The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-08-21
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

ThE DbMOVhATlU TlVkEI
The Democratic State Convention fin
ished its work Wednesday and this is
the result:
Governor-CHAuNcEY F. BLACK, of
York,
Lieutenant Governor-R. BRUCE
RICKETTs, of Luzcrne.
Congress-MAxwELL STEVENSON, of
Philadelphia.
Secretary of Internal Affairs .SIMP-
son AFRICA, of Huntington.
Auditor General--WITLIAM J. BREN-
NAN, of Allegheny.
When the delegates woke up to a late
breakfast the undoubted drift was to-
ward Black. The Wallace managers
could not have failed TO notice this. for
they again summoned Wallace by urgent
kilograms. This time he responded. A
special train took him from Clearfeld to
Tyrone, where he boarded regular
train and arrived in town at about noon
He entered the Bolton House unnoticed
hut was Immediately recognized. A
shout went up: "There is Wallace. He
is our man." The Cluarfeld statesman
waved his hand. "No, gentlemen" he
said, Its not the man; it's the Demo-
cracy." lie Immediately went to head
quarters, on the floor above, and almost
instantly was surrounded by friends.
who kept him shaking hands for an
hour. The convention which had met
In The morning had taken a recess to
wait on the committees, and everybody
went to see him. For time the other
headquarters were deserted. "There is
no bitterness, no feeling in this matter"
he told everybody; eve want harmony
and the strongest candidate"
Then inquiries began to be made for
Black, and the answer Invariably given
was: "He will not come" Wallace has
made blunder. 1t is a confession of
weakness. The Black contingent was
quick to catch the sentiment, and the
streets were soon ringing with it. Ran
dali sat in his parlors in the Jones
House apparently not at all concerned.
but, nevertheless, there was some un-
casiness among Blacks immediate
friends. They realized that delay might
prove weakening, for Wallace's personal
magnetism is great, and their obvious
policy was to push ballot at the very
earliest opportunity.
The contest over the platform, con-
trafy to expectation, was quickly settled.
This was because Randall's friends had
everything their own way, and they were
ready to report when the convention cot
together in the afternoon. All attempts
at delay were quickly settled and the
Black men hurried on the vote. Wm.
J.. Scott got in from Erie Wednesday
morning. Just what he was going to
dO no one seemed TO know, but he was
still for Mccormick, and had his Con-
grcssional delegation pretty well in
hand. Afterwards they helped to swell
the Black majority.
The result shows how closely the
Black people had figured on their can
didate. Tuesday night they counted
upon lSO votes on the first ballot. They
lacked 10 or II of that number when the
. roll had been called, but had enough
wanderers TO complimentary candidates
within reach to bring the total vote ur
To 1913 before the announcement was
made. The Wallace strength was 100.
Ills people took their defeat gracefully,
There was no factional bitterness dis.
played Wednesday night and everybody
is promising to support the ticket. Wal.
lace goes home to Cleafield conscious
that he has been just little too late at
every step he has taken. Randall goes
to Chicago in very happy frame OF
mind apparently.