The Huntingdon Journal.
J. R. DLIRBORROW,
111 NTINGDON, PENN'A.
Wednesday Morning, April 17,1872
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
FOR PRESIDENT,
General ULYSSES S. GRANT.
FOR GOVERNOR,
Gen. JOHN F. HARTRANFT,
OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
FOR SUPREME JUDGE,
Judge ULYSSES MERCUR,
OF BRADFORD COUNTY.
FOR AUDITOR GENERAL ;
General HARRISON ALLEN,
OF WARREN COUNTY.
FOR CONGRESSMEN AT LARGE,
GEN. HARRY WHITE, of Indiana,
GEN. LEMUEL TODD, of Cumbeiland,
DELEGATES AT LARGE TO THE CONSTITU•
TIONAL CONVENTION,
WM. M. MEREDITH, Philadelphia;
J. GILLINGHAM FELL, Philada. ;
GEN. HARRY WHITE, Indiana;
GEN. WM. LILLY. Carbon ;
LINN BARTHOLOMEW, Schuylkill;
H. N. M'ALLISTER, Centre;
WILLIAM DAVIS. Monroe;
JAMES L. REYNOLDS, Lancaster;
SAMUEL E. DIMMICK, Wayne;
GEO. V. LAWRENCE, Washington;
DAVID N. WHITE. Allegheny;
W. H. AINEY, Lehigh ;
JOHN H. WALKER, Erie.
vs. Gen. Sherman, it is reported, will
remain in Europe until next fall.
lifir Thirty thousand dollars worth of
obscene books and materials for their man
ufacture were seized in Brooklyn, N. Y.
ra„. Hon. John Scott had the Degree
of Doctor of Laws conferred upon him, a
week or two ago, by Washington College.
A well-merited honor.
Ser U. S. Grant, jr., the son of the
President, now pursuing his studies at
Harvard, will spend his vacation in Ger
many, leaving this country in June.
Oar Dr. Minor, an American, who has
been several months in prison in London,
charged with killing a workingman, was
tried April 3d and acquitted on the ground
of insanity, of which there were no doubts
on the minds of the jury.
am. Professor Watson, of Ann Arbor,
reports the discovery, on the night of
April 3d, of a new planet in the constella-
tion of Virgo. It resembles a star of the
eleventh magnitude. Its position is right
ascension 200° SF/ declination.
*lir A dispatch from Yeddo, Japan,
March 26, via London April 5, announces
an attempt by a party of twelve men to
assassinate the Mikado. Two of the party
were arrested. Great uneasiness is felt by
Government officials. Foreigners are for
bid to go beyond the limits of Yeddo.
am, The comments of the press upon
the Harrisburg nominations are pretty
badly mixed. If the Convention had been
called for the express purpose of further
ing the objects of the Cincinnati soreheads
it could not have done much more to
further that movement than , it did.
nE9,,. We have heretofore neglected to
notice the fact that our distinguished fel
low townsman, B. B. Hamlin, D. D., was
elected a Delegate to the General Confer
ence of the M. E. Church which assembles
in Brooklyn. Hon. C. W. Asheom, of
Hopewell, was elected a Lay Delegate.
ser William P. Weaver, ticket agent
of the Pennsylvania Railroad office, West
Philadelphia, who pretended to have been
robbed of $1,700 and knocked senseless in
his office about a month since, confesses
to having stolen the money and inflicted
the inj..ry upon himself. He gave up the
plunder and attempted to commit suicide.
---..Q.-- 44 " , ftcpwwrregardriond on
been obliged to change their headquarters
in consequence of the refusal of the au
thorities to license the tavern which was
their place of meeting, Mr. John Stuart
Mill has sent them a contribution of twen
ty pounds, and expresses his approval of
resistance by the organization of an at
tempt by government to prevent, by indi
rect means, discussion of subjects which
it thinks too hazardous to openly suppress.
etio c . The Republican State Convention
as will be seen by the proceedings else
where, conferred a highly merited :com
pliment upon our worthy fellow-citizen,
Dr. Henry Orlady, by placing him on the
Electoral ticket to represent us in the
Electoral College. Dr. Orlady has been
an efficient worker for the Republican par
ty, and it gives us pleasure to record this
appreciation of his effective services. We
are to favor of rewarding those who do the
work.
oft. Prof: D. F. Tussey, Superintend
ent of CoMmon Schools, of this county,
will please accept our thanks for copies of
the Common School Report for 1871, and
of the School Laws and Decisions. We
cxe sorry that in so brief a space of time
we will be obliged to part with Mr. Tu
ley who refuses to be a candidate for re
election. in our intercourse with him,
for the last eighteen months, we have
found him a perfect gentleman in every
respect, and he will retire from office with
the good wishes of all.
Ott "Live and let live is my motto,"
snarled a hyena, and added, sub voce, "but
I only spare that which I cannot catch."
"Live and let live is my motto," grunted
a porker, but added quietly, "he is a bigger
bog than I am that gets any slops when I
an► about." "Live and let live is my mot
to," shrieked a panther, and fiercely added,
"but I share with no one and I wage a
war of ruin and destruction upon all who
desire to share my prey though it bring
starvation to my own door." "Live and
let live is my motto," meekly and charita
bly bleats a lamb, And repeats "Whatsoev
er ye would that men should do unto you
do ye even so onto them."
These last be golden words.
DISRAELI.
Disraeli addressed an immense conser
vative (tory) meeting, in Free Trade Hall,
Manchaster, England, on the evening of
the 3d of April. The leading object of
the address was opposition to the Glad
stone administration ; but the speaker
weakened his influence upon the audience
by a weak and silly attempt to belittle the
American Government in a comparison
made with that of England. This may
do for a prejudiced aristocracy; but the
yeomanry, mechanics, and middle-classes
generally of England cannot be deceived
as to the comparative merits of the two
governments under consideration. There
is undoubtedly much in the constitutional
government of England that is good, ex
cellent, noble; but in a comparison with
that of the United States its defects stand
out in bold relief and are distinctly seen
by every unprejudiced eye. His line of
argument was ill chosen and the argument
itself exceedingly weak. He said :
EDITOR
"We have assembled here to proclaim our reso
lution to uphold the constitution of the Kingdom.
We have come together to talk of a programme for
future action which will not despoil churches tor
plunder landlords, but to further the interests of a
great body of people."
Ile then made an earnest defense of the
monarchy. Of the throne, he said to it
must be ascribed the blessings which Eng
lishmen enjoy. Monarchy was an institu
tion around which the peril and adversity
of the people can rally. The English
monarchy costs less than that of any other
nation The expense of the sovereignty
of the United States, which embraced
Congress and the state legislature, as well
of the Executive, was between seven and
eight hundred thousand pounds sterling—
double that of the English civil list.
Continuing his comparison between the
British and American forms of govern
ment, he said that the President of the
United States was not a sovereign. His
position was similar to that of an English
Prime Minister, and both were paid a sum
which was about equal to the income of
second class professional men.
Then followed a direct attack upon
Gladstone and his Cabinet. He said he
condemned the course taken by the Gov
ernment—it was the cause of the public
alarm and indignation which new existed.
