The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-02
PENNSYLVANIA BOWS TO
HER TWO NEW BOSSES
Finn and Van Valkcnburg Sup
plant PcnrOse and Oliver
in Power.
DONE IN ROOSEvELT'S NAME
state Convention Lauds the
Colonel and Orders AdOp-
tiOn Of His Policies.


at lnrgo to vote for Roosevelt for Prcsi.
dent indorsed the latest policies Of the
Colonel. nominated an anti-Penrose State
ticket and turned the party machinery
over To Contractor William Finn Of Pitts.
burg md Editor r.. A. Van valken-
burg of Philadelphia
Tho rout Of the old organization was
complete. The only roll call was OF,
state Treasurer and IL showed the Finn
Van Nalkcnb'irE element to be in control
:A to los. The followers of Senator
Penrose made no other effort to stand
against the heavy odds, and the pre-
arranged programme of the Roosevelters
went through without hitch, except
, such as were duo to the inexperienre
of tho now set of mon in charge of the
convention proceedings.
The convention nominated ex-Auditor
Gen. Robert X. Young Of Tioga for State
Treasurer. Senator A. W. Powell Of
Pittsburg was nominated without op-
position for Auditor General For Con-
grcssinen at large the nominees are A.
II. Walters. Johnstown; Fred r.. Lewis,
Allentown; Arthur Il. Ruplcy. Carlisle.
and John NJ. Morin. p,tsbnrg
Henry q. Wasson Of Putsburg was
elected chairman Of the State committee.
and A. Nevin Dietrich Of Chambersburg
State Secretary.
william Finn was in personal charge
Of the proceedings from the beginning
He was chairman Of the resolution COM
mittee that drew up the platform and
was named at the head of the list Of
ptxl Mt lnrS md nh, ,,--
man of a committee of nine created by
the convention to represent il during the
next session of the Legislature with a
view 20 forcing the enactment Of the laws
advocated in the platform.
In the midst of the convention pro-
ceedings Finn permitted the permanent
chairman. Congressman Stephen G. Por-
ter, to step aside and himself occupied
the chair until adjournment. He swung
two Of the six nominations to his home
city of Pittsburg and selected hi, close
personal friend for State chairman.
Senator Penrose. who was a delegate.
did not enter the convention. but his
close associate. Contractor James p.
McNichol. sat with'the Philadelphia dele
CATION and smilingly twitted Finn on the
movement VI tIe IuSlIIt'SS tI
a convention whose control was based
on protest against bossism,
When Finn urged the adoption of
motion TO send all resolutions to COM
mittee without reading or debate
McNichOl arose and con gratulat Finn
on this evidence of his approval of the
much denounced metho DIS of the past
twenty five years Finn protested that
he wasn't bossing the convention
Because Mr.. Flinn's daughter was one
of committee of ladies present to urge
the enactment of woman suffrage plank
some embarrassment was experienced in
getting rid of the subject. but it was
finally disposed of with compromise
resolution declaring that while it was
not expedien! at present for the Repupl,-
can party to commit itself TO woman
suffrage the time must soon come when
such recognition should be given. ana
meantime the Legislature is urged to give
the subject careful consideration
A single protest was voiced against the
plank in the platform calling for the
adoption Of the Roosevelt expedent of
the recall Of judicial decisions Villa n
| Schaffer OF Delaware. maze an elo-
quent appeal for the eliminat ion of the
proposal
The most drastic action OF the con-
vention was taken on motion Of Finn
in the adoption of u resolution that every
Republcan candidate for the Legislature
next fall be required to state in writing
his approval or<disapproval of to-day 5
platform, which lndorseS a II of the koose-
welt policies. and that the candidates. : reply
in each instance be advert iSeCf in MS
district by the State chairman for the
information Of the voters"
Anoth her innovation was the adjourn
ment OF the convention subject to recall
by the committee of ninf in case the
next Legislature should balk at enactinp
the laws demanded by the platform
Among other demands made in the
platform adopted are: Direct Presidential
primaries, direct election of United States
Senators. defining the purposes for which
money may be contributed and spent
in general and primary elections and
the total expenditure. wilfui
of all laws governing elections,
felones punishable by imprisonment.
enactment of comprehensive and effective
public utilities laws. employers liability
and workmens compensation act pro
lection of women and children in fac
tories and protection of miners, "A road
which will give the agri
cultural districts a fair share of benefi,s
for food prevention in
the western part of the State and i'm
mediate state appropriations for the
Lake Erie-Ohio River canal.
The preamble to the platform after
reciting that the Republican party came
into power to DESTROY special priyileges
represented by slavery. says that special
privilege. based upon the power of wealth
has again dominated the nations business
and social and political life, rilled seats in
the State and national Legislatures at will.
adding: "'"' |
1T masks behind the Judge upon the
bench and directed court decisions ira
power was stronger than the fabric of
the law II was more potent than tho
Government itself. II controlled the
greater agencies of productive enter
prise; IL ruled the markets and price
OF labor. u destroyed industrial com
petition and acquired monopoly in the
a hecessaries OF life. II arrogated to itself
me power to levy an illegal tax upon tho |
public. to wiring tribute from the necessi-
lies OF the people; This rule of specia |
privilege was builded:
On illicit favors from boss controlled
on the political power to select sympa-
lhetic judges; and
On the rulings of coutrs which yiewed
ME through narrow legal forrnalism
rathe than in the broad spirit of social
and economic justice.
Ihe power OF special privilege TO domi. |
nate legislatures and to create or control |
,ourts came solely from the polit icaI boss
me party boss, who controlled the politi- |
'al ilachlnery. became the dictator of |
@rty politics and action, The peoples |
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