Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-08
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er1l haSIlngSY Win MS VIE anu
little daughter, start for Johnstown
to attend the reception to which
the people there invited them. This
time the General will not be dressed in top
boots, flannel shirt and slouch hat, nor will
Mrs. Hastings hold the ribbons Of team as
she did when she drove across the mountains
to JOIN her husband in his work of relief in
the stricken city; yet the family will make
the trip in very quiet, unostentatious man
ner.
Tonight General Hastings library and
smoking rooms were filed with gentlemen
who had dropped in to wish him a pleasant
experience in the hands of his enemies, as
such paradox may be presumed, since Del
amater pocketed the Johnstown delegate to
the Gubernatorial convention, but the big
jolly soldier told them he had no enemies at
Johnstown, and that politics had nothing to
do with the trip. That assertion may be
taken as sincere, because all the receptions
in the world could not take Delamater's del
egates away from him.
A LITTLE TOO LATE.
Had the reception only been held before
the Cambria County Convention then the
delegates could still have gone to Della
mater, but the pill for Hastings would have
been sugar-coated. He had to swallow il,
bitter as it was, and now comes the sugar
coating two weeks after the pill has been
digested. Poor Johnstown Her food de-
moralized everything-even her system of
medicine giving has been reversed. But
Hastings understands Johnstown.
Colonel Spangler. General Coburn, Sheriff
Cook, Postmaster Fielder, County Chair
man Brown, j. NJ. Dale, ESQ.,, and other
attorneys, were present at General Hastings
informal gathering this evening. 1t was not
a political party at all. It was only the
first evening for long while that the Gen
eral had been at home, and his friends took
advantage Of that fact. The county RepUb-
lican convention, when it meets here, will
instruct its delegates to the State convention
for General Hastings as Governor. Of
course this being the Generals home, moth
ing else could be expected, vet Delamater's
managers were ready for anv adventure
alter their Cambria county sport. Some
people thought they would not stop short
alter that of invading General Hastings
own town. In fact, the capture of Center
county by Colonel Andrews for his Young
friend, Delamater, would have caused less
surprise than Hastings apparent loss of
Cambria, with his great record there.
SOLID FOR HASTINGS
But there is no chance for Delamater to
force a breach in Center OF surrounding
counties. 1t was tried and proved failure
some time ago. Clearfeld county is part
ofthis Congressional district, and in Clear
field Delamater made one of his earliest at
tempts to dig intrenchments. 1t is said
much money was spent by his managers
there to carry the delegation, but when the
friends of Mr.. Hastings heard of the opera
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fOnte, and in one day all of the opposition's
money and power was useless, so strong were
Hastings friends in that section of the Con-
gressional district.
''0f course mad Delsmster succeeded there
the effect would have been bad for Hastings,
and it was the same in Cam bria, I" said Law
renee Brown, Esq, Chairman of the Center
County Republican Committee, to me this
afternoon. "The great mass of the people
were the Generals friends, but Delamater,
by sharp practice, got the delegates. Had
Hastings done the smallest bit of work there
we would have secured the delegates, but
the Office OF Governor is exalted and digni-
fed, and General Hastings does not believe
that 1t should be secured through methods
both petty and questionable. Hence his
quiet. gentlemanly campaign in Cambria
and Clearfeld is good illustration of his
fitness for the candidacy. Though in the
former county his rival has the delegates.
the masses are for Hastings. 1t is not
usually the man who is really popular with
the people who makes the strongest oppo-
nent against the Democratic candidate.
NO OPPOSITION THERE.
There will be no opposition to Hastings
IN our county convention. Clearfeld has
already instructed for him. 1 think there
will be no trouble in Huntingdon county.
IL IL
quite number of warm friends in Blair
county, vet think they will only 20 to the
extent of merely complimenting him and
then turn in heart and hand for Hastings.
Here at home everybody loves Hastings.
Why, look at the Democratic
papers every week. With one ex-
ception they have all doomed
him for the candidacy, printing his picture
and saying all sorts of pretty things about
him. The Center Democrat, of Bellefonte,
is staunchly in his favor, and the Center
Hall Reporter, one of the deepest dyed,
seems to take to the Hastings boom"
This conversation took place in the law
Office of Governor James A. Beaver, where
had accidentally met Mr.. Brown, in COM
pany with ]. NJ. Dale, ESQ.,, one of the pres
ent Governors law partners. Lying on Mr.,
Dale's desk was recent copy of this Cen
ter Hall Reporter. L noticed this para
graph in its editorial columns: "Notice to
Quay bosses: You may be able to lick GEN
eral Hastings, but you won't be able to
'lect Delamater."
BEAVERS POSITION,
1 was curious to know the attitude of
Governor Beaver in this campaign. He
has been very useful to Senator 0usy in tbe
past and here is one of his own ,townsmen
training for his position, and that candidate
not Quav's choice. OF course, the matter is
of little moment, for he wields practically
no political lever. l am told that Beaver
regards himself as in very delicate posi-
ton. Three members of his Cabinet are
candidates for Governor, Adjutant-General
Hastings, Secretary Stone and Lieutenant
Governor Davis. He must show no favor
itism in his own executive household, and
he proposes to stand aloof and see the fun.
Before reaching town had heard rumor
of Republican disatfection in Center, and
among the first persons L met was Clement
Dale, an attorney, who declared himself a
Republican but not for Dan Hastings. He
averred that there were others like him, but,
remarking that he was not an offensive
partisan, he could not promise that the op-
position would be carried into the conven-
tiOn. 1 found no other opponents to Hast
ings in Republican ranks and consequently
there is no disaffectiou. Just the reverse is
true of the Democrats in this section of the
Congressional district Clearfeld county is
the home of William A. Wallace, and one
would suppose for the same reason that
Hastings is strong among Clearfeld Repub-
licans. Wallace should be popular with
Center county Democrats.
PATTIsoN THE CHOICE.