New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-14
CLEVELAND CONVENTION.
PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATS STRONGLY IN
DORSE TIE EX-PRE>IDENT.
THE STATE ADMINISTRATION PERMITS 40 oPPo-
SITlON At HARRI BURG. AND BAD BLOOD
Is ENGENDERED-HILL's NAME KISSED
-IuE nEIEGATION INSTNrCTED,
AyD1, 70 ACT As 4 UNIT.

iii DIblifNliO lNSl At I ii+''
AND 70 ACT As \ UNIT
harrisburg Penn. April l3-As early rs 10 O'Clock
this morning delegates To Dem STATE 'oh
ven;i0n began 10 assemble In tho Harrisburg 'pc''
House Tickets OF admission were not given out pS
state Chairman Virgil; util this morning ana uh''t
y,, consequently much confusion. Every safeguard
c.,s thrown around the distribution Of trhctS' lpr
the reason that it feared that those ECU Hlo 'nS
=, W Uarrity and the state administration Hh@h'
counterfeit the ticket, and fill the nan WIN d"
,,,cc.ir,bc class Of visitors. When the convection
vas called to order at noon, the lover hoof VI III,
upora House was filled with tfe 46a deicP"'o'' anu
,t .,o Galleries were packed fun Of spectators
,rb, convention was raped TO order by Cha'r"'""
v-rl,ht n II 10 o'clock. Congressman l~nH"0o'c'
W. chosen temporary chairman. iter '"alN'''7 w
convention for the honor conferred upon MN, M''
boovor entered into an attack on the M'N'h'cS "'"
,a d .p,br Of " conspiracy between the soru"
silver king, Of Che West. under which all tr W"'' "
,hr oYho,,e.4 mines is bought up with money 'aNch
, cha ,oople bv taxation The speaker theh
,r,,rnadr the List Congress and gave inc reasons
WHY the present House had passed the FREQ WOOL o''
We ar, for honest trade. honest money anu h'''7'
government he said, and In the chuhoH''Io" Va "
urlnclplcs there should be uncertainty III inc pun
form 81 this convention As TO the candidates. ne
said
In the selection Of n strong and courageous leader
who will hear our banner. inscribed win nc M
legends should be 10 llhNHta'
inSidio, ro sIgccst any one, but I viii b. par
doncd for saving that. when tariff reform ana
honest money and frugal coin%on there is one
WHO stands ont before all the world. Iccosnl I'
urinrIpIcs and the Idol the Democratic ma-se' OF
The Nation. The name ~ ErNcr VNol""u :, w.,
sI7iund In The affections Of all the Intelligent, NI,u 'us
ad ,,t,ntI,i citizens Of The Republic They homer
him for daring 30 be right when ~ COS, i iTrc
love- 'gT G ir i hS heroic carcicr for hi, unscla
patriotism, for the beautiful ana ,c t,r thc
KIT, botogc Which TIER love In, cvcn t. the Sc
cuiity and ~lnctty OF al the IL pPS "'"''' " w
Christian Nation. -
the chairman also paid high tibute to Governor
potti.or and .rolc of him "as the peer Of any man,
ard " Arthur r. German he said that II " the great
senator from Maryland should ic chosen t. lcad the
fight there would he no mistake
Mr. Bcnzhoovcr's references to Grover 'eVe.'"n
and Governor Pattl>on received with chefs l'1
continued one individual in the gallery shonted
WHAT, the matter Will, Hill but only gronns and
hI,-es followed the mention OF the name oil We Nc"-
Nor,, Democratic leader. Temporary ORGANIZATION "'S
then completed by the selection OF c"h'Il''r"> ""
Resolutions Credentials and ORGANIZATION. DUNK u
calling Of the roll Of senate districts iof We"'c' VI
these three committees. nearly all oi tnr LAIN,
th.. hall only those interested Icli' i ~,
- Timothy O'Lcary. Of iftt,burg. T. ncWbcr'hp r'
the Credentials Committee weIc cph",su III. 81 acl.
