The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-01
MINNESOTA FOR CLEVELAND.
Her Delegates to Chicago Instructed
for the Kx-President.

for the Kx-President.
ST. PAUL, MINI, March 3l.-The Mime.
sofa democratic convention was held in this
city to-day, aud throughout was an enthu-
siastic Cleveland Endorsement meeting,
Every mention Of the ex-Presidents name
was received with cheers, and the presen-
tation of a resolution instructing the
delegates to the national convention 10 vote
for him from first to last was carried with
a vim that greatly delighted the old-sime
Cleveland supporters. The delegates are
all enthusiastic for Cleveland. There was
some sharp debating as TO the methods at
the first session and a sharp fight was had
on the selection of delegates to Chicago
from the Third congressional convention,
but the result was accepted at once.
Alfred E. Haven was chosen temporary
chairman, and w. B. McKinnon aud James
Donnell secretaries After a long and, at
times, warm debate as TO the method of the
appointment Of the committees, II
was decided, as compromise, that
the chairman should appoint a committee
on credentials and that the congressional
delegations should get together while that
committee was preparing its report and
select the members OF the other committees.
Much time was consumed in the selection of
these committees, aud it was late in the day
per time bad arrived and taken away some
Of the delegates before the committee on
resolutions was ready to report.
NO CONTESTS.
The first thing after the recess was the re-
port of the mmittee on credentials, and
no contests were reported.
Another recess was taken after the an
nouncement OF the committees to allow them
to prepare their reports.
The temporary otficers were made perma-
nent, and Senator M. s. Wilkinson, who
presented the report OF the committee, ais O
presented the following resolutions:
/. That We present the name of Grover
Cleveland for the presidency, and we expect
our delegates in tho national convention, TO be
hereafter presented, to use every honorable
means by their united voices and votes to
assist in his nomination.
2 That in their vote IN said convention the
delegation shall vote as unit, majority of
the delegation determining what the vote of the
entire delegation shall be.
8. That the delegation shall continue TO
vote and work for Grover Cleveland as long
as there are reasonable hopes for his nomina-
ton.
These resolutions we're adopted by rising
and cheering vote that was vigorously unan-
imous.
NAMES OF THE DELEGATES.
choice Of delegates TO the Chicago conven-
ton. Four delegates at large were chosen
easily, being: Michael Doran, P. B. Win
Ston, Lewis Baller and Thomas Wilson. The
alternates are: Maj. A. J.. Backett Nathan
Butler, J. D. Markham and DR.. o. w. Glib.
son.
The delegates from the congressional dele
cations earlier In the day were then an
nounced and ratified by the convention.
and Henry K. Wells, and for the Second NJ
Muller and James Manning From the
Third two sets of delegates were presented
and the fiSht of that delegation was fought
out on the floor Of the convention, the dele
CATION finally being called by counties, and
deciding by a vote Of SO to "a In favor Of
Joseph Roach and Frank Nicolin, which
names the convention then ratified
For the Fourth district. G. d. O'Brlen
and James B. O'Brien were chosen; Fifth,
Charles M. Foote aud Titus Marcx; Sixth
Theodore Brueaer and John G.. Brown /:
Seventh, Alex McKinnon and Dennis
O'Brien. While waiting for the arrival of
the committee on resolutions, Daniel w.
Lawler of this city, was called out
and made a strong democratic speech
and again awoke the cheering re-
sponses of the convention by his eulogy
OF Mr.. Cleveland, whose picture on the
PldbloEm was buS Ouiy uecOFdtlOn the HAlI
contained. Finally at 6 O'clock the com-
mittes on resolutions through Chairman p.
J. Smalley. reported the platform which
was adopted.
THE PLATFORM.
The platform opposes the theory Of pro-
lection as manifestation of paterualism
in politics, aud favors gradual reform of
the system of tariff duties. 1t indorses the
laws by which the revenues of the nation
shall be accommodated to the needs Of the
government economically administered. On
coinage it says: ave hold, in accordance
with she traditional policy OF our party, to
the use Of both gold and silver, and that the
sole coinage function of the government is
to examine the relative values of the metals
of coinage as established in the world, and
If there has been sufficient fuctuation in
the value Of either to make the existing
ratios unequal, then to readjust
the ratios so that the number of
grains of either metal ia the unit of coin
age, the dollar, shall be equivalent in value,
and then to permit free unrestricted coin
age Of both metals We join the democracy
in New York in demanding the repeal Of
the Sherman silver coinage act. We con-
denim that act as an attempt to distract the
friends OF honest bimet lllism and denounce
it as calculated to debase our currency, con-
tract the circulating medium and wreck the
aud safety OF the business
world.n
Another Cleveland resolution closed the
platform, which went through with a rush.
ANOTHER CLEVELAND VICTORY.
Owosso, MICE, March 31.-Shiawassee
county is the first to hold It's convention to
elect delegates to the democratic state con-
vention. Resolutions were enthusiastically
adopted instructinR the delegates to the
state convention to support only Cleveland
men for the national convention.