THEIE BIOGRAPHIES.
Brief Sketches of the Lives of the
Republicans dominated
ON THE STATE TICKET YESTERDAY.
Hott Delamater, Watres ana Stewart Spent
Their loath and
TEE OFFICES THEY HATE FILLED.
A Column of Hatter Thit Will Interest IterjTeiin
. eTlnnian.
Brief sketches of the gentlemen named at
Harrisburg yesterday for the three import
ant State offices are appended. "Why Dela
mater and Quay are so intimate is told in
the sketch ot the Gubernatorial candidate.
rsriCIAl-TJELIORAM TO THEDISPATCH.
Hasbisbttbg, June 25. Following are
brief biographical sketches of the candidates
named yesterday:
Senator George "Wallace Delamater, the
nominee of the Republican party for Gover
nor of Pennsylvania, was 41 years of ace on
March 31 last He was reared in the law,
bnt abandoned the legal arena soon after his
admission to the bar lor the more congenial
pursuit ot banking. The Senator has been
generally represented as a man of millions,
whose purse was without limit, and open to
all demands of party boodle. As a matter
of fact, his fortune is limited, although his
expectations are great, but his liberality
with what he has bas not been overesti
mated. Senator Delamater is worth proba
bly f50,000 in Mb own right His father,
who sat in the State Senate before him, is,
however, one of the wealthiest oil and iron
producers in the State, and perhaps is sev
eral times a millionaire.
TEET AGREEABLE SOCIETY.
Socially Senator Delamater is one of the
most agreeable of men. His manner is gen
tle, and he is most companionable. His
personal honor has never been questioned,
either in public or private life, and he is
free from affectation, is natural and makes
friends easily. The Senator keeps his face
always closely shaved, except npon the
tipper lip, where he wears a florid mustache
ot considerable proportions, but not quite
so flowing as that ot his friend, State Treasurer-elect
Boyer. He thus looks quite as
young as his years, if not a few years
younger. His residence, at Headville, is
THE DELAMATER
one of the handsomest in the interior of the
State, und here he deals out a fine hospital
ity, assisted by a charming wife, whose wide
circle of friends has been no small aid in
advancing her husband's political fortunes.
The outlines of Senator Delamater's
career in politic are well known. Mayor
of Meadville (1876), Senatorial delegate to
the State Convention (1878), Chairman of
Crawford County's Rcpubliein Committee
(1878). Garfield tlectiou (1880), and Sen
ator (18S6-90). His ability as a political
manager is undoubted. The Senator's
enemies flaunt bis youth and alleged inex
perience in h.s face. Thoe who know him
best, however, know him for a man of wis
dom in emergency wise and shrewd, and
altogether a man of superior ability in
political warfare.
HIS HOLD ON QUAT.
Many stories to account for the hold he
has upon Senator Quay's regard have been
told, and it has been openly stated that at a
critical moment he advanced the Senator a
large amount of money. This story is not
entirely baseless, and it is a fact, in addi
tion, that Senator Delamater did give the
National Committee a lift last year, when
Xrt. G. 11'. DtlamaUr.
its coffers were empty, but he was paid back
upon this occasion, at least
But the real secret of the Senator's hold
on Quay is the aid which he extended to the
latter when hp was a candidate for the nomi
nation lor State Treasurer, and after he had
been elected. Delamater, with a tact and
management which excited Quay's admira
tion, handled the N6rthwestern delegates
for Quay in the convention, and a terward
quieted the opposition of the oil producers
when the campaign was hot, and when an
independent movement on the part of Emery,
Lee and others in that section might have
started a fire of opposition which would have
been dangerous.
It is now said that Senator Delamater
failed to keep his pledges made to the pro
ducers in this fight, and that he and Quay
allowed the Billingsley bill, which the pro
ducers say is what was promised them, to be
defeated when they could have saved it
This is said to be "the secret of ex-Senator
Lee's emphatic opposition to the nominee.
The Senator has not as yet said his say upon
this point, but may do so later.
LOUIS ARTHUR WATRES.
Louis Arthur. Watres, named for second
place on the ticket, was the choice of the Re
publicans of Northeastern Pennsylvania for
the nomination ot Lieutenant Governor.
Eversince his election to the State Senate he
has been in the field as an active candidate
for that office and had a creditable showing
of friends iu the list ot delegates. Senator
WAtres was born at ML Vernon, Lacka
wanna county, April 21, 1851. He is one of
thVmost successful young men in business
and politics in that section of the State. He
aUrted in life at the bottom round of the
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ladder. He picked coal on the culm dumps
of the anthracite region, t en drove a team,
clerked in a store, worked on a farm.weigbed
coal for the Delaware and Hudson Coal Com
pany and filled the positions of postmaster's
clerk, deputy sheriff and teller and cashier
in a bank.
He studied law with John Handy and
was admitted to the bar in 1878. He has
been County Solicitor of Lackawanna and
in 1882 became the Kcpublican candidate
for State Senator in the Twentieth district,
which comprises in a large degree the min
ing portion of Lackawanna and Luzerne
counties. Although the district is Demo
cratic, Watres' personal popularity won
him an election by a handsome majority.
He was re-elected in 1886 by an increased
majority. In 1887 he was appointed In
spector'of Rifle Practice for the National
Guard by Governor Beaver on account of
the record for marksmanship made by Com
pany A, of Scranton, of which he is cap
tain. "When he took charge of the depart
ment there were only 1,300 marksmen in the
National Guard. Under his supervision
the number has increased to 4,300. Senator
"Watres is largely interested in business en
terprises in his district, and has a record at
Harrisburg as an earnest worker and an able
legislator.
THOJIAS J. STEWART,
who was renominated as Secretary of Internal
Affairs, was born near Bel ast, Ireland,
September 11, 1848. He came with his
parents to Norristown when an infant He
was educated in the public schools and at
the Quaker City Business College. At the
ace of 16 he enlisted as a private in the One
Hundred and Thirtv-eighth Pennsylvania
Volunteers. Prom 1870 to 1882 he was en
gaged as a manufacturer and dealer in win
dow glass; from 18S2 to 1883 was Assistant
Adjutant General ol the Departmentof Penn
sylvania. G. A. R. In 18S3 he was appointed
Assistant AdjutantGeneralof.the G. A. K. of
the United states. He was a member ol
the Pennsylvania House of Bepresentatives
in 1885-6. Since 18G9 he has been connected
with the National Guard, and has been Ad
jutant of the Sixth Begiment since 1877.
Mr. Stewart was one of the commission to
locate and establish the Pennsylvania Sol
diers and Sailors' Home and afterward
served as a member of the Board of Trustees
of that institution, and as secretary of the
commission.
TERROR Hf A TEXAS TOWN.
CowbsyK Capture the Place and Resist All
Effort to Arrest Them.
rKrZCIAl. TELKOBAII TO THK DISPATCH.!
Twohig, Tex., June 25. A reign of
terror has existed here since last Friday
Twenty cowboys came in from Hill &
BurneTs ranch, and they have run the town
to suit themselves since J. W. McGinnis
a merchant was shot A messenger sum
moned McNeil's rangers and they captured
RESIDENCE.
eight of the cowboys, the others escaping to
he brush.
Those who escaped returned and released
the prisoners and shot all the windows out of
the house of John Nicholson, the station
agent who ent the message summoning the
rangers. The latter are now in pursuit of
the cowboys.
