Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-07-29
CALLS FOR DEFEAT or
PARTNERSHIP TO SALOON
Platform Asks for the Putting Down
Of Both the Old Parties and Says
the state Is Face to Face With Des.
perate Battle to Suppress Evil
Loea. self-aovernment for Liquor.
CBy Associated Press)

William H. Berry. of Delaware coun-
~. for governor; ID. Clarence Glib
honey. of Philadelphia for lieutenant
governor; Cornelius d. Scully. of Al
legheny. for state treasurer, and John
Casey, CT Lazerne county. for secre-
tary of internal affairs, Is the ticket
nominated by the Keystone party
formed here today to oppose the nom-
inees of both the Republican and Dem
ocratic parties.
The convention. composed OF 1T
delegates from 80 counties In this
state. denounced both the old parties
as being under the domination OF the
liquor interests, but refused 10 in
corporate in its platform any refer
ence to formers President Roosevelt.
who was proclaimed by some of the
delegates the greatest American cit
izen'
Defeated by Democrats.
The nominee for governor was for
merly state treasurer, 10 which Of
fee he was elected by ti1e combined
Democratic. prohibition or indepeDd-
ent votes In the political upheayal OF
1905. While in Office he uncovered
the state capitol scandal In the re-
cent Democratic state convention ne
was defeated for the nomination for
governor. but received 109 votes.
Many delegates subsequently boited
their party and took part in today's
convention.
ID. Clarence Gibboney. the nominee
for lieutenant-govcrnor. has headed
the reform ticket in nearly all the
recent reform movements in this city.
He has been secretary of the local
law and order society for 20 years.
Cornelius ID. Seully is young bank
er and lawyer in Pittsburg. where ne
has been active in reform politics.
John Carey. the fourth name ON
the ticket. was elected TO the state
legislature by the labor vote or
Luzerne county. and IS the author or
the Carey employers liability bill
The name Keystone was adopted by
the convention as the party name
The preamble to the platform adopt
ed by the independents begins with
the following language:
Their Platform.
"Pennsylvanians are face to face
with the necessity Of a desperate bat
tie for the preservation of represen-
tative free government.
"A political trust, managed by cum
ming politicians, threatens the com
monwealth.
Some Of the conspirstors are label
ed Republicans and some Democrats;
but they are all in league against the
people and act in harmony with one
reasonable purpose and under the or
ders OF one head. Their power Is
based upon the Illegal and unwarrsnt-
ed use Of public property and officers
upon force, frsrrd and election crimes
Protected Vice.
Police protected deDs Of vice are
made 20 furnish enough Illegal votes
10 cverxhelm respectable citizenship.
--Bo:h OF the tickets nominated and
both &C the platforms. adopted. L y
veil understood. we're dictated by the
same authority and we're intended fcr
the delusion OF the voters and 'ae
further confirmation Of the power OK
the political machine
The preamble cells upon cifizens 70
,oin for the defeat Of the ~poiisic2s
partnership OF the bose snd che 81
loor-~
TIE platform. among ether 'hin<s.
advocates local selr-goverunent IN the
matter Of the liquor trafsc. sdvocSies
the election Of United states senssoTs
hy popular cote snd calls for paolc
service commission similar to ne ose
In Ne1 York state