He admitted that it was impossible for
America to recede from her position in
regard to the questions to be presented to
the Geneva board. He concluded by ex
pressing the belief that the record of min
isterial incompetence would be sealed by
the ultimate acknowledgment of the prin
ciple of indirect claims, the result whereof
must be fraught. with the utmost danger to
England.
GREELEY AND GROSVENOR
Col. Grosvenor of Missouri is a leading
Free Trader, and prime mover in the Cin
cinnati Convention. Greely signed a call,
to liberal Republicans in New York to
attend that Convention, and many believed
that the Champion advocate of Protec
tion had abandoned his first love and
gone over among the Free Traders. The
following excellent article from the edito
rial columns of the Tribune of April 2nd.
would seem to indicate that he adheres to
the policy he has always so consistently
and ably defended :
The opponents of Protection believe that each
locality has its special advantages for trade, and
if left alone cheap and good production necessarily
follows lrom the mere possession of the raw ma
terial. For example they say England's superior
ity in the iron manufacture is due to her immense
coal and iron deposits, and, as it is impossible for
us now to compete with her successfully, we ought
to throw open our markets and turn our energy
into those pursuits for which we are naturally
better suited. Passing by the fact that the single
State of Ohio contains coal-beds equal in extent
to those of the whole of Great Britain, and ac
cessibly ore deposits unsurpassed by those of any
other country, while the mineral wealth of the
United States exceeds that of Great Britain in
the proportion of probably 100 to I, the history of
the British iron manufacture proves that without
the aid of Protection England now would proba
bly he importing her iron from Russia, Sweden,
and North America.
— ln 1740 the production of Great Britian's 59
furnaces was 17,350 tuns of pig iron, aginst which
site imported from Russia, Sweden, and the Amer
ican Colonies about 25,000 tuns—an excess of im
ports over hoots production of about 15 per cent.
Thisbe it understood, wns firs years after Darby's
introduction of pit coal. The fluty was made 56
shillings a tun, and then the prosperitiy of the
iron business, began. In 1796 an additional duty
of £1 per tun was laid upon bars, and the produc
tion of iron proceeded so rapidly that with the
aid of further duties, amounting almost to a pro
hibition, it superseded foreign iron. and far
rti:lyd u surplus far
nearly doubled her production ig eight years.
So much for Protection up to this period. In 1825
there were 361 furnaces, of which 261 were in
blast, producing annually 581,000 tons, and Great
Britain, from being an importer, was able to ex
port 90,000 tuns of iron.
To put it plainly, in the period of thirty-fur
years the iron manufacture had increased from an
estimated production of 79,000 tuns in 1790 to
581,000 tuns in 1825. showing In this time the
enormous increase of 722 per cent. In all this
period there had been no specially important
change in the process of making iron. The duty,
however, had been constantly increased until, at
the time above named, it was 1:6 Os. per tun,
or say 831 26 per tun, which virtually prevented
its import.
Thus, through Protection, began England's
superiority in the manufacture of iron. Before
this, her raw material was as rich as it is now ;
her population was more dense than that of many
of our iron-producing Slates, awl her accumulated
capital was very treat ; but her mineral resources
laid for hundreds of years useless and uncared for,
until Protection gave en impetus to her manufac
tures, and placed her in a position'which enables
her to defy the world's competition, unless it turns
against her the system wbieh caused her great de
velopment.
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THE OTHER SIDE.
The articles in the JOURNAL and other
papers on the persecution of Christians in
Japan, has aroused public attention to the
subject. Minister Mori has authorized a
contradiction of the statement that. the
Central Government is unfavorable to the
introduction of Christianity. The Japan
Gazette, received by the last mail, denies
that any of the sixty-five Christian heads
of families taken prisoners in December
last, have been put to death, and we hope
additional testimony will confirm the state
ment. The Gazette says :
"We can no more suspect the good faith of the
Japanese Government and its desire to vie with
civilized countries in progress awl moderation for
the Mikado and his ministers have just taken a
step that does them much honor. By their order,
the sixty-five native Christians who were, in De
' cember last, torn away from their homes and sent
into esile, have been set at liberty and recalled to
their respective villages, without having suffered
any molestation besides the pangs necessarily con
nected with their arrest.
"We can not too much congratulate the Govern
ment of the Teruo upon the wise course it has
adopted. Indeed, the Japanese could not find a
better way to show that they wish sincererly to
draw closer the bonds of friendship with foreign
nations. The liberation of thc prisoners will wipe
out the bad impression left on all minds by the re
cent arrest of so many innocent people, solely on
account of their professing Christianity ; every one
could justly consider that step on op insult to
Christian Powers, since the persecution against our
brothers in faith was renewed at the very moment
the Japanese Embassy left for the United States
and Europe. But now we sec that the Mikado is
in earnest when asking the friendship of our Gov
ernments ; should his Majesty follow on the
course so wisely entered upon his Embassy will
certainly be welcome evorywhere."
The public will look anxiously for ad
ditional proof in reference to religious tol.
eration in Japan.
REPUBLICAN STATE NOMINA-
TIONS
The proceedings of the Republican State
Convention, which assembled at Harris
burg, on last Wednesday, will be found in
to-day's issue.
The names of the nominees will befound
at the editorial head, where we place the
names of all regularly nominated candi
eaten. But we have no hesitation in say
ing that we have never known the work of
a State Convention to be more generally
regretted and criticised than this one. The
universal sentiment. appears to be that the
Convention was entirely controlled by a
"ring," and that the nominations of Gen•
Hartranft, Gen. Allen and Gen. White
were forced upon the masses of the party.
We are sorry that such is the feeling, but
it is nevertheless so, and we state the facts
because the majority of those with whom
we have talked so express themselves. If
they are mistaken their minds can readily
be disabused, but on the other hand, if it
is only too true, "rings" should understand
that the masses of the party have acquies
ced in this kind of thing quite long enough•
If Gen. White is to continue on the ticket
we have no doubt that at least one Demo
cratic Congressman, at large, will represent
us in the next Congress. This sentiment
no one attempts to contradict.
We have placed the names of all the
nominees at our mast-head because we al
ways support regular nominees, but for
the sake of the best interest of the Repub
lican party we think the ticket should be
reconstructed and the State assured to
Gen. Grant. We will do what we can to
elect this or any other regular Republican
ticket, but we do not wish to see the party
loaded down with too much dead weight.
We hope that the State Central Commit
tee will be organized at once and that the
ticket will be so reconstructed as to meet
the approbation of the meat body of the
party. Let some of the Jorialts go over
board.
GREELEY AND GRANT.
No man of influence is today making
greater efforts to defeat the re-nomination
of President Grant than Horace Greeley.
And yet all of his plans appear to become
failures in his hands. The one-term cry
has been abandoned, and a hearty support
has been given to the Cincinnati Conven
tion, A friend of the President, a few
days ago, called at the White House on
business; and after arranging the special
case on Land the visitor, a member of
Congress, brought up the subject of Mr.
Greeley, The President smiled, and sim
ply remarked, "Poor Horace : he has bad
advisers."
It will not be safe to predict anything
in reference to Greeley's future course un
til after the Convention, as he will be gov
erned wholly by the action of that meet
ing. His efforts in the meantime to dam
agetiGrant's prospects and injure the Re
publican party, will be continued; but as
in the past they will have no other effect
than that of damaging himself by destroy
ing an influence which be secured only
after a lifetime of honest toil. Strange
delusion !
um, Details of the late disastrois earth
quake in California state that over fifty
lives were lost. In the neighborhood of
the town of Lone Pine the violence of the
earthquake was west severely felt. Over
three hundred distinct shocks were per:
ceptible within a period of four hours,
some of them of several seconds duration.
