The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-21
Ex.sEcRErARY WHITNEY.

able champion of the Cleveland men
and the adherents of the policy oil
Pennsylvania vote pumped soildly;
Little time was lost. W. o. Hensel
was elected chairman without .opposi-
ton; the appointment OF committee
of five 10 confer with other state delega'
tions was authorized and in quick sue
cession o. w. Ross was chosen to repre-
sent Pennsylvania in the platform COM
mittee. H. A. Hall to serve on the Gre
dentials committee, George A. jerks on
rules, A. A. PIummer on organization,
George Robinson as vice president and
P. ]. Cochran on the committee to
notify candidates OF nomination. The
battle royal was now anxiously awaited
and there was hush OF expectancy
when the Harrity forces instead Of
waiting for an attack assaulted the
enemy full tilt. State Senator Grant
Herring, one OF the Cleveland delegates
at-large, gained the floor and threw
down the gauntlet to the Wallace con-
tingent by offering the following:
ReSolred, That the chairman OF the
Pennsylvania delegation instruct to
cast the whole vote Of the delegation Of
Pennsylvania for Grover Cleveland as
the nominee for President Of the
United States, until nominated or other
wise instructed.
The anti-rule men rallied quickly.
John 7. Lenchan, Of Luzerne, a close
friend OF Senator Wallace, promptly
moved to amend by substituting the
name OF Governor Pattison, OF Pennsyi'
T.. 81 rla,,n1naI
Committeeman Harrity in a short but
forcible speech earnestly protested
against the amendment. Hedeclared II
would be bad faith to the state cenyen-
ton which they represented and which
had expected them TO vote for Cleve'
land. This, Mr.. Harrity insisted, i'm.
piled no hostility to Governor Pattison.
There was considerable cheering, and
when Harrity sat down the anti's
seemed hesitant. The unit rule men
seemed to realize that they had the up
per hand and demanded a roll call.
This was sought TO be avoided by the
Lawrence men but the chairman ruled
that the call must proceed and without
delay. The ants had cleverly attempted
to bulwark themselves behind Patti
sons name, but now appeared to realize
that there was little hope; aud, al.
though they claimed sixteen votes in
the delegation, scarcely quarter OF
that number, when the pinch came,
were ready to toe the mark. Wallace,
himself declined to vote either way and
the amendment was lost, The vote by
which Grover Cleveland was thus guar.
anteed the votes OF Pennsylvania stood
tifty.eight to four, the minority consist
ing OF Wallace and Lenchan and the
Twenty.eighth district delegates, smoul.
ter and Collins. The announcement OF
the result was greeted with derisive
laughter and cat calling by the Cleve-
land men who at once proceeded to re.
elect thar leader Harrity as the nation.
al committeeman from Pennsylvania.
The election was by reclamation and
was declared unanimous.
An amused smile swept over Har-
rity's face. The caucus at this time ad.
iourned, "Yes," he said, 81 have heard
intimations that the fight against the
unit rule is to be transferred to the
floor Of the convention. lit is, ] can
only say that we are ready to meet 1t,
Senator Wallace, ] understand, has
been to see a number of the anti
Cleveland leaders OF other states and
apprise them OF such plan, but l am
also informed that the proposition was
not any too well received. One OF the
most prominent OF these leaders, one
who occupies high official position in
the party organization, admitted to me
that he did not believe the move would
amountto much, II anything"
Mr.. Harrity would neither deny mol
affirm that the information came from
Chairman Calvin S. Brice.