The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-18
THE CONVENTION
OF THE KEYSTONE DEMOCRATS
At Harrisburg TO-day-A sharp Contest be-
tween Black aud WRlIace-It VIII be
u LOyefeaSt ar u DeRr Garden
DaucO-ThO Ohio Democrats,

HARRlsBuRa, PA, August l7,-Itis hsrl
to tell at this writing whether tomorrow
convention will be q loveieast or a bea
garden. There are elements here to rails
a large sized row, but the conservative
sentiment Of the party ia also we'll repre-
sented. There is notable absence o
federal ofiiceholderB in person. but thl
influence OF spoils is likely to bs iel. il
the convention as in palmleRt days Chair
man Hensel is sputtinghis postoiliCea in th'
scale for all they are worth, and, through
Mr.. Brennan, seems TO have captured
the majority Of the Pittsburgh delegation
for Black, other delegations have no
proved so susceptible to this Influence
and such counties as Crawford and Frank
lin have Unexpectedly turned up for Wal
lace. It is very hard 10 keep the old lac
tional lines Of the times OF the Wallace
and Randall feud from being too closely
drawn, but Mr.. Randall, who is expect
ed tonight, will probably tell hil
friends that he does not desire the Gontes
10 take that shape. Should the fight b'
to the finish between the parties Of Wal
lace and Randall, the ticket nominated
would not have tle slightest show Of cleo
ton, Randall is TOO sagacIous to let mat
ters take that turn.
Neither Black nor Wallace Is here. Tht
latter has been strongly urged to come
and may put In an appearance tonight
Senator Coke Is in charge Of the Wallace
headquarters, and McKenns, OF Allegheny
Ia running those Of Black. The Wallace
men have been somewhat discouraged BY
tho apparent indifference Of the SdnRtOr
but his friends have taken fresh courage
aud tho drilt to-day seems to havj set II
strongly toward the sage OF Clearleld.
There will be no clubs here, but the
Democratic yeomanry OF tbs interior O.
the State will be here in force to demand
the nomination Of Wallace, and torcbukt
the attempt OF the chairman TO dominate
the party. Mortimer +. Elliott, Of Tioga
who was elected COngresSnau.at.laTgeOl on
the ticket with Governor Pattison, Ia likely
to be chairman Of tho Convention, Speer
nf Huntingdon will nominate Wallace
and Marsh, Of York, willIname Black.
Llt.e n4s been done VIA rrgpu 10 the
rest OF the ticket. Several names have
been canVassed for Lieutenant Governor
but General Ricketts,, Of Luzerne, seems
TO be ths lavorite. Africa will be named
for his old place, and all elsa 10 at sea
Ex.CongresSman Hopkins was among the
latest arrivals this morning He was d.
rect from his new home in York county
and blandly took his place in the ranks Of
the Western Pennsylvania people, head
ed by Charles F. McKenna.
TIE BLACK BooM.
After hastily glanclng over the field they
adjourned from the Bolton to the Lochiel,
where they formally opened the Black
boom, or headquarters. The delegation
will not be complete until the arrival oi
tho train from Pittsburgh this afternoon.
Col Quay arrived from his seaside resort
at an early hour this morning. Like
Gen; Press Guthrie, ,his presence has moth.
ing to do with the Convention, but at the
same time, II his advice ID needed lie will
be within easy call.
There were NO less than three conven-
tioLs held In this city since Monday. The
City Convention WAS held last night the
Dauphin county Republican Convention
was held to-day and all the while tho clans
we're gathering for the State Convention.
The hotel keepers think that the dates
should have been wider apart and busi'
ness would have beOn better divided dur
ing the dull summer season.
Captain Wm. MlCIelland opened up O
little headquarters OF his own last night Of
the Bolton, ostensibly in the interest o.
Wallace. 10 his establishment he found
this morning that Senator Coke had arriv
I'd and would superCede him.
Tim O'Leary, James Atwell, j. j. Fox
and Chairman Brennan are about the
only Pittsburghers here outside Of the de
legation.
AN OUTLINE or THE PLATFORM.
The Committee on Resolutions will mol
be appointed until after the convention
meets. They will then go to work at them
aud, as the committee will be composed O.
fifty men, It is hardly possible to givG tht
exact WORDS Ol Lu6 plhtlOTu. ~ Will HOW
ever, as near as can be a Csrtained, endorst
the administration Of President Cleveland
Governor Pattison, Lieutenant Governor
Black ana Secretary Of Internal Affair
Africa. II will endorse the Chicago plat
form Of 1884, which contains a provision
against sumptuary laws, and will probably
note no further explicit dcCIarati on thl
liquor question. 1t will ask for the on
fofCement Of articles IL and II Of the Con
stitution, and plank In reference TO tn,
labor question. 1t will ask that, as tht
revenues Of the State are now larger thai
necessary, that the tax received from
licenses, be paid into the county treasury
to releve farmers and real estate from ex
Cetsive taxation. An eeott will be mad
10 have distinOt enunCiation in favor O
the revision and reduction OF the tariff II
accordance with Senator WallaCe's inter
view.
CONFERENCE or MANAGERS.
At "a conference held this morning be