The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-04-21
BUSTLING B0OMS.
EVERYTHING LOVELY BEFORE THE
HARRISBURG CONVENTIONS

mcDoweI and Lilly Lead For Congress-
man-at-Large-C Cameron Is After the
Farmor-statesman's scnIp-The Ewing
Boom Is Not Bluff
! HARRISBURG, April 2O.-The active
preliminary work of today's Republican
convention was done last night. A
dozen conferences were held and
enough trading is going on to keep
the New York clearing house busy for
twenty-four hours. To all appearances,
30 far as the nomination for justice of
the supreme court and for congressman
at-large are concered, Senator Quay is
not interfering actively and the
campaign, being free and open, is ex.
ceedingly lively. 1t is also very un.
certain. The electors-at-large and the
delegates-at-large were chosen in con.
ference last night, and the platform is
all ready to present TO the convention.
To this extent there is a "slate," but
there is still room left for some very
pretty fighting. The chief fight is on
the judgeship. To gain advantage in
that, candidates are forming all sorts of
combinations on congressmen-at-large,
but there are so many in the field that no
one can get together votes enough to in
sure his nomination. It looks very much
as though the fight would be carried in
to the convention. Most of the candi-
dates are here working hard. Judge
Dean is not here and neither is Judge
Ewing. Either one is q strong possi.
bility. Judge Henderson, Judge White,
Judge Clayton and Judge Archibald
are on the ground, as well as Judge
Sadler. Yesterday it looked as though
Judge Dean would lead in the con-
vention, with Judge Sadler o close
second, but now Judge Henderson be-
gins to gather strength, particularly
among the supporters of General Lilly
and Major Mcdowell, the chief candi-
dates for ongressman-at-large, and
Henderson, Mcdowell and Lilly look
like the strongest combination.
Demolishing Taggart's Boom.
Philadelphia has been big factor in
the fight. Her delegates came in on a
special train, pledged TO vote for George
A. Castor for congressman-at-larg
Some of the other delegates were in
clined to believe that they were not alto
gether in earnest, but when they found
prepared TO trade for other offices they
began to skirmish. The friends of Mr..
Taggart, the farmer candidate for con-
gressman-at-large, early spread the
story that Castor had promised to con-
tribute 10000 to the Philadelphia city
campaign fund if he received the nom
ination, but the charge gave the Phila-
delphians little uneasiness. They con-
tinued to court with delegations who
were anxious to trade. Mr.. Taggarts
friends found that they had the Cameron
influence to contend with The presence
of Senator Cameron at the convention
was surprise to many. 1t was said he
came to Harrisburg particularly to de-
feat Taggart, who bolted the party eau
Gus when Senator Cameron was up for
reelection. The senator, with Chris
Magee, of Pittsburg and E. X. Martin,
spent some time with Senator Quay at
the rooms Of his son, Richard Quay.
Mr.. Quay has not recoved from the eff.
fects of the severe attack of the grip
which he had in Florida recently and he
was not well enough to join the crowd
in his headquarters at the Lochiel. His
weakness will prevent him addressing
the convention, as was expected. He
was we'll enough to go to the hotel and
take part in the conference which fixed
up the platform.
All the candidates for the judgeshir
and cOngressmen-at-large have opened
headquarters in the Lochiel, Common,
wealth or the Bolton and huge placards
on the telegraph poles all over the city
directed the wandering delegates tc
| them.
Most of the candidates had badges out
a1 1,,,,,,
rooms were resplendent with them
Taggart's was big crimson streak oi
satin with black lettering, Lilly's was oi
| white with portrait and lettering il
| red, Sadler's was blue. They were dis
tributed literally and crowds of boys
and men are parading the streets shout
| ing for their candidates.
Mcdowell and Lilly Solid.
It looks as though Mcdowell ant
Lilly would be the Republican candi
dates for congressman-at-large Will
lam Wood, of Philadelphia, and B. F
| Jones, of Pittsburg, two of the foul
electors-at-large, and the following
gentlemen delegates-at-large: w. L
Elkins and Hamilton Disston, of Phila
delphia, General Frank Reeder, Of Eas
ton; II. w. Oliver and William Finn
of Pittsburg; s. A. Davenport, of Erie
Hon. H. c. Mccormick, of Lycoming
and Lyman d. Gilbert, of Dauphin
The temporary chairman of the con
vention will be General James Latt
and the permanent chairman e. X
Martin, of Lancaster. The platform
will declare against free coinage, indors
the Mckinley tariff law, indorse in
hearty manner the Harrison admins
tration, commend Secretary Blaine, ant
declare it TO be the duty of congress t