Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-24
GUFFEY FOR GROVER.
He Will Surely Vote as His
Constituents Want to
Have Him, Though
HE'S AGAINST UNIT RULE.
Depew Denounces the Grant-Conk-
ling Letter as Forgery.
ITS SPURIOUSNESS PALPABLE.
A Red Hot Congressional Fight on at
Steubenville To-Day.
HE'S AGAINST UNIT RULE.
ITS SPURIOUSNESS PALPABLE.
CALL FOR A PROHIBITION CONVENTION

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DTsPATcH.1
PHILADELPHIA, May %. = James NJ
Guffey, who has been passing the last few
days at the seaside, left tonight for Pitts.
burg to complete his arrangements for at
tending the National Democratic Conven.
tion. SIS it true, Mr.. Guffey, that an effort
will be made to break the unit rule, SO far
as Pennsylvania is eoncerned?" he was
asked.
Certainly there will be such an effort, as
there should be. Just how it will be made
has not been definitely settled yet. In
1884, when Tammany's part of the New
York delegation objected to the unit rule,
an appeal was entered on the floor of the
convention when the roll was called, and
the matter was decided by a vote by States
Some such proceeding will be adopted this
time. We will point out to the National
Convention that the unit idea is practically
unknown In Pennsylvania, and almost
without precedent Theu, take my own
case, for instance I was chosen a delegate
from the Pittsburg district a week before
the State Convention met. What right had
it to instruct me?
MT, Guffey Will Vote for Cleveland.
''The charge" continued Mr. Guffey,
'that we are seeking to break the unit rule
because of hostility to Cleveland, is
emphatically untrue. The people of my
district are for Cleveland, and shall Ger
tainIy vote for him, with or without rule,
and believe that is the position of the
entire Pennsylvania delegation. But if
Mr.. Cleveland retires from the field, or cir
cumstances render his nomination impossi-
BILE, then there are a number of us who
desire to represent our respective constitu-
.ents, and exercise the right of Judging for
ourselves, and for that privilege we will
make determined struggle. The fact that
quite a number of States have adopted the
unit rule this year, may, however, operate
against our appeal"
'What about the story that there will be
two Pennsylvania headquarters at Chica-
go?" was the next query
';There is nothing in it. The head
quarters of the delegation will be at the
Sherman House. Mr. Wallace, myself and
a few others will be at the Auditorium, but
we are by no means endeavoring to establish
q rival headquarters. L engaged rooms
there months ago, before the State Conven-
tion met.
Cleveland Must Get There Early.
''As for convention prospects, I regard
bSSn as very uncertain just now. CleVe-
land must be nominated early in the con-
test if at all If he is not named soon there
will probably be some confusion. My per-
sonal choice in that event would be ex-Gov-
ernor Campbell He is brainy man, and
an ideal fighter. Besides, do not think il
would be advisable to go much farther West
than Ohio for a candidate this year, because
of the distrust of Western financial notions.
"What Chairman of National Cam
paign Committe Senator Hill would makel"
exclaimed Mr.. Guffey. "He is a broad
gauge politician, a great organizer, and
Democrat who deserves to be appreciated
by his party. L do not regard his nomina-
tion for President as now probable, but if
he could be induced to accept the National
Craftsmanship, under favorable circum-
stances, it would be almost an assurance of
victory"
There was story current in Philadelphia
to-day that Governor Pattison would go to
Chicago as substitute delegate A close
friend of his informed The DISPATCH cor
respondent tonight that while such course
was possible it was not at all probable.
Tonight number of the Governors fol-
lowers in this section still regard him as
promising dark horse, and claim he will
surely be Cleveland's legatee if that at pres
ent very healthy political quantity decides
to make a will