The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-04-13
DEMOCRATS GATHER.
Enthusiastic Pennsylvanians at
the State Capital.
ovERwHELMIEaLY rOROLEvELAND

Il
Ex-senator Wallace and His Follow
ers Propose Compromise, which
u Rejected by the Administrator
Men sinRcrly. Ilcasel, Robinson
and Hall for Delegates 81 Large.
HARRIsnUR0, April iS. The Demo
cratic state convention was held last
night in the Commonwealth hotel. To-
days session win ratify the programme
arranged last night All Of the pro-
ceedings were mapped ont In detail
The officers Of the convention were
chosen, the principal features Of the
platform agreed on and the delegates at
large to the national convention chosen.
A vigorous fight for the control Of the
convention has been going on for two
days. National issues and many inn
portAnt state issues have been dwnrfed
| by the fight for the control OF the state
and for the place on the national com-
mittee.
The delegates and their friends are sli-
yided into Harrity and anti. Harrity men
or boss and hnnti-boasr factions, ns
the enemies Of Mr.. HarTity delight In
calling them. II has been largely silk
ribbon campaign, Every man In Har-
risburg has worn brilliant badge. and
their devices have been ns various rs the
/ appearance Of their wearers The Har-
rity badges are Of dark blue. Their In
scription, .Cleyeland, Pattison, Vic
tory Tho anti Harrity men have no
second choice. They wear enormous
ribbons of pink, with pictures Of Grover
Cleveland and the inscription, "Cleve-
land and No Boss Then there d 4
plain crimson badge with Cleyeland's
name In big letters and an iniinity OF
local badges Of different colors.
Ovcrw hcImlng Cleveland Sentiment.
/ There Is no doubt about the over
4 whelming Cleveland sentiment here, al
though there Is respectable Hill fol
lowing, but wherever the national issue
ii agitated the question israised whether
the Cleveland cry of the Harrity men is
not cloak for d Pattison movement.
iustructing for Cleveland. That IL will
4 indorso him Ii determined.
1.-THE Endorsement Of Cleveland will
be unequivOcal,r said Secretary Of the
Commonwealth Harrity to the United
Press correspondent just before the con-
yenti0n opened today. But the exact
form Of the Enforcement, Mr.. Harffty
. gaid, had not been determined. He
would not say, therefore, whether the
convention would instruct or not. Mr..
Harrity said there would be no mention
II Of Governor Pattison'g name IN con-!
nection with the presidency. The,
convention will indorse Governor Pat
tisOn's administration Of state affairs, Z
said Mr.. Harrity. ellis friends are not
going 70 use him q club TO hammer
any 0ne.n
A Compromise Proposed.
Until the delegates began to gather on
Monday the anti Harrity men, led by
ex-senator Wallace and James Guffey,
claimed TO have control Of the conven-
ton, but there was 80 evident d Major
ity for Harrity yesterday that the Cuff
fey men began to talk about 4 possible
compromise. They finally sent over To
the Harrity headquarters and proposed
that Mr.. Wallace and Mr.. Guifey be
sent as delegates at large to the national
convention. The proposition was. re-
jected. The anti-Harrity men then rot
together and began to discuss the posi-
bility Of hiring another hall and taking
their delegates into It for an independent
convention. When the United Press
correspondent told Mr.. HarTity that this
| proposition was under discussion he
smiled. II had not heard Of it, he
said, 'sDut should say 1t was an EVIL
dence Of weakness
Mr.. Harrity said further that while
he had heard some talk Of compromise
no direct proposition had come to him.
We are going right ahead he said.
There Is no programme, but we shall
carry out the wishes Of . majority Of
the convention.
Onicers or the Convention.
The officers Of the convention have
been agreed upon, as follows: Temporary
chairman, Hon. r. +. Beltzhooyer; per-
manent chairman, State Senator George
Ross Congressman Ut large, George "A.
/ Allen, Of Erie, and Hon. Thomas p.
Merritt, mayor Of Reading. Electors at
! large, Mortimer r.. Elliott, Of Tioga;
John g. Bullitt, Of Philadelphia; Colonel
Thomas b. Kennedy, OF Franklin, and
Henry Meyer, Of Allegheny county.
Delegates at large, State Senator George
Ross, Of Bucks; Attorney General w.
o. Hensel, o. Lancaster: W. III. sin
gerly, Of Philadelphia; Sheriff Charles
tor Harry a. Hall, Patrick Foley, Of
Allegheny, and either State Senator
Herring, Of Columbia, or =. L. Mestre-
Eat, Of Lafayette. The list Of delegates
Ct large, however, y subject to super
John Reed win be chairman Of the
committee on resolutions and II. A.
Hall OF the committee on credentials.