The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-09-02
DEMOCRATS ON HAND
Assembling in Harrisburg for the
State Convention.
GOSSIP ANEET THE NOMINEES

Wright for Auditor General and
Tilden for State Treasurer Seem
to BE the Favorites-There Will
Probably BE No Presidential Boom
Started for Anybody.
HARRISBURG. Sept. 2.-Delegates to
the Democratic state convention are
coming in by every train and from every
section Of the state. Secretary Mead, of
thestate committee. opened headquarters
at the Bolton house yesterday forenoon,
but Chairman Kerr did not arrive until
late in the afternoon. Charles w. Ray
mond. the Dauphin county candidate
Tor state treasurer, and delegate S. II.
Yetter. Of Middletown, placed their
naiaes on the Bolton house register, and
are awaiting the incoming delegates to
sot forth the claims OF the Dauphin
Democrats.
All the important state ticket booms
are on hand. That of A. l.. Tilden, of
Erie, for state treasurer, auditor general,
or for whatever he may be called upon
30 take, has been here all the time, but
4 IL net hanging out any banner. Mr..
Tilden very modestly says thatrif it be
the desire of the convention To nominate
him for a place on the stale ticket he
will certainly accept.
Wright and Tiiden in tho Lead.
The boom of Robert L. Wright, of
Lehigh, for auditor genaral was brought
in by Marshall Wright, of Allentown.
1t IS considered pretty certain here that
Mr.. Wright will make fight for the
nomination, and his brother Marshall
says he's going to win.
Secretary Harrity is here and exceed
ingly busy. Mr.. Harrity is reticent
concerning the state ticket, contenting
himself with saying that all of the can
didates are good men and the ticket will
be strong one.
Nevertheless it is said that secretly
Mr.. Harrity has written ou his slate
Wright for auditor general and Tilden
for state treasurer, and it can be set
down az pretty certain that the conven-
tion will indorse what the secretary
wants. Up to u day ago Tilden was to
receive the nomination for auditor gen.
eral and Raymond for state treasurer,
but for some reason there has been
change.
No Presidential Boom.
More than one Democrat was heard to
say, There is quite enough ammunition
at hand in this state for fight without
drawing upon the country at large"
And from what leaders say the platform
will be barren of any national references.
1t is Authoritatively stated that there
will be no declarations upon the ques-
tion of the presidential nomination next
year. No boom is to be started for
anybody, though it is thought that an
attempt will be made to get up hurrah
for Cleveland, with the purpose of ST.
curing some recognition through reso-
luton. Such an effort, assurances are
given, will most signally fail.
AT the headquarters it is said the as
surances are that the attendance upon
the convention will be unusually large,
and that greater number of leading
men will be present than for years past.
From all that is said the Democracy
throughout the commonwealth is united,
harmonious and hopeful, condition
that was not experienced one year ago
The men now upon the ground de-
clare the party is in good fighting trim
and that it is incumbent upon the rep
resentatives in the convention to take a
bold stand, serving notice upon their
opponents that the battle is to be i'll
earnest and no quarter is to be shown.
All tho talk is to tho effect that an ag-
gressiye campaign is to be made by the
Democratic managers, coniining it
solely upon state issues and the develop
ments growing ont of the city treasurer's
Office III Philadelphia and the auditor
generals Office in this city.