Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-19

prodigality Of this majority fastened upoI
him the eyes Of his party and caused
Daniel Manning, one Of the sstutest of tn.
| politicians whom Mr. Tildsn educated, to
fx upon him - the most available candi'
date for the Presidential nomination.
Mr.. Manning began the canvass which be
hoped would result in Cleyeland'ss nomi.
nation immedistely after Cleveland had
been insugurated for Governor. The can
vass was conducted with great secrecy but
with great skill, and within less than year
scopbieation had hsen effected with most
of the Southern Democratic leaders and
with Mr. Carlisle and his friends. Carlisle
had just been chosen Speaker, and with
great skill but without the slightest betray-
al, was enabled to use his Office in the inter-
est OF Cleveland. There was no formidable
canvass made for any other candidate. The
friends OF Governor Hendricks and those of
Senator Bsyard and ex-Speaker Randall
made some pretention which was more loud
sounding than strong.
Almost . Stampede to Hendricks.
When the convention met in Chicago on
the 23d Of June, 1884. Nh. Manning's esti-
mate was that Governor Cleveland would
be nominated not later than the fourth,
probably upon the second ballot, and there
was never moment from the time of the
opening Of the convention until the result
was announced when Mr.. Manning and
those who were associated with him had
any reason to doubt the accuracy of his can
vasa Yet there was q moment, ten mo-
ments perhaps, when it seemed to others as
though the convention might be stampeded
to Governor Hendricks
In the indescribable fury which accom-
panied that effort, when the convention
seemed to have gone mad and the maniacal
galleries were demanding, with vociferous
and awful demonstration, the nomination of
Hendricks. Mr.. Manning sat at the head of
the New York delegation as unruffled as
though his ears were deaf and his eyes were
blind. No more majestic picture of COM
posure in time of extraordinary political
peril was ever seen than that which Mr..
Manning and his delegates then offered.
Had he wavered, had he or his betrayed
have come and Hendricks would have oc.
cupied the White House instead of the
Vice Presidential chair.
stemming the Hendricks Tide.
At last, when there was q lull in this
storm, MI. Manning arose and In quiet, de-
liberate manner, as though all this which
had just happened was the mere rustling of
the leaves upon the trees outside, he said:
eMr. Chairman, the New York delegation
instructs me to cast its united vote for
Grover Cleveland. /" And with this utter
ancs the Hendricks charm was broken and
not long after Grover Cleveland was the
nominee Of his party for the Presidency,
with Governor Hendricks for Vice.
The canvass had been conducted for
in accordance with the political
of Governor Tilden, for Manning
was ali apt scholar and worthy of his train
ing. The Hendricks incident was the only
one of e1citenlent during the meeting of the
convention.
Of course the convention of 1888 was the
mere perfunctory recording of the party's
to renominate President
Cleveland. Some of the politicians would |
have defeated it if possible The conven-
tion met in st. Louis on June 20, 1888, and |
Cleveland was nominated by acclamation
almost Immediately after the organization,
with Judge Thurman, rather against his |
will, as his associate upon the ticket. The |
platform in modified way represented the |
views which President Cleveland had ex-
pressed in his tariff message of the winter |
before, and on that issue the party went be- |
fore the country. E. j. EDWARDS.