Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-06-12
Named For Governor by Republicans
of Pennsylvania.
CONVENTIONS PROCEEDINGS.
he Plat form IndOr%eh the Admints-
tration of President Roosevelt
and Declares In Favor of
Mis- RenOmi Aati

the day. The crush at state heat
quarters for convention tickets was $
great that several persons tainted
The crowd finally became SO demon
strative that il was necessary to CA
policemen TO assist in restoring order
Outside, in the capitol grounds, tn
crowd gathered early. Many lad no
been 10 bed, and they fell asleep in tn
park. There war a rush when tn
doors opened, and the seats Of tn
patriotically bedecked auditorium rap
idly filed up.
a wave of applause swept through
the house when Senator'S Quay am
Penrose took their seats well in front
The good humor of the demonstration
was noticeable considering the stren,l
Gus nature of tie campaigning. WheI
Elkin entered there was deafenin.
roar Many Of the delegates rose il
their seats to cheer and wave flags.
When General Keeder called the coz
ventiou to order. there was not va
cant seat. and late Corners with stage
tickets crowded around the reserved
tables in manner suggestive OF dis.
comfort. So great became the crush
that policemen were obliged to clear Il
space for newspaper men and others
entitled to stage privileges.
| Penrose Omits SpeechmakfnE.
Senator Quny's nomination of his
colleague, Senator Penrose. for tenn
| porary chairman was in the form of a
| brief resolution. Penrose made no
speech, but proceeded to the prompt
dispatch Of the business of the con
vention
The rule providing that the chair
man of the state committee be elected
10y the nominees and chairman of the
convention was suspended. A Phil
adelphia delegate offered resolution.
which was unanimously adopted. that
Senator Quay be elected state chair
eYE-
man. " -
While the committees We're organic
ing speeches placing in nomination
candidates for governor were made.
Robert S. Murphy of Cambria offered
the name Of Mr., Elkin. Judge Penny
packer was named by Hampton l..
Carson of Philadelphia.
The name of Louis A. Watres was
withdrawn. This left the field to
Pennypacker and Elkin. and cand-
dates were then presented for lieuten-
ant governor,
Mayor F. T.. Lewis of Allentown and
ex-senator Brown were the nominees
Major Isaac b. Brown was the only
candidate for secretary of internal af-
fairs.
Sihley Chosen Permanent Chairman.
The committee on permanent organ.
ization reported the selection of Con.
gresham Sibley for permanent chair
man. Before Mr.. Sibley was formally
elected a. S. l.. Shields of Philadel-
pha. from the committee on contests.
reported in favor of the sitting dele
gates in the First LuZerne and the
Fourth Schuylkil districts.
Speaking against the report of the
committee. Attorney General Elkin
took the platform to say that he was
in favor of having the Republican con
vention made up of delegates selected
Sy majority of the voters. He said
no matter who should be the candi
date chosen he would be found fight
ing by his side in November. He de-
scribed the contest in Wilkesbarre at
the primary and claimed that he had
received majority of $50 over l.. A.
Watres and that votes in his favor had
been improperly thrown out Mr. FL
kin said brute force was no part and
parcel of the Republican party,
Mr. Elkin said he believed that a
majority of the delegates in the con
vention We're elected in his favor. The
report of the committee was defended
hy Mr.. Shields. who said the committee
action on both cases was unanimous
The report was adopted-1aG to 100.
In his speech on assuming the chair
Congressman Sibley compared the re-
suits of Republican and Democratic
policies and paid high tribute to the
genius of President Mckinley
Speaking of the approaching suber
material campaign. Congressman Sih
ley said:
"A Democrat who has twice been
honored as chief executive of this
commonwealth is now urging the same
pretenses which insured success to
him before. He urged that our treas
,ry was being robbed and the peoples
money misappropriated. But for eight
wears. with the fullest opportunity to
investigate and know he never found
"A stolen dime or pointed to misap-
propriated dollar
Judge Pennypacker was nominated
for governor. He received o0G votes to
1l2 for Mr.. Eliin.
Mayor Lewis withdrew from the race
Yor lieutenant governor. and ex-senator
Brown was nominated by reclamation.
The convention then adjourned. having
adopted the platform.
The Platform.
After pulogZing the Ate president.
William Mckinley, it is affirmed:
To President Roosevelt ana his admins
f,a. h..,r Al