St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-22

daY for Uncle Isaac Z. Gray. 'Cleye-
land gets resolution. Gray gets the
ticket and the votes" was the
way a disgruntled delegate from the
Pocket" section of tile state summed
I'D the doings OF the convention this
| evening, and he voiced the feelings OF
good third Of the meeting. The forces
OF the old Indiana Democratic war
horse were in full control and the
adherents of Cleveland were put tOrOut
with a less show OF fighting TO the end
| than had been anticipated.
They tried TO make a stand. IL is tue,
bnt they were compelled to GO down be-
| tore superior numbers, drilling and
tactics. II there is a single man on the
| ticket from Claude Matthews down
| who does not put eX-Goy. Gray NJ the
head of the list OF political gods he has
very cleverly succeeded in concealing
/ his predictions.
Stuck TO the Agreement.
| he compromise agreed upon at the
series OF conferences OF Democratic
bodies OF Indiana was carried out
| 20 the letter Grover Cleveland
is Endorsed as the logical candidate
Of the Democratic party, and IN the
I event that the national convention
deems the nomination OF Mr.. Cleveland
inexpedient, the delegation is instructed
to use every honorable effort to secure
/ the nomination OF Gov. Isaac +. Gray
| for the presidency.
The delegation which goes 10 the ma
tonal convention is understood TO be
aboct equally composed OF personal fol-
lowers OF Cleveland aud Gray, although
each faction naturally claims to have a
majority of the thirty delegates The
understanding seems 10 be cordial and
sincere that the delegation shall east Is
solid vote for Grover Cleveland OH the
first ballot. but that the minute the con
yention turns its attention to dark
horses" Isaac Pussy Gray is to receive
the entire vote OF the delegation Is the
| favorite son OF Indiana.
Shankiin Sidc-Trncked.
The surprise OF the day was the de-
| feat OF John G.. Shanklin, of Evansville.
| for the nomination for governor. He
has been steadily in the lead since yes
| terday, and as lie was pronounced en-
! phatic in favor Of Cleveland his friends
| hoped the great Cleveland sentiment in
| the convention would carry him
! through. Tie result however. showed
! that each of the other candidates, all of
whom were neutral OH the presidential
! question, drew away many of the Cleve-
/ land delegates, while the Gray people,
| on account of Shanklin's hostility 10
| their candidate, were against him to
man.
! W hen the convention was called 20
/ order every county in the state was rep
/ resented by full delegation and 5000
! enthusiastic Democrats from throughout
the state crowded the galleries and
! aisles. Among the Democratic leaders
/ seated OH the stage were Senators
| TuTpie and Voorhees,, Hon. William En-
| glish, vice presidential candidate on the
| Hancock ticket; Chairman Taggart, of
| the state central committee; Hon. ;. L.
! Sherin. secretary OF the national Demo
| cratic committee; Congressman Jason
| Brown, George w. Cooper aud W. ID.
| Bynum. a dozen eX-c0ngrcSsmcn and all
! the state delegates 10 the national con
/ ventiOn.
Turpie i'm Good Form.
| There were loud cheers when the
! committee on permanent organization
reported United States Senator Turpie
| as chairman of the convention, and
Senator Voorhees,, Hugh DOugherty.
| Charles l.. Jewett and Samuel +. MOrss
/ as delegates at large to the national
! convention. Tremendous applause
greeted the introduction of Senator Tur-
| pie as chairman % the convention. On
assuming the gayel the senator said:
The duties of the day and the hour
| are grave, serious and important. This
! convention. among other things. means
! an absolute freedom and equality OF
elections in the several states. II means
the condemnation aud overthrow Of all
| force bills and federal returning boards
1t signifies the perpetual establishment
OF elections by the people and for the
people" and We mOy note here. since
the defeat Of that nefariOus measure,
there has been cessation Of ali sec
tonal strife and racial hatred.
Must Perish Together.
This convention also means the reduc-
ton Of ates OF tariff taxation and the
adjustment Of those rates so that the
public burden shall not rest in the first
instance upon the daily necessities OF
men, but in some degree upon their
wealth and their ability to pay and bear
them. Applause. The billiOnIsts.
great and small, must perish together
They have forgotten the taxpayers;
the taxpayers will remember them in
judgment without mercy. Great ap-
piause. The flesh and the blood and
embodiment, the complete persOnifica-
ton OF the errors. falsehOods and falla-
cies of the Republican party, Is now an
incumbent of the presidential chair.
Bot it will be seen next November By
many unanswerable proofs that the
people have the means OF escaping Har-
risOn and McKinleyism in their hands.
They will travel across lots to adjust an
equal method of federal taxation. They
will find more excellent way out of
the present injustice and oppression
than is dreamed of in the riddles or
bubbles of diplomacy.
Immediately after the speech Of Chair
man Turpie, which was cleered to the
echo, the committee on resolutions re-
ported the platform, which was read
and unanimously adopted amid cheers.
Solid Standing Ground.
The platform adopted asserts that the
powers delegated by the people should
be strictly construed; that the auton-
omy of the states and the rights of local
elf-goyernment and home rule should
be zealously guarded: that no money
should be taken from the people, under
any pretext, for other than public pur-
poses; that legislation should be con-
lined 10 the legitimate objects Of gov
eminent; that public Office Is solemn
public trust; and continues:
We are uneom promisingly opposed to the
enlargement and concentration Of federal
powers: TO the usurpalion by the central gov
ernment Of the functions Of the states: to
bounties and subsidies in every form; to ev-
cry species of class legislation and govern
ment partnership with private enterprises;
70 the whole theory and practice OF pater-
nalism.
We arraign the administration of Benjamin
Harrison for its subservience 10 the interests
of the monopolists, at the cost of the general
public: for Its brazen violation of its solemn
pledges TO the country TO elevate and purify
the nuhlic serYica: for liz shamelesa