WHO GAVE IT AWAY?
SERIOUS CHARGES MADE AGAINST OFFI
CERS OF THE COURT OF APPEALS.
The Decision In the bugnr Trnit Cnne Made
Known to Wall Street Operators Fire
Days Before Delivered John C Sheehan
Bald to Be Implicated.
rSPECTAL TELEGRAM TOTnBni8PATCH.l
New YORK, June 25. A serious scandal
is involved in the manner in which
the decision of the Court of Ap
peals upon the Sugar Trust was made
public. There is no doubt among
"Wall street men that the substance of the
decision was prematurely made known as
long ago as last Eriday to certain operators,
who used the information to make the
raid on the trust certificates, which
broke the price on Saturday from 77 to 69.
There were peculiar circumstances also con
nected with the actual giving out of the de
cision at Saratoga on Tuesday, and withal
the officers of the Court ol
Appeals are seriously compromised
by the affair. Two or three prominent men
at the head ot big "Wall street financial in
stitutions were quoted yesterday as saying
that John C. Sheehan, Secretary of the
Aqueduct Commission, called upun them
last Friday morning to negotiate lor the use
of premature knowledge of the decision,
which he claimed to possess.
He is said to have desired
in one case to induce the gentleman visited
to operate tor their joint account in the
market on the strength of the information
he claimed to possess.
It is reported that he was rather enrtly
repulsed in two instauces, and that
when he visited some prominent
sugar people they refused to
take any stock in his alleged m.ormation
the names of operators who finally secured.
The information and made use ot it in the
market are not made public
V00D00ISM IN THE SOUTH.
A Deluded Victim Cats Down a shade Tree
to Discover the Charm.
New Orleans, June 25. That voodoo
ism is not wholly dead in New Orleans is
proved by" a suit recently brought against
John Sandmaker, a railroad man living in
this city, who has been in bad luck and bad
health lately. A friend induced him to
visit a fortune teller, who declared that he
had been voodooed by an enemy. The
charm was in a certain tree, she said, and
until that tree was cut down, or the charm
discovered, he, Sandmaker, would continue
to suffer. Sandmaker went at once to his
home at the corner of Claiborne and Fourth
streets and began work on the tree. It was
a tall magnolia. In the very heart of the
tree, in the center of a mass of wood, the
gri-gri charm was discovered toe nails and
hair of the exact color and character of
Sandmaker's these being the materials
usually employed by the voodoos in bring
ing bad luck on an enemy.
The discovery created great excitement
among the neighbors, particularly among
the negroes.
Next morning he was served with a war
rant Irom the First Becorder Conrt, charg
ing him with malicious mischief, sworn out
by Mrs. Burke, who owns the houe in
which he lives. The case, however, was
settled in court without further proceedings.
Sandmaker offered to make good any loss
he might have caused, and Mrs. Burke
withdrew the charge.
THE
EVERYB0DYJND0RSED.
FULL TEXT OF THE STATE REPUBLICAN
PLATFORM.
Protection nnd a Free Ballot Receive the
Customary EuloaT Some Lengthy Opin
ion Upon Stnte Taxation Payment or
the Border Rnld Claims Demanded.
Harrisbtjro, June 25. The following
is the full text of the platform adopted by
the Convention:
Once more the Republicans of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, in convention assem
bled, send fraternal greetings to their party
brethren throughout the nation and congratu
late them and ourselves npon the victory won
inlS88bytbe purity of Republican principles
and the patriotism of Republican citizenship.
In keeping with the sympathy and the dnty
of our party we maLe the following declaration
of principles for the, betterment of political
government and the benefit of our fellow citi
zens: Wo believe that every lawful voter has
the right to cast a free ballot at every public
election, and have it properly counted and cer
tified, and we call upon Congress to adopt such
legislation as will prevent a suppression or
falsification of the votes of our fellow citizens
at elections for officers of National Govern
ment and will end political slavery throughout
the nation.
Pensions for All Until They Die.
Our care for the welfare of those who, npon
the field of battle, carried triumphantly the
principles of Republican faith will end only
when the last loyal soldier of the Civil War
shall have entered into his honored rest, and
we ask Congress to grant a per diem service
pet sion to every Union soldier and sailor who
served in and was honorably discharged from
the armv or navy of the United States.
The claim which tho citizens of the border
connties of our Commonwealth make npon the
General Government for reimbursement for the
loss they sustained in their homes and property
at the hands of the enemy during the late war
is one which national patriotism should respect
and honor, and we urge uon our Congressmen
the use ot every proper effort to have it quickly
and completely satisfied.
We Indorse tho taritt bill called the "McKin
ley bill." in the form in which it was passed by
the House of Representatives, and we de
nounce the criticism passed upon tnat bill In
the English Parliament as an unwarranted in
terference by a foreign nation with the right of
the American people to protect American in
dustries, trrtn
Protection Demanded for Everybody.
We reaffirm one of the earliest principles ot
our party when we declare that American
workers should, like American manufacturers,
receive national protection, and we request of
the general Government the strictest enforce
ment of the laws forbidding entrance into and
the employment in this country of pauper and
contract laborers of foreign nations.
We urge upon Congress the immediate ne
cessity of passing snen legislation as will pre
vent the importation and sale of oleomargarine
and of intoxicating liquors in this Common
wealth, contrary to our acts ot assembly regu
lating and restricting the same, and empower
every State to enforce its local laws relating
thereto in the manner ant in accordance with
the intent and purpose with which they were
enacted.
Ballot reform is and will remain the watch
word of our pany in every State, and we
especially congratulate onr political brethren
in New York npon the fact that although their
Democratic Governor could deform, he conld
not wholly defeat their efforts to secure a free
ballot for every American voter throughout
then- State.
To,Provide for a Secret Ballot.
We charge the members of the next General
Assembly with the duty to pass snch laws, and,
it necessity should arise, to provide for such
chances in the Constitution of our State as will
insnreto every voter perfect secrecy and freo
dom In jxerosing bis right of suffrage.
For almost 30 years the finances of this State
have been under the contiol of our party.
Dunne the time we devised a system of taxing
corporations, which serves as a pattern for,
and has been taken as a guide, by many sister
States in their efforts to collect revenne for
public purposes. We have paid off the debt
which the Democratic party of this State cre
ated during a time of peace; we have almost
extinguished the debt which the Democratic
party of the Southern States inflicted upon
us during the Civil War, and years ago we
lifted from the lands and homes or all our fel
low citizens the burdens of State taxation.
But the depression under which our agricul
tural interests now suffer bas made the present
system of taxation bear too heavily on tbein,
and we therefore pledge ourselves to lighten
that burden and as far as possible to equalize
taxation. To that end, we recommend that the
surplus Tevenue derived from State taxation
oe usea to lessen me taxation now laid npon
real estate for local purposes, bv applying It, so
far as it will in legislative wisdom avail, to the
increase of the appropriation for the support
of the common schools, and to making appro
priation for the care of the indigent insane, for
the expenses of the jury sj stem, and of hold
ing the generkl elections.
Farther Taxation of Corporations.
If thereby there should be necessity for en
larging our surplus revenue, we favor a just
and equitable increase in tho taxation of prop
erty of corporations. We recommend that the
local system of taxation be so reformed as to
permit the taxation of money capital for local
purposes to snch an extent as to enable the
local authorities to reduce the rate ot taxation
noon real estate to an equitable basis.
