Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-28
THE CONVENTION.
The "Randall People" Said to Have COM
plete Control of the Entrances to
the Hall-Dihiculty In Sc
curing A(lniSSlOn

The "Randan People" Said to Have COM
plete Control Of the Entrances to
the Hall-Difficulty In Sc
curing Admission.
HARRISBURG, Pa, April 2S.-The Dem
ocratic state convention met in the opera
house here to-day. All hope of a comprO-
mise between the contending Philadelphia
or Wallace and Randall delegations being at
an end, matters were very lively all morn
ing in the hotels and committee rooms.
Great difficulty was experienced in obtain
ing admission to the hall of the convention
and large number ofspecial dOOr-keepers
were on hand. The Randall people ap-
peared to have thorough control of all the
entrances to the hall, and many visitors
received their tickets of admission before
those of delegates were issued. So strict
were the door-keepers that it was impossi-
bic for telegraph messengers to pass in
and out, and great difficulty was expert
enced in reaching telegraph Offices.
Cheering Speaker Randall.
When Speaker Randull entered the hall
he was greeted with the most enthusiastic
cheering. He had not been elected dele
gate, but appeared as substitute. Sena-
tor Wallace was present as delegate.
Efecting q Compromise.
Some delay occurred in calling the con-
ventiOn to order, during which several
conferences took place between the leaders
of the two factions. At o'clock Speaker
Randall with two Of his frieHds, stepped
into corner where Wallace and his lieu
tenants were and short conference took
place. The result was an agreement to
appoint committee to settle the points of
difference. 1t was then understood Mr..
Monaghan, of West Chester, would be tenn
porary chairman, while Mr.. Dill would be
permanent chairman.
Tho Convention Called to Order.
At p. m. Chairman Miller called the
convention to order.
MIR. Cassiday's Glad Tidings.
The list of secretaries and door-keepers
was then read. Mr.. Cassidy, by unani-
nous consent, announced that he brought
glad tidings to the convention and to the
entire people of the commonwealth. He
said the leaders have at the last
moment settled upon plan of
adjusting all differences in Philadelphia,
one which will prove eminently creditable
to the entire Democratic party. The reg
ular Democratic party, of which he was
member. while it stood by it's position, was
yet willing to take it's opponents by
the hand for the sake of peace, and
they were going to settle differences fairly
and honorably. For this purpose he
named the following committee to whom
all contests shall be referred without de-
bate: Messrs. Speer. of Huntingdon !;
Mutchler, of Northampton Dill, of
Union Stenger, of Franklin jerks, of
Indiana and Gibson. The cOmpittee was
named amid much applause.
Shoulder to Shoulder-Speeches bylsandall,
Wallace and Others.
II. NJ. Speer and Richard Vaux followed
with remarks in support of the proposed
plan.
Mr.. Randall, in response to loud calls,
arose and said: g This is the happiest po-
litical moment Of my life, and it gives to
the people of the United States assurance
that the Democratic party mean COM
plete and thorough peace, and I'm
ending war to our opponents"
Mr.. Wallace then thanked the conven-
ton for its kind greeting. 1t could
scarcely be expected of him that in crisis
of his party he would fail in the perform
ance of his duty. He yielded the en-
tire Democratic control Of place and power
and he would always be found where the
Democratic party placed him. He was for
Peace, Harmony and Victory.
Malcolm Hay, of Pittsburgh. then fol-
lowed in a speech, in which he congrat-
ulated the party upon the glorious exam
pie set them by their leaders.
A. H. Dill thought no one but defeated
Democratic candidates for state offices
could appreciate the full significance of
compromise.
VIM. s. Stenger said the nomination of
Gen. Grant meant perpetual rule of the
Duke of America. All that stood in the
way of victory for the Democrats seemed
to ko disSansiOns in tho;r oxun rauL.