Almost every building in the vicinity was
thrown down, trees, barns, and fences
prostrated, and the town rendered a com-
OW ruin. Over twenty persons in the
town were killed and thirty injured. The
violence of the shock opened the earth,
through the valley of Lone Pine, forming
a chasm of thirty-five miles in extent, and
varying from three inches to forty feet in
width. The phenomenon was attended
with large loss of life, the names of over
fifty killed and wounded having been re
ceived at Snn Francisco,
The Philadelphia papers state that
a few days since a Portuguese ship arrived
tt-11.s
Friday, the crew, in accordance with a
venerable Portugnese custom, hung at the
foreyard arm of the ship aa ef f igy of that
historic betrayer, Judas Iscariot. There
he was allowed to dangle, much to the
wonderment and terror of persons who
chanced to pass the wharf, and who suppn
sed that the effigy was the body of a sui
cide, until the following Saturday noon.—
Then the forecastle bell sounded and Ju
das was lowered. With horrible yells and
imprecations the revengeful Portuguese
set upon him ; with capstan bars and be
laying pins they banged and battered him,
trampled hips on the deck ; literally tore
him to pieces. Then the flags, which were
at half-mast, were hoisted to the peak, and
the sailors went quietly about their accus
touted duties.
Vier The Reading Railroad Company
do not like the new regulations of the N.
Y. Stock Exchange, and refused on Wed
nesday last to have their stock registered
in New York, as required by the stock
exchange, but will deposit a statement
with their transfer agents of any new issue.
The governing committee notified the
Reading company that if they did not es
tablish a registration office in New York
on or before Wednesday, the 10th instant,
they would strike the stock from the list
of stocks dealt in at the exchange. The
rut-s of the exchange require all compa
nies wtose stock is actively dealt in at the
exchange to register their stock with some
responsible trust company or banker in
New York city.
am, The London Globe of the 3d April
calls attention to a rumor of an extraordi
nary character, which has obtained curren
cy in London, that the case of the Ameri
can government before the Geneva tribu
nal of arbitration estimates the losses of
citizens of the United States by the cap
ture and destruction of American ships
and cargoes by Confederate cruisers built
or fitted out in English waters at $14,000,-
000, and the expenses of the United States
government in pursuing said privateers
$200,000,000. The Globe comments with
some severity upon this statement, and
expresses the hope that Gladstone will be
speedily called upOli in Parliament for an
explanation as to its truth or falsity,
THE STATE CONVENTION AND
THE HON. FRANCIS JORDAN
At a convention where so many things
are done in so short a time it is quite com
mon for some things to in misunderstood,
and sometimes injustiet clone. The reflec
tion attempted to be cast on Mr. Jordan, in
one or two newspapers, because ho declined
to allow the use of his.name for Governor
in the recent convention is as ridiculousas
it is unjust. When it was made to appear
by the meeting of Hartranft's friends is
caucus that between seventy and eighty of
the delegates could be relied on to ti ,mi
nate him for Governor, his selection on
the first ballot was assured.
Col. Jordan cared nothing fora mere com
plimentary vote, and had to submit to the
inevitable, and did it by declining to al
low the use of his name. Subsequently
sundry friends of Hartranft placed Mr,
Jordan in nomination for Supreme Judge,
out of au appreciation of his strength,
character and abilities, and supported him
in good faith. Mr. Jordan had no knowledge
of this. His own friends did not even co
operate in the movement, not regarding
him as a candidate for that office, which
he was not. We were on the ground, had
ample opportunities to see and know what
was done, and we know whereof we affirm.
Pennsylvania contains no More honest
man, upright citizen, able and sagacious
statesman than Hon. Framcis Jordan. We
believe his name would be a tower of
strength to any ticket and we should have
been exceedingly pleased to have seen him
one of our standard bearers this year,—
Harrisburg Telegraph.
41" We shall, as soon as we can find
space, publish the text of Senator Petri
ken's Fish Bill. This measure was one
of the most important that was passed by
the late Legislature. If its provisions are
strictly observed, in the course of a few
years our streams will teem with fish again.
The only wonder is that some enterprising
individual did not take l'old of the subject
long before this and have the necessary
legal measures adopted to secure this great
object, but it seems the matter was left fur
Senator Petriken, who will loLg be remem
bered as a public benefictur. Has the bill
been approved by the Governor ?
Bar There is a bill before Congress to
abolish the Freedman's Bureau. General
Howard reports that it will require an ap
propriation of $lOO,OOO to wind up the
affairs of that institution. The committee
of the House on Freedman's Affairs thought
that amount very large, and directed that
a letter be sent to the Secretary of War
inquiring as to the items requiring this
sum.
giel. Frederick Douglass presided at the
National Colored Convention which assem
bled at New Orleans, on Saturday-last:—
Tie made an eloquent and telling speech in
favor of the re nomination of Gen. Grant.
ils,„ Hon. RmsellErrett, of Pittsburgh),
has been reappointed Chairman of the
Republican State Cetitral Committee. An
excellent selection.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER,
Congress—General Business—The Tariff
—The Franking Privilege—Civil Ser
vice Appropriation—Thomas A. Scores
New Railroad Depot.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 15, 1972.
CONGRESS-GENERAL BUSINESS.
'there has been a very largo amount of
general business put through both Houses
of Congress during the last ten days. On
one day the Senate disposed of thirty-four
bills, many of which were passed. It is
seldom that the work is so assiduously at
tendet to as at present. Each member is
working in his place, with tho industry of.
an enterprising Merchant at his own desk,
If the same disposition to dispatch the bu
siness of the sessien is continued, it is more
than probable that the session can be clo
sed by the 29th of May. Still, there is an
impression en the minds of many of the
members ofboth Houses; that they will
not get through until the middle of 4une
or first of July.
_TILE_
objecting to the action of
the Senate on the Tariff, referred the bill
back with a message, which was sent to the
Senate Finance Committee. On Wednes
day the 11th Senator Sherman reported
upon the House message returning the
Senate tariff bill, and said the Finance
Committee were unanimous in the opinion
that the Senate had as much right to pro_
pose amendments to revenue bills as to any
other bills. This power of the Senate was
disputed now fin. the • first time in the his
tory of the Government. As this question
was in the nature of one affecting the
privileges of the Senate, the Finance Com
mittee recommended that it be referred to
the Committee on Privileges and Elections,
The matter was, after some discussion, re
'erred to the Committee on Privileges and
Elections.
TIIE FRANKING PRIVILEGE.
The House, by a large vote, has refused
to abolish the franking privilege, and vo
ted to recommit the bill reported from the
Committee on Post Offices and Roads back
to the same Committee, by a vote of five
to one. Prominent men of both pArties
opposed the bill, and it is probable that it
will not be brought up again in the House
during the present session.
CIVIL SERVICE.
The Senate appropriation of $50,000 to
carry out the Civil Service policy, was re
duced in the House to $lO,OOO. The pro
posed new-system is still unpopular. It
has not been adopted in any of the De
partments excepting the General Post Of
fice, and not fully even there.
