The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-08-05
NAMES BERRY
FOR GOVERNOR
Keystone Party hNmilatsS a
State Ticket
PLATFORM RAPSE3OSSES
Short Ballot and Revision Of Chart
able System Among Other Things
Acknowledgements Was Stormy.

able System Among Other Things
Acknowledgements Was Stormy.
William II. Berry. Of Chester former
state treasurer. swept the convention
Uf the new Keystone third party in
Philadelphia and landed the guberna
torial domination by lead Of 80 votes
over his nearest competitor.
The first ballot showed a total Of SO
votes for Berry. 46 for Rudolph Blan-
kenburg. Of Philadelphia, and p for
George W. Guthrie. former mayor OF
Pittsburg. There we're III delegates
present representing 81 counties.
D. Clarence Gibboney was nominal.
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 subsidized
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 nartv. called the delegates
70 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 few Of
the leaders saved the assemblage
from a 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 2 division of the del
egates along party lines. and there
were shouts from all corners Of the
room of why not Bryan alsol"
Several delegates wanted to speak
at the same time. and the pounding
Of the gavel was lost in the uproar
Finally Henry c. Niles. of York. chair
man. succeeded in preventing open
hostilities. and the resolution was laid
on the table amid the Kisses and jeers
directed al Mr.. Ritter.
The platform. in brief. is as eollows:
Vigorous denunciation of the Re
publican and Democratic state tickets.
Condemnation of boss rule" and
assertion that both old party tickets
and platforms were dictated by the
same authority" and both made in the
interests of the liquor business.
Abolition of party square and adop
ton of short ballot
Civil service laws to apply 70 every
employe in the purely administrative
service of the public.
Local option to govern the sale Of
intoxicating liquor
Standardization Of the public school
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 a public service com
mission.
Simplifcation of city governments
and right of recall to affect municipal
officers.
Regulation and improvement Of the
minor judiciary, including administra
ton only by men learned in the law
Just and liberal appropriations for
charitable purposes. but careful re-
vision OF the system and regulation
Of appropriations to private charities.
Better labor laws, including imprOv-
ed employers liability laws.