Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-05-02
REPUBLICAN STATE CON-
VENTEON.

| TIE republican stata invention
INST 1T Harrisburg AID spe, Oily d ii
lis work 0E~AIoniay, S.ay % and
nominated: Z b. Hards rbe-eh Of
Wayne cour.y for Auditor Gsners' /;
For Congrs ssnSn nt-L.rge Roher!
| II. Foerderer Of Philadelphia aGd
Galusha A. Grow # Sasquo:.apIa
were nominated
! The platform cingra'u!a!es Tie
American people on accnunt IF the
prosperity under the administration
Of President Mckinley and rcatfirn
tbs last republican rational platform.
i Il mentions the drp,orsble- parGl-
ysis of trade and business Under the
Cleveland administration and men
tons that less ;han one per cent. Of
tie American people sre uo' mploy-
ed Oar expert trade is larger than
ever before. Ihs wasted surplus Ct
the cleveland treasury is being replac
lei. iresid an: ,IcK,nley's admins
tration is endorsed and delegates
ara irs:ructs 4 for him. Legislation
to promote tie business ia urged
suc:i es ihe building Of Amesjcau
ships to regain the ocean trade. TIE
adoption of the gold standard os re-
demption is approved. an amend
meut to The constitution ia urged TO
elect United S a'es Senators by n
popul.i vote. Governor Stone is en-
dorsad, L. f,vurs The election o.!
Colonel @ lay by the next Lagisls
ture. Senator Peurosa Was ,rn;ser'.
Ball.. reform is, urged. Stress i; iaii
upon majority lule in caucus in con
ference in conventions. The State
a administration Is highly praised for
the bHsiDe ss / he Qualities il has mat
ifestad.
EDMUND b. HARDENBEEG.
Edmund 3. Hardenberg for auditor
general, was born in WilsoLville,
Wayne county, July 81, 1916. lie learn
ed railroad business after his education
in the schools of his county and at
Poughkeepsie, and is at present trav-
cling instructor for the Erie railroad.
He was chairman of Wayne county's
republican committee in 1891 and 1892
and has served as delegate TO the state
and national conventions. In 1885 and
1887 he represented Wayne in the
house of representatives and was elect
ed to the senate il 1894 by the largest
majority ever given TO o candidate, and
was returned in 1898 after a hard fight.
He is an able legislator and stands high.
GALUSHA a. GROW.
Galusha 4. Grow of Glenwood, Sus-
uuehanna county, was born in Ashford,
(now Eastford), Windham county,
! Conn, August 81, 1928; his father died
when he was 8 years old; his mother
quehanna county, Pa, in May, 1884;
worked on farm summers and went
to the common schooi winters until the
summer OF 1887, when ne began reeu-
lar course of study at franklin academy,
Susquehanna county and entered the
| freshman class, Amherst, Mass, col
lege, September 1910; graduated July
| 1874; was admitted to the bar OF Sus-
quehanna county April 10, 1917; declin-
ed unanimous nomination for the
Legislature in August, 1850; was elected
to congress the following October, sue
ceeding David Wilmot; was elected
from the same district six consecutive
terms, once by a unanimous vote; was
defeated in new district, composed OF
Susquehanna and LUZerne counties in
1862; wGs elected the first three times
as free soil democrat, the last three as
n republican; entered congress Decem-
Der, 1851, being the youngest member
of that congress; was chairman of the
committee on the territors in the Thir-
ty-fourth and Thirty-siXth congresses;
was elected speaker of the Thirty-sev-
enth congress, July /. 1881; was 81 del
egate to the national republican con-
ventions of 1864, 1884 and 1892; was
chairman of the Pennsylvania state re
publican committee in 1868; from 1871
to 1875 was president of the Inter-nat-
ional and Great Northern Railroad COM
pany; in the fall of 1879 declined the
mission to Russia, rendered by Presi-
dent Hayes; February 20, 1894 AT a
special election to fill the vacancy in
the Fifty-third congress caused by the
death of William Lilly, was elected
ongress-man-at-large, receiving 4S6, go
votes against 297, 1865 votes for James d.
Hancock, democrat: was reelected to
the Fifty-fourth congress by q plurality
of 2I6, ASP; was reelected congressman
at large to the Fifty-fith congress as a
republican.
ROBERT II. FOERDERER.
Robert II. FOerderer, the candidate
presented by the delegates from the
city of Philadelphia for the nomination
of congressman at-large, was born May
, Is, 1860, and is now 80 years of age.
His parents were frugal and industrious
people, who, when he was an infant,
| immigrated to America, and located IN
| Philadelphia. His father was eath-
| er manufacturer of the old school and a
representative German-American citl-
zen of his town. As lad young Foer-
derer was sent to the public schools of
! the city and later finished his education
/ in a private academy. At the age OF 10
years years in 1875 (the centennial year,,
he entered his fathers morocco factory
as an apprentice, and took his chances
of promotion with his fellow workmen.
BY his industry and diligence he soon
mastered the details of the manufac-.
ture of leather and after nine years Of
steady application young Foerderer in
May, 1885, at the age Of %, began busi-