SCOTT'S DEPOT SITE,
Thomas A. Scott asked for a strip of
Government property in the city on which
to build his new railway depot. The Bal
timore and Ohio R. R. Company opposed
the grant; but it passed the House and
was sent to the Senate, where the matter
was referred to the Committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia.
On Thursday Mr. Thomas A. Scott and
Mr. Randolph, chief engineer of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad, were before the
committee and wade arguments in relation
to the proposed Baltimore and Potomac
railroad depot. The statements made wore
substantially those presented to the Home
committee, while the subject was wilding,
therein. Another hearing will be given
the opposing parties to-day: N. u. P.
REPUBLICAN COTIENTIOE
FULL REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
FOR GOVERNOR, GEN. HARTRANFT.
FOR SUPREME JUDGE, ULYSSES MERCUR
FOR AUDITOR GENERAL, HARRISON ALLEN.
Cougressmelat-Large, Harry White and Lemuel Todd,
PRESIDENTIAL MOTORS CHOSEN,
Delegates-at-Large to Constitutional Convention.
De,legates to National Convention
PATRIOTIC RESOLUTIONS.
UNANIMOUS ENDORSEMENT OF GRANT.
At 12 o'clock, lion. Russell Errett, Chairman
of the State Central Committee, sail :
• Gentlemen, the hour named by the State
Central Committee for the aszernbling of this
convention has arrived, and the convention
will, therefore, come to order.
lam sorry I see a great many gentlemen
who are members of this convention occupying
the floor unable to obtain seats. I trust that
gentlemen who know themselves not to be
members of this convent on will give up their
seats to members.
The Secretaries of the State commit
tee have prepared a list of delegates to
this convention from the best informati,u
within their reach. They will now proceed to
call the roll as they have prepared it, and if
there arc any mistakes in names, or seats to
be contested, gentlemen will please speak as
their names are called. The secretaries will
proceed with the call.
General Charles Albright said that before
the call was proceeded with he would like to
see some provision made for seating delegates.
lie suggested that the Sergeant 7 at-Arms see
that delegates are provided with seats.
Mr. Errett (Chairman). The trouble with
the Sergeant at Arms is, that he does not
know delegates from those who are not dele
gates.
Generat Albright moved that the roll be
called, and as the names of delegates are
called, they come forward and take their scats,
and that until the roll is called the seats arc
vacated.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. Errctt (Chairman) appointed G. L.
Braun, of Dauphin, temporary Sergeant-at
Arms.
The list having been gone through with,
Hon. Wm. B. Mann, of Philadelphia, moved
that Hon. James Buten be elected tempora
ry chairman of the eonvention.
The motion was unanimously carried.
Lion. James S. Rum was then conducted
to the Speaker's chair and said
Gentlemen of the Convention :—[ thank you for
the honor conferred in calling the to preside over
your prclituinary organization. We have more
important duties to discharge to-day than have
devolved on one convention since the organization
. of the great Republican party. We are first to re
cord the preference of those we represent, the Re
publican masses of Pennsylvania, for Chief Mag
istrate of the nation;- to select delegates to ex
press that preference in the national convention,
and electors to east the vote of the State for the
man of her choice in the Electoral College.
I only express the strong, earnest, unanimous
will of this convention and of those we represent
in stating that Geo. Grant is the choice of the
Repuhlicans of Pennsylvania. Ills renomination
and re-election are the natural consequents of a
wise, honest and economical administration.
Having performed this duty we will then he
called upon to chose a candidate for Governor,
Supreme Judge, Auditor General and delegates
at large to a convention to revise our State Con
stitution.
In selecting gentlemen to fill these important
positions, there may be found some division of
sentiment in the convention, but I trust there
will be an earnest desire on the part of every del
egate present to promote harmony, and a. dispo
sition to yield kindly to the will of, the majority.
We must and will make a good, good strung
ticket, and give that ticket whoever may compose
it (the majority always being presumed to act
wisely and for tha hest) a strung, hearty, unani
mous intiorsmcnt.
If we are united, harmonious and enthusiastic,
as I take it we will be, the people all over , the
Commonwealth will partake of our enthusiasm,
and from the Delaware to the Lake the Republi
cans of the Keystone State will proclaim the eom
ing victory by their enthusiastic approval of our
action. The battle for Republican supremacy,
of law, order, honesty and economy, the fruits of
the terrible struggle through which we have re
cently passed, is to be fought in Penusylvaniat
and in preparing for the coolest there must be
wisdom in council, and above all, unity of pur
pose and action. New Hampshire, Connecticut
and Rhode Island have spoken for Grant and Re
üblicanism, and Pennsylvania will re-echo in
October so loud as to settle conclusively the na
tional straggle i 0 November.
Temporary Secretaries.
Mr. Mullen nominated for temporary secre
taries, J. S. Bigelow. of Allegheny ; H. H.
Bingham, of Philadelphia, and E. W. Snively,
of Vcnango.
They were elected as such by acclamation.
Contested Seats.
Colonel E. Overton offered the following,
which was agreed to:
Ileadre4, That a committee of seven ba appoint
ed oucontested seats.
The President announced as the ....-romittee
Colonel Wm. Kauff
m.., c anon; Wm. Calhoun, of 1-rhTlawei.. -
Phia ; James P. Coburl, of Centre; J 11.
Sheibley, of Perry ; D. W. Sliryock, of West
moreland, and Samuel Daftly, of Mifflin.
Permanent Officer.
W. P. Wilson offered the following, which
was declared agreed to;
Reeolced, That a oommittee of one from each
Senatorial district be appointed b'y the delegates
from each Senatorial district to report permanent
officers of the convention.
Resolution:.
P. 0. Shannon, of Pittsburgh, offered the
following :
Resolved, That a committee of one from each
Senatorial digtriet be appointed by the respective
delegations to report resolutions expressive of the
views of this convention.
Agreed to.
Constitutional Convention
Mr. Hann offered the following, which was
declared agreed to:
Respired, That a committee of thirteen be ap
pointed by the Chair to report to the convention
the names of fourteen delegates at !urge to the
Constitutional Comention.
In relation to committees on permanent
organization and resolutions, Mr. William
Elliott, of Philadelphia, suggested that the
Senatorial districts be called over, and the
delegates from each district to name their
choice for members of the committee from
their respective districts. It was so ordered.
Republican Association of Washington.
James Kell, of York—l have a certificate
from the Republican Association of Washing
ton, asking to be allowed four delegates in
this convention. They do not claim any votes,
but simply to be admitted on the floor of the
convention. I move, sir, that these gentlemen
be admitted upon the floor of the convention.
The letter read as follows
Roses Pax... REPUBLICAN
ASSOCIATION,
WAsinsoros, D. C.. April 5, 1872,
Chairman State Committee, Iletrrisbury, Peansytea-
Ida :
At a stated meeting of the Pennsylvania Repub
lican Association of Pennsylvanians temporarily
residing in this city, the following named gentle
men were elected as delegates to attend the State
convention, meeting at Harrisburg, April 10, 1872.
W. 11. Turner, D. S. Keller, Maj. J. A. Doyle,
Dr. T. L. Cathcart, J. 11. Smith and S. D. Wilson,
alternate.
