The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25
COLONEL BARNETT
FOR TREASURER
Named for State Office
in Pennsylvania.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

HARRISBURG, Aug. 24.-The Republi-
can State Convention to-day nominated
Colonel James Barnett of the Tenth Regi-
ment for State Treasurer, j. Hay Brown
of Lancaster for Supreme Court Judge and
Josiah R. Adams of Philadelphia for Su-
perior Court Judge
The nomination for Supreme Judge is
equivalent to an election by reason of two
vacancies and no elector being entitled
to vote for more than one person The
platform indorses the administrations of
President Mckinley and Governor Stone,
commends the executive for his appoint
ment of Colonel Quay to the United states
Senate and pledges the party to reduc-
ton in the expenditures of the depart
ments of the State government. 1t begins
as follows:
We congratulate the people upon the results
OF the campaign of 1896, the establishment of a
sound currency, the securing OF proper pro
lection to American industry and the election
OF that champion OF the common people WI,
liam Mckinley, TO be President of the United
States. The Republican party has been in con-
troll ot the national Government for little
more than two years, and during that time
every promise made by it has been fulfilled.
Business is active and renunerative, labor Is
employed at good and increasing wages. capital
has ample field for investment, and an era of
unexampled prosperity has been fnaugurated.
Much of the success of the Republican policy
adopted in 1886 is due to the good judgment,
wise counsel administrative ability. far-reach-
ing diplomacy and broad minded statesmanship
and fully indorse his administration and place
on record the wish of the Republicans or Penn
sylvana that he be nominated to lead our hosts
TO victory in the campaign of 1900, and to this
end recommend the election of delegates
who will give his candidacy earnest and Wig
orous support in the next national convention.
The platform reafirms the st. Louis
platform; declares for the maintenance OF
the gold standard and against the free
coinage of silver at the ratio of 10 to i; re-
news allegiance to the policy of protection
and indorses the action of Pennsylvania
Congressman in voting for the Dingley
tariff, and continues:
We congratulate the country the success
full termination of the war with Spain and
recognize the wisdom Of the policy President
Mckinley has inaugurated in the management
of affairs In Cuba and Porto Rico, and prom
ise him faithful support in the prosecution
supremacy of the flag planted there by the
valor Of army and navy be maintained
In additional paragraphs the platform
says:
We have ceased to be content with supplying
products for home consumption alone. We must
| fields for our commerce, and to this end we
support the policy of industrial, commercial
and national expansion
We favor for our national defense and the
protection OF closer commercial relations be-
tween the sections of our vast territory, now
an imperative necessity, the immediate COM
canal that will give communication between
the Atlantic and Pacific, as well as its pro-
lection against foreign control.
We favor the building UP OF a merchant
marine upon the lines laid out by the bills re-
ported favorably to the Senate and House, sec
ond session, Fifty-ifth Congress- so that we
and that 5000, 900, 600 of freightage now paid to
foreign ships may remain to the American
ship builder, the American ship owner, the
American seaman and the American mechanic.