Evening journal., 1892-04-13
IN THE POLITICAL AR ENA.
Keystone State Democrats in
Convention at Harrisburg.
ELECTION RIOTS DISTURB oOHoEs

Ballot BoSes Alleged TO Nave Been
stolen. Heads Broken by Clubs and
Pistols 'fIourished ReckiessIy by E1-
cited Politicians.
HARRIsBuRe, April lS.-The Democratic
state convention was called TO order here
today by }. Marshall Wright, chairman Of
the state committee. Congressman Beltz
hoover was made temporary chairman and
State Senator Ross was chosen 70 preside
permanently over the convention. II is
said that four of the delegates at large viii
be William NJ. singerly, of Philadelphia
Attorney General W U. Hensel, Sheriff
Charles Robinson, of Scranton, and State
Senator Hall A vigorous fight for the con
troll Of the convention has been going on fol
two days National issues and many i'm
portant state issues have been dwarfed by
the fight for the control Of the state and foi
the place on the national committees The
delegates and their friends are divided into
Harrity and anti-Harity men, or boss and
anti-boss factions, as the enemies Of Mr.
HarTity delight in calling them.
To IndOrse Cleveland.
Il has been largely a silk ribbon cam.
paien. Every man in Harrisburg wears Q
brilliant badge. The Harrity badges are Of
dark blue; their inscription, Cleveland.
Pattison, Victory The anti-Harrity men
have no second choice. They wear enor
nous ribbons OF pink with pictures OF
Grover Cleveland and the inscription,
cleveland and No Boss Then there is
pale crimson badge, with Cleveland's name
in big letters, and an infnity Of local badge,
Of different colOrs. There is no doubt about
the overwhelming Cleveland sentiment
here although there is a respectable Hill
following, but wherever the national issue
is agitated the question is raised whether
the Cleveland cry OF the Harrity men is moi
a cloak for a Pattison movement. There Is
a grave doubt Of the convention instruct
| ing for Cleveland. That it win indorse him
/ is determined.
The Endorsement of Cleveland will BE-
unequivocal," said Secretary Of the Com.
monwealth Harrity to the United Press
correspondent. But the exact form Of the
Endorsement, Mr.. Harrity said, has not been
| determined upon He would not say, there
fore, whether the convention would in
struct OF not. Mr.. Harrity said there woulG
be no mention Of Governor Pattison's naml
/
in connection with the presidency.
Boom for Pattison.
The convention viii indorse Governo
Pattisonis administration Of state affairs,
said Mr. Harrity. "His friends are no
going TO use him as a club TO hammer an,
one
Until the delegates began 70 gather, tn
anti -Harrity men, led by ex-senator Wallac
and james Guficy, claimed 20 have c0ntrC
Of the convention, but there was so eviden
a majority for Harrity that the Guifey mel
began 70 talk about possible compromise
They finally sent over 10 the Harrity head
quarters and proposed that Mr.. Wallac
and Mr.. Guffey be sent a delegates az larg
20 the national convention. The proposition
was rejected The ant-Harrity men the
got together and began to discuss the possi
bility Of hiring another hall and talin
their delegates INTO il for an independent
convention. When the United Press col
respondent told Mr.. Harrity that thi
proposition was under discussion he smiled
~ had not heard Of it, he said, ''but
should say il was an evidence Of weakness.
Mr.. HarTity said further that while b
had heard some talk Of a compromise, n
direct proposition had come TO him. ''W
are going right ahead, p he said; "there is n
! programme but we bndh carry out IN
wishes Of a majority Of the convention
Late last evening Mr.. Guffey discovere
that the Harrity men had taken possessio
OF the Opera House and proposed 10 occup
il all night. Mr.. Gufey said that he di
not know why it had been done, unless
was with the purpose Of committing som
overt act
The Harrity leaders were in conferenC
all evening, and at midnight the followin
slate was agreed upon Temporary chai
man, the Hon. f. E. Beltzhoover; permi
nent chairman, State Senator George Ros
congressman at large, George A. Allen,
Erie; ex-United States District AttOrne
and the Hon. Thomas p. Merritt, mayor
Reading; electors at large, Mortimer !
Elliott of Tioga; John 9. Bullitt, Of Phil
delphia: Colonel Thomas b. Kennedy
Franklin, and Henry Myer, Of Alleghan
county; delegates at large State Senate
. George Ross, OF Bucks county; Attorne
General W. u. Hensel, Of Lancaster; "
/ NJ Singerly, Of Philadelphia; Sheriff Charl'
: Robinson, OF Lackawanna; State Senate
Harry A. Hail. and Patrick Foley, of ALI
Z rhany; and either State Senator Graz
: Herring OF Columbia, or S. l.. Mesterza
! Of Lafayette The list OF delegates
large, however, is subject TO revision.