The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-04-14


Plan of Campaign-The Harrity Slate
Made Up.
HARRISBURG, April 49, The Demo
cratic state convention was held last
night in the Commonwealth Hotel. To-
days session will ratify the programme
arranged last night. All of the pro-
ceedings were mapped out in detail.
The officers of the convention have been
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 i'm
portant state issues have been dwarfed
by the fight for the control of the state
and for the place on the national COM
mittee.
silk Ribbon Campaign.
The delegates and their friends are
divided into Harrity and anti -Harrity
men, or "boss" and anti-boss factions, as
the enemies of Mr.. Harrity delight in
calling them. 1t has been largely a silk
ribbon campaign. Every man in Har-
risburg wears brilliant badge and their
devices have been as various as the ap-
pearance of the wearers. The Harrity
badges are of dark blue. Their inscrip-
ton is Cleveland, Pattison, victory" I"
The anti-Harrity men have no second
choice. They wear enormous ribbons of
pink with pictures of Grover Cleveland
and the inscription Cleveland and no
boss" Then there is a pale crimson
badge with Clevelands name in big let
ters and an infinity of local badges Of
different colors. There is no doubt
about the overwhelming Cleveland senti-
ment here although there is a respecta-
BILE Hill following, but wherever the ma
tional issue is agitated the question is
raised whether the Cleveland cry of the
Harrity men is not cloak for q Pattison
movement. There is grave doubt of
the convention instructing for Cleveland.
That it will indorse him is determined.
"The Endorsement of Cleveland will be
unequivocal, said Secretary Of the
Commonwealth Harrity in an inter
qiew. But the exact form of the indorse-
ment, Mr.. Harrity said, has not been
determined upon. He would not say,
therefore, whether the convention would
instruct or not. Mr.. Harrity said there
would be no mention of Governor Patti
sons name in connection with the presi-
dency.
Will Indorse Pattison's Administration.
"The convention will indorse Governor
Pattison's administration of state af-
affairs, said Mr.. Harrity. "His friends
are not going to use him as a club to
hammer any one.
Until the delegates began to gather
the anti-Harrity men, led by ex-senator
Wallace and James M. Guffey, claim ed
to have control of the convention; but
there is so evident majority for Har-
rity now that the Guffey faction begins
to talk about a possible compromise.
They finally sent over to the Harrity
headquarters and proposed that Mr..
Wallace and Mr.. Gutfey be sent as dele
gates-at-large to the national conven-
ton. The proposition was rejected.
The anti-Harrity men then got together
and began to discuss the possibility of
hiring another hall and taking their dele
gates into it for an independent conven-
tion. When the United Press cor
respondent told Mr.. Harrity that this
proposition was under discussion he
smiled. II had not heard of it," he
said, "but l should say it was an evi-
uence OF weakness.
mMr. Harrity said further that while
he had heard some talk Of a compro-
mise 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" And then he re.
tired smiling to his consultation room to
whisper in the ear of a delegate. All
r.b Gn 1, 4
reception in his room at the Common
wealth. He shook hands with several
hundred people and had private consul
tations with many of them.
onioors Of the Convention Named.
Early in the evening the officers of the
convention were agreed upon. Con-
gresham Beltzhoover will call the con.
vention to order. State Senator Ross
will be the permanent chairman. -Four
of the delegates-at-large have been
named. They are William M. Singerly,
of Philadelphia; Attorney General w.
u. Hensel, Sheriff Charles Robinson, OF
Scranton, and State Senator Hall.
All Of the late trains brought delega.
tions and the hotel corridors are jammed.
Sleeping room was at premium. All
the hotel rooms were engaged some days
ago and private houses were thrown
open to accommodate the city's guests.
Many of them, though, preferred to re-.
main on the streets all night. Some had
come in happy condition and Others
hastened to place themselves in sym.
pathy with them. The barrooms did a
rushing business and at midnight there
was whooping and yelling crowds on the
streets making the night hideous.
The Slate Made Up.
The Harrity leaders were in confer
ence all evening and at midnight the
following slate was agreed upon: Tenn.
porary chairman, Hon. f. E. Beltz.
hoover; permanent chairman, State Sem
ator George Ross; congressmen-at-la large,
George A. Allen, of Erie, ex-United
States district attorney, and Hon.
Thomas Merritt, mayor of Reading;
electors-at-large, Mortimer #. Elliot Of
Moga, John G. Bullitt of Philadelphia,
Colonel Thomas b. Kennedy of Frank
lin and Henry Meyer of Allegheny
county; delegates-at-la State Sena-
tor George Ross of Bucks county; A ttor.
ney General w. u. Hensel of Lancas.
ter, William Singerly of Philadelphia,
Sheriff Charles Robinson of Lacka-
wanna, State Senator Harry A. Hall
nd Patrick Foley of Allegheny, and
SToiS ToinS; State Senator Grant Herring Of
atta and S, L. Mesterzat of Lafay-
how Sowever, is list of delegates-at-large.
| The INIT rufet to supervision.
Mr. Harrity says tEiu be adopted, and
its it adoption would coiny objections to
mics Of Mr.. Cleveland. -om the enc
that the convention will ins'robable
Cleveland. " i0r