The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-28
PESSsYLyASIA DEnooRAcr.
The Day Before the Rattle-A Delight.
fully interesting Contsst Mapped Out
"A Bitter Fight Anticipated.

The Day Before the Battle-A Delight
fully interesting Contest Mapped On
"A Ritter Fight Anticipated.
HARRlsBuRa, Pa, April 27.-The Dem
ocrstic leaders and delegates are mskini
active preparations for to-morrow's con
yention. Randall, Wallace. Chairman
Miller, Barger and Cassidy, stenger
jerks, Col. Barr, Malcom Hay and suct
leaders, arrived yesterday, and last nigh
established their respective headquarter
and circulated among the rank and file,
It Is almost impossible to ascertain any
thing definite in the hurly.burly OF the
day, but both Randall and Wallace ART
claiming victory, and their followers arr
confident Of success for their respective
sides.
The first trouble will be in making up
the roll OF the Convention. Chairman
Miller will not only have to confront q
double delegation from Philadelphia, bul
from nearly every county in the State az
we'll The Wallace programme has been
70 contest the seat OF every Tilden and
Randall delegate, and the seats OF the en-.
tire Allegheny delegation will be contest
ed In accordance with this plan. Pau
line, Cullens, Giles, Fever, Donehue,
Murray, Frank Wiegand, Bill Herring
and others have come on free passes fur
nished by Wallace for that purpose. The
seats OF the Eve Crawford county dele
gates are contested by q rival delegation
headed by NJ. N. Allen, and the Wallace
men allege that their delegation in Lacka:
wanna and Luzerne have been contested
in the same way by the Randall party:
A. 81. Dill is spoken OF as the Wallace
candidate for Chairman, and w. S. Stem.
ger as the Randall candidate. James II.
Hopkins will be delegate in the conven-
tion, taking Squire Taylor's credentials.
Wallace has procured substitution, and
Randall will probably be admitted in the
same way. Squire McMullen was early
on the ground, but was quiet and unob
trusive.
While the situation is eagerly discussed
about the hotels, no angry demonstra.
tons have been indulged in on the part OF
any Of the factions.
The Allegheny county delegation will
cast complimentary vote for Judge
Bailey, OF Pittsburgh, for Justice OF the
Supreme Court.
fildsn, Bayard aud Seymour men are
making common cause for an uninstructed
delegation and no unit rule, and talk OF
Hon. Robert E. Monaghan, OF Chester,
Bayard man, for Chairman. This is said
To be Randalls programme.
Efforts are being made to ensure har-
mony In the Convention. Lew Cassidy,
OF the MCGOWAN delegation, from Phila-
delphia, insists that both delegations shall
be seated, and refuses TO caucus with the
McGowanites. Schnatterly, Wallace
man, proposes peace on basis OF wiping
out all paper contests and settling the
Philadelphia dispute on its merits in Con-
yention. These attempts may all come to
naught.
Some OF the MCGOWAN party are in
favor OF admitting twenty-three members
from each delegation, thus dividing the
votes. The county delegates want set
Element OF the difficulty and are urging
the necessity OF harmony.
Senator Wallace and Speaker Randall
are at the Bolton House.
There seems to be no doubt that the
delegation to Cincinnati will go unin-
structed.
+. B. McGowen, Of the vaux delegation,
arrived this evening, and at once began
work with view OF effecting c0mpro-
mise between the warning delegations. At
Eirst his arguments seemed to have IA
vorable effect and were well received by
Cassidy, McGowen and Barger, OF the
regular delegation; but at ten O'Clock to-
night all negotiations were broken of, as
the leaders Of the regulars stated that after
repeated attempts they found that they
could not control their followers.
The basis of the proposed compromise,
was that half OF the delegation from both
sides should be admitted TO the Conven-
ton. The delegates from the State
at large were divided on the question Of
admitting half OF both Philadelphia dele
cations, but were willing to adhere to any
conclusion that the Philadelphia people
might arrive at, 80 long as their direct in
terests were not interfered with. The
regular delegation is understood to be
made up generally OF Wallace's adherents,
while the Vaux or contesting delegation Is
strongly in Randall's favor.
Both sides have been canvassing all day
long, and tonight both Wallace and Ran
dali claim to be able to control to.mor-
rows convention. II the Philadelphia
fight should be carried into the conven'
tioa It is believed that ex-senator Andrew
II. Dill will be a Wallace candidate fol
temporary chairman, while ex.Congress'
man stenger will be Randall candidate