We require of the General Assembly vigi
lance in making appropriations of the public
money, and of our charitable institutions re
ceiving State aid the strictest economy in ex
penditures. The phenomenal Increase in our population
and of our commerce, foreign and domestic,
with the decrease in the circulation of our Na
tional banks, renders it imperatively essential
to the general good. In our judgment, that
there shall be a speedy and substantial increase
in the currency of the country. Uncompro
misingly hostile to monometallism, whether of
gold or silver, and earnestly favoring the use
ot both as coin metals, the Republican party of
Pennsylvania demands the enactment by the
Congress now in session of such legislation as
will, while securing the fullest use of silver as
money, most certainly secure and maintain a
parity between the two metals.
Indorsing tbe Present Administration.
"We heartily indorse the administration of
President Harrison and declare that its wise
conservatism, its undoubted integrity and its
manifest efficiency, deserve the unqualified ap
proval of the n hole nation. We jrratef ully re
cord the continued confidence of the Repub
licans of Pennsylvania in the wisdom, integrity
and statesmanship of the Hon. J. Donald Cam
eron, our senior Senator at Washington, so
emphatlrallj manifested in his past services,
and we accept tbem as po-itive assurance of
his faithfulness and efficiency in the future.
For tbe chairman of onr National Commit
tee, Mr. Quay, we feel a lasting sense or grati
tude for his matchless services in the last Pres
ldectal campaign and commend his bearing un
der tbe slanders which hi successful leader
ship of our party has purchased for him. As a
citizen, a member of the General Assembly, as
becretary of the Commonwealth under the two
successive administration", as State Treasurer
by the overwhelming suffrages of his fellow
citizens and as Senator of the United States,
he has won and tetains our respect and confi
dence. We commend tbe course of the Hon. Thomas
B. Reed, bpeaker of the National House of
Representatives, in manfully preventing the
obstructions of legislation and tbe waste of
public time and money, and we tender him the
congratulations and thanks of the Republican
party of Pennsylvania.
We express our gratification with the ad
ministration of Governor James S. Beaver, and
congratulate him upon tbe fact that bis course
hasbeen marked by wisdom, integrity and that
devotion to the welfare of all the people which
will entitle him to the esteem and gratitude of
the citizens of the State in all coming years.
AXL PLEAD GUILTY.
Light Fines Imposed Upon the Prlzs Fight
eis Kllrnln's BlulE ,
Purvis, Miss., June 25. The cases
against Muldoon, Cleary and Donovan were
called in the Circuit Court to-day,
when pleas of guilty were entered,
each asking clemency of the Court,
Muldoon stating that he was sorry
for having violated the law, but he had the
manhood to stand the consequences. Judge
Terrell stated that he was glad defendants
had adopted this conrse. A fine of $250
was entered against Muldoon, and Cleary
and Donovan eached fined $100. The fines
were paid and the prisoners released.
Kilrain was present and stated that he had
challenged Sullivan to fight to a finish,
either with bare knnckles or light gloves,
Loudon prize ring rules, the fight to come
off in Fort Worth, Tex,, for the purse of
fered by the Fort Worth Athletio Club.
QUARANTINE ESTABLISHED.
Grent Fatality la Cholera Cases Reported
to tbe Spanish Government.
Madrid, June 25. The authorities at
all Spanish ports have established a ten
days' quarantine a'ctinst vessels arriving
from Oandia and Valencia. If there be
cholera aboard a vessel the quarantine is
extended to 15 days.
The total number of cases of choleraln
Valeria to date is 196. of which 113 have
proved fatal.
PITTSBURG - DISPATCH.
EDITORIAL OPINIONS,
VIEWS OF LEADING STATE PAPERS UPON
THE TICKET.
The Independent Jonrnnls Take Strong
Ground Against Delamater Begulor
Rrpnbllcan Sheet Usually Express the
Most Unbounded Satisfaction.
IPriCIAL TXLEORAM TO THS DIBrATCII.1
Philadelphia, June 25. In a long
editorial on the nomination of Delamater
the Times to-morrow will say:
If tbere are those who assume that Delamater
will be a weak candidate and easily defeated,
they would do well to unlearn that leson
as speedily as possible. Delamater is
admittedly Quay's candidate, but he is much
more than the mere reflex of Quay. Hastings,
Stone, Montootb, Osborne and McCormick all
songht and honed to be Quay's candi
date, and all therefore stood npon
equal ground with Delamater as Quay
men, but Delamater is one of the
two men of the contest who grew in stature
every week during more than a year of con-
stant trial. He and Hastings were tbe men'
who started least known and sized np to every
ocasionintbe conflict until they thoroughly
enthused their friends and extorted
the respect of their foes. Had
Hastings been the favorite of Quay,
as he hoped to be he would have been chosen
instead of Delamater. but Delamater was the
favorite of Quay from the start, and Hastings
grew as a clever secondhand gave an inspiring
climax to his greatness as his tall plume tow
ered over tbe convention.
Strongly Supports the Ticket.
The Inquirer will say editorially to-morrow:
,
The Republican State Convention has made
no mistake in placing George Wallace Dela
mater at the bead of tbe ticket. He bas won
his spurs fairly and honestly, after a con
test with half a dozen candidates, any one
of whom would have been an ornament to the
party and an invincible standard bearer. It is
no disparagement to tbe others that Ir. Dela
mater has been selected. He made a brilliant
canvass; he attracted the most delegates to his
banner and he won.
That tells thewhole story. Mr. Delamater will
make a strong candidate and a wise Governor.
His record is a good one. both in private
and in public life, and his training in
the Legislature will Drove valuable to
him t as the occupant of tbe Governor's
chair. No scars have been left by the contest.
There are no sores to heal. Tbe rivals of Sena
tor Delamater are no longer rivals. Thev stand
together on the same Republican platform, and
their votes and their voices will help to swell
the Republican victory in November. Tbe
nominee of the convention is the nominee of
the people.
The Choice for Second Place.
The choice of Senator Louis A. Watres, of
Lackawanna county, for Lieutenant Governor,
is a wise one. Long service in the State Senate
qualifies him for its presiding officer. He is
well and favorably known, and the
nomination comes to him with the
good wishes of everybody. With Thomas J.
btewart. of Montgomery, as the renominated
candidate for Secretary of Internal Affairs,
tbe ticket is complete. Tbere is a tower of
strength in the platlorm, and the Republican
party of the great Keystone State will jump
into the campaign confident in its power to win
by an overwhelming majority.
The Press will say editorially to-morrow:
The ticket nominated at Harrisburg yester
day is one which all Republicans can support.
That it is tbe strongest which the convention
could have submitted to tbe people we don't be
lieve, bnt a majority of 0,000 is mighty and
must prevail. That Senator Delamater
will make an able and efficient Governor no
one questions. The opposition to him was
based almost wholly on doubts of his ability to
rally the full Republican vote. Now that tbe
convention bas, in a manner, resolved these
doubts, we look to see all the candidates and
their friends turn in and give him their hearty
allegiance.
A Democratic Utterance.
