honest and patriotic citi
gens TO unite III vindicating the honor OF h.
commonwealth and redeeming all its depot
7nents from official abuses and corrupt pr .e
ticss, does declare that the paramount issues
in the campaign on which we have entered are
honest government home rule and clean poll
tics, and hereby pledges itself to wage uncSas
ing warfare against The vicious system of po
1itieal Brofigacy and corruption that pervai $
our entire system of state and municipal III
fairs
1t charges the Republican party, which has
hal unbridled control of all branches of TIL
state government during the past four years,
with faithlessness to every pledge made the
people.
1t promised in most solemn declaration re
form in legislation an the betterment OF
municipal government, and it has not only
violated these promises, but it endeavored II
perpetuate by most obnoxious statutes the
power of municipal rings and combinations of
corrupt politicians to pass laws for the enric'3.
ment of spec y interests, and it has throue j
the system o l5}5sissn, to which it has com
plaeently sup.eitted in the past, elevated the ~
selfconstitute3 leaders to the highest pos
tions of political honor and public trust wit :.
in it's power to confer, 1t has not only neel
lessly multiplied offices to make place Tor
party hacks and the subservient tools of party
leaders, thereby greatly charging the public
expenditures and made increased taxation
necessary to pay new salaries, but has With
out Just cause reclxlessly increased the s.lla-
ries of public officials in all departments %
the state government and depleted teH
public funds that the public charities of tx
state have been robbed Of their necessary ap
preparations.
Is has not only tolerated the unjust withhold
ing of the publiemoneys appropriated to the
common school and public charities, that favor
ties of the treasury might be enriched and thu
funds for corrupting the elections might -
enlarged but itk recognized leaders have en-
d@avored to thwhrt and defeat all leoislata,