Year: 1876

THE CLOSE OF THE coNvENTIoS-U UNUSUALLY
EXCELLENT Observation-Disclosures ExcEP-
rIoNs-wHY PHILADELPHIA WAS wITHoUr
INFLUENCE AND WHY RANDALL WAS DE-
FEATED.


LANCASTER, March %, 1876


The Democratic Convention finished It's work at
about O'Clock this afternoon and the delegates
leaving for home by every train. Tho democracy OF
the Keystone State to have been chastened by
defeat in their eighteen long years OF ilsuccess and
disappointment II is certain that the members OF the
Convention in general much better class OF men,
mentally and morally than they have sent to any
gathering IN Pennsylvania for years With excep-
tion every county represented that its delega
tion was controlled by


MEN WISDOM AND JUDGMENT,


whose connsels alone for the general good OF the
party. The platform adopted is unqucstonably tho
liberal sensible that has been declared by the
keystone democracy for many years 1t is univer
saly acceptable, and It's judicious handling OF the
great issues OF the day certain to have effect
conversations with men OF all shades convinces
The Erie experiment has taught needed lesson.
There will be alliance with imitation, and the
rag baby may be said be dead in Pennsylvania In
Its handling OF this question and in its sending tho
delegates 10 St. Louis uninstructed to tho nomna-
tons for the Presidency and Vice Presidency


PLATFORM ESPECIALLY


or course therc were attempts to capture the Con-
ventop in the interest of ambitious men, but OF
them allowed get far tho nomination
OF Jerry Black for the Presidency, which impa-
tiently heard and then promptly squelched Person
ally, Pennsylvania democrats strongly in favor OF
Curtin for Vice President with an inclination Tor Hen
bricks for the Presidency But Hendricks has no sub
santla support. 'No sraddler shall bo nominated s"
will be the watchword at St Louis.


THE PHILADELPHIA GANG.


have said that there exception to the gon-
era ability and good character OF the delegations The
"Philadelpha gang' was thnt unfortunate exception
Some OF the delegation gentlemen, but a large
number were thieves pimps bcmmers and brutes of
the lowest order Tuesday night they visited the ball
OF an association OF coored young people, and ccaned
out The hall Yesterday morning they got up brutal
Dght at the breakfast table in Frarke's Hotel In which
blackguard rose from his cup of coffee to pound
hole in the head OF another with poker They demo
shed tho eaabics like hogs hep the hotels confusion
all night got roaring, lighting drunk, and finally
sneaked away on this mornings carly train without
paying their hotel bills The proprietor OF the FRANKIE
House has several of these souvenirs hand Several
of this crowd OF strikers bogus contcstants for
the seats of regularly elected delegates One Of hem
Sailor Burk detected trying to vote under an
on. The most spirited scene in the proceedings
the hustling out OF this fellow by an indignant crowd
ONE CAUSE OF RANDALL's DOWNFALL
II is owing to this-the presence of of this
sort-that the significant TACT observable that tho
delegation OF the great city OF Philadelphia, the
ond city in the Union utterly without influence
in convention OF the democracy OF Pennsylvania.
Not only this. but their support weakened and threw
suspicion upon every measure and Mr. Randall would
have had different fate had he not enlisted such dis
reputable allies Beyond doubt 1t this apparent
Justification OF the disrust OF Mr.. Randall which had
begun already which deposed him from the leadership
OF his party and reduced TO the ranks chcltain who
a few months ago. the favorite candidate OF his
party lor the Spcakcrshp OF the house OF Represen
tatives at Washington.