Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-02
ALL POINT ONE WAY.
The Decentralization People in a
Pretty Large Majority.
A REVIEW OF THE SITUATION
As 1t Is With Only Twelve Counties in the
State to Hear From.
S25 OF THE 463 DELEGATES GROWERS

HARRISBURG, April AL the informa-
tion received here clearly indicates that the
Democratic State Convention, to be held in
this city Wednesday, April 13, will be un-
/ der the influence of the Cleveland Pattison
leaders of the party; indeed, it is safe to pre-
dict that not less than 1876 of the 463 dele
gates will be found in the ranks of the State
administration people.
A careful and impartial review of the
situation will soon satisfy any reasonable
man that they will have from So to 40
friends on each of the committees, which
will consist of so members each; and that 81
and probably more of the GA national dele
gates that will be chosen will be Cleve-
| land-Pattison supporters.
There are but twelve counties which have
not yet elected delegates to the State Con-
vention. They are as follows: Armstrong,
Schuylkill, Union, Greene, Mercer, Mont
gomery, Venango, Crawford, Berks, Lam
caster, Westmoreland and Bradford There
is reason to believe that of the 81 delegates
to be elected from the counties named, at
least S5 of them will be friends of the State
administration.
Only One County in the Cold.
The State administration Is likely to be
indorsed in every county, with possibly one
exception. It is so generally understood
throughout the State that the contestants
for seats in the convention from Philadel-
phia have no substantial basis upon which
to found their claim that they will be given
very little consideration. The motives of
the Philadelphia leaders of the movement
against Governor Pattison are so we'll
known that they and their followers will re-
ceive cold comfort at the hands of the con-
vention. Besides; the gentlemen who
intend to come here with "paper contests,
as they are called, are unfortunate in hay
ing e1- Representative George MCGOWAN as
leader He will have to face Cleveland
Pattison convention, and in view of his
open declarations against Cleveland and his
hostility to Governor Pattison, he will not
find his task a pleasant one.
Ex-Secretary W. S. Stenger and ex-Chair-
man Dallas Sanders will also find it quite
lonesome. Both are known to be un-
friendly to both Cleveland and Pattison,
and Mr.. Sanders refused to vote for Cleve-
land in 1885,
Preparations for the Convention.
State Chairman j. Marshall Wright has
been giving attention to the details, and the
arrangements for the convention will be
d
local committee, of (Which Mayor John A.
Fritchey is Chairman.
Little attention is paid to the walls of de-
teated leaders and applicants for official
favors of various kinds Some of them,
after vainly striving for the aid of the State
administration, have Joined the opposition,
but the accessions to their ranks have been
small. This will be disclosed as soon as the
delegates get upon the ground; indeed, the
weakness of the opposition is getting to be
widely known, and it is having its effect
upon the doubtful delegates. It is plain
that the doubtful delegates will not be mis-
led, as were some of the County Chairmen
in the contest which took place here last
January.
Bearing upon this subject the remark of
a County Chairman from one of the Western
counties in interesting. In speaking of the
claims made by ex-Chairman James Kerr
James NJ. Guffey, B. F. Meyers and others,
this County Chairman said:
Not to Be Fooled More Than Once.
'I will be delegate in the State Con-
vention, and I do not intend to be fooled as
was at the meeting of the Democratic
State Central Committee. 1 came here last
January and was told by Mr.. Kerr that he
would not have less than two-thirds of the
votes of the State Committee, and that Mr.
Guffey would be elected the member of the
Democratic National Committee. When
the meeting was held Mr.. Kerr was badly
beaten and Mr.. Guffey's name was not even
mentioned, Mr.. Harrity being unanimously
elected. 1t looks to me as If the result will
be about the same this time, for I can see
nothing to justify the belief that Messrs.
Gutfey, Mutchler and Kerr will be sup
ported by more than small minority of
the convention. I accepted their state
ments as correct the last time, but they will
have to excuse me this time