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THE KEYSTONE DEMOCRACY.
DISIRRANGING THE MlCHINE BEFORE
IT HAD GOT FlIRLY sTARTED.
The Attempt to Force - Mnde-Up Roll on the
Convention Resented by an Overwhelming
vote-The Anti.Dill Lines strengthened.

Convention Resented by an Overwhein,inR
vote-The Anti-Diii Lines Strengthened.
PITTSBURGH, May 22.-The Democratic
State Convention proved even moro exciting
and interesting than was expected. Thousands
Of people here and hundreds Of visitors from
the remotest parts Of the State were frantic to
get into Library Hall. and very early II was dis
covered that the city was fooled with bogus
tickets of admission and forged counter sigma
lures of the Chairman of the State Central Com
mittce. The crowd thronged the hall and the
entrance long before tho opening hour. Flags.
flowers. music. and the immense throng gave
life to the scene but an air OF terrible earnest
ness marked everybody. The Rev Dr. McJun-
kin opened with prayer. and the Chairman Of
the committee announced his secretaries. i'm
Guiding, MS the chief. w. NJ. Slngery OF the
Philadelphia Record. the head OF the opposition
to Furman Sheppard.
The Chairman Of the State Central Commit
tee. McClelland. ordered the call of roll Of dele
gates mad" up b, him on the best information
he had. This gave the delegates from Philade-
phia. whom the return board arbitration tom
mittee had approved. prima face right In the
Convention. As this was to be the leading issue
of the Convention 1t aroused fierce antago-
nism. Malcolm Hay. brilliant young LAWYER
here. late OF the PENNSYLVANIA Constitutional
Convention and leader Of the Hopkins forces,
took the floor and appealed to the Chair
man to follow the time-honored custom OF
calling districts by their names and allowing
them to report delegates AMI contests. the roll
to be made Of those uncontested. and the pre-.
lminary organ lzation to be made by them.
This sensible appeal touched the sympathy OF
the Convention and the galleries rang with ap-
plause and cheers for him to 20 on. The Chair
declared that the call was being made right and
should go on. The audience and the Conven-
tion interposed. and declared with applause for
Hays appeal for fair play. One after another
OF the ,Wallqce-Dn contestants rose to
support McCelland. and each was hooted
down. 1t WAS already to be made
physically impossible. for the Conven-
tion to proceed, should the proposed wrong
be insisted ON. Appeals were made to the party
10 recognize some sense Of fairness and prece-
dents OF other years. and time and again the
convention WAS uprOnrlous with misses and ap-
plguse. until NJ Clrlland was lorced to yield and
submit resolution that the roll of strics.
and not the madr-up roll be called. 1t pro-
ceeded ana notes OF every contest We're made
and the names of all Ia dispute omitted. About
twenty Philadelphia and four other disputes
For temporary Chairman. Wallace then NOM
lnnt'd X. Milton Snrer a man who occupies the
anomalous position OF being the hpnchman Of
| the Wallace rnndidntos. ami yet most hostile TO
| Wallace hims IT.. He boasis that he has nothing
| for the senator hut cold st.el and yet WAllics,
to strengthen his n, 5. was for ed himself to
| make tls nomination. while William l.. Scout
| of Erie who has often been n.rount.d Wulluce's
| iri, nj, WIS named by the opposition. Both arc
gentlemen OF grent personal popularity. and
ench received numher OF votes outside OF the
interests that support them in tho main. The
result w!ts Sp,er. 1872: scott 90. II WIS re-
| ccved with applause. led by Wallace. who rose
from MS seat and swung his hat wildly in air.
| IN" usual resolutions for committees then
| passed. and the Convention adjourned to await
Their acton. That on credentIais was kept
| busy ali day. and the Convention had 10 adjourn
until to morrow at y N.
The Committee on Platform. Wallace Chair.
| man. agrees about Hs reported last night. The
Committee on Organ lz,lunn. NJ X 'nnH Chair
| man. IS UNANIMOUS Tor Buckalrw Tor perma-
/ nrnt CHAIRMAN. the Committee on Credentials,
| W. X. Boe Chairman. and w. VI. II 'nsel Secre-
| tary. WAS busy rom TO . with contests, and
| arrived at a report which Will be UNANIMOUS.
| The decisions OF the Arbitration Committee
| ihrlr own merits. and tue decs ons were largs-
| Y favorable tp Sheppard and AGAINST Dll Geo.
| VI, Dilas. who has br'n the CONSPICUOUS advo-
cNe OF oNrrthroWlng tue Sh"rlNs Ring Arbiira-
| ton Committee. who has been thr Atlas OF tho
| hEht and against whose admission the n M
hltoNe. mad" his case 80 cirar tnHt no formid-
| able opposition was made TO him. and in nearly
! every other cuse in which there Wits u straight
| Issue the Arbitration COMMITTEE. was wOrstad.
MoIrHth waS at ilrst rcle tsd but 10y common
| consent uiterward his opponents consented to
his adm lss ION. 10 avoid ali danger OF a Il hit in
| thr COuVt utlOn.
| The contest OF to-day closes with the anti Dill
| lines nuch strengtnHurd ana his nomination
very precarlous. -Four y"nr7 ago here the stu
| alton was precisely similar. and Wallace was
beaten. The position occupied by him in be-
coming a delegate has been made much moro
| out OF place by his course to-day. Ii lbs recent
arquiesrence in the attempt ol his leuten nts 70
| force "A made-up roll on the CunVrnton "A de-
| sign resented 10y nlne-tentns lis mrnbers.
| hud MS hilarious behavior at the election OF
| Speer. have belitled hm. rne field is strength
! ed, and can beat Dlll unless effective influences
| b" eArrted in his hrhult. Everything possible
| mas already been done, and ; large vote is
owing 70 the mlsreprrsr rnt.tiOn by many dele-
gates OF the sentiments o! thnlr constituents.