The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-15
.BRYAN'S NAME CHEERED
Pennsylvania Democrats Go Wild
Over the Silver Champion.
SUCCESS is PnOPHESlED
The Platform Condemns Governor Stone
for Appointing Quay Senator and
Demands the Prosecution OF
ALI Charged With Bribery.

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cred and thirty-five representatives of
the democracy of Pennsylvania met
mere to-day for the purpose of nomi-
mating candidates for supreme court
Judge and state treasurer. Shortly
after midnight the convention ad-
journed until tomorrow without hav-
ing accomplished the first piece of work
cut out for them, namely, the selection
OF candidate for supreme judge.
Nearly six hours We're consumed in the
preliminary work of the convention
and between o'clock and midnight
with an hours intermission for supper.
the delegates cast II fruitless ballots
for score or more of candidates for
that high office, the deadlock at mid
night being apparently as firm as it
was at o'clock
When adjournment was had there
were IL candidates in the field with
votes varying from 13 to 70, the highest
being long way off from the 219 nee
essary to choice. The determined
battle arises from the fact that the
nominee is sure to be elected to serve
70 years. AT this writing the fight ap-
pears to have narrowed down to Judge
Kennedy of Allegheny and Judge
Yerkes of Bucks. Each is one the
bench in his respective county. 1t is
believed that one Of these gentlemen
Will be nominated in short order to-
morrow. The platform adopted reaf-
firms briefly the Chicago latform and
euloglzes Bryan's leadership, but con-
tends that the campaign shall be con-
lined to fight against alleged repub-
M md D,,n
tlonal Committeeman Guffey domi-
mated the platform councils and it's
various plankS are said to be satisfac-
| tory to him.
The democratic state convention was
| called to order al 1910 by State Chair
man Killing. Temporary Chairman VIM.
| Brlnton of Lancaster made a brief
| speech, congratulating the democracy
on its fight in 1896 and 1898. His men,
| ton of the name of Willim J. Bryan as
| the great leader of the democracy was
received with the widest applause. He
| said the democrats In the last legisla-
| ture made record of which 1t can be
proud. He predicted the election of the
ticket next fall, and if an election of
| governor was held this year. the demo-
| Gratis would win by 100000 majority
| He criticised the management of the
treasury and said the freedom of Cuba
was due only to the untiring efforts of
|
| The convention then took a recess until
| o'clock
| John M Garman of Luzerene was
| chosen chairman of the resolutions
| committee. Charles ]. Riley of Licom-
| ing was selected by the organization
COMMITTEES for permanent chairman.
| The platform as prepared by the eXecu-
tive committee was adopted by the
resolutions committee A motion to
amend by making a straight out dec
| laration in favor of the Chicago plat
for was defeated. The platform is as
| follows:
The democracy of Pennsylvania, in
convention assembled again renewing
our pledges Of fidelity and devotion 10
| the sacred rights Of the people, true to
| the faith and principles of our party
as described in the platforms of our
several national conventions, and proud
of our machless leader, William ].
| Bryan, realize that the issues involved
in the coming campaign in Pennsylva-
| MIA are honest government, clean poll
| tics and the redemption of our state
| from republican misrule and corrup-
tion.''
| The increase of public officials and
| clerks, and in salaries, is denounced
| and charged with being payment for
political obligations and causing a de-
| ficit of over $3400,000 in the treasury
| and Gripping charity schools and add
| ing to the burdens of taxpayers. Con-
tinuing, it reads:
I'VE denounce the indecent haste dis
ployed and the dsrespect shown the
| people by the governor of the state in
the appointment to the vacancy in the
United States senate of M. S. Quay,
| VINO pleaded the statute of limita ton
| against the most serious charges of
crime. In this appointment he has per-
| petrated wrongs against the people and
the state that demand his condemna-
| ton. The course pursued by the demo-
cratic party of the recent legislature
| is commended and the party as po-
| litical organization commits itself to
| reform and promises to administer the
| state treasury after clean business
| methods: prompt payment of school
| and charitable appropriations. elimina-
| ton of unnecessary employees, clerks
| and officials in the state departments
and the reduction of salaries and ex-
| penses.'
A revision of the tax laws is favored
| to the end that corporate property may
| pay it's due share and municipal fran
| chises be valued and assessed as any
other property. The adoption of laws
| preventing the further grant of muni-
| cipal and other franchises in perpetuity
| is favored. On ballot reform the plat
! form reads:
| We favor a revision of the ballot
law, maintaining its secrecy, simplify
| ing the method of voting and protecting
| the voter against fraud and coercion.
| We also favor the amendment of the
| constitution so as to require personal
| registration of the voters in the cities
| and we denounce Governor Stone for
| attempting by his veto to interfere
| without right or justification with the
legislative act passed for that purpose,
and thus attempting to prevent the peo-
| pie from passing upon this important
| matter"
| The immediate prosecution of those
guilty of bribery, actual or attempted.
in connection with the recent senatorial
| contest and its sentence to the full pen
| atty of the law is demanded On the
| question of trusts it reads:
| we are opposed to all combinations
| Of capital calculated to produce monop-
| oily or restrain trade. as being ircon-
| sistent with the spirit of free nstitu-
tons; and If their establishment cannot
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