(Signed) A. A. Sumac.,
President.
R. M. JosEs,
- Secretary,.
Mr Smith, not being able to attend, we believe
appears as a regular delegate.
J. A. DOYLE, +
Chairman Delegation.
April 10, 1172.
The motion to give the gentlemen named a
scat in the convention was agreed to.
Electoral Ticket, fte,
Hon. Russell Errett offered thp following
resolution :
Resolved, That a commitiee of seven be ap
pointed by the Chair to report an electoral ichtt
and list of delegates from the State to the Phila
delphia Convention.
_ _
Announcement of Committee*.
The Committees on Electors and Delegates
to the National Convention was announced as
lollows : Hon. Russell Errett, Allegheny,
(Chairman) ; William Calhogn, Philadelphia;
F. W. Ames, Crawford; General William
Mintzer, Montgomery; Charle3 H. Mullen,
Cumberland, J. B. Niles, Tioga.
The committee of delegat,s at lar•re to Con
stitutional Convention was amended as fol
lows Wm. B. Mann, (Phila.) chairman ;E.
P. Hildebrand, Indiana ; J. A. M. Parson,
Schuylkill ; John H. Ewing, Washington ; J.
C. Mnhlenbcrg, Lancaster; R. W. Mackey, Al
legheny; J. R. Clark, Warren ; Jas. Slocum,
L.ezernc; W. P. Wilson, Centre ; Gen. Chas.
Albright, Carbon ; 11. Bortz, Lehigh ; L. H.
Shoemaker, Lnzerne ; Wm. Elliott, Philadel
phia.
After the amendment of the time and place
for the meeting of commatees, on motion the
convention adjourned until 3 o'clock, p. m.
A 7TERNO L . N SESSION
The convention was called to order at 3 o'-
clock.
General Keon lz offered a preamble and res
olution in regard to two Congressmen to be
elected at large, should the Governor veto the
apportionment bill passed by the Legislature,
and providing for the appointment of a com
mittee of three to wait upon the Governor and
asce7tain his purpose iu regard to said bill,
which resolution was referred to the commit.
tee ou resolutions.
The committee on credentials reported that
for Lancas.er county the following represen
tative delegates arc entitied to scats: Dr. D.
W. D ffendmfer, H. Muhlenberg, and William
IFl'Gowan.
The committee on permanent organization
as follows :
Presicleut—lloward J. Reeder, of Northampton
Vic; Preaidents—
CAlhoun,
E. C. Selielluire,
H. Kmnble,
Wm. C. Mann.
11. I'. Connell,
:41aj. E. 11. Moore,
11. K. iireatal,
Natant.,
11. S. Eckert,
0,141. Franklin,
Harrison Curls,
Wm. M. Kauffman,
Theo. Strong.
George Montayne,
11. C. M'Cormiek,
W. A. Williamo,
;Wm. L. Nesldt,
jA. J. Wilcox,
A. 11. Foltz,
James Keil,
lien. W-. 11. Koontz,
K. Allen Lovell,
Arthur Hobson,
Martin Shaffer,
John Pant.
Charles S. Seaton,
S. L. P. Dawson,
Joseph Patrick,
lJno. J. Gordon,
IP. W. Ellsworth,
, M. Mutat:we.
:Thomas M. Walker.
Seerehrric2—George W. Crawford, Thomas II
Bigelow, B. W. Morgan, J. B. Niles, J. A. M.
Pasemore, J. C. Sturdevant.
Mr. Reeder, in taking the chair, said he
duly appreciated the high compliment be
stowed upon him, and felt, well aware that
many on the floor of the convention are more
competent, but none who has the welfare of
the party more earnestly at heart than himself.
When the ticket is once formed and the la
bors of the convention concluded, every Re
publican must put his shoulders to the wheel
n d then success will crown the effort.
A resolution was off,red 'and agreed to,
adopting the rules of the Pennsylvania
House of Representatives for the government
of this convention.
A motion was made by Mr. Rutan that the
convention proceed to nom:nate candidates for
G.,vernor, which was agreed to.
Mr. Weand nonduAed General John F.
Hartranft of Montgomery.
Mr. Shoemaker nominated Winthrop W.
Ketcham of Luzerne.
kr. Moore nominated lion. Daniel J. Morell
of Cambria.
General.Albright said he came to sn7port a
gentleman very prominently identified with
the business interests 'of the State, and wall
known al one of the most patriotic and public
spirited citizens, I len. Wm. Lilly of Carbon.
But, having the welfare of the party and the
best interest of the State at heart, and consid
ering the necessity of union to the end that the
best and strongest candidates may be uominat
ed, he would second the nomination of Don.
W. W. Ketcham, [Applause.] whose name was
well-known all over the State, and especially
in the northeastern section, as a lover of
strength. -
Mr. Todd produced a letter from Gen. Har
ry White declining the nomination..
Mr. Shoemaker referred to the repeated
elections of Sr. Ketcham in the strong hold
of the Democracy in which he resided No
other argument need be offered in favor of his
nomination, and should he become the stand
ard bearer, old Luzerne will Le good for at
least 2,000 majority for Mr. Ketcham.
The convention proceeded to ballot, which
resulted as follows :
John F. Hartranft
Winthrop W. Ketchum.
Daniel J. Morrell
A motion was made by Samuel E. Dimmiek
that Gen. John F. flartranft be declared the
unanimous choice of the convention for Gov.
ernor, which was agreed to.
Nominations were made for Supreme Judge,
as follows:
Mr. Crawford nominated lion. William But
ler, of Chester county.
Mr Webb nominated Hon. Ulysses liereur,
of Bradford.
Mr. Mann nominated Don. Francis Jordan,
of Dauphin.
Mr. Wilcox nominated Hon. Isaac G. Gor
don, of Jefferson.
Mr. Bartholome - nominated Hon. E. 0.
Parry, of Schuykill.
Mr. Graham nominated C. F. Smith, of
Chester.
Mr. Kress nominated J. B. M'Anolly.
Mr. Niles nominated Bon. Henry W. Will
iams. of Tioga.
The convention proceeded to ballott, with
the following result :
Ballot. Ballot. Ballot Ballot,
Mercur 27 40 57 70
Jordan • 22 28 _ 39 41
Butler 33 20
Smith
Parry
M'Anally
~ H 19 22 13
Gordon 2O 19 13 9
Tire nomination of Mr. Mercur was mado
unanimous.
After the second ballot Mr. i ilao spoke in
Williams, and
contended there were peculiar reasons why he
should be . setected. , He bails from Tioga, the
Republican banner county, which county has
hitherto contributed very largely to Republi
canfictories, but without ever enjoying, any
of the fruits of victory in the shape of office or
receiving favors at the bands of Republican
Conventions.
Mr. Webb desired the.floor to speak in favor
of Judge Mercur, when a point of order was
raised that such debate is not in order, where
upon the chair decided that he could speak
only by unanimous consent.
Mr. Elliot made a motion to suspend the
ballot and appoint a committee to wait upon
the nominee for Governor, and introduce him
to the convention. Cries of "no, no, no I"
The convention proceeded to nominate can
didates for Auditor General, as follows
Mr. Marshall nominated Edward Scull, of
of somersetotn&General Koontz advocate
the nomination of Mr. ,:'cull by the convention,
and thus recognize the strong claims of the
frosty sous of thunder of old Somerset county
upon the party.
