The sun., 1901-08-22
REPUBLICANS CONVENE
Pennsylvania State Convention Held
at Harrisburg.
PROCEEDINGS VERY BRIEF.
Judge Potter of Pittsburg Nominated
For Sspreme Court Judge and
Mr.. Harris OF CIearaeId
For State Treasures.


Harrisburg, Aug. 21.-There were but
few spectators In the galleries when
State Chairman Reeder called the Re-
publican state convention to order.
Temporary Chairman Browns address
indicated harmony In Allegheny coun-
ty, and he promised big majority for
the ticket. Permanent Chairman David
II. Lame of Philadelphia in his address
said
''To read certain newspapers 1t
would be supposed that the Republican
party in Philadelphia was in the last
throes of dissolution. On the contrary
we are very healthy and exhibiting an
astonishing amount of vigor. Over
l,0Oo men are now making a canvass
OF the city, seeing every voter, Repub-
iican and Democratic. The entire or
ganization there is absolutely intact; it
is enthusiastic and energetic. We have
ticket unopposed in Philadelphia.
There was no opposition to it at the
primaries. at which 10000 votes were
polled. ] assure you that the result in
Philadelphia in November will be as
gratifying to you as it is to u.s."
The platform was read by Mr.. Bene-
dict, chairman of the resolutions COM
mittce, and adopted by viva voce
vote.
The Platforms.
The platform begins by strongly in
dorsinS the administration of President
Mckinley and continues:
We congratulate the people OF Pennsylvania on
the splendid prosperity which they now enjoy.
The farmer. the mechanic, the laborer and the
professional man all either have, or may have,
femuneratiye employment We regret that under
huch prosperous conditions contests should arise
between capital and labor, but we hope and be.
iieYe that these disputes will be finally settled on
an equitable basis that will do full Justice to the
sontending parties The right of capital to make
proper and legal combinations has been recogniz.
ed by Legislative enuctments in many Of tho
States and this carries with it the right of labor
10 organize In proper and legal ways for its pro.
lectloh anu advantage, but neither capital moi
iabor has the right to resort to violence or il,
legal methods TO redress wrongs or obtain rights
The spirit of mediation and concession should
prevail III all disputes between capital and labor
We are amused, rather than concerned, by the
declarations OF the late Democratic state conyen
tion for we readily recognize, as all the peopI,
must, the cooperation Of certain newspapers il
fheir preparation, which papers, failing in thei
attempt to disrupt the Republican party, have
Grswied under the tents Of the Democracy will
their stale and false charges and succeeded ii
haping them adopted as Democratic platform
The platform Of the late Democratic state con,en
tion will he found in the files OF the so cact
yellow journals during the past few months ",
believe in surrounding the press with every con
siitutional guarantee vouchsafed TO it since tn,
foundation of our government, but it Is a publ,
menace that these constitutional guarantees sloul,
be so misised as TO have permitted many Of on
newspapers to have degenerated into yellow
Journalism such as is detrimental to any state q
country. We charge the so called yellow journal
with being subsidized by the full page advertise
ments which they carry. The advertiser is per
mitted to dictate their policy, and at his behes
these newspapers have perverted the news col
nmns and the editorial page from being homes
record Of daily events to labored attempt t,
msrepiesent facts.
Democratic Party Criticised.
We araign the Democratic party as inconi
neent, incapable, insncere and untrustworthy
The citizens Of our state, within very few days
have witnessed spectacle seldom seen in tn
history of political party asking the suffrage
Of the people The Democratic party, ashanc
Of It's record in the past and afraid to name
Single issue OF a national character ON which
rs willing to appeal for support, asks the peopl
ITO forget that in the past, when intristed wit
the administration OF public affairs, it has niine
our business enterprises shut down mills
closed our factories, put in dleness our great la
boring classes, ruined credit of the state an
nation and now appeals to the public what
chooses to call local issues.
We condemn it in the administration Of on
state affairs as much in the incompetenc
shown In its administration of our national al
Fairs. When the Democracy went out Of power i
our state, ii lett to the Republican party legac
of almost Si0,Oo0,000 Of debt This debt, by wis
administration under Republican rule, has bee
almost entirely paid. We have increased the al
preparations to the common schools until "
stand at the head Of the American states in SUI
port Of popular education. Under Republican al
mnistration there has been paid each year fo
educational purposes than appropriate
by the Democratic party in its quarter OF
century of msrnle We have increased al
preparations to charitable and eleemosynary inst
buttons until make the boast that no stat
Between the two oceans supports these instltt
tions well as does our own.
The platform strongly indorses tn
administration of Governor Stone an,
the laws enacted by the late legisla
ture. 1t concludes by paying respec
to United States Senators Quay an,
PenrOse.
Denna c. Ogden of Greensburg sal
Il 1t w;is understood that the delegate
from Wcstmoreland county did no
# come to the convention indorsing every
# thing done by the last legislature.
Wash Orme of Schuylkill tried t
enter protest against the adoption @
the platform, but he was declared on
of order by the chairman.
Recorder Brown of pittsburg in non
mating Judge Potter of rittsburg fo
supreme court judge said he was
man of integrity, honesty, industr
and great yigor and intellect Judg
Potter was nominated by acclamatioi
as was also State Representative Hal
ris of Clearfield for state treasurer, an
the convention at 1890 p. IN. adjourne
sine die.
sT The convention was probably til