Milford chronicle., 1910-08-05
NAMES BERRY =
FOR GOVERNOR
Keystone Party AOminataS q
State Ticket.
PLATFORM aAPSEB BOSSES
Short Ballot ana Revision 81 charit.
able System Among Other Things
Acknowledgements Was Stormy.

Short Ballot and Revision 81 Chart
able System Among Other Things
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Was Stormy.
William H. Berry, of Chester, former
state treasurer. swept the convention
Of the new Keystone (thirdl party in
Philadelphia and landed the guberna
torial nomination by lead OF 50 votes
over his nearest competitor.
The first ballot showed a total of SO
votes tor Berry 46 for Rudolph Blan-
kenburg. of Philadelphia and % tor
George W Guthrie, former mayor Of
Pittsburg There were Ia delegates
present representing 81 counties
D. Clarence GibbOney was nominat-
ed for lieutenant governor; John j.
Casey OF Wilkes-Barre. for secretary
OF internal affairs and Cornelius D.
Scully Of Pittsburg. for state treas
urer.
Mr. Berry later appeared before the
convention, and after a ten-minute
outburst of enthusiasm had subsided
promised the delegates to stump the
state from end to end thanked them
for the honor they had conferred upon
him and predicted that the end OF
bossism had come in Pennsylvania.
The session. which was held in
Witherspoon hall Juniper and Walnut
streets. lasted from early in the morn
ing until late at night From the first
tap of the gavel. when John o Sheath,
former state treasurer and chairman
of the temporary executive committee
of the new party called the delegates
to order until the final motion to ad-
journ the convention hall was a con
tinuous scene Of stress and turmoil
Factions without number fought va
liantly for their own individual inter
ests. and several times the arguments
became so heated and personal that
only the cool headedness of a few Of
the leaders saved the assemblage
from stampede.
Roosevelt vs.. Bryan.
The most serious clash came late in
the afternoon. when Frank NJ. Ritter,
of this city. introduced a resolution
indorsing Theodore Roosevelt There
was Immediately division OF the del
egates along party lines. and there
we're shouts from all corners Of the
oom of why not Bryan also?'
Several delegates wanted to speak
It tile same time and the pounding
{ the gavel was lost in the uproar.
finally Henry C. Niles. of York. chair
aan succeeded IN preventing open
osUHies ana the resolution was laid
ta, table amid the Kisses and jeers
rec.el 70 lr Ritter
The platform in brief, is as follows: |
Vi1orous denunciation of the Re- /
publican and Democratic state tickets. !
Condemnation of boss rule" and 1
assertion taat both old party tickets /
and platforms were dictated by the /
same authority and both made in the .
interests ot the liquor business.
Abolition OF party square and adop 7.
ton of short ballot
Civil service laws to apply 10 every .
amploye in the purely administrative .
service of the public
Local option 70 govern the sale Of .
liquor
Standardization Of the public school I.
system.
Election Of United States senators
by popular vote.
Revision of the tax laws and enact
ment OF laws to prevent evasion OF
taxes.
Creation of public service com
mission.
Simplifcation of city governments
and right of recall 10 affect municipal
officers.
Regulation and improvement of the
minor judiciary. including administra
ion only by men learned in the law.
Just and liberal appropriations for
charitable purposes. but careful re
,ision OF the system and regulation
If appropriations to private charities.
Better labor laws, including improv.
I'd employers liability laws.