Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-01
GUESSEs On TIE eOYEREORSHIR.
No Lack of Candidate. for the Republican

Nomination.
ESPECIAL TELEoRAM TO THE DIsPATcE.l
PHILADELPHIA, November S0.-That United
States Senator Quay will favor the nomination
of Senator George Wallace Delamater, OF
Crawford county. is the general opinion ex-
pressed among the politicians. They argue that
the Junior United States Senator and the Sena-
tor from Crawford have been working in unison
for some time past. and that the friends OF
Senator Quay throughout the STATE are aware
of his preferences for the Republican nomina-
tion.
Senator Delamater's most formidable oppo-
ponent is at this time Adjutant General Dan.
iel H. Hastings, of Center county. General
Hastings has been travelling through the State
and leaving no stone unturned to secure the
friendship of those leaders in the several coun-
ties who are said to be able to deliver dele
gates. but the shrewd politicians hesitate to
make any declaration until they can find out
which of the candidates it will best serve their
interests to support
E. A. Montooth, of Allegheny county, who
came within vote Of being nominated for
Lieutenant Governor on the ticket with James
A. Beaver IN 1885, declared at once after the
adjournment of the State Convention that ne
was candidate for the nomination for Cover
nor in 1880. Major Montooth has been ire
quently dubbed as the candidate OF Christie
pher L. Magee, who is one OF senator
Quay's most pronounced opponents, put
when last in this city the major gave 1t out
positively that he was no mans candidate, but
the candidate of Allegheny county. de De-
clares that his home delegation will support MS
candidacy, without regard to factional diner:
ences, and that he will also secure the votes OF
number Of delegates from the western part OF
the State.
The present Lieutenant Governor, Charles
w. Stone, of Warren county, is regarded as
the first choice of Governor Beaver, and IS
looked upon as a strong dark horse. His canol-
counties adjoining his own. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Stone has not been idle On she con-
trarV he has been as busy as MS
fellows. His methods are of the sttll-hunt
order, and he fits from one section OF the state
to another, without his presence being more
than ordinarily observed. He is regarded as
shrewd, quiet worker, and his friends claim
a strong following for Warren county's can
didate. He was here to-day for few hours.
The guessers predict that Senator Delamater
will win tue nomination. In addition to the
support of Senator Quay, the general belief
among those who are supposed to know is that
Senator Cameron will be found among friends
of Senator Delamater, and that an agreement
Delamater and the reelection of Cameron may
be made without any great friction.
Mayor Edwin n. Fitler has declared Tor
Hastings, but it is believed that this action on
the part of Philadelphia's Mayor has done Gen
eral Hastings more harm than good. 1t is said
that some feeling on the part of Mayor Filter
against Senator Quay, because the latter did
aspirations, has been the real cause Of his an
nouncement in favor of Hastings. The other
city leaders have SO far declared no prefer
ences,