Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-05
Michigan and Wisconsin DEM
ocrats Instruct for the
Ex.President,
BOTH ON THE UNIT RULE.
Villas and Dickinson Keep Their States
in Line for Grover.
LOUD HOWLS FOR TARIFF Reform.
California Indorses Harrison but Fails to
Instruct for Him.
THE CONVENTIONS IN OTHER STATES

MUsKEGoN, MICH, May 4-Spencer O.
Fisher, Don NJ. Dickinson, Edward Ryan
and Edward F. Uhl were, as anticipated,
elected the delegates at large to the
National Convention at the State Demo
cratic Convention, which terminated its pro-
eeedings here this evening. In the plat
form which was adopted, the delegates were
instructed to vote for Cleveland. Tariff re-
form was pronounced the overshadow1ng
issue of the coming campaign, and demand
was made of the Government to give clear
waterway from the great lakes to the ocean.
There were a couple of little storms
which, though of a threatening nature,
ended without serious results The first
arose over a desire on the part of a section
to select Wellington R. Burt for the honor
which was conferred upon Spencer o.
Fisher, and the second over an attempt to
introduce a free silver resolution into the
report of the Platform Committee. The
convention, however, ended in harmony.
The fight was raised over the nomination of
Spencer O. Fisher by John C. Weadock,
and his Endorsement by Chauncey Wisner.
Just One Little Breeze.
Judge John Moore presented the name of
Wellington r. Burt. Judge Moore dis
played some little heat in his speech. Sew
eral speakers Joined in the struggle and
when the Chairman, in order to end the dis
cussion, was about to take q ballot, he was
met by persistent and deafening cries of
Gag rule" For some minutes personal
charges were handled about from every
quarter. At length the scene ended. A
vote was taken and Fisher was elected by a
vote OF T52 to 2O9.
Don NJ. Dickinson was unanimously Sc
lected as the first delegate from the First
district. Edward Ryan, like Dickinson,
was chosen by unanimous vote. Hon. Ed
ward +. Uhl was also chosen unanimously
The platform denounces 'the monopolis-
tic measures of the Republican party" de-
clares boldly for tariff reform; condemns the
Mckinley law; "points with pride" to the
Democratic State administration; calls for a
tidewater canal, and adds:
Solid Instructions for Cleveland.
We arraign the Republican party for the
jobbery and e1travagance of the billion
dollar Congress, and we deplore the scan
dals and corruption in the present admins
tration, in marked contrast with the clean
and bic administration of Grover Cleve-
land. We believe that the siege begun four
years ago must be continued on the same
stronghold of the enemy, fortified by the
spoils of an oppressive tariff, and upon the
same lines of battle, until victory
shall crown our assaults. We
think it neither wise nor safe to
change materially the plan under which
that campaign was fought. We are conf
dent we were right then, and the right is
always the same. We have full faith in the
mind that conceived and the hands that
executed the details of that contest. We
believe moA implicitly in the wisdom and
the honesty and heroic courage of him who
led us in that assault and now, refreshed,
revived, united and fearless in our faith, we
demand to be led against the enemy again
under the leadership OF the same great
captain. We therefore instruct our delegates
to the National Convention, this dav chosen
to vote in that convention as one man for
the nomination of Grover Cleveland to the
Presidency of the United States.
The State Central Committee was in
structed to incorporate as one of the pur-
poses of the coming State Convention the
nomination of candidate for United
States Senator.
d. j. Campau tonight sent the following
telegram to Grover Cleveland:
Grover Cleveland New York:
The largest Democratic State Convention
in our States history to-day elected q
unanimous Cleveland delegation to Chicago,
and instructed it to vote for you as a unit.
In this action the delegates will express the
exact sentiment of the Michigan Democracy,
which is for Cleveland and victory.
DANIEL j. CAMPAU,
Chairman Democratic State Committee.