Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-15
LEADERS At WORK.
They Say the Battle Will Be
Decided by the Votes
of Four States.
NO FUNDS TO GO SOUTH
Of Mason and DiXon's Line, for They'll
Be Needed in the North.
GOSSIP At TIE HEADQUARTERS.
New York's ReappOrtiOnment Now Attract
ing Attention.
GOSSIP At TIE HEADQUARTERS.
New York's Reapportionment Now Attract
ing Attention.
CONVENTIONS HELD In SEVERAL STATES
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.l

SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCHl
New YORK, Sept IA contingent Of
Indianians was the attraction yesterday al
Republican headquarters. 1t included Gen.
eral Michener and j. n. Huston. Their
testimony was that, while Illinois and Wis.
consin doubtless needed attention, Indiana,
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut
would without doubt decide the battle.
They depr seated all expenditures in Ala
bams, the Virginlas and the Carolinas.
Mr.. Carter for a week has been overrun
with Southern Republicans, who have
argued the possibilities OF the Republicans
carrying several States below Mason and
DIxon'E line. The Indianians, Dave MGr-
tin, Senator Quay's personal representative,
and r. c. Kerens, OF Missouri, ex-senator
Thomas C. Platt and others advise that the
work be done in the four States mentioned.
These advisers believe that things will
right themselves for the Republicans in
Illinois and Wisconsin in a Presidential
year. The doubters even have great faith
in the influence of Uncle Philetus Sawyer.
Ready to Fill the Golfers
The lumber king has already contributed
SO, 900 to the Golfers of National Treasurer
Cornelius \. Bliss, and his intimate friends
say that he stands ready to throw out $780,
600 more TO help elect ex-senator John C.
Spooner into the Governors chair at Mali-
son. "Spooner is one of my boys" is a
favorite remark of the S0-year-old Wiscon-
sin statesman.
Mr. Carter's literary bureau is just now
running heavy on documents against En-
glish free trade and its ally, the Democratic
party. The Literary Bureau has also
Issued book OF campaign songs to popular
tunes like ''Ta-ra-ra'' aud so on.
Senator Hill had many visitors at the
Hotel Normandie to-day. AT State Head
quarters Senator Charles p. McClelland
and other up-countrv leaders were on hand.
The fight against the reapportionment of
the State is attracting attention, now that
the General Term has sustained Judge RAM
sey's decision. Should the General Term
be sustained by the Court of Appeals, Gov
arnor Flower, il is intimated will call an
Extra session of the Legislature for the
mendment of the reapportionment act
The Anti-snappers to Meet
The first regular sitting of the Court of
Appeals is put down for October IA, but the
ourt can be called together in extraordi-
lary session.
Ex-MGyor William R Grace, the leader
i the Anti-Snappers, returned from the
latskills yesterday. He hal long talk
With Franklin ID. Locke, the gentleman
Who handed out the free train tickets for
he Anti-Snappers of Buffalo to attend the
syracuse cons ention. 1t was decided to call
together on Monday afternoon next the
provisional State Committee" of the
Anti-Snappers.
Edward Kearney, the Tammany sachem,
said yesterday: Il am still ready to bet
that Mr.. Cleveland will be elected. have
already made several bets l have bet con-
siderable that this State will go Democratic
as well as the bets l nave made that Mr..
Cleveland will be elected. In addition to
these, l have made three bets that the Re-
publican. majority