Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1887 — PENDING POLITICS. [ARTICLE]

PENDING POLITICS.

The Peunzylvaaia Republicans Endorse Mr. Blaine. The AaH-Poverty People** New York State CauTenUen—The Vnlou Labor Party and Socialists Rejected. - - The Republican State Convention of Pennsylvania met at Harrisburg, Wednesday, August 17, and nominated ■Oapt.William 'B. Hart for Treasurer of State, and Judge Henry W. Williams for Supreme Judge. The platform indorses the State government.; advocates a protective, tariff and restriction of immigration; favors bounties upon exports in American bottoms; declares in favor of a dependent pension bill, arraigns the National administration for general imbecility; advocates primary elections for nominating candidates for Congress and the State Senate, and includes a plank extending the profound sympathy of the Republicans of Pennsylvania to Gladstone and Parnell. The following is the closing portion of the seventh plank in the, platform: "The Republicans of Pennsylvania, the native State of Hon. Jafnes G. Blaine, will view with pleasure his nomination for the Presidency in the campaign of 1888. Accident can not abate the love of a great party nor the admiration of a great people for a statesman true alike to his convictions and to his country.”

The United Labor New York State Convention met at Syracuse Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 17 and 18. Henry George, Dr. McGlynn, John McMackin and other leaders of the party were on hand. Louis Post was chosen temporary chairman. For the first two hours there was peace. About 3 o’clock skirmishing began and turned into • free-for-all fight that lasted until 5:30. Points of order, amendments and substitutes were rapidly fired at the chairman. Archibald, of Albany, offered a resolution that all resolutions offered to the body be read and referred, without debate, to the committee on platform when that committee is appointed The resolution was carried .despite the points of order and objections. After a recess the committees were announced.

Then what would appear to be the most trivial motion would create the greatest uproar and long debate. Dr. McGlynn and Henry •eorge did not do any talking. Dr. McGlynn seemed amazed at the uproar. Long-haired Socialist Hinton and his wife sat in the seats near the reporters. Hinton was spoiling for a row. The rejection of the eight New York socialistic delegates was the chief cause,of turmoil. A black-haired New York Socialist made a revolutionary speech. He was not recognised by the cnair. John McMackin seems to have made a ruling that will control the United Labor Convention, that none but members of that party without other affiliations shall be recognised, and that the Union Labor party be not recognised or affiliated with Tnis -rule excludes distinctive socialistdelegations, as well as the Union Labor party. Mr. McMackin denounced the Union Labor party as “tramps and pirates,” and this expression created much feeling in Junio’s committee, who retort that New York city delegations in this convention are nearly all members of Tammany Hall and are taking care of the aspirations of candidates for legislative offices. Bitter feeling is manifested between the two parties. The Union Labor party representatives finally gave up hope of recognition or compromise. They sent overtures to which no responses were returned. A large mass meeting was held Wednesday evening, during which Henry George and Dr. McGlynn discussed their peculiar land theories. The United Labor party closed its New York convention, Friday. It was decided not to openly oppose the socialistic organization, but as a compromise a plank was used opposing State and public control of any subject which is not a matter of public concern. A full State tisket was put in nomination, as follows: Secretary of State, Henry George, of New York; Comptroller, Victor A. Walker, of Kings; State Treasurer, B. 11. Cummings, ot Montgomery; Attorney General, Dennis C. Feely, of Monroe; State Engineer and Svrveyor, Sylvanos A. Sweet, of Broome. '

An “Impressive” Duet These modern French duels, in which “shots are exchanged,” nobody hurt, and everybody satisfied, make a man sick to read about them. Boulanger has some style about him when he says he wants to fight until some one is hurt. What would those Frenchmen who interchange shots think of such a meeting as took place between Biddle and Pettis on Bloody Island, a good many years ago? Shotguns were the weapons, two paces the distance, and when the men faced each other their weapons overlapped. Both fell dead on the fire. Amari«a a National Conualtt**. During the constitutional centennia at Philadelphia next month, there will be a convention of the American National Committee, who claim to represent 1,500,000 persons throughout the country interested in reviving what they consider purely American ideas, and, in a modified form the Know-Nothing movement of a generation ago. Mr. Powderly is a leading member of the new party The Volunteer way ahead. That’ ounds like the old war days.