Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-08-05
NAMES BERRY q
FOR GOVERNOR
Keystone Party Nominates a
State Ticket.
PLATFORM RAPSt;;*.., BOSSES

Short Ballot and Revision of Charit-
able System Among Other Things
dvocated-Convention Was Stormy.
William H. Berry, of Chester former
state treasurer, swept the convention
Of the new Keystone (third) party i'll
Philadelphia and landed the guberna-
torial nomination by lead of so votes
over his nearest competitor.
The first ballot showed a total of SO
votes for Berry 4G for Rudolph Blan-
kenburg, of Philadelphia, and 22 for
George w. Guthrie, former mayor OF
Pittsburg. There were III delegates
present, representing 81 counties.
ID. 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 ten-mnute
outburst of enthusiasm had subsidei
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 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 division of the del
egates along party lines, and there
were shouts from all corners of the
room of why not Bryan also?"
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
hostilties, and the resolution was laid
on the table amid the Kisses and jeers
directed at Mr.. Ritter.
The platform, in brief, is as follows:
Vigorous denunciation of the Re
Condemnation of ''bIss 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 to 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.
Simplitlcation 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.