Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
THE SAME BIG -FOUR
That Represented New York
Republicans in 1888 Will
Do So This Year.
THEY GO UNRESTRICTED,
But on a Platform That Heartily In
dorses the President.
PLATT, MILLER, DEPEW, HISCOCK
The Familiar Names of the Delegates at
Large From the State.
THEY GO UNRESTRICTED,
ATT, MILLER, DEPEW, HTSCOCK
MISSOURI INSTRUCTS FOR HARRISON

Committee Chairman Brookfield, of New
York, thumped upon small fiag-draped
stand with his gavel, and the STATE Conven-
tion came to order. Prayer was offered by
Rev. L n. Phelps, after which Secretary
Kenyon called the roll When Herkimer
county was reached a rugged-faced man
arose near the front of the house 1t was A.
L. Mills, of Warner Miller's county. He
announced Mr. Miller's inability to attend,
and read q letter from that gentleman that
concluded as follows:
/ trust that my absence from the conven-
ton will not be considered by anyone as in
cicating any lack of interest on my part in
the success of our party. shall do every
thing in my power, when the campaign is
opened, for the success Of our principles and
our candidates.
The reading of the letter was cheered.
When the call Of the roll was completed,
Mr.. Brookfeld, on behalf of the State Com
mittee, presented to the convention the
name of William A Sutherland, of Roches-
ter, as Temporary Chairman. Chairman
Sutherland, in his speech, said:
Not on a Holiday Excursion.
Since the birth of the Republican party the
electoral vote of New York has been in the
majority column of the electoral vote of the
nation excepting in 1868, 1876 and 1884. Since
1876 New York has been the battle ground of
the national contest Whether Republicans
outside the State understand our situation
or not, whether or not they appreciate the
Gers the srnsh is that before
shall come the eyes of every Republican in
this nation will be turned toward New York,
and it will be well understood that If we can
carry this State the election of Republican
President is sassured-otherwise not.
He is wise general who seeks to know
the strength and position OF the opposing
army, and who studies the capacity of his
own forces. They are many such features
in the contest before us. We are entering
on no holiday excursion. We are facing
foe desperate, unscrupulous and Splendldly
equipped. We have met them before. We
have tested their strength. Once in four
years we have grappled with them In
desperate battle. and once in eight years we
have won. Can we in 1892 stop the peneu-
lum in its eight-year swing toward the Demo-
cratic side? Can we set ourselves 60 new
pace, and succeed in carrying the State once
in four years, instead of only once in eight?
There is more instruction to be had from
the vote of 1883 than appears at first glance.
Of our "A 600 plurality many would say with
Mercutio: otis not so deep as well nor so
wide as q church door: but It's enough; twill
serve" But when we remember that 1000
We see how narrow was the margin upon
which our triumph rested.
A Tumult of Applause for Blaine.
When the speaker referred to ''the wis
dom Of the brillian. Secretary of State"
there arose a tumult to which the applause
for Mr. Harrison seemed but preliminary
The impulse arose and arose
again, and ringing cheers were the express
sion of it. At the conclusion of Mr.. Suth-
erland's speech the usual committees were
appointed and the convention then took a
recess until 3 o'clock.
The convention reassembled promptly at
3 o'clock, and the Committee on Organiza-
tion presented the name of Whitelaw Reid
for Permanent Chairman. The announce
ment of Mr.. Reid's name was greeted with
q storm of applause, and he was chosen
without a dissenting voice. In taking the
chair he made lengthy speech, during
which he said:
Are the Democratic business men of New
] ork anxious that this Congress should
have its way unopposed, about either free
silver or the tariff? Is there one of them
who did not secretly give thanks last winter
that they had been beaten four years ago,
and that there now sits on watch in the |
White House the safe, honest, sturdy, great
big man under his srandfather's hat.
Pretty Fair Send on for Cleveland
The biggest majority New York ever gave |
against q Republican candidate for the |
Presidency was not the latest, but that of |
% 600, in 1876, for Samuel J. Tilden The small |
lest was the last, in 1884, when the candidate |
who had been swept into the Governors |
chair the year before on the wave of o ma |
ority of nearly 100000, secured the electoral |
vote OF the Empire State by plurality of |
,047 votes. Four years later we beat the |
same man before the people of New York |
q UQ rf tn fr-xTi r
lgain. If so, the fixed and immutable laws
If that old rule of arithmetical progression |
which we learned in our scho0ldays show
what he may look for the next time. If this
$ what the State of New York did to Grover
Cleveland, whom she respects, what will she |
10 TO David B. Hill?
Our opponents have made our campaign
We ask now but one thing-a right. the de-
lial of which means revolution; we demand
fair, non-partisan count. This secured, we
an carry New York if we choose, and with
Iot say We can't do it without New York,
,ut L do say that no prudent politician
would make that sort of a calculation or |
isk
Well, shall we carry New York? Only one
hing is needed to do it-simple, natural
md, as believe at this time, very easy. We
must ''get together" We have occasionally |
'een ballIy team. One year the city would
'ull and the country would not; another |
ear the country would pull and the city
NOuIO AOI. W nencN0f we DOUn DullcQ bn6 |
cad was moved: and If ever, in the 36 years
II our history, We had an incentive TO pull
ogetner, we certainly have one now.
Good Words for Harrison and the Hat.
One thing more-we stand by and defend
nd applaud the national administration.
We made it and we are proud of it. 1t has
een honest; it has been able; it has been
lean and of good re oute. Four years ago
re commended Benjamin Harrison and Levi
;. Morton to the people of this State for
THAT we believed them to be and what we |
hought they would do A little ater we |
rofessed similar faith when the President
hose IRON New 1orK Tor his Cabinet Benja- |
lin T. Tracey; We have no apologies now
o offer for these men, no EXPLANATION to |
i've; and We enter upon this wears contest |
nth the record of what they have been and |
That they have done, as the inspiration of |
he successful canvass we mean to make.
When Mr.. Reid referred to President
harrison as that noble man sitting under
is grandtather's hat in the White House.
ne house rang with cheers and laughter
t remained, however, for the utterance
hsracterizing Blaine as ''that great Secre-
iry-the matchless Blaine" to bring the ,
onvention to its feet, and the cheering for
time was deafening. There came more I
reeze and good feeling in the convention ,
list as Mr.. Reid closed his address. Away !
ack in the house some man shouted ODE
ewp'
Depew on the Republican Bible.
In an instant a hundred voices were cry- J
e "Depewr" ''Depewp' The call grew to :
leers and greater applause until Mr.. De-
w had to rise and address the convention, !
is speech was long, witty and loudly ap- J
auded. He said:
1t has been derisively said that the Nc
inley bill is our political Bible. 1t is our !
'litical Bible, because it embodies our po- '
ical principles. 1t is our political Bible I
cause we have the courage to take the 8
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