,it - unr.oyrly nVcrtrd. An excited crowd Oh "'i
,i", gathered around the chair, Shouting Tor rc'u-
lion There were also contest, III TWO "'cI - ,hn
ti.trct. and all Joined I'm the uproar N+Ncr' 90 Wv
rtin came, 10 blows but wcr, separated. oLc"Iy'
although D., sergeant ~ arius ana S"PP''~" ~
preserve order, fed from the hi'i o
Al = O'Clock - recess was taken and II was AZ
o.i,cl bcfpr, the Convention ra,.cmhled. Inc "e
av was dne 70 the lrgc amount Of work made hc'cs
,rv for the cr.,icntal, committee by the numerous
contc-t,. The meeting Of the committee WINS "ou
behind closed door, and II l. UNDERSTOOD mat SOM
lively scene, were enacted The opponents o' '''
.,a,c Administrations to the nnmier u fourteen hnAj
tttcd bA
tho action Of the minority I'm seating oLcarT. o'
>ll.ge,nv over Magistrate Mckcnna, a "nh"Nl'c' VII"
claimed that DE Lad been regularly chosen bn' ise
been tr,Lcd by OLcapy. OLcary was not regularly
elected delegate.
The frst business before the Convention was the
hearing Of the report Of the Committee on CREDENTIALS
Tn. rcpot seated all the Administration dccFl'c'
i,,orin, the claims OF the "ants." william foyle'
bradford County anti" offered minority Ic
mont which stnt.d that no statement on behalf III
the contestants had been allowed at the committee
meeting and In Wow Of this SKI, nine c"n'l a''''
were declared vacant The minority report Wa &c
ted and the regular report adopted. Much Rad
iod wa, cuccndcr,d during the 81 ion and While
chairman Miller. Of tho Organization Committee. Wa
reading th,, report an attempt by The sergeant 40 arms
t eject couple Of delegate, who wcr" protesting
too loudly led 10 light over IN Oh" corner IN "'h
several blows were struck aud much bad language
INDUCED iu.
At this point the temporary chairman belzh''V'r'
rcinGs he'd the giyel 10 senator Ross. the permanent
chairman who was able to enforce much better ORDER
Mr. ROSS tones seemed To have ,o''hns ehe't upon
tc turbucnt mass II men facing him. NcAt came
no ,cp,rt Of the COMMITTEES Kc-outons, By Chair
man Read.
The platform says ia substance:
Ne believe in and we declare Tor honest and ccononi
cal administrations fU local -cli government lVF
honest money, tic gold and silver con"se 81 te 'o
-tltutlon and for a currency o"hNeiUDr WIN ~
rf,rIn which recognize, public OILS" "a public trust
Tor liberal but rcckle-, pensions ana iT l sPc'dS
nbatenent OF al forms oi needless ana oppressive TIA
Nth special relation II the pending political con.
dltlons IN the country ana COMMANDMENTS" We Ic'"''o
Tha, the paramount reform not demanded Of the
FcdcrnI Legislature = the reform ~ tAc i'ifln law
mon lie bas, " the Demo, National platform ~
l---. 10 the end that DO money snail be heod''N ,
ncnul. and that our Industrial Interests shall not he
prcjudlccd by excessive taxation, false systems OF
finance or extInVagant cost VI prduct0n. 10 ul'
end the Mckinley Tariff bill should be rrae'i u"
9. entln raw materials OF American manufacturer.
houM be put upon the free llst and revised taI1i
Mould be adopted with due regard for the rishtN OF
American labor and the preseT alton Of our mhhu
That conslstont with this issue and with thl, de
mand. the sentiment Of the Pennsy lvania Dcn"Grhcy
l The Iop Pm uaty 70 I r,
and political leadership and = TIE country pnrr mn
elevated Administration. We declare our convection
that The best interest, Of the party aud o. inc country
demand the nomination and election ~ troNcr t'Vc
band President ana we are cpnndcf lhat unu'r MS
lcsdcr,hlp the principles ~ Democracy VIII win
glorious victory and 10 the end that the vote ana
Influence of PENNSYLVANIA BE- mot effectively heard
ana felt the delegate, this day chosen are directed
10 act ~ II unit In all matters entrusted - thclr
charge said action 10 be determined BY the vote of
the mnloitv Of the delegates. .
The platform then commcnds the administration
~ Robert f.. Isttison: condemns " the acton ~ the
Republican state senate In eyadlus the duty ~ pro
nounGnc Judgment upon faithicS5 staie ohciais;
ami approve, the action ~ the Democratic state
Central Committee I'm selecting William +. liarritv -
III the vacancy IN the Dcmocmtic National Committee
can.ed by the death ~ William /. scott.
The references TO Cleveland and Inttispn were, n
usual clccrcd long and heartily, bat II was reserved
for the mention 81 Secretary llaT.ty name 10 brinr
forth the greatest amount " enthusiasm.
District Attorney German OF Lu1crn". offered
substitute 10 the second section OF tn PLATFORM In.
,iiucting Pcnn>ylvaniu's delegate III th" National