The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-03
RHODE ISLANDS CHOICE.
MR. cIEyELASD rs THE rAvOEITE,
Cubsrnator,a Observation-Disclosures In the
Platform-Otber Poiitica, Matters
Alliance Views

Providence. r. l., March 3.-Tho Demo
cratic State Convention to nominate state
officers and select delegates to the Nations
Convention met here to-day. Hon. Charles
T.. German. of Providence. temporary ohai-
man. ON taking the chair ~eulogized Ciese-
lands administration This was ereeteo WIZ
loud applause and a few Kisses. lneio q /"
strong feeling between the factions VIM
wishes to indorse Cleveland and that WHO"
prefers an uninstructed delegation
The platform as reported to the cohVenson
i~nstructs the delegates to vote ior
CLEVELAND THE TAyoHIiE.
Concressman Paige spoke during . e con
<ssted deleoation case. lie ueoiaLo~ Ia
Democrats were sound on Ole, 80 free sI-
noi,cv and sound on the question OF i ho
- Int the majority in Congress miEns 10
"a mon 10 do nothing that woulu inyuio
tbs Marty or It's candidates IN inc aPPio
elections. a hv camuel II.
Honey. and referred to tne path ~ the national
pnxsntion 10 vote for Cleveland. IL was re-
ceiyed with great enthusiasm.
THE PLATFORM.
Tho ,la.form "a reported 10 tho convention
5ora,ds free raw materials. 1t approves the
Snringer Wool bill and urges Its early passaee.
IL fayors the placing OF IRON, coal Ahu NniooI
on the free list. Upon the coinage quoS'ion
its reads: who.hor
OF gold, silver or paper ousue W ONN 49,
value the world over"
The repealing of the Sherman coinage act
Is favored because of It's failure 10 accompiisn
results desired. and for a Ike reason Tree
coinage of silver il opposed except upon IN
-...- .nraanuanf InH nlUttONU CAOcto
with Mr.. Honey's resolution OF instructions.
Nominations for Governor being called fOr inc
faction led by Mr.. Honey and accreulIeu ~
Cleveland, presented the name OF DaVlu .
Baker. Jr.. Of South Kingston. Ex-LleuteI-
snt-Governor w. T.. G. Wardwell, OF brlstol'
was placed in cOunter-nominatlon.
wARDwELL NOMINATED.
A warm discussion thick with personalities
followed. The vote cast was Wardwall, lzG
Baker. IS. Mr.. Wardwell was declared the
nominee. For Lieutenant-Goyernor Charles
= German. of Frovidences. was nominated.
The Wardwell men placed CharIes ives, vi
Newport. in cOunter-nOmlnation. MI. Ives
was repudiated by the Newport. deiegation'
and In retorting Mayor Carroll. OF Pawtucket.
intimated that Newport had been traded tor
Senator Aldrich. This WAS hotly denied;
The vote was: German, l6O; Ives 30, ana
Baker. Z.
OTHER POLITICAL NEWS.
DrTRorr. March AT a meeting OF the
Democratic State central committee yester-
day it was decided that the State convention
10 nominate delegates to the national conven-
ton at Chicago should be held at Muskegon
May 4th.
JACKSON. MISS. March 2.-Representatlve
NoAlHster. chairman of the national COM
mittee of the Anti-Sub-Treasury alliance, was
asked what he thought Of the recent confer
ence at st. Louis and its bearing
upon the politics Of the South. He
said: The pretended opposition OF the
Southern delegates 70 the third party
movement was the merest sham. They were
In full sympathy with II, possibly with the
exception of Livingstone. OF Georgia, who Is
in doubt whether his State is ripe for the
movement. Our committee will issue a call
during this month for the national .conven-
tion to resist the sub-Treasury and other party
schemes