Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-06-27
THIRD EDITION,
TUESDAY EVENING. JUNE az. 1881
ON THE EVE.


THE SITUATION AT HARRISBURG
Harmony the Moving Spirit-hopkIns An
Pattison IN the Lead-Coxe's Attitude
and tho chances of Break TO Him.
Special Dispatch to the INTELLl oENCER.
HARRISBURG, Pa, June 27.-Every
train brings fresh accessions to the large
body of representative Democrats alread!
here. Prominent members of the party,
in addition to the delegates published, ar,
making their appearance as substitutes
and all indications point to the ablest rep
resentative body ever assembled. The
best good feeling prevails all around
Hopkins and Pattison will lead at the out.
set with Coke and Wolverton next, and
many scattering votes. Hopkins is stronger
and has more chance than Pattison, as the
latter suffers from fire in the rear, but
if the convention gets into lock between
them, and there are any indications that
Coke will accept, the convention is just as
likely as not to break and 60 to him.
Everything is in doubt except that on
organization, credentials, rules, platform
and other preliminaries the friends of
Hopkins, Coke, Pattison and others will
come to a substantial agreement to night
and all bitterness over non-cssentials will
be avoided Everybody is delighted at
the good feeling prevailing and nervous
lest something may disturb it.
Mr.. Randall is here simply as specta.
frr TIo c,111
of preference for candidates even to his
most intimate friends, and is sOlicitOus
only for harmony and 4 sound platform
ringing for honesty, reform and against
excessive taxation.
By general consent the convention will
meet at 1Oa m. to morrow instead of
noon, and all Lancaster county people |
who want to obtain tickets should report
at room No. 1G, Bolton house, by Ga. m.
AGLANCE AT THE FIELD.
a ny body s FIsht-Talk of the Field Again st
IatIisOn Senator COxe Interviewed.
HARRISBURG, Pa, June 27.-Dclegates
are pouring in from all parts Of tho state,
aud each train brings numbers of prominent
Democrats from various counties, not dele
gates but interested in the work of the
Ex. Senator Wallace had not
arrived up to noon, but is expected this
p. m. Chairman Bogert, it is stated,
wrote asking him and ex-Speakcr Randall
to come here and help to get up the
platform. 1t is alleged that the
old warning leaders are not in the field
against each other, and that neither of
hem is here to advance or hinder the in
terest of any particular candidate. 1t is
remarked as being significant, however,
hat while Randall preserves neutrality on
he surface his most trusted lieutenants
ak of Hopkins as being tho strongest 5
nan. Randall personally is supposed to
'c in favor of p PattiscD. The question as 4
o whether Senator Eckley B. Coke is or c
S not candidate is adding to tho general Q
uncertainty of the situation. The PattisOn
'eOple admit that with Coke in the field S
heir canvass is rendered prccarious. s
An aSSOcia. ed press correspondent asked I
senator Coke this morning whether or not G
e would be candidate. He replied that 1
&c had been asked that question so often o
nd had been placed in SO false position
y the speculation on the subject that he
ad determined to declare himself gen.
rally and definitely, but the time had
OF yet come to do SO. Senator Coxo in L
Dply to further question said he might o
rite letter stating his position or he 4
light not, but that in any event there 5
'ould be no room for misunderstanding l.
fter he had delivered himself. The most cl
inference from this is that he II
ltends to positively decline to allow bis. i
anne to 90 before the convention as a can 9
idate. A
Hopkins and his lieutenants are conf
ent and feel sure that the first honors of
,e convention will 60 to tho ex-congress.
ian. Senator Gordon has put out a II
nall circular letter, giving the resolu- is
ons adopted in Philadelphia in v
lvor Of Pattison's candidacy, and the d,
,tc showing the majority by which v
attisOn carried Philadelphia against Re- dt
lblican candidates for the controllership. q,
he opinion is gaining ground that the I'll
cid with Hopkins in it will combine
,ainst Pattison, rendering the selection
a third man inevitable. Senator John G.
all, OF Elk, is spoken Of as likely to be -,
available compromise man for the head r.
the ticket. ss ..
Until the candidate for governor shall r. r,
i've been named the rest of tho ticket will G.
main as a contingent, with tho exception "a
the secretaryship Of internal affairs. for "
hich no contestant with Africa has yet
'peared.