The Record will say:
In the nomination of Hon. George W. Dela
mater as tho Republican candidate for Gov
ernor Senator Quay bas obstinately pushed
through his programme to the end in spite of
warnings from friends and threats
from enemies. Senator Quay knew full
well that if he should abandon
Delamater he wonld lose a large body
of his own friends who would accuse him ot
weakness while he conld not conciliate his
personal foes. He preferred, therefore, to take
the chance of being defeated with bis party In
November to being beaten by the party In
Jnne. From the standpoint of a practical poli
tician and pany boss with whom personal con
siderations are always paramount, there is
no doubt ot the entire correctness ot this de
cision. In the contest before tbe people the
qualifications or demerits of Mr. Delamater,
whatever they may be. will probably be as little
in issue as they were before the nomination.
But whatever may be tbe personal merits
or demorits of Mr. Delamater these will
all be overborne by the one consideration that
he is the candidate of Chairman Quay. The
question is whether Mr. Quay, as a party boss
and spoils distributor, shall fill at his sovereign
will and pleasure the high and honorable office
of Governor of Pennsylvania with one of his
favorites.
THE TIDE OF REVOLT.
Signs Now Much More Apparent Than In the
Year 18S2.
rSPECIAI. TXLSGBAM TO THE DISPATCH.!
.Beading, Pa., June 25. The morning
Herald to-morrow will say that the nomina
tion of Delamater was forced npon the Re
publican party in tbe face or a protest such
as has never been heard in its history. The
signs ot revolt at this stage of the proceed
ings are much greater than in 1882. It is
doubtful whether even with the political
acumen and sagacity that Quay is reported
to possess, he can stm the tide of revolt that
will begin to-morrow.
All Shoulders to the Wheel.
rSFECIAI. TELIOltAM TO Till DISPATCH.!
Erie, June 25. The Dispatch will say
to-morrow: "Tbe nomination is what we
have predicted for some time past, is a ju
dicious selection, and all loyal Republi
cans will put their shoulders to the wheel
and assist in rolling up the usual majority
at the polls next November."
WHITE AND BLACK.
Trouble Brewing; Betvrecn the Races
In
South Carollun.
ISFECTAL TXLIOIIAM TO THE DI8PATCH.1
Columbia, S. C, Jane 25. There is
trouble between the races near Bamberg, in
Barnwell county. It began on Saturday,
when a party of negroes took a boat belong
ing to a white man and went fish
ing, after being ordered not to use
it. When they returned the negroes were
set upon by the whites and one of 'the white
men was injured. Two nights ago Bobert
Hearse and a number oi his friends went
to the house ot the negro who appeared
to be the leader of the party. The negroes
were in ambush near the house, evidently
expecting an attack, and fired upon tbe
whites, eight of whom were wounded, but
none dangerously.
The negroes then fled. Joe Glover, sup
posed to have been in the party, has since
been captured and severely whipped. It is
expected thatif those who took an active part
in tbe shooting are arrested there will be
further trouble.
A NOBLE'S SON POUND BEAD.
The Son of Wealthy Parent Suicides Be
cause of-Poverty.
Philadelphia, June 25. Victor de
Bules, said to be the son of a distinguished
German connt, was found dying in his room
at a boarding house in this city this after
noon, a suicide. De Bules came to this
country about ten years ago. He was an
expert chemist, but had lost his position.
The room in which the man died was
handsomely furnished. A search of his
clothing showed that at tbe time of his
death he had just 1 cent. DeBules had
told his landlady that his father was a
wealthy nobleman in Germany.
George Bancroft -erlonly III,
SPECIAL TELLOEAM TO THE BIS PATCH. 1
Newport, R. I., June 25. George Ban
croft, the noted historion, is very feeble
and fears are entertained that he will never
recover.
THURSDAY, JUNE 26,
TALKING AND YOUNG
Continued from First Page.
man beeded the call. Through storm and ob
struction he reached the crest of the Alle
ghenies and saw what was the horror-wonder of
the world.
The General's Work at Johnstown.
There he went and there he worked, saving
tbe living fromlhemselves and gaunt starva
tion; succoring the wounded and giving to the
mangled and dead a Christian burial in that
blood-washed valley of the Conemaugh. Going
to the wrecked city a humanitarian, he re
mained an indefatigable Christian worker, and
when the work had been done and succor and
relief had been f ully extended, he returned to
his home a modest hero and tbe people's candi
date for Governor. Applause.
He is a man who. from penury and poverty
has worked him-elf into the very front rank of
tbe foremost men of the conntry, and who has,
withal, preserved his personal honor unsullied
and spotless. Fellow citizens, we should nom
inate a candidate whose success does not de
pend upon whom or how the enemy may nom
inate applause for two minutes: for whose
public record no apology or explanation is re
quired, and whose private life will stand
scrutiny the most exacting. General Hastings'
history bas been -studded by trials, by hard
work, by privations, by tbe kind of crucible
that tried and tested the lives of Lincoln,
Grant and Garfield. Mr. Chairman. I name to
this convention Daniel Hartman Hastings.
There was a magnificent outburst, with
flags, hats, canes, fans and arms swinging in
the air when Mr. Orlady finished. The old
axiom was evidently repeating itself. The
applause was one man's, while the nomina
tion was another's. W. J. Shaffer, of Del
aware county, seconded the nomination of
General Hastings. He said he was proud
to take part in the glorious task of this con
vention. No State can boast of such a
galaxy of Republicans as this grand old
Commonwealth. ""
A Comparison of Meado nnd Quay.
He recalled Gettysburg with the great
Meade, and years afterward, when the man
hood that saved tbe country again needed a
leader, they found him in Matthew Stanley
Quay, who reinstated the Bepublican party
in power. Coming from a Hastings man
this was a direct line thrown out for votes
favorable to Quay. Shaffer contended that
Hastings' name was synonymous with a
great event. In the greatest calamity of
modern times, the Johnstown flood, the fin
ger of destiny pointed to a leader of men.
The stricken Conemaugh Valley was demor
alized, chaos reigned everywhere. General
Hastings stepped to the front, martial law
was declared, and be became the ruler, not
only in a military sense, but one whom the
people respected and loved to obey.
After the Johnstown flood he was the
people's candidate for Governor. The young
men asked for this man; his name is an in
spiration to them. He is a candidate that
will set Pennsylvania on fire. Mr. Shaffer
proved to be an able colleague of Lawyer
Orlady. He is young, full of fiery eloquence
and dashing in style. Undoubtedly the
Hastings people possessed the orators of the
day.
Osborne's Philosophic Oratory.
Alfred Darte, of Luzerne connty, nom
inated Congressman Osborne. His remarks
leaned toward philosophy, finally coming
out of tbe darkness of metaphorical illum
inations with tbe statement that this con
vention is the opening of the campaign
of 1892. He sketched the military and
civic history of General Osborne, which he
declared wa's equal to that of any Pennsyl
vanian. The nomination was seconded by
C. T. Halsey, of Wilkesbarre, who pleaded
for the recognition of soldiers. Not much
noise was made over the nomination of Mr.
Osborne, (or ttlie reason that his delegates
were few andfhat the contingency of a com
promise candidate was out of the question.
Mr. Halsey retired to the rear, and Chair
man Lyon observed Major "William C.
Moreland, of PJttsburg.standing on the floor
with uplifted hand.
"Mr. Moreland, of Pittsburg," announced
the Chairman.
A request came from tbe body of the
House that Mr. Moreland go upon "the plit
form so he could he better heard. The
genial City Attorney complied with this in
vitation, and as he faced the audience a
murmur seemed to run over the surface ot
faces as thought something good were ex
pected. Beginning in his usual manner the
Major allowed his flow of eloquence to
gradually rise until he had enchained the
attention of every man present. He cap
tured the audience in an entirely different
way than any preceding speaker had done.
Tbe Jkl!lfat Rhetoric of Moreland.
Orlady's fierce manner and burning decla
rations had aroused the people to boUterous
ness, but Moreland's skillful rhetoric, fall,
musical voice and commanding appearance
made a decided impression another way.
He perhaps had the most attentive audience
of any of the orators. He said:
Gentlemen of the Convention:
Such a splendid andience; snch ar'are and
matchless occasion should command a power
ntterly foreign to me. I can best commend
myself and the canse and the man I have the
honor of presenting to this convention at this
time by extreme brevity. I am admonished by
the speeches which have been made that I am
left an exceedingly barren field, one in which
the reaper cannot gather and he that bindeth
the sheaves shall not garner the grain. I shall
not consume your time in an effort to imitate
the brilliant and almost matchless oratory to
which you have bad the pleasure of listening
this afternoon, nor seek to challence your
attention by pointing you to that grand old
State of Allegheny and presenting geographi
cal considerations tolhis convention.
i'ou have met in an interesting and an im
portant time. You have come to the bar of
lodgment and tbe bar of conscience in a mass,
lour work begins to-day, our's after the sun
shall have gone down to-night, and to-morrow
breezes from tbe Delaware to the Ohio
waft tbe name of the man who receives your
votes. You are to present to us a man equipped
for the high office. No invidious companions
should move you against conscience and judg
ment, but if they all be equal in the splendid
manhood presented to yon ibis afternoon, then
if tbere are geographical considerations you
ought to enter Into, 1 may then have tbe pleas
ure and tbe privilege of presenting tbem. Do
you want a Governor in the prima and full
blossom of manhood? Do you want a scholar
who finds recreation with bis books? Do you
want a lawyer wbose indefatigable industry
has helped him to forge to the fore front of his
Erofessiou? Do you want a man devoted to
is home, devoted to ,Jis country and true to
his God? A man whocausc of birth, educa
tion and impulse, desire and motive is an Ameri
can from head to foot. r
His Record as a Soldier.
Do you want for Governor a man who, when
hi3 heart was yonng and his brain had scarcely
formed the future of the man. who, when ha
beard the roll of the drum and sound of tbe
cannon, took upon his shoulder a musket and
marched to the front, knowing but tbe unsul
lied flag and tbe life of the nation? Do you
want a man who when atmed treason sum
moned the loyal North to that contest infinitely
blopuicr than Marsalla's bloody field, was
among the first to respond to his country's
call? Do you want a man whose deeds upon
tbe field have crowned him for his chivalry,
whose efforts as a citizen has endowed bim
with dignity, education and honor? If yon
want that man you have bini with all tbe qual
ities that I have described, in tbe person of
Edward A Montootb, of Allegheny. Ap
plause. When this party can stand at the
head of the roll call of our country,
let me ask you to turn your eyes .to
the western slope of the Allegbenies.
Lee me .isk you for a moment when ynu are
passing to'keep before your eyes the grand old
State of Allegheny, which has for over 100
yearkeptin the lore front of tbe nation's
progress; that has never gone wrong; has
always stood by tbe grand old Republican
party, tbe very birthplace and home ot which
ix, is, and to-day stands before tbe world as the
banner Republican county Df tbe nation, and
yet bas never in its history been honored with
the Governorship of Pennsylvania.
Is tbere nothing f orAlleghony county, with ber
20.C0O majority? God forbid tbat a single un
kind word should be uttered against any man.
Allegheny county could not be anything but
loyal to tbe Republican party Without being
'false to her laitb, false to her history, false to
her conscience, false to her people and false to
her industries; but in tbe name of tbe county,
in tho name. of fair play and justice, I ask for
her recognition of wnat she bas been and what
she will be. She bas a strong claim upon this
convention. I take pleasure in presenting to
you the name ot that brilliant and accom
plished man. the peer of many and"tbe fireside
companion," as Cicero said, "of the very purest
andtbe best" Edward A. Montootb.
Ho becond to ihu Nomination.
,It had been originally intended tbat J. IV
Taylor, of Washington county, would sec
ond the nomination of Major Montootb, but
'for some reason this arrangement fell
through. There was no second, the fact
causing more or less comment..
, W. E. Eice. tf Warrea county, Jnext gotj
1890.
the floor to nominate Charles W. Stone, of
his county, for Governor. His speech was
commonplace, simply being a biographical
sketch of his favorite candidate. The sec
ond address for Secretary Stone was by all
odds more able. It was 'delivered by ex
Congressman Brown, of McKean county.
He said :
To-day is as cool as manufactured ice com
pared with some of tbe days we will have to
passthrouata before tbe ides of November if
we are not careful of what wo do here this aft
ernoon. Every man who is a candidate bas a
right to urge his claim". I like a fight, but I
want to be sure tbat I have a real enemy in
front of me, not one that is simply put np to
knork down again. It would be better for
some of these men who are so anxious for tbe
offlco if tbey wonld wait till the clouds roll
by. I am here to second the nomination of
the most quiet candidate in the field,one whom
you never hear from as making a racket. There
is no question of bis election that is beyond
all doubt. He is already in the Gnbernatorial
chair. All you have to do Is to repeat bis name
to-day in an official way.
One of the Dark Horses.
Congressman McCormick, of "Williams
port, was placed in nomination by Emerson
Collins, of Lycoming county, in an address
entirely eulogistic of McCormick's record
in the National Honse of Bepresentatives.
Collins was another oratorical novelty, being
a mere boy in appearance, actually only 27
years old. He was chuck lull of vim, how
ever, and made quite a bit.
A buzz now broke out in the audience.
The last candidate had been named, add tbe
people hoped that balloting would be com
menced. Chairman Lyon announced that
the convention was ready to proceed with
business. It took Secretary Leach some
time to get his rolls in order, and by the
time he was ready the teeming multitude
below was in a perfect nuroar.
Tbe Chairman rapped for order and when
it was lound that Leach had his pencil
ready for work the people became quiet
willingly enough. In a few minutes the still
ness became as impressive as the noise was
lond a khort time before. The counties
were called in alphabetical order, beginning
with Adams connty, taking Allegheny
county second, but not reaching Phila
delphia county until pretty well toward the
end.
Interest In Allegheny and Philadelphia.
This, of course, divided the interest, be
cause it was realized that much of import
ance was centered on both what Allegheny
and Philadelphia counties had done, and as
one was at the beginning and the other at
the end, it prolonged the interest in the roll
call. On the first ballot every Allegheny
county man voted for Montootb.
The Philadelphia delegation was reached
amid breathless silence, and it was re
membered by everybody what the boasts of
the night before had been as to tbe strength
of Delamater and Hastings in the delega
tion. When the thirty-ninth name from
Philadelphia had been called it was found
that from the Quaker Citv Delamater re
ceived 13 votes; Hastings, 24; Montooth, 1;
Stone, 1, thus tallying pretty closely with
tbe conservative estimate given in The
Dispatch.
"Wire pulling began in earnest when the
last name on the roll was called. State
Chairman Andrews had been keeping a
private tally of his own, so that he knew
the resnlt long before it was announced.
Frequently he compared it with a private
memoranda book. He wrote two telegraphic
messages and sent them flying'to the tempo
rary office of the telegraph company. Mes
sengers came flying in at every door.
Through the main entrance several well
known politicians bustled down among the
delegates in the parquet. The air was reso
nant with the buzz of voices. Lots of per
suasion was being used.
The Result of the First Ballot.
There was no election on first ballot, the
votes stinding Delamater, 84; Hastings, 61;
Montooth, 30; Stone, 15; Osborne, 8; Mc
Cormick, 3.
The Chair announced that 204 votes had
been cast, and that 103 being required to
elect, tbere was" no nomination and the con
vention would proceed to a second ballot.
Plenty of sensation was expected on the
second ballot, and intense excitement pre
vailed when Secretary Leacb began calling
the roll of delegates. Only four names had
. been called when"a change came o'er the
spirit of the dream."
B. "W. Gilliford, of the Second District,
Allegheny county, voted for Delamater in
stead of Montooth. "W. J. McDonald's
name was called next, and he replied, "Del
amater." There was no cheering at this,
but a sort of a suppressed jeer came down
from the left hand gallery. The Hastings
people were, however, afraid to hear the
Allegheny county delegation continned,bnt
as Leach called, "J. O. Brown," the re
sponse came, "Montooth." McCandless was
next called. He stuck to Montooth; also,
Mr. McCleary stood by his gnns, and Harry
Bvram answered, a trifle londer than usual,
"Edward A- Montooth." This restored
confidence. The break had evidently not
yet come, or else the scheme had missed fire.
G. Hering, Flynn, Forging, Foster, and
even Jqsiah Speer, remained staunch to
Montooth.
Lyon Breaks Awny to Delamater.
The next name called was that of Walter
Lyon, of the Seventh district, the Chairman
of the convention. He replied calmly and
deliberately, "Delamater." Somebody
tried to raise a cheer, it was cried down, and
a distinct hiss prevailed among the specta
tors of the upper gallery. Lyon did not let
it appear that he heard it. John S. Bobh
and Nathan S. Williams concluded lor the
Allegheny delegation with their votes for
Montooth. Seventeen counties were called
in order, but no changes were noted, but
when Delaware county was reached, E. S.
Hickman, who had voted for Stone, now
voted for Delamater.
A few minutes later Louis Armstead, of
Fayette county, a Houtooth man, on the
first ballot voted for Delamater. It began
to look as though the stampede was begin
ning. Iu Lehigh county G. G. Blumer
dropped Montooth and, took Hastings.
Finally Philadelphia county was reached
and the clerks took a fresh drink of -ice
water before they entered upon their ab
sorbing task. Six names were called before
any change occurred, then W. J. Pollick,
of the Sixth district, announced Delamater
as his choice instead of Montootb. J. S.
McKinley changed from Stone to Dela
mater, D. S. Scott from Hastings to Dela
mater. Al Shields and John T. Baird both
deserted Hastings and took to the Crawford
county boat. So did George J. Elliott.
The Beginning of the End.
As each man voted yell after yell rent the
the air. People raised on their feet, chairs
were cast aside on the stages, benches upset
and the stamping of feet began, continuing
to such an extent that the clerks ceased
their work until order was restored. It was
evident from tbe enthusiasm ot the Delama
ter forces that the break in the Philadel
phia ranks had been most disastrous to
Hastings' interests. In Somerset county J.
Swank voted for Delamater instead of Os
borne. Altogether Montooth lost three delegates
in Allegheny, one in Fayette, one in Le
high, one in" Philadelphia, three in Wash
ington and one in Westmoreland. Stone
carried his own and contiguous counties on
Hie last ballot with two ot the Washington
delegates, Messrs. Taylor and Thompson.
Osborne and McCormick retained Luzerne
and Lycoming counties to the last. The
second' ballot resulted as follows: Delama
tar, 99; Hastings. 61; Montootb, 20; Stone,
16; Osborne. 5; McCormick, 3. The com
plete roll at this juncture stood as follows:
The Delnmnter Shouters.
Delamater Adams. John C. Lower,
George D. Thorn; Allegheny, R- W. Gilliford,
AV. J. McDonald, Walter Lyon; Armstrong,
John F. Whitwortb, Joseph R. Henderson;
Beaver. S. P. Stone, John A. Elliott; Berks,
Charles M. Plank, Alfred W. Glass. George H.
Valentine, D. S. Brumbacb, Jesse F. Brecbtel.
Bucks, Evan R. Penrose, Ellas Eastburn, B.
W. Montzer; Cambria, George T. Swank, F.
H. Barker; Clarion, A. L Ivory, L C. Boyd:
Columbia. James C. Brown, C. E. Geyer; Craw
ford, S. Slocutn. Jobn J. Carter. Oliver Saeger;
Dauphin, Lyman D. Gilbert, Jobn M. Heigy,
T. M. Williams: Delaware, E. S. Hick
man, John S. Rogers; Elk. J. H. Mc
Ewen; Erie, First dlstrir'. E. D. Carter,
Second district, J. C. McLane, William M.
Brown: Farettc, Lew is Armstead; Fulton, J.
J. Cromer: Indiana, John H. Richards. John P.
Elkln; Lackawanna, W. G. Daniell, Everett
Warren. J. W. Houser, John R. Jones; Lan
caster, Richard Blickenderfer, E. OLyte, Day
vyooa, m au uaTKnoiaor, wuiam fivans,
Jfunes A. Myeri; Lawrence, George Wi John
ston, George D. Brown; Lehigh, D. R. Hornet
Mercer. Daniel William. C. M. Derrickson,
George H. Caldwell; Mifflin, Samuel S. Woods;
Monroe, T. C. Walton; Montour, W.
M. Gearbart: Northampton connty, Aaron
Goldsmith, B. Lehman, T. H. Howell;
Northumberland, W. H. Hackenberg, W. C
McConnell; Philadelphia county, Joseph L,
Nobre, Harry Hunter, James B. Anderson,
William J. Pollock, Samuel F. Houseman, S.
Hoxie Godwin, Samuel Ripp. John S. McKin
ley, John A. Gwinner. David S. Scott. David
H. Lane. Thomas Wilson. William H. Randle,
A. S. L. Sbialds, John T. Baird. Charles R.
Knowles Joseph W, Thompson, George J.
Elliott. Potter F. C. Leonard; Schuylkill, W.
H. Lewis, E. c. Price, F. B. Kantner. C. N.
Brumm, 8. B. Edwards, Renben Barto; Snyder,
William K. Miller; Somerset, J. Swank; Sulli
van, T. J. Ingham: Tioga, H. J. Landrns;
Charles S. Mather: Venango. Charles F.Cooper,
W. J. Matten; Wayne, C. W. Simons, M. M
Treadwell. For the Other Candidates.
Hastings Blair. A G. Morris. John K.
Patterson;'Bradford, E. Pomeroy, L. Putnam,
Jr., D. G Sweet; Center, Edward C. Humes,
James P. Coburn; Chester, Hiram L. Back
waiter. Levi C. McCauley, Alex H. Ingram.
Joseph C. Paxson; Clearfield. E. A. Ervin,
Cyras Gordon: Clinton. W. C. Kress;
Cumberland, E. B. Watts. E. N. Mosser;
Danphln. F. M. Ott: Delaware, W. L Shaffer;
Huntingdon. Charles Connor; Jnniata, J. K.
Robison; Lebanon, B. F. Hean. Henry Loote:
Lehigh, A. N. Olrlch. G. G. Blumer: Mont
gomery, W. B. Craford. William O'Brien,
Joseph W. Hnnter. Abram S. Resenberger.
J. Morton Brown. Perry, Jobn Witer. Phila
delphia county, Amos M. Slack, Cbas. Fnlmer.
Alfred Gratz. Wm. R. Leeds. Jobn Mundelr.
Theo. B. Stulb. Jacob Wildemore. Samuel E.
Cavin, Edward J. Adamson, David Martin.
Horatio B. Hackett, James R. Hogan, JoscDh
M.Adams, Wilbur F. Short. Thos.W. Onth,
Cbas. A. Porter. Joseph H. Winters, George S.
Graham. Wm. Bartley. Pike. James S. Drake.
Susquehanna, W. A. Southwell, C. M. Taylor.
Union, J. O. Glover. Washington, D. M. An
derson. Wyoming. Wm. L Avery- "York, A
C. Fulton, James Sharon, James A. Stanley, J.
M. Cnrran.
Montooth Allegheny. W. D. Porter, Cbas.
Simon, J. O. Brown. A. M. McCandless, Wm.
McCIearv, H. H. Byram. F. H. Gearing. Wm.
Flinn, Tbos. Fording, D. J. Foster. Josiah
Bpcer. John S. Robb.Nathan S. Williams. Fay
otte. C. H. Livingstone, Lloyd Johnston
Greene, Wm. Parry: Jefferson, Geo. W. Ellis.
Westmoreland, W. H. Saam, W. M. Jordan,
W. a Vandyke.
After the voting ceased District Attorney
Geo. S. Graham arose and changed his vote
from Hastings to Delamater. This was
greeted with wild cheers.
Progress of the Stampede.
Another Philadelphian followed suit.
Then Foster, of Luzerne, passed from Os
borne to Delamater, and a Lycoming man
jumped from McCormick to Delamater.
Greene county's delegate changed from Mon
tooth to Delamater. Six of the Philadelphia
delegates jumped from Hastings to Dela
mater and one Fayette delegate flopped
from Montooth to Delamater. A Delaware
man went from Stone to Delamater, and a
Franklin man from Hastings to Stone.
Hastings gained one in Lehigh and one in
Luzerne, while Delamater took one from
Hastings in Pike, two from Osborne in
Somerset and one from Hastings in Union.
Corrected by these alterations, the final
official count was as follows: Delamater,
105; Hastings, 58; Montooth, 19; Stone, 15;
Osborne, 4; McCormick, 2. Mr. Flinn, of
Allegheny, seconded by Watts, of Cumber
land, and Shaffer, of Delaware, moved to
make the nomination unanimous, and it was
carried with a rush.
The convention was now in a pande
monium, and recess was taken until 7
o'clock. L. E. Siofiel.
THE HARR1SBURG TICKET
AS VIEWED BY THE REPUBLICANS OF
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
Hastings' Admirers Drjected Indiana
Connty Will Go for the Democratic
Nominee Bat Little Enthusiasm Mani
fested Quay's Harmony Scheme a.
Failure Little Comment Slnde.
B5I 'FriSCIAI. TStlOBAM TO TOT DISrATCt
Indiana, June 25. The news of
Delamater's nomination, while not
expected, created much feeling. Re
publicans as prominent as ex-Sheriff Daugh
erty, A. S. Patton, T. E. Hildebrand,
and many others declare to-night they can
not, see how they can support him. The
majority of Republicans in this vicinity op
posed Delamater at the election of dele
gates, and they are more bitter now than
they were before the primaries.
A leading Republican says to-night that
this county will give a majority for Patti
son if he is the nominee of the Democratic
party. Another says tbe Bepublican ma
jority in November will not exceed 1,500.
The Delamater Republicans are saying
very little and will not give an
opinion. They seem fearful of pro
voking new antagonism, and while
they do not seem to fear
the result in November they are evidently
timid. If what these people say now is ad
hered to throughout the campaign it is
thought Senator Quay's harmony scheme is
a failure in Indiana connty.
nantlngdon Expected It-
rsrxciAi.TXLiOBa.i to thx Disrjnon.1
Huntingdon, June 25. The nomina
tion of Senator Delamater for Governor was
regarded by the local Republicans here as a
foregone conclusion, and consequently
awakened no outward manifestation of en
thusiasm. The local Hastings adherents,
who were all along the most vociferous of
any of the various candidates' followers, had
strong hopes of the Adjutant General's suc
cess, and they are naturally much dejected.
There is a slight feeling of disquietude
among the Hastings men here, but it will
not outlive the November election.
Ko Bolters at Unlontown.
tSFICIAL TKLIOEAM TO THB DISPATCH. I
TJniontown, June 25. Delamater's
nomination meets with almost universal ap
proval here among Republicans. There
are a few soldiers who preferred either
Hastings or Montootb, but there will be no
bolters. Interviews with members of both
wings of the party here to-night strongly
indicate this. J. Ji. Ewing, Jr., of tbe
Evening Standard, A. R. Honewood, Esq.,
Postmaster, I. R. Patterson, and many
others interviewed heartily indorse the
nomination.
Washington Not Surprised.
ISrXCIAT. TZLEOBjLK to thb DisrTCH.
Washinoton, June 25. The news of
Delamater's nomination has been received,
but comparatively few persons heard it.
There is little ft no comment upon the re
sult. Some influential Republicans have
saidlo-night that the nomination will be
acceptable, although others are not so well
pleased. The nomination had been con
ceded and created no surprise.
Little Enthusiasm at Greensbars.
SPECIAL TIliaBtK TO TBE DISPATCH.
Gkeensburo, June 25. The Republi
cans here to-night are not very enthusiastic
over the nomination ot Delamater. The
leaders of the party, who are here to-night,
have very little to say, but assert that the
nomination suits them. An occasional Re
publican is outspoken against the choice of
the convention.
New Castle Tooklt for Granted.
isrxctAi. TZLiaoAX to rax DisrATcn.1
NEW Castle, June25. There was no de
monstration on receiving the news in this
city. The people took it for granted weeks
ago. Prominent politicians are abont even
ly divided as to Delamater. If the Demo
crats put Pattison in the field a number of
Republicans will flop at the fall election.
Universal Sntlslactlon at Wnynesbnrc
ISriCIAL TltEOUAJf TO TUX OISrATCTI.I
Watnjesbdeo, June 25. The nomina
tion of Delamater for Governor gives uni
versal satisfaction bere, so far as can be
learned. A large number of persons were
asked to express their opinion, and there
was sot one ditteatinc. voice,
MADE T00RDER.
Continued from Jlrst Page.
rival candidates, and sow seeds of dissension.
Let ns behave like men in this emergency,
f nil of courage and hope. Let as remember
united wo stand, divided we fall. Then.no
matter who may be chosen as the standard
bearer.
A Btronr Plea for Unity.
Let ns go from here determined that how
ever divided In our choice before nomination
we areannit In loyalty to tbe ticket when
made. This will enable onr party to move on
in her majestic progress, scattering her enemies
and triumphing over her foes until in the year
2uC0. looking backward, we shall see otner
monuments to victories won. There will then
appear to tbe observer a monnment on which
is written: "Every ballot equal and every
ballot counted in the South and in tbe
North." And on another: "The victo
ries of protection'orer the allied tariff reformers
and free traders." On another: "Tbe triumph
of tbe right of every Btate to enforce within
her borders sneb police regulations as she may
deem necessary for tbe welfare of ber citizens,
whether in restraint of sales of oleomargarine
or original packages." And on another: "Com
memorating what she has done for the free
schools of America and tbe cause of educa
tion." And on. another: "Prohibition upon
tbe importation of panper labor."
Resolutions were offered by Shields, of
Philadelphia, in relation to rules; by John
Elkins, ol Indiana, in relation to resolu
tions, and by Williams, of Allegheny, lay
ing out the order of business, Dave Lane,
ot Philadelphia, moved lor a committee of
seven on contested seats. '""Humes, of Center
connty, immediately renewed his objection,
when it was cut off by the chair, who said
that when the report came from the commit
tee it could be discussed.
Hastings Not Given a Show.
Oa this committee but one Hastings man
was appointed George Orlady, of Hunt
ingdon. Then a recess was taken for com
mittee work. The Committee on Contested
Seats is understood to have had a lively ses
sion, and it was not until 12:45 that the
convention reassembled to hear its report.
The committee reported in favor of seating
the five slated delegates and its report wa3
accepted with a considerable minority vote
against it.
The Committee on Organization re
ported that it had selected Walter Lyon, of
Pittsburg, Permanent Chairman, with the
following vice presidents, temporary secre
taries being continued: W. J. P'ollock,
Thomas Smythe, John A- Gwinner, George
J. Elliott, Samuel E. Cavin, Alfred Gratz,
John Mundel, Wilbur F. Sharp, John S.
Rogers, P. W. Minster, Jesse F. Bechtel,
William O'Brien, B. Blickenderfer, John
M. Heagv, T. H. Howell, W. D. Daniels,
C. D. Forster, G. M. Davis, T. J. Ingham,
W. H. Southwell, W. C. McConnell, J. A.
Stahl, W. H. Lewis, Reuben Barto, John
Wister, E. N. Musser, W. Barton. J. P.
Coburn, A. J. Morris, L. C. Boyd, W. M.
Jordan, G. Fleeger, Charles W. Simons, W.
H. McCleary, Josiah Speer, F.K. Gearing,
J. A. Elliott, G. W. Johnson, J. C. 'Mc
Lean, Oliver Z. Saeger.
A committee was appointed to escort
Walter Lyon to the chair, and this time the
olive branch was handed to the Hastings
and Stone forces. James Coburn, of Center
county, and W. W. Brown, of McKean,
county, being the appointees.
Tbe Enit and the '.Vest.
As Walter Lyon stepped upon the plat
form Mr. Graham took his hand, and in
transferring the chair to the president-elect,
spoke of the significance of the East and the
West Philadelphia and Pittsburg clasp
ing bands as typical of wnat support the
ticket should receive in the result of this
convention. Mr. Lyon spoke in substance
as follows:
Gentlemen of the Convention:
Allow me to thank you for tbe honor In call
ing me to preside over your deliberations. I
accept it, not only as a recognition of tbe great
county of the West which gave Harrison, for
President, over 20,000 majority, and was called
by Abraham Lincoln tbe atate of Allegheny,
but as a recognition of tbe younger element in
tbe politics of this State. Our deliberations so
lar have been very pleasant, and I sincerely
hope that they will continue as pleasant. The
result of this convention is anxiously
awaited by tbe people of the State and by
tbe people of the whole nation. The
Republican party is a party of progression.
It is ready to consider and act on all tbe great
questions of tbe times. This convention is
composed of men of all trades and occupations,
coming from tbe various sections of the State,
and I am reminded of tbe various interests of
Pennsylvania and of the effect of the utter
ances, of this convention. Tbe Republican
party, during its SO years of life, has for a
majority of the time been in control of this
State. By its careful management of tbe
finances tbe great war tax is almost removed,
and we are now ready to take the step for
equal taxation.
Before the day is ended we shall place in
nomination a man for Governor who is in every
way fitted to occupy the execntive chair. Tna
contest bas been heated and close, but all the
candidates would honor the Governor's office.
No matter who tbe nominee may be. tbe de
feated candidates will all support the nominee,
and the West will join hands with the East to
triumphantly elect him.
A Sadden Change at Heart.
It now seemed as if the convention was
ready to get down to busineas,-but some
thing quite unexpected happened. Pre
viously, when a recess of half an hour had
been taken to let the committees perform
their duties, some person bad pro
posed an hour and a half recess. This was -objected
to verv strongly by Mr. Graham,
who ruled that the order of business already
adopted had fixed simply half an hour. But
now, although it was only 11:15, Mr. Gra
ham no sooner left the platform than ha
proposed to take a recess until 1 o'clock for
dinner. Some of the delegates called his
attention to the fact that he objected to wast
ing time before, and the proposition for
such a long recess met with cries ot "No"
irom all parts of the house.
A vote was quickly put, and, in spite of
the fact that a plain majority on a viva voce
ballot voted against the motion to adjourn''
Chairman Lyon declared it carried. It was
quite plain the adjournment was necessary
lor some purpose. Once out on the street,
the delegates very quickly found that it was .
the attempt of Mayor Fitler,of Philadelphia,
to reorganize the delegation lor Hastings
hat caused the trouble. The Philadel
phians were somewhat panic stricken, and
the Delamater people were afraid to let pro
ceedings go on until the trouble was fixed
up. Had an adjournment not taken place
it is hard to tell what might have.occurred.
L. E. Stofiel.
ALL EXPECTED IT.
NEWS OF DELAMATER'S NOMINATION AT
WASHINGTON.
Republicans Think He Wilt Secure tho
TJsnnl OfT-Yenr Party Majority Demo
erats Expect Aid From tbe Kickers A
Talk With Calbertson.
ivnoii a stajt connxsroxDKrr.l
Washinoton, June 25. So many Re
publican members of Congress from Penn
sylvania are out of tbe city this evening
that it was almost impossible to find
one from whom to get an opinion in
regard to the Pennsylvania nomination.
Those who conld be found were unanimous
in their belter that Delamater will poll the
usual Republican majority. Colonel
Bayne said: "Of conrse, as I have
favored the nomination of Delamater
all along, I am rejoiced at his vic
tory, but 1" am not surprised. I
was well aware that he had strong lead all
tbe time, which conld have been made
stronger had it been necessary. Delamater
is a brilliant young man, who has already
won his spurs, and he will make a good and
popular Governor."
Representative Scull said that it was a
foregone conclusion that Delamater would
be nominated, and so none of the defeated
candidates could be greatly disappointed.
Delamater would doubtless be elected by a
gocc ofl-year majority.
M" Culbertson said he would have been
astonished had the convention made any
other nomination. Delamater had worked
up his own canvass thoroughly,
and this, with,, the knowledge that
Senator )uajavoreb! i,im, was enough to
give him g -found majority. There was no
doubt of his nomination, l ,
Thenice ot several Democrats who were
sen was unanimous tbat it was all Quay's
dcjng, and the people of the State would
nr,w see whether the kicking Republicans
f 10 professed such antagonism to the Sen-
or would make good the protests at tha
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