Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-29
DEMOCRATS In DOZENS
Coming to Attend the State Conven-
ton of Clubs in Pittsburg.
PRELIMINARY WORK COMPLETE.
A Call Issued by Democratic Lawyers for a
Mass Convention
TO NAME A COMPLETE COUNTY TICKET

The annual convention of the State
League of Democratic Clubs, to be held il
Old City Hall tomorrow, promises to ex
ceed in point of the number of delegates
present any previous assemblage of these
bodies 1t is generally expected that
complete harmony will prevail, and
that the business of the convention
will be accomplished without any of the
unpleasantness which has been threatened
The convention will open at IL o'clock and
terminate its work early in the afternoon.
In the evening public meeting will be
held in Lafayette Hall, and the first
guns in the Democratic State cam
paign will be fired. The corps of artil-
lerists will be led by some of the most bril-
liant among the shining lights of the
Democracy in the State. A boat excursion
on Thursday will acquaint the visitors at
the same time with the beauties of the
river scenery and the species of hospitality
that local Democratic clubs can provide
for their guests.
SECRETARY woRMAN's HARD WORK.
While the heat was raising blisters out of
doors yesterday Major John D. Worman,
the energetic Secretary of the Democratic
societies, sat in parlor in the Mononga-
hela coolly and methodically at
tending to the preliminaries. Any
other man but such who, like Major
wornan, has hau wide experience of men
and matters, and has acquired the art
of fimperturbability under eXasperatlng cir
cumstances, " ould have been nonpiusSed
by the constant interruption in his work
the untiring secretary endured during the
day Visitors dropped in on him by the
score, and delegates, early IN the nelo
called for information. kilograms poured
in from every end of the State and the guam
tity of mail matter to be handled would have
daunted many a man.. But Major Worman
carried q serene face and an even viii
through it all, and when, at 1850 o'clock last
night he said he would go out anc get some
air he certainly had earned the relaxation:
At that time he said he had ,22O names OF
delegates on the roster.
at will be big convention, ne salu.
There will be close on to !, 400 delegates"
Among the clubs which have already ar
rived and reporIed at are 's
men, The Thirty-first Ward Democratlc
Club, of Philadelphia, will arrive to-day.
The contingent is as follows: Arthur Nal
low, William Hamill, F. C.. Byrnes, Ed SEQ
field, John Ainev, John c. Getters, H. Nc
Donald, and NJ. T. Kennedy: The samuel =;
Randall Club. of Philadelphia, %ha Sorndn will l
not be represented. The German
will also arrive this morning and put up at
Staley's Hotel. The delegates are George H..
Hoffenor, A H. Ladner, William ElsenpTaun,
James Bellein, Charles j. Young, T. ID.
DuerIe, Charles Horsch, John Eckhart and
+. Heidel.
FINAL COMMITTEE MEETING.
A final meeting of the Executive Com
mittee was held in County Chairman Bren-
mems office last evening to complete its
business This committee consists OF three
men from each local club, with j: j. Miller
as secretary, and has held meetings from
time to time. subcommittee appointed to
look after details have been busy Tor
some time past. The meeting ad-
iourned to the Monongahela House,
where joint meeting with the
Recention Committee was held in the Dam
0net room. The Reception Committee con-
sists of eight men from each local club, with
the addition of 25 other prominent Demo-
orats. making a total number OF 80 men.
The meeting was called to. order by Hon; ~
James S. Hopkins. There were about Az
nersons present including Judge Kennedy
County Commissioner d. j. Boyle, Jury
commissioner Mullen, General Gutherie,
Levi Bird Duff, E. S. Kennedy, P. Foley; John
Huckestein, James J. Muller aE Frank Ak
Fertig and C. A. OBrien acted as
Secretary. Mr. Miller, as Secretary of the