Mr. Rutau nominated John A. Thompson, of
Butler.
Mr. Clark nominated General Harrison Al
len, of Warren county.
Mr. Kress nominated Gen. Jesse Merrell.
Mr. Bambara nominated Benjamin
of Blair.
The ballots resulted as follows : Iw.
Ist ballot 2d ballot
Scull 42 31
14 13
57 77
Phompson
Allen
Merrell.
Hewitt
The nomination of Mr. Allen was made
unanimous.
General Albri7lit made n motion to appoint
a committee of three to wait upon the candi
dates, and introduce them to the convention,
which was agreed to, and Messrs. Albright,
Elliott and Shannon were appointed said com
mittee.
Mr. Errctt, from the Committee on Delegates
and Electors, reported as follows:
Elector.,
Adolph E. Boric, Philadelphia; John M.
Thompson, Butler; First district—Joseph A.
Bonham, Philadelphia ; second—Marcus A.
Davis, Philadelphia; third—G. Morrison
Coates, Philadelphia; fourth—Henry Bromm,
Philadelhia ; fifth—Theodore M. Wilmer, Phil.
adelphia ; sixth—John M. Bromall, Delaware.,
seventh—Francis Shroder, Lancaster; eighth
—Ma*lt H. Richards, Montgomery ; ninth—
Edward 11. Green, Northampton ; tenth—
David K. Shoemaker, Carbon ; eleventh--
Daniel R. Miller, Schuykill ; twelfth—Leander
H. Morton, Northumberland ; thirteenth—
Theodore Strong, Luzern , ; fourteenth—John
Passmore, Bradford; fifteenth—S. D. Free
man, M'Kean ; sixteenth—Jesse Merrill, Clin
ton; seventeenth—Henry Orlady, Hunting
don; eighteenth—Robert Bell, Adams; nine
teenth—Jasper 3i. Thompson, Fayette ; twen
tieth—lsaac Frazier, York; twenty first—G.
W. Andrews, Jefferson; twenty-second—Hen
ry Lloyd, Al egheny ; twenty third—John J.
Gillespie, Allegheny; twenty-fourth—James
Patterson, Beaver ; twenty fifth—John W.
Wallace, Lawrence; twenty-sixth—Charles C.
Boyle, Erie.
Delegates at lar,ye to the National Convention.
Morton Mllichael. Philadelphia; J. W. F.
White, Allegheny; H. H. Bingham, Philadel
ph;a ; M. S. Quay, Beaver.
Alternatec—Wm. 11. Jessup, S..squehanna;
Robert Purvis, Bucks; Wm. 11. Koontz, Som
erset ; Samuel R. Dick, Crawford.
D;',;rict Delegates
First district—James N. 1•. erns, James Gil
lingham. Alternates-5 m. nue, Wm. Pid
geon.
Second—George W. Hall, John A. Shermarn
Alternates—George 11. Smith, Frank Given.
TL rd—Geo. Truman, Jr., William ii. Blum,
Alternates—Alex. IL 'Cox, E. 11. Fitter.
Fourth—l'eter A. B. Ifeidman, Charles T.
Jones. Alternatcs—Thornas Dolan, William
Lacoek.
Fifth—John lianiow, Adorn Albright. Al
ternates—Samuel Sedebottan, Joseph Fergu
son.
Sixth—Josiah Jackson, Chester • William
Ward, Delaware. Alternates—H. k Shute,
Chester, James Templer, Delaware.
Seventh—Amos Ifenaerson, John Strohm,
Lancaster. Alternates—Wililiam G. Case, IL
W. Schenck, Lancaster.
Eighth—Samuel Freer, Win. G. Moon,
Berks. Alternates—Harrison Waltzberger,
Wm. D Shrom.
Ninth—D. 0. Helmer, Montgomery; Jolla
C. Perniger, Bucks. Alternates—General J.
S. Selfridge, Northampton ; Jacob Van Ilus
kirk, Bucks.
Tenth—Den. Albright, Carbon ; John Wil
liamsou, Lehigh. Alternates—John W. Stokes,
Monroe ; Johu S. :Myelin, Lehigh.
Eleventh—W. B. Smith, Schuylkill;
Whitntoyer, Columbia. Alternates—C. F.
Shindle, S 6ctykill ; D. A. Beckley, Colum
bia.
Twelfth—S. F. Barr, Dauphin ; George
Meiley, Lebanon. Alternates—C. W. Brown,
I), L.Pnin ; Henfes, Lebanon.
Thirteenth—Joseph A. Scranton, L. D.
Shoemaker, Luzerne. Alternates—O. F. Gaines
John M' Mish, Luzerne.
Fourteenth—N. C. Ellsbra, Bradford; P.
M. Estceliaut, Wyoming. Alt,rnates--6. F.
Fitch, M. A. Rogers, Su:viols:ulna.
Fifte en th—Robt. W. For, comas, Lycom i
Jerome B. Patton, Tioga. Alternates--S. H.
King, Poiter ; John W. Phelps, Cameron.
si;zteenthEdward Blanchard, Centre; D.
W. Woods, Mifflin. Alternates—Col. A. tVil
coc, Elk; James K. Davis.
Seventeenth—Edward Scull, C. T. Roberts,
Somerset. Alternates—S, muel M'Camant,
Wm. C. Roller, Blair.
Eighteenth—George B. Weistling, Franklin ;
James Pomeroy, Juniata. Alternates—John
J. Cromer, Iluntingdon, John M. Grauth, Ad
ams.
Nineteenth—W.D. Rogers, Greene; Thos.F.
Gallagher, Wes tmorel d Al te rnates—Joh n
Worley, Greene ; W. J. Hitchman.
Twetietli—E: B. Brandt, Clmberland ; W
Sheibley, Perry. Altercates—Peter llitner,
Cumberland; John T. Miller, Perry.
Twenty first—J. K. Thompson, - Indiana ; A.
G. Henry, Armstrong. Alternates,--I. S. Wil
son, Cl'irion ; John P. Norman, Clarion.
Twenty-second—M. S. Humphreys, Alle
gheny ; H. W. 011irer, Allegheny. Alternates
—A. H. Gross, James Kelley. Allegheny.
Twenty third—James L. Graham, 11. H.
Long, Allegheny. Alternates—S. A. Neale,
W. J Gilmore, Allegheny.
Twenty-fourth—U. M. Weandless, Butler;
Alex. Wilson, Washington. A l ternates—llen
ry Pillow, Butler ; D. H. Boyd, Washington.
Twenty-fifth—A. B. IWCartney, Mercer ;
George K. Anderson, Crawford. Alternates—
S. H. Miller. Mercer; James A. Stone, Her
cer.
Twenty-sixth—C. L. Gilfillan, Venargo ; G.
W. Scofield, Warren. Alternates—S. W. liol
liday, Erie; John D. Dale, Forest.
Delegates at Large to the Constitutional Con
vention.
Wm. M. Meredith, Philadelphia; J. Gilling
ham ; General liarry White,
Indiana; Wm. Lilly, Carbon ; Linn Bartholo
mew, Schuylkill ; 11. F. M'Allister, Centre ;
W. 11. Armstrong, Lycoming; Wm. Davis,
Luzerne ; James S. Reynolds, Lancaster ;
Samuel E. Dimmick, Wayne; George V.
