Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-01
FIGHT TILL THE LAST
Is to Be Waged Against the Cleve-
land-Pattison People
IN THE GREAT KEYSTONE STATE.
The Opposition Confident It's Whipped, but
Won't Surrender.
GROWERS STRENGTH IN MINNESOTA

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE prsPArcH.1
PHILADELPHIA, March 31-The Demo-
cratic State Convention will be held in
Harrisburg, Wednesday, April f3 While
1t is pretty generally conceded that the
Cleveland Pattison, or State administration
element of the party, will easily control the
convention, the opposition will endeavor to
make some something of show until the
last.
The State convention will consist of 463
delegates, of whom 1865 have already been
elected. The State admi nistration people
claim not less than 275 of those already
elected, and believe they will elect at least
80 Of those yet to be chosen. In support of
the latter claim they invite attention to the
reports of the IA counties that have not yet
selected delegates. Among the most deci-
sive OF their victories they point to the re-
suit in Dauphin county, where the friends
of Postmaster B. F. Meyers were badly de-
feated; and to Franklin county, where some
of the most bitter of Governor Pattison's
enemies reside and are in control of the or
ganlgation.
Candidates for the Honors.
The State Convention will be called upon
l
Judge, candidates for Congressman at
large, 80 candidates for Presidential electors
and to elect "a delegates to the Democratic
National Convention. For Supreme Judge
there will be no opposition to Christian
Heydrick, of Venango county, who was ap-
pointed by Governor Pattison to succeed
the late Judge Silas NJ. Clark. For Con-
gresham at large there are several gentlemen
mentioned, among them being Thomas P.
Merritt, of Rerks county, who 10 the present
Mayor of Reading; T. G. Dewitt, of Brad
ford county, who is a prominent lawyer of
Towanda; George A: Allen, Of Erie
Attorney during Cleveland's administra-
tion; Robert E. James, of Northampton
county, a well-known lawyer of Easton;
John Kuhne, of Westmorland county, the
President of the Greensburg Steel Company;
Ex-Congressman John B. Storm, of Monroe
county, and Captain William Hasson, of
Venango county.
For electors at large ex-senator Eckley
B. Coke, of Luzerne county; John G.
Bullitt, of Philadelphia county; David T.
Watson, of Allegheny county; Mortimer
f. Elliott, of Tioga county; Charles r.
Buckalew, of Columbia county; Colonel
John P. Linton, of Cambria county, and
Robert E. Monaghan, of Chester county,
are among those most frequently spoken of.
Others Willing to Be Targets.
For election as delegates at large there are
many candidates, although it is believed
that there will be comparatively few when
the convention meets. William M. Sim
gerly, of Philadelphia county, and State
Senator George Ross, of Bucks county, will
be likely to be supported by the delegates
from Eastern Pennsylvania, including those
of Philadelphia. Senator Ross is known to
be in line with the State administration
element of the party. and will receive its
support Attorney General Hensel has been
urged to be a candidate for delegate at large.
1t is claimed by those who ought to know
that he will certainly be elected if he should
be candidate.
1t is not definitely known who will be
candidates from the western and northwest
ern part of Pennsylvania Ex-Sheriff
Charles Robinson, of Lackawanna county,
is candidate, and is quite popular in his
own and surrounding counties. It is
rumored that he will have the aid of the
Pattison leaders. Among other
candidates are Senator Harry Alvan Hall,
of Elk county, who is strong in Northwest
ern Pennsylvania; Thomas Collins, of Gen. |
ter county; Senator Grant Herring, of Co. |
lumbia county; John L. Mckinney, of |
Crawford county; George F. Bear of Berks |
county; George A. jerks, Of Jefferson |
county; Robert E. Wright, of Lehigh |
county, another strong candidate; E Green
ough Scott, of Luzerne county; Congress
man Mutchler, of Northampton county; |
James Ellis, of Schuylkill county, and |
Mortimer F. Elliott, of Tioga county.