Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-03
HILL MEN PLEASED
At Prospects of a Bolt Among the
Pennsylvania Democrats.
THE REGULAR ORGANIZATION
Very Satisfactory to the Adherents Of
Cleveland and Pattison.
INTERVIEWS WITH LOCAL LEADERS

The announcement from Philadelphia
that anti-administration Democrats had
completed an organization and issued call
for a convention to revise the rules OF the
party so as to provide for division represen-
tation and elect boiling delegates to the
State and National conventions, was the
one subject of discussion among the local
Democrats yesterday. 1t has been well
known in Pittsburg for several days that
such a move was on foot in Philadelphia,
and while the announcement was no sur
prise, it was filled with interest to the sew
eral party factions in the city.
The sentiment of the local leaders was
divided on the subject The Cleveland men,
who accept Secretary Harrity as the apostle
of the ex-President, denounced the inde-
pendent organization as bolt, while the
Hill Democrats were in sympathy with the
movement, and are heartily in favor OF its
spreading to every county in the State.
Guffey Thinks the Movement Local
]. NJ. Guffey, the accepted anti-Harrlty
Democrat, said he recognized the new
organization in Philadelphia as a purely
local fight. He had no information OF its
purposes, but agreed that he would discuss
the subject at a later date.
w. j. Bremen, Chairman of the County
Committee and Division Chairman of the
State, says the independent organization is
bolt and he has no sympathy with bolts.
Gas understand it," Mr. Bremen said,
''this new organization has been formed to
correct evils which are alleged to exist in
the old party organization. IT such
evils exist they should be corrected within
the party organization and without bolting.
Division representation in Philadelphia
would make a convention too large to be
handled. The party rules in that city are
always satisfactory to the successful fellows
and no rules are satisfactory to the fellows
vino get the worst of 1t in the
fights 1t is a local quarrel and
and will not, think, extend outside OF
Philadelphia county. The Philadelphia
Democrats are always fighting, however,
and the Democrats of the rest OF the State
not likely to amount to anything more than
to consume the time of the State Conven-
tion."
James AtwelI, of the Dunbar Sand Com
pany, who is intimate with Philadelphia
politics says the anti -Harrity organization is
amove in the right direction. ut cannot be
called a bolt" Mr.. Atwell said. ''rhe new
organization is in the hands of the best
Democrats in Philadelphia. 1t has identi-
fed with it as leaders Dallas Sanders, an
ex-State Chairman, George MCGOWAN,
an ex-member of the Legislature,
leading Philadelphia lawyer, chairman of
his ward committee and member of the
City Committee; w. S. Stenger, Secretary
ca1~ Dot
tison; Judge Gordon, a former friend and
supporter of the Governor; NJ. J. Ryan, an
accepted leader of his party in Philadel-
phia; H. B. Orr, editor of the Harrisburg
Patriot; Morris Boney and A. H. Harris both
Democrats of reputation and standing, and
other men of prominence in politics and
business.
The Old Randall Fight Again.
sTheir fight now is similar.to their fight
in 1880, when Randall, Cassidy and others
protested against Just such methods as have
been practiced by the Harrity people.
Then, it will be remembered, they sent two
delegations to the State Convention, and
their fight was compromised by giving to
the delegates of each side half vote. This
movement, think. will spread over the
entire State, and will result in
sending to the National Con-
vention delegates who are first, last
and all the time for the Democratic party,
and who will be willing to fall in line with
any nomination that may be made by the
the responsibility of electing the nominee,
whoever he may be. 1 see Mr.. Harrity
saws he is not disturbed by the new organi-
zation. He should not be disturbed, as it
is intended only to benefit the Democratic
party and not to help the ambitions or as
pirations of any one at the expense Of the
party"
Attorney O'Brien thought it was good
idea to block the game of Harrity and Pat
tison.
Time for a Movement.
s'1f something isn't DONE" he said,
stthe combination will elect trading
delegation to vote for the man that offers
the most glory for Harrity.. Pattison and
Cleveland are in the same boat as far as
their Presidential chances are concerned.
Both are impossibilities. The Allegheny
county leaders seem to be falling in with
Harrity's scheme, and will probably do all
they can to carry it through. do not
know what the Philadelphia move will
amount to, but it has good men at the back
of it.
Ex-County Commissioner McWilliams
said he knew nothing abont the anti-admin-
istratlon fight or the proposition to send
two sets of delegates to Chicago as he was
not taking much interest in politics. 81
am for Hill for President" he continued,
"and 1 believe the best interests of the
party require his nomination. Cleveland can't
carry New York, Pattison can't carry his
State. If man can't carry his own State
he should not be nominated Cleveland
can't carry Indiana either If Hill is not
nominated then German should be. He
would draw all the factions together; would
have the Cleveland and anti-Cleveland sup
port and is a good man generally. Pattison
is my third choice, and haven't any doubt
that he could be elected if nominated But
as question of expediency think Hill
should be named"