The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-14
CLEVELAND THE CHOICE.
PESysYLvAyIA DECLARES FOR HIM
without a Dissenting Voice at tho Demo-
cratic State Convention-The
Delegates at Large.


to order at 1915 to-day BY j. Marshall Wright,
of the State committee. Secretary Neal read
the call for the convention. The secretary
called the roll of delegates and contestants.
There were sixty-eight contestants, fifty OF
them being from Philadelphia.
When Philadelphia was reached the contest
ants from those contssting districts inter-
rupted the roll-call to moye.that the contest
ing delegation be substituted tor that on the
regular roll. But Chairman Wright ignored
the motion and amid cheers ordered the roll
call TO proceed.
The reading of tho list was completed at
1880. John K. Reid, of Philadelphia. then
took the floor and placed ir nomination for
temporary chairman Hon. L. r. Beltzhoover.
Nominations were closed and Mr.. Beltz-
hoover was unanimously chosen.
Mr. BeltZhoover on taxing the chair
thanked the convention in brief speech.
The report of the committee on orgauza-
ton naming State Senator George Ross OF
Bucks, as permanent chairman, was adopted
OVERWHELMINGLY FOR CLEVELAND.
After a neat address by Chairman Ross the
platform was read. il demands the repeal OF
the Mckinley law and revision OF the tarHf,
civil service reform. and that the sentiment
of the Pennsylvania Democracy IS oyerwhein.
ingly for the denomination or Cleveland.
The mention of Cleveland was greeted with
prolonged aud renewed cheers. The platform
instructed for the unit rule and commented
the administration of Governor Pattison. ana
declared for Harrity for the National Com
mittee man. His name WAS received with
great enthusiasm.
The reading of the platform commanded
respectful attention and there was great
cheering at the mention of the names OF
Cleveland and Harrity
Hon. Thomas Merritt and George A. Allen
were nominated by acclamation for congress-
men at large Then In quick order four
names were presented for electors at large.
man tried to get the floor to present an
other nomination, but he WAS cut oil with
motion to close the nominations.
THE ELECTORS AT LARGE.
The following electors at large were named
by accamatiOn
Mortimer f. Elliot. Tioga; John C. Bulitt.
Philadelphia: Thomas b. Kennedy franklin;
David L. Watson. Allegheny.
The call of the roll WAS completed at $50,
and Mr.. Garmank. of LuZerne. moved to
make the nomination of G. Ross. of Bucks
w. t. IIenzel. Lancaster; w. NJ. Singerly,
Philadelphia; Charles Robinson, Lacka-
wanna: Henry AIyan Hall. Elks; John L.
Mckinney Crawford: Grant Horing. COlum-
bia, and Henry Never, Allegheny. unanimous
for delegates at large. The motion was
torial districts for the naming of district dele
gates to the National COM ention.
The convention then adopted resolutions
thanking the officers and authorizing the
chairman to appoint a committee to notify
those whom the convention had honored.
At 7:25 the convention adjourned sine die
while the band played.
TIE PLATFORM.
In the platform adopted the following APP
pears:
and ecohomical administration; for local self
government and for honest money; the gold
and silver coinage OF the valuation
and for currency convertible into
such donage without loss. tor that
genuine civil service reform which recognizes
public office AS public trust for liberal but
not reckless pensions. and for the speedy
abatement of all forms of needless and
oppressive taxation. With special relation TO
the pending political conditions in the coun-
try and Commonwealth we resolve and de-
clare
manded of the Federal legislature is the re-
form of the tariff laws upon the
basis of the Democratic national
platform of 1888, 10 the end that
no money shall be needlessly exacted from
the industries and necessities of the people,
and that our industrial interests shall not be
preiudcel by excessive taxation, false systems
of finance or extravagant cost of production.
10 this end the Mckinley bill should be re-
pealed. the essential raw materials of Amer
ican manufactures should be put on the free
list and revised tariff should be adopted,
with due regard for the rights OF American
labor and the preservation Of our manutac-
lures
ANOTHER CLEVELAND CLUB.
BgIsroL. TENs.. April 49, Special. IA
number of leading citizens OF Bristol met IN
the court- house tonight and organized what
will be one of the most efficient and enthusas
tic Cleveland clubs in the state. Nothing
was done tonight except 10 organize thor;