Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-04-23
CLEVELAND IN CONTROL.
Pennsylvania Strong for tho Ex-Prcsident
--TariG Is the Issue.

-Tartu Is the Issue.
HARRISBURG, Pa, April 10. - The
friends of ex-President Cleveland have
everything about their own way at the
democratic state convention today. 1t
was Cleveland, Cleveland, nothing but
Cleveland. The preliminaries to the
gathering and while the delegates
were assembling were a duplicate of
those at Boston Friday last. Many of
tho delegates wore Cleveland badges,
and as they gathered in groups they
talked OF the fact that no name was
mentioned in their district in connec-
ton with the presidential nomination
except that Of Grover Cleveland. The
convention consists of over 400 dele
gates, and a straw canvass Of nearly
all of them made this morn
ing showed that every man
was n Clevelandite. The conven-
ton was called to order a few minutes
after IL in the opera house by Hon. j..
Marshall Wright, of Allentown. The
interior OF the structure was gaily dec1
Grated with the national colors, and n
speaking likeness of the ex-president
rested upon an easel in the right hand
corner OF the stage. General Wright
welcomed the delegates in n brief adj
dress and the usual committees were
then appointed. This afternoon Chris
tian Heydrick, of Venapgo county. will
be nominated for justice of the SUI
preme court to succeed the lnte Justice
Clark. Two candidates for congress-
men-at-large are to be selected and
the choice rests between Mayor
Thomas L. Merritt, of Reading; Robert
f. James, of Easton; Il, c. ID levitt, of
Bradford; George A. Allen, of
Erie; John Kuhns, of Westmore-
land; John Is. Storm. of Monroe,
and Captain William Hasson, of Ven
ango. For delegates-at-large to Chi
cago Editor William Singerly, of Phil
delphia, and Senator George Ross, OF
Bucks county, will be selected from
the eastern portion of the state, and
from the west the choice lies between
ex-Sheriff Robinson, Of Scranton: Sem
ator Hall, Robert Il. Wright, of Le-
high, and Congressman Mutchler, of
Northampton. The convention will
choose sixty-four delegates TO the
national convention. and name thirty
two candidates for presidential elect
ors. The latter will include G. Il.
Coke, John c. Bullitt, David /. Watson.
ex-senator Buckalew, John =. Linton
and Robert Il. Monaghan.
The platform will be presented late
this afternoon. IL will declare that
the convention heartily Endorses the
Of General Robert f..
Pattison, applauds his faithful care of
the interests of the people of the state,
especially in his efforts to check con
stitutional infractions, prevent dis
and the imposition on the.
people Of onerous and unnecessary.
burdens, and declares that he deserves
and possesses the confidence of the
people without regard TO party as a
conscientious public officer.
On the presidential question the
platform will declare hat the tariff ia
the issue of most Importance before
the American people at the present,
time, and that it should be made
paramount to all other public ques-
tions, and that the democratic party
should not allow any side issue 10 take
precedence; that Grover Cleveland is
its strongest, ablest and most devoted
advocate, a man who has not only
been foremost in the advocacy of tariff
reform, but who has also demonstrated
that he would rather be right than
president, and that, therefore, the
delegates TO Chicago, in recognition of
his distinguished services be instructed
to unqualifedly record their votes in
favor.