Llwrence, Washington; David N. White, Al
legheny; W. 11. Aincy, Lehigh; John
Walker, Eric.
Mr. Shannon offered the following, which
was agreed to.
Resolved, That the delegates from this State to
the National Convention are hereby instructed to
enst the entire vote of the State for General
Grant for the Presidency, and that on the question
of the Vice Presidency they are instructed to act
together for the best interests of the - Republican
party, and upon all questions arising in said con
vention, to cast the vote of the - State as the tna
jority of the delegates shall direct.
..8G votes
"
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The committee appointed to wait on candi
dates entered the hall with General Hhrtranft,
who being formerafly introduced, said
OcHTtnurx :—lt would be easier to address you
were I less unmoved by the great honor you have
conferred upon me, in nominating me as your
esn,liartte for the Governor at this great State, to
be voted for in October next. [Cheers.] ror this
pledge of your confidence I foe! ..ieeply grateful,
and to you, the delegates, and through you to the
rack and file of the great Republican parts in this
State, whose representatives you are, I tender my
heartfelt thanks.
I mil fully aware of the grave responsibilities
which must rest upon him whom the votes of our
people will call ti the Executive chair, and I
thoroughly appreciate the difficulties to be met in
carrying with an equal hand for the vast and varied
interests which must elaiin his attention. While
human nature has its imper:ections. it is scarcely
possible that every act of so prominent an offi
cer shall meet with universal approval ; but
should your good intentions be ratili t in the
coming election, let me assure you, I will make
every honest effort to perform my full duty to this
grand old Commonwealth, and to give to the
people an administration faithful to her highest
and best interests. [Applause.]
Gentlemen s It would be affectation to leave
unexpressed the pride I feel at receiving this re
cognition from the party which has made so hen
erable a record in the fjw years of its existence.
From its inception it has been firmly on the side
of "a union of States, one and inseparable," and
coming into power, it has cemented by the blood
or our brave.t and best the Commonwealths and
Territories protected by our banner into one
glorious whole. [Applause.] More than this, it
has made our great itepablic in truth "The Land
of Freedom," by striking the shackles from flour
pfinitions of si Svcs. and elevating them to eon,
plete citizenship. [Applause.] It has cared with
a generous hand for the widows and orphans 01
those who died that the country might live, and
has thrown its protecting arms around the maim
ed in the Union 's defence. [Applause.] By being
true to the obligations of the government it has
lifted the United States into the front ranks of
nations and made the name "Atuerican" respected
in every land. It is collecting the revenues of
the government faithfully, and payinn , oft' the
national debt at the rate of one hundred millions
per annum. Here in Pennsylvania the same ju
dicious economy is reducing our debt one and a
half millions each year. It has made and is ma
king a record that will shine in coming years on
the pages of the unbaised historian, unequalled
by that of any other party that ever controlled
the government. [Applause.]
Such a party is entitled to continue its rule in
State and national affairs. It is now marshaling
its forces for another struggle, and must pass
through the usual political conflict incident to a
Presidential campaign. and it will triumph as
certainly and as gloriously as did the army of the
Union, under "the Great Flanker." in its bloody
march from the Rapidan to the Appomattox. [En
thusiastic cheering.]
General Allen, the nominee for Auditor
General, being introduced, said it was impos
sible for him to express his feelings of grati
tude for the confidence reposed in him by the
convention. His highest ambition would be
to deserve this high honor, and in the crest
of his election he would. endeavor so to dis
charge his duties as to promote the best inter
eats of the people. He referred to the great
sacrifices made by many thousands of our best
men in successfully defending the honor of
the nation on the battle fields.
Adjourned to 7.30 p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The convention re-opened at half-past seven
o'clock. . .
A motion was made by Mr. Minor to appoint
a committee to wait on the Governor and as
certain his intention in regard to the Con
gressional apportionment bill passed by
the Legislature, in order that the con% ention
may take such action as may be necessary in
regard to Congressman at large, which was
agreed to, and Messrs. Koontz and Shoemaker
were appointed said committee.
Resolutions
Re.lced, That we affirm our devotion to the
principles of the Republican party, and our be
lief that the continmal existence of that party is
necessary to the maintenance and success of those
principles. The grand and fundamental idea of
the equality of all men in ;political rights is not
professed by any other party, and can be sustained
faithfully only by those who are sincerly com
mit ed to it.
Rendred, That the adoption of the thirteenth,
fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments to the Con
stitution of the United States has not been sell
ciently acquised in by all to render certain and
secure their permanent incorporation in that in
strument, and hence the administration of the
Government can safely be entrusted only to that
party which is heartily and beyond question com
mitted to them and the policy necessary to put
them into s•tceessful operation.
Rewired, That we are now more than ever culled
to sustain the policy of national protection to
American industry. If the laborer is worthy of
his hire, and a fair day's work entitles the worker
to a fair day's pay, we must continue the protect
ing arm of the Government around those who
toil f..r their daily bread. The protective policy
alone makes labor contented and capital seen.,.
It renders employment certain end pay ample and
satisfactory, while free trade means that our la
borers and mechanics tnust either work for lower
wages or that our factories should be closed
through fort iqn competition nal the workingmen
01 the count:}' mo;:loyintzt
"1 - !JAt ;112 pui
inJon3 tote
rc,ervt.l for 11., pcoint.
most ikuidedly ngato' , t
n of Coo public fowls in
Ail lands
,i; 4,1,:a to prv-
:11,1'4i
%Vt. prui3our
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tat,it r
and ::ativa
of the }•uulie
griddal r
i
• 1....0id e ',quire , that
I.e lot:et:cud in
.he Nativeul end State
boll as rapidly ns is consistent with the honora
ble maintenance of the publie credit and the
extingu!siiinent of the puddle dept.
L'cgared, That we heartily approve-of the act
of Cur.eral Erna: io giving a trial to the plan of
We demand atilt that plan,
my he stiCedituted in its plaice
as better, e e lair and unetaliarraseed
trial; that every eject shall be made to curare
competent men for the public service, and that
honesty and ineoruptilciltty shall Ice doomed qual
ifications as issultuil as competency and intelli
gence.
hall
- Br... Fred, That the Republican party has given
full evidence during the vast ides en years of its
ability to administer „the Government honestly,
faithfully, and suceesstutly. It has within•thitt
Gnu., maintained the honor of our national flag
at home awl abroad, preserved the Union front
disruption, and reetured it in its integrity, secur
ed to all Musses and conditions of men the rights
given to them by their 3laker, and having pro
claimed liberty throughout all the land to all
the inhabitant's thereof, bac given to that pro
clamation the full effect to whirl, it was entitled,
and we, therefore. in its name, e:aim from the
people a coaiinuanee of their confidence, and
mariceely challenge their ecrariny into its note.
Ilenaccd, Tina we point :t .1 pride to the record'
of General grant's administration of the National
Government. Not only hog the weight of internal.
taxation been almost wholly removed from the.
people's shoulders, but three hundred millions of.
the national delit have been paid off, a result never:
before attained by any other people under like cir
cumstances, and for which we are indebted to the-
rigid honesty - , strict economy, and sterling integri
ty which the President has brought to the admit
let ration of national affairs.
Re:wired, That we present his name forycnotni
nation to the Presidency, confident that the people,
will again rally to the support of the wan who so
nobly Mught their battles, who, under the guid
on= of Providence. brought the nation cutely
through its struggle to maintain its existence, and.
Who has since 5.1 sueecssfully administered the ar-
Mies of the Goresnment as to command general ad
miration at home and abroad.
Regot,d, That we will stand by the Goserumebt.
in the toreign uolicy en firmly marked out and ad
hered to by President Grant. The limier of the
nation, we feel, is sate in his hands, and the flag
under which be never suffered defeat will not he
dishonored while he is kept in the trent.
Re/rofred, That we congratulate the people of
Pennsylvania on the final aceomplisheuent of the
t for a convention to review and amend the cue
stitution of Pennsylvania, and we euntstly urge
upon our friends to see that delegates are chosen
in their respective districts committed to the poli
cy- of ineurporating in that instrument a clear and
decisive prohibition of special legislation.
ResoOd, That wehc;eby our opposition
to every effort to wididraw limn the siuking-fund,
or the Commonwealth, by substitution, exchange,.
or otherwise, any of the bonds, securities, or mo
neys now pledged to it, and through it to the pay
ment of the public debt, and our inflexible deter
mination to preserve the same inviolably fur the
fulfilment of the common obligation.
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Ite , rolred, That the thanks or our party are doe
to Governor John W. Geary, under whose lead our
principles have twice been successfully vindicated
in Pennsylvania , . Thu State debt has been largely
reduced during his Administration ; our solitics'
orphans been fully cherished and educated, and our
laws been wisely and efficiently en:breed. Undce
the necessity or parting with hint as Governor in,
conformity with the constitution of the State,
Governor Geary carries with —im in his retirement
the heartfelt wishes of the people fur his future
happiness and prosperity.
iirsolced. That the oil-producing, mining, lum
bering, and manufacturing interests of the State
require protection from the efforts of the danger
erous combinations, alit' that such laws should be
enacted by the General Assembly of the Common—
wealth as will promote said interests, both iu their
development and the transportation of their pro
ducts to market.
Resolved, That we arc earnestly in favor of the ear
licst possible removal of tho duties on te•e and cof
fee, and urge toe prompt passago of the bill for
that purpose, nose bcfuro Congnss.
Ite;tolted, 'that we pr,sent with peculiar pride,
and with an assured confidence of success, the gen
tlemen named for delegates at large to the Consti
tutional Content M... They are all men worthy
of the most active and ardent support at the hands
of the Republican party, and we call upon our
friends throughout the ,tatc to rally as one man,
to their triumphant election.
The committee appointed to wait on the•
Governor reported that the Governor has
communicated Hs intention not to sign the
Congressional apportionment bill, if at all, un—
til after the next election.
The Governor's letter was read, whereupon
a motion was made and agreed to, that the
convention proceed to nominate two Con
aressional candidates for the State at large.
Mr. Niles nominated Winthrop W. Ketch
am, and the nomination was agreed to by
acclamation, and Messrs. Niles, Clark. and
Franklin were appointed "a committee to wait
nn Mr. Ketchum and Worm him of his nom
ination.
For the second candidate the convention
ploceeded to ballot with the following result :
Ist ballot. 2d ballot.
..72 15
..22 13
52 77
2
8
2
D. J. Morrel
L. Todd
Rally White
J. P.'owen
G. W. Minor.
Whereupon Mr. White was declared the
nominee.
Mr. Niles, from the committee to wait on
Mr. Ketchum, reported that whilst he felt
thankful for the honor conferred, he could not on
account of 'his private business, consent to
accept the nomination. In declining, he de
sired to say, however, that the ticket tki ; day
nominated shall receive his cordial support.
A motion was made by Mr. Ratan to procrel
to the selection of a candidate in the place or
Mr. Ketchum, which was agreed to, and the
convention proceeded to ballot, with the fol
lowing results:
Lemuel Todd had
Daniel J. Morrell bad
General Charles Albright had
Whereupon ,Nir. Todd was declared the nom
inee, sad, on motion, the convention ad—
journed without day.
New Advertisements,
T O THE SCHOOL DIRECTORS OF
HUNTINGDON COTNTY; Gentlemen:—ln
pursuance of the forty-third section of the act of
Bth of May, 1t,5.1, on are hereby notified to meet
in Convention, at the Court House, in Huntingdon,
on the first Tuesday in May, A. D. 1372. being the
seventh day of the month, at one sad a-half o'clock
in - the afternoon, and select, rim rore, by a majuri
ty of the whole number of directors present, one
person of literary and scientiac acquirements, and
of skill and exper;ence in the art of teaching. as
County SuperintLndent, fur the three succeeding
years; determine the amount of compensation for
the same, and certify the result to the Ste, Su-.
perintendent, at Harrisburg, as required by the
Lirty-ninth and fortieth sections of said net.
D. F. TUSSEY,
County Supt of Huntingdon Co.
Huntingdon, April 17, 1572-3 t.
A NNOCNCEMENT FOR COUNTY
-A- SUPER ISTEN DENT.
To thc SelluolPirechwe f Ihmtingdroi.
Ccutica+cu: I hereby utter myself us a jundiduto
for the position of County Superintendent of Com
mon Schools, subject to your decision at the cow
ing Convention of Directors, to be held in this
place on the 7th of May next.
If elected I shall endeavor to discharge the du
ties of the office with fidelity and to the best of my
ability. ROIL NeDIVITT.
Huntingdon, April 17, 1572.
COUNTY SUPEItINTENDENT 01?
commo SCHOOLS.
School Director® of Huntingdon et?Tiy.
Gentlemen: The undersign4;d gill be 'a eandiihilo
for the office of County Fu ; icr ntendent of P.1,E0
&boo's, at your convention, on Tuesday, Nay 7th.
Respectfully, li. L. ATKIYSOIi,
aplti, Principal of Iluntingdon Public School..
A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
[Eettte of John Groximan, dercersed.'
Letters of Administration having been granted to
the und,signed on the estate of John Grossman,
late of Jackson township deceased, all persons
knowinr , themselves indebted to said estate are re
quested to make immediate payment, and those
having claims to present them duly authenticated
for settlement. JACOB GROSSMAN,
M'Alevy'sForLap.l7,'72.] Administrator.
.IST OF LETTEIZS
-La in the Post Officc; at Huntingdon, Pa.,
April 15 '
1872. When called forsay "advertised"
and give date.
Brendly, C lKinch, E C
Bear, Geo. C lKorziline. Edward
Brown, Samuel 0 Kelly, Francis
Deniser, David (2) McFarland, Mrs. A
Dunbar, Jobn Needler,Bettie
Davis, J. P Riebarson, Barris
Hawn, L S Steel. A D -
lierry, C V ISullenberner, J F
Heston, Priscilla (Wright,Stnith, Luther
Hawn, John Treece, Annie
Johnston, W F Mary A.
Held for postage: F. A. Cane. Kent, Ohio;
Thos. kiazlett, Alleuville, Pa., Win. Estep. Mar
tinsburg, Pa.
BRICE X. BLAIR,
Postmaster,
71 votes
10 4.
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