Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-04-14
A DEMAND FOR CLEVELAND.
Massachusetts Democrats Plainly
Express Their Preference.


A state Convention Attended by Over
S,i00 DelcgRtes--An Enthusiastic En-
dorsement of Cleveland.
BosroN, April S,-The Democratic state
convention for the choice of four delegates
to the national convention at Chicago, met
in fremont Hall this forenoon,
Three different tickets were distributed
through the hall. One bore the name of
Patrick A. Collins of Boston; John w.
Corcoran Of Clinton Albert G. Houghton
Of North Adams, and John II. Russell Of
Leicester. Another ticket had the names
OF Patrick A. Collins, John w. Cummings
OF. Fall River; Alpheus B. Alger of Cam
bridge, and Walter Cutting of Pittsfeld,
and on the third were the names Of John
". Corcoran of Clinton; Messrs. Houghton,
Cummings and Russell.
The Hon. Edward Avery of Braintrce
was unanimously chosen as permanent
chairman, and he was escorted TO the plat
form by Mr.. John T. o. Bren and Frank
J. Pratt. MIR. Buckley was made perma-
nent secretary.
The committee on resolutions then re-
ported. They reatlirm the platform of the
state conventions of 1890 and 1891; declare
that the Limitation of taxation must be
jealousy guarded; condemns the Republic
can tendency TO Capitalization
They approve the free wool free coal.
free iron ore bills, and favor a general re-
duetion of duties. They renew their decla-
ration regarding coinage of gold and silver
ADOPTED last year, and favor tho principle
that all dollars coined BY the United States
Shall bcof equal intrinsic value. and all
paper currency redeemable in gold or sill
yer coin at The option Of the holder. The
present silver act is denounced. The last
national Democratic administration is
eulo5i1ed, and the platform closes as fol-
lows:
While adhoring to our time.honored custom.
we 10 not specifically pledge our delegation
NJ ~" see oesiure our convict on that tho best
interests Of the party and Of the country de-
mani me nomination and election Of Grover
cleveland as President, and We arc confident
mat under his leadership tho principles Of
democracy Will again Win glorious victory
me resolutions were rapturousiy APP
piauded and when the name of Grover
Cleveland was uttered, there was great ex-
cltelnent!. There were some Kisses, bat tile
convention was plainly in sympathy with
the spirit of the resolution.
MT. Thomas +. Keenan, of Boston arose
amid cries of Don't kick q offer an
amendment, He was at first declared out
OF order, but the cry of Fair play being
raised, the chairman decided that Mr..
heenan could offer his resolution as an
amendment to the committees report
eulogizing Hill as the ideal Democrat and
patriot
Hon. John H. Russell said he was per-
sonaliy responsible for the stvle of the
resolution, and he objected to the interpo-
latlon OF stump speech into them in
favor Of any man
Mr.. Keenan, said he did not wish 10 cast
any reflection upon Governor Russell. and
therefore he Withdrew his amendment.
me resolution was then adopted, with
several dissenting voices.
At l.50 o'clock the convention began II
ballot for delegates, after having voted
That majority should be necessary for an
election.
AZ o.lf the discussion was interrupted by
the chairman OF the committee on ballots.
Mr., Quincy, who said that the committee
mad counted l,3i6 straight ballots, and
there were also 3I3 scratched tickets which
had not been counted but they could not
charge the result, as four gentlemen had IL
clear majority on the unscratched tickets.
lie suggested that the committee report
the, result on the straight tickets
and give the full. ballot in the morning
papers. lie then gave the result as fol.
lows: Whole number of ballots. |. 7ly.
John w. Coreoran had 1888; Patrick A
Collins had Isis; John Il. Russell had
,lb0; Albert 2. Honehton had ,O4g
lhe reportofthec committee was adopted,
"tti ANtsNS " print tiie result OIL u fllll
count The committee on the nomination
Of alternates reported the following named:
John IL. sullivan of Boston, Charles s.
llamlin OF Broultline Henry w. Ashley
Of Westtield, William s McNary of Bos.
ton. MIR Buckley OF Hoyoke protested
that the action OF the committee had been
cut and dried, and delegate from Holyoke
moved 70 substitute for MIR. Ashley the
name of John #. sullivan Of Holyoke.
Hon. =. j. Donovan defended the com
mittee and the motion to substitute was
rejected The convention adjourned at
DO, its last action being to retarn thanks
to the chairman.
GENERAL POLITICAL NOTES.
The Second ward tPhiladelphia) Demo.
cratic executive committee has adopted
resolutions favorng the nomination OF
tiroyer Cleveland tor President. and en-
ddorslng the administration OF Governor
Pattison
The corrected vote Of Rhode island. as
given in a dispatch from Providence. IS as
follows: For gnyernur-R. Russell Brown
IL, = ,lG6 Frederick l., Burton, People !
1856; Alexander Gil bert, FRO, / ,!tsti. William
= e, Wardwell ID. 5,ia9; scattering T5.
Browns majority, 1916.
Tho Republican state convention Of
Arkansas met ut Little Rock on Thursday
and elected delegates to tie national corr
yyentlon, instructing them 10 vote for
Harrison,
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