The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-04-08
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION

DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION
The Philadelphia Times of Sunday
prognosticates the action of the State
Convention IS follows:
The Democratic State Convention
IN Harrisburg. April IS. will be com.
posed of 46S delegates, the IS from
this city and 50 from Allegheny max
ing up about one fourth of the nun.
Der. The Cleveland -Pattison senti-
ment, it is openly stated, will be com
posed of fully four.ffths of the entire
number. OF the delegates already
elected the State administration clam
not less than as, and believe that IS
OF the number vet TO be chosen will
be on their list. Berks county is Civ
en- as an Illustration. The county
committee of 05 members meets April
9 and will elect rs delegates solid for
Cleveland and Pattison Luzerne with
10, Schuylkill's IS. Montgomery's /,
and lork's IL are confidently counted
upon the same way. AS a proof Of
their claim the Decentralization ele-
ment refers TO the result in Dauphin
county, where ex-Congressman Mey-
ers was badly defeated, and to Frank
lin county, where some of Governor
Pattison's opponents reside and have
lost control of the organization.
The convention will nominate a
candidate for Justice of the Supreme
Court and two candidates for Con.
gresham at Large. The selection of
thlrty-two Presidential electors and
sixty-four delegates to the National
Convention at Chicago will be practic-
ally left to the Congressional districts
and have been generally agreed upor.
Benjamin NJ. Mead, OF the State
committee, who was in town y,ster-
day, said that Chairman James Mars
hall Wright would open up headquart-
ers at the Bolton House April IL.
For Supreme Judge there is no op-
position to the nomination Of Justice
Christopher Heydrick, of Venango.
successor by appointment of Cover
nor Pattlson 10 the late Justice Clarke.
For Congressman. at Large the leading
candidates are Mayor Thomas p.
Merit, of Berks, Worlds Fair Com
missioner Lawyer ID c. Dewitt o,
Bradford Ex- Federal District Attor-
nel George a. Allen, of Erie; Robert
+. James, leading member of the
Northampton bar; John Kuhns, of
Westmoreland, president ofth Greens
burg Steel Company; Ex Congressman
John B. Storm, of Monroe, and Cap.
tain William Hasson, OF Venango.
For electors at-large, Ex. Senator
Eckley B. Coke, of Luzerne: TX Sena-
tor Charles r. Buckalew, of Colum-
bia; Colonel John P. Linton, Of Cam.
bria; John c. Bullitt, of Philadelphia
David T. Watson, Of Allegheny Ex-
Congressman Mortimer F. Elliott, of
Tioga; Robert E. Monaghan, of
Chester: Augustus V. Dively, of Blair,
and Ex- Congl essman John w. Ryon.
ot Sctuylkill, are very much referred
20.
In the line Of delegates at large to |
he Chicago Convention there are a
number of candidates. State Senator
George Ross, of Bucks, and William
NJ. Singerly, this city, will likely re-
;elve the united support of Eastern
pennsylvania counties, including the |
Philadelphia delegation of eighty FIVE.
Attorney General Hensel has been
Urged to be d candidate and his name
meets with much favor. Ex- Sheriff
Iharles Robinson, of Lackawanna, is
candidate and is very popular in his
ection. Among others on the list are
Senator Hall, of Elk; Thomas Collins,
IN extensive iron manufacturer of
-entre, now in the city; Senator
-'rant Herring. Of Columbia John l..
VI Kinney, OF Crawford, ex Mayor Of
llttusville and leader in oil circles
ieorge F. Baer, distinguished mem
yer of the Berks bar; TX. Federal
solicitor George A. jerks, Of Jeffer-
on; Robert f. Wright, of Lehigh
:. Greenough Scott, of Luzerne;
Mu,chler. of Northamp-
on Colonel James Ellis, of Schnyl-
Ill, and Mortimer F. Elliott