Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-28
FOLLY OF FIGHTING.
George Il. Hoffman Tells Why Demo-
Gratis Should be Peaceful.
LAST WEEKS BATTLE INJURIOUS
To the Party's Best Interests Throughout
Pennsylvania.
HARRITY-GUFFEy CONTEST REVIEWED

| George H. Hoffman, the German editor
and politician of Philadelphia, was in Pitts.
burg yesterday on his way to West Vir.
ginia. Mr.. Hoffman has stumped nearly
every State in the Union for the Demo
cratic party, and he is conspicuous figure
| in Pennsylvania and national conventions.
'gThe recent fight among the Democratic
workers of this State was decidedly hurt
full to our party" Mr.. Hoffman said yes
| terday. SIT has complicated political affairs
! considerably, and it has gone great dis
tance toward breeding bitter factions The
! report that Mr.. Kerr was favorable to the
nomination of Senator David 3. Hill for
President had much to do with the unreason-
able quarrel in the State, and the fight which
was only fairly started at Harrisburg last
week threatens to extend into many of the
counties of the State. The County Chair
men of the State made up the State Central
Committee, which met at the State capital
on Wednesday. Many of the chairmen
who voted for Wright for State Chairman it
is now alleged misrepresented the wishes of
the party'in the counties from which they
came, while on the other hand it is urged
that many of those who voted for the re-
election of Kerr also violated the wishes of
the people they represented. Thus it is all
through the State.
The Fight Renewed in the Counties.
"The fight has been carried back to the
counties and is centering on the chairmen
and while there is no hope for the State
from Democratic standpoint this fight
threatens to defeat our party in many Of the
counties that are now Democratic.
GAS I said," Mr.. Hoffman went on, 'this
whole fight started on a false basis. While
there is no doubt an ugly and probably an
unending quarrel between Cleveland and
Hill, have it on good authority that Hill
is not now candidate for President. No
one better than he knows that he cannot be
elected, and he has at no time contemplated
being a candidate before the Democratic
National Convention. 1 believe, however,
that he is shaping things TO be the candi-
date of his party in 1896. He is against
Cleveland because Cleveland failed to carry
New York in 1858, and Hill and his follow
ing all contend that New York is necessary
to an election.
81 take little stock in the reported con-
ferences and combinations in behalf of Mr..
Hill While many of these conferences
have no doubt been held and Mr.. Hill has
attended all, or most of them, take it that
some candidate other than Hill is being con-
sidered.
New York Should Have Her Choice.
"The Democrats in Pennsylvania who are
alleged to be in the Hill deal We hear so
much about are decidedly sensible in one
thing. They argue that the Democratic
States upon which the duty of success de-
wolves. should be allowed the privilege and
pleasure of saying who they would prefer
as the candidate. Pennsylvania, for in
stance, can offer nothing toward electing
Democratic President and why should she
have any say in naming the candidate or
shaping the policy of the campaign"
A friend who accompanied Mr.. Hoffman,
said: George is correct. The recent State
fight which was won on Cleveland plat
form was a mere trick. Cleveland or Hill
had nothing to do with the matter. The
State chairman has no say in naming the
candidate unless he can induce the Demo-
Gratis of his district to send him as delegate
to the National Convention. Mr.. Kerr,
who was defeated. is as likely to go to the
National Convention as is Mr.. Wright, who
was elected the member of the National
Committee from this State, is in the
some position. Mr.. Harrity, who was
placed on the committee by more or less
iobbery, will be sent to the National Con-
vention by his constituents. Mr. Gufey,
who was tricked out of the seat on the COM
mittee formerly occupied by the late w. L.
Scott will also be sent to the National Con-
vention by his constituents, and the two
men will stand on an equal footing. One is
as likely to vote for Cleveland as the other.