The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-24
A 'KINLEY Gun
Fired by the Republicans of
Pennsylvania.
They Want the President For
Another Term.
ENDORSE EVERYTHING
From Gold Standard to Philip.
pine War.
Senator Quay in Full Control of
the Convention.
A War Hero Nominated For
State Treasurer.

State Treasurer.
Harrisburg, Pa. Aug. .24-The Repub-
lican state convention today nominated
Col. 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 superior court judge. The nominal
tion 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
endorses the administration of Presi-
dent Mckinley and Governor Stone;
cOmmendS the executive for his ap
pointment of Col Quay to the United
States senate and pledges the party to
a reduction in the expenditures of the
departments of the state government.
A feature of the convention was the
presence of Senator Quay as a delegate
from Beaver county and the absence of
Senator c L. Magee OF PittSburg, who
is cOnvaIescent from a severe illness.
David S. Martin was also missing
from his accustomed place in the Phil
adelphia delegation.
Senator Penrose and Congressman
Bingham entered the convention to-
gether and were greeted with applause.
demonstration was made in Sena-
tor Quay's honor when he entered the
hall. accompanied by State Chairman
ElkinS.
A meeting of antf-Quay delegates
was held prior to the convention at
which it was decided to vote for Bryan
for supreme judge and Dimnes Beebe
of Philadelphia for superior court
judge.
Mr.. Beebe is a member of the super
ior court by appointment of Governor
Hastings and his term will expire next
January.
It was also agreed to vote for Col.
Barnett and oppose the plank in the
platform endorsing Governor Stones
appointment of Senator Quay.
The convention was called to order
by Chairman Elkins and Senator Pen
rose was unanimously elected tempor-
ary chairman.
THE PLATFORM
The platform as adopted begins as
| follows:
I'VE congratulate the American peo-
pie upon the results OF the campaign of
1896 the establishment of a sound cur
rency, the securing of proper protection
to American industries and the election
| of that champion of the common peo-
pie, William Mckinley to be president
of the United States. The Republican
party has been in control of the nation
| al government for little more than two
years and during that time every
promise made by it has been fulfilled.
| Business is active and remunerative: :
| labor is employed at good and increas-
| ing wages; capital has ample field for
| investment and an era of uneXampled
| prosperity has been inaugurated.
Much of the success of the Repub-
! lican policy adopted in 1896 is due to the
good judgment. wise counsel. admins
| trative ability, far reaching diplomacy
and broad minded craftsmanship of our
! patriotic president. We firmly support
! and fully endorse his administration
and place on record the wish of the Re
| publicans of Pennsylvania that he be
nominated to lead our hosts to victory
| in the Gang paign of 1900, and to this end
we recommend the election of delegates
hn " OF act
| and vigorous support in the next ma
| tional convention.
The platform reaffirms the ST. Louis
! platform; declares for the maintenance
| of the gold standard and against the
free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16
| to 1: renews allegiance to the policy of
| protection and endorses the action Of
Pennsylvania congressman in voting
| for the Dingley tariff and continues:
I'VE congratulate the country on the
| successful termination of the war with
Spain and recognize the wisdom of the
policy President Mckinley has inaugu-
rated in the management of affairs in
Cuba and Porto Rico. and promise him
our faithful support in the prosecution
of the war in the Philippines in order
/ that the supremacy of the flag planted
there by the valOr of our army and
navy be maintained"
In additional paragraphs the plat
form says: We have ceased to be con-
| tent with supplying products for home
consumption alone. We must keep
pace with other nations in seeking 9TH
er 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 between the sections of our
vest territory now an imperative neces-
sity. the immediate commencement and
early completion of a great canal that
will give communication between the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans as well as
its protection against foreign control.
We favor the building up of our
merchant marine on the lines laid out
by the bills reported favorably to the
senate and house OF the second session
55th congress, so that we may have
reserve defense in case of war and that
zoo million dollars of freightage now
paid to foreign ships may remain to
the American ship builder. the Ameri-
can ship owner, the American seaman
and the American mechanic