Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-26
THE STATE CONTEST.
How the Republican Delegates From
Fifty Counties Stand.
SENATOR DEbAMATER In THE LEAD
He Seems to Have About 0ne-Third Of the
Men Chosen Thus Far.
THOSE UNRESTRICTED HOLD THE KEY

Forty-four of the 67 counties in Pennsyl-
vania have held their conventions and
elected delegates TO the Republican State
Convention, which will meet in Harrisburg
four weeks from next Wednesday. In six
Of the counties the primaries were held on
Saturday and the conventions will be held
to-day or tomorrow.
No living man knows how all the dele
gates thus far elected will vote for Governor,
even on the first ballot. 1t is doubtless true
that goodly number Of these delegates do
not themselves know how they will vote
In many of the counties, however, the dele
gates have been instructed either by express
resolutions or by what is considered bind
ing preference vote of their county cor
ventions. In other counties the delegates
ran as representatives of special Guberna-
torlal candidates and are thus pledged, BY
their own action, to vote for those candi-
dates.
delegations OF five members each have been
elected by split conventions. The five men
on the one hand favor Senator Delamater;
the five on the other hand are for General
Hastings, Major Montooth or Secretary
Stone.
WHAT IS EXPECTED.
It is generally expected by those who are
interested actively in the campaign that, if
the organization Of the State Convention is
controlled by the field or the anti-Delamater
forces. the Delamater delegation from Berks
county will be permitted to occupy seats in
the spectators gallery.
Senator Delamater has secured more posi-
tive delegates than any other candidate. He
has the following either instructed or
pledged for him: Armstrong. 2; Cam bria, 2;
Clarion, 2; Crawford, 8; Elk, 1; Erie, 8;
franklin, 2; Fulton, 1; Lackawanns, 4;
Lawrence, 2; Mercer, 8; SchuylkIll, 4; We
mango, 2; Wayne, 2; total, SO. In addition to
these 2 of the 8 delegates from Delaware, 1
from Luzerne, from Northampton, 1 from
Potter and 2 from Wayne are strongly
claimed for Delamater, making his maxi
mum strength at this time A.
The delegates instructed or pledged to
Adjutant General Hastings are: Blair, 2;
Center. 2; Clearfeld, 2; Clinton, 1; Juniata,
1; Miffin, 1; Snyder. 1; Union. 1, and York,
Ain all, 15. Besides these the Hastings
workers claim very positively 1 in Carbon,
1 in Delaware and in Schuylkill. Two of
the Schuylkill delegates have declared that
they will not vote for Delamater, but fur
ther than that have made no positive an
nouncement.
CLAIMED BY ALL OF THEM.
The Hastings people also claim the six
delegates from Lancaster county, but those
votes are being claimed by nearly all the
candidates. The delegation has been elected
in the interest of E. Il. Martin, a candidate
for Lieutenant Governor, and will vote for
Governor in the best manner to serve him.
In some other counties delegates have been
elected for both Hastings and Martin, while
Delamater and Watres go together.
Secretary of the Commonwealth Stone
has secured the delegates from the following
counties: Bedford 2, Cameron 1, Mexican 2,
Montour 1, Northum berland 2 and Warren
lin all 9. The two delegates from Adams
are credited to Stone, and he will probably
secure the two from Butler county. Major
Montooth has the three delegates from Le-
high county and the one from. Greene. His
friends claim others in uninstructed delega-
rions, but are averse to giving pointers" to
the opposition. Brad lord's 8 delegates
are instructed for Lieutenant Governor
Davies. Luzerne's 6 out of Tor Con-
gresham Osborne. and Lycoming's 3
for Congressman Mccormick.
The II counties which have not yet voted
will elect 81 delegates. OF that number
Philadelphia and Allegheny counties will
choose So. OF the Philadelphia delegates 30
will be for Hastings, and Allegheny's l6
will be for Montooth. The race is now an
interesting one.