Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-05-19

In the Iowa Democratic state convention
at Council Bluffs, Wednesday. resolutions
were adopted instructing the % delegates
of the Hawkeye State to vote as a unit for
Governor Boies and use every effort in
their power to secure his nomination for
the Presidency.
These resolutions made no mention Of
Grover Cleveland or his administration in
any way.
This omission was not the result of error
or forgetfulness. 1t was due to the delib-
crate action of the committee on reSolu-
tons after calm discussion Of the question
of policy that Grover Cleveland was ig-
nored, and thus action was taken in very
excess of caution in order that some might
avoid the error in which Illinois is popu-
larly regarded us having fallen in. appar-
emily naming Grover Cleveland as the first
choice and John M. Palmer as the second
choice Of the Illinois Democracy.
Horace Boies is so emphatically and
solely the choice of the Iowa Democrats
for President of the United States that
even the name of Grover Cleveland was
banished from the official declaration of
Democratic faith and not a single man i'll
the vast assemblage protested against this
omission
NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR CLEVELAND.
New Hampshire Democrats pronounced
emphatically for Cleveland in their State
convention at Concord, Wednesday. Dele
gate Urch of Portsmouth made an attack
on Cleveland. He said he had come to
represent a faction of Democrats who had
grievance. II charge Grover Cleveland
and his past administration with disloyalty
and unfaithfulness to the rank and file of
the Democratic party he said. The
speaker was interrupted by storms of
Kisses and cries of Put him out and
"Never." The excitement was intense for
a short time. When the confusion sub
sided Chairman Branch ruled Mr.. Urch
out of order.
When the Cleveland plank of the plat
form was under consideration Mr.. Orch
moved to strike out the name Of Cleveland
and insert that of David b. Hill.
Kisses and cries of shut up 'tSii
down. and "Put him out and Other
demonstrations Of disapproval greeted Mr.
Urch's proposition, and the Chairman
moved his amendment not germane ant
consequently not in order the resoltl
tons were adopted without further obiec
tions.
The ballot for delegates-at. large resulted
in the election of Harry Bingham of Lit
Teton, Frank Jones of Portsmouth, Alyal
w. Sulloway of Franklin George b
Chandler of Manchester.
The platform adopted favors tariff re
form and opposes free silver coinage.
also recognizes in Grover Cleveland
great leduer III tariff reIOFln, VINO, Win al
energy that never failed, with a drectnes
that never swerved, with sublime taitl
that never faltered, led the way through
the reverses in 1855 to an oyerwhelmin
victory in 1890, and under whose con
tinued leadership there will be achieved
browning triumph in 1892
THE ANri-HILL TIDE IN NEW YORK. !,
New YoRK, May l1.-At noon to-da
the committee which has in charge til
organization of the May convention party
as it is called. figured up the enrolmen
lists and found that nearly 65,000 name
had been appended to the rolls BY Demo
Gratis in this city. Most OF these name
are autographs small percentage of thei
are signed by authority, and a Garrett
investigation leaves no reasonable doul
as to the genuineness of these signatures.
AS Governor Flower received in rolln
numbers 10000 votes i'll New York city,
will be seen that the anti-Hill party he
secured nearly onehalf of the Democrat
voters here. In some of the district
notably those in the upper part Of the cit
the list shows a majority of Democrat
voters, and with 10000 names more ii
anti Hill men will be able to 20 to Syracii
on May 3lst with the backing Of more ths
half of the Democratic voters Of New NoI
city. Mayor Grace said this noon til
these 10000 would be easily obtained, III
it was stated in the committee room til
the entire enrolment in the state of an
Hill Democrats will upon the day of d
May convention be us many as 210,O
names.
GENERAL PoGITIcAL NOTES.
The Missouri delegates to the nation
Democratic convention. electcdMednestla
were instructed for Cleveland
A Milwaukee dispatch quotes Henry
Paine, member Of the Republican natiot
committee US saying thai II. Sloat Fass
would succeed j. ; Clarkson as charm
of the national committee providing \
Fassett would accept the office.
The national Democratic delegates fir,
the first Maine district, elected Wednesd,
were instructed for Cleveland
Congressman Tarsney was Wednesday
nominated BY the Democrats Of the iii
Missouri district.
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