Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-08-30
REPUBLICAN, STATE CONvEN
TION.

The Republican State Convention
convened at Harrisburg on the 23id
inst, according to programme, and
transacted its business Of nominating
State ticket, and transacting such
other minor affairs as properly be-
lohged to its functions.
The nominees sre,. for Supreme
court Judge, j. Hay Brown, of Lam
caster, superior court judge, Josiah
r. Adams, of Pbiladelpbia; state
treasurer, Lieutenant Colonel James
E. Bar nett, of the Tenth PeInsylva
MIA regiment.
It was short convention. 1t WIS
all ovs, within period OF three
hours. Senator Penrose was presi
dent of the convention. The noml-
nees for Supreme court were J. Hsy
Brow.A of Lenc is.er city; Robert
Woodrow Archibald, of Lackawanpa;
Henry w. Palmer, of Luzerne. The
vote stood: Brown, 2O8; Archibald,
Is; Palmer, 8. For superior Judge
there were befo.e the convention Jo-
siah r. Adams, of Philadelphia and
Dinner Beeler, of Lycoming. The
vote stood for Adams 19l, for Beeler
la There was only one Candidate
before the convention for State Treas.
urer, Colonel James E. Barnett, and
he was nominated by acc!amation.
Everything passed eff as smoothly as
n pleasure boat sailing on noun
tain lakelet at high noon on a sum
mer day, till the resolutions came to
be read.
When the resolutions endorsing
the action of Governor Stone, IN his
appointment of Quay to the United
States Senate were read a terrific
squat struck the placed political
waters of the convention. The wave
of excitment ran mountain high, and
all aboard the Quay schooner were
perplexed. They felt as if Jonah
had gotten aboard and raised a
storm, and they could not tell where
it would land them. The Jonah OF
the occasion was State Senator Finn.
Fortunately the whale was present,
into which Finn and As other dele
gates dumped themselves in the voie
on the resolutions. Finn and his
fellow 48 delegates are in the bells OF
that vote. The vote stood 1872 for
The resolutions, 49 against the reso
lutions. Wien Finn and the other
4S swallowed Jonahs get out OF t. .
whales belly will they go and preach
| tho destruction of Ninevah.
| THE CANDIDATES.
Jacob Hay Brown for Supreme
court. was born in York, Pa, in 1S49.
His father was Lutheran preacher.
Tt q young man studied law at Gettys
burg, was admitted to practice there,
but afterwards located in Lancaster.
Josiah II. Adams, for superior
court. WAS born in France in 1S4S.
His parents we're in France in the
service of the American and foreign
christian union. After education at
Princeton, the young man located at
Philadelphia IN the practice of law.
Jsmes Z. Barns,t fer State Treas
urer. was born in Indiana county,
Pa. in 1856 He is a Sradr>-te OF
Washington end Lefarson College,
and Colupnlbsiia law school. He was a
member OF the National Guards OF
nsnnsylvania Ii years, was deputy
cretary of the Commonwealth OF
\ t'epnsylvania uuder Governor Hast
ings. He was with the 10Th Penn
snIvon;a reoiment In the war in the
Philippine Islands.
Rules for the governing of the par
ty in the State were passed, and
platform adopted.
THE PLATFORM.
Extends congratulations for the
success of the "sound money and cur
rency campaign of 1885,, and The
protection to American industries
Praises President Mckinley. he
cites the activities in business circles
that have come since the Inaugural
ton of his administration, and advo
Gates his re nomination IN l9OO.
Tie principles of the party as de
clared in the National platform o
the st. Louis convention are reafflrm
ed, and an expression is against tn
free coinage of silver at the ratio o
16 to 1.
The Dingley tariff law is endorsed
Mckinley is praised for his successfu
termination of the Spanish war, ant
his government of Cuba and Port
Rico, and he is promised support To-
the war in the Philippines.
The record of the Pennsylvani
soldiers during the rebellion. and i
the Spanish war and Philippine wa
; ia praised, and hearty welcome
expreesed for their return from tn
Philippine war.
1t Shall be the purpose of the part
: : to fnd new markets abroad for Gu
, surplus products. :,
The canal scheme to unite the Al
= lantic and Pacific oceans IS higbl
Recommended.
TIE building up of a merchan
marine, as laid down in bill befo1
> Congress, is urged.
i The approval of the rights of laho
to organize, as we'll as capital, is al
% proved.
% The business like administration I
. Governor Stone. in not spendin
- more than the State receives is con
> mended. eff additional revenues al
!: required, we favor the taxation OF il
- corporated and organized trusts {
4, that the public burdens may be moi
:, y fully and equally distributed"
= The Republican party is commen
= ed for the selection of its represent
= = tives in Congress, and the party ow
!" q debt of gratitude to Senator Mat