Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-04-14

zee on Resolutions by Chairman Read:
The platform pledges fealty TO the time
hOuored principles of Democracy; declares
for honest and economical administration
of local self government and demands
tariff reform and the speedy abatement OF
all forms Of needless and oppressive tax
alton. 1--WE declare our convict
tion that the best interests
OF the party and Of the
country demand the nomination and elec.
tion Of Grover Cleveland as President, and
we are confident that under his leadership
the principles OF Democracy will win
glorious victory, and to the end that the
vote and influence Of Pennsylvania may be
most efficiently heard and felt, the dele
gates this day chosen are directed 10 act as
a unit in all matters entrusted 10 their
charge, said action 10 be determined by the
vote OF the majority of the delegation
That the honest, courageous and ell
cieut administration Of Robert +. PattiSon,
Governor OF Pennsylvania, merits the ap-
prOval and confidence of the people OF the
Common wealth, and has the hearty COM
mendatiOn of the party whose standard ne
twice carried 70 victory; that his efforts 10
enforce the Constitution and the laws are
praiseworthy and patriotic and nave our
unqualified approval
THAT we cordially approve the action OF
the Democratic State Central Committee
in selecting VIM. +. Harrity 10 NIL the
vacancy in the Democratic National Com
mittee caused by the death of the late VIM.
L. Scott. aud we hereby declare Mr.. Har-
r.itv 20 be the choice Of the Democracy OF
PENNSYLVANIA for the full term Of member
ship Of the Democratic National Commit
tee, which begins June next.
District Attorney Garman,o OF Luzerne,
offered a substitute TO a section OF the
platform, instructing PennSylvynia'S
delegates in the National Convention
positively 10 vote for Mr.. Cleveland so
long as his name remains before the
convention.
1t had been agreed in committee
when the "AntiS" were beaten in their
efforts TO prevent the adoption OF the
unit rule, that the fight should be
brought before the convention and that
Jos. O'Brien. of Erie, on one side and
Chairman Read on the other, should
address the assemblage. Accordingly
Mr.. O'Brien took the platform and
spoke at some length in favor OF the
substitute. He said he opposed.the unit
rule because the people Of his district
and the great northwest were opposed
10 IL.
Mr.. Reed spoke briefly in favor Of
the adoption OF the platform as pre-
sented from Committee. The report OF
the Committee was adopted.
The work of choosing the party can
didates then began. Christopher Hey
drick, OF Venango, who was nominated
for Judge of the Supreme Court by ac-
clamatiOn, Geo. A. Allen, OF Erie, and
Mayor Thomas b. Merritt, Of Reading,
were named as the candidates at large
for Congress- The four electors at
large named were: Mortimer f. Ell.
lott, Of Tioga; John c. Bullitt, Phila-
delphia; Thomas b. Kennedy, Franklin;
David L. Watson, Allegheny.
Much confusion ensued when the
naming of delegates at large TO the Ma
tiOnal Convention was begun. There
were eight slated candidates, and a
dozen or more of the anti's were also
named for the honor.
The successful ones were: George
Ross, Bucks; w. U. Hensel, Lancaster;
VIM. Singerly, Philadelphia; Charles
Robinson, Lackawanna; Harry Alvan,
Elk; John l.. Mckinney, Crawford;
Grant Herring, Columbia; Henry Meyer
Allegheny.
Among the defeated ones were Joseph
O'Brien, Erie; ex-Gov. VIM. A. Wallace,
Geo. A. jerks, Jas. NJ. Gutfey. Two
National delegates and one Presidential
elector from each of the twenty-eight
Congressional districts were named
The Convention at 1885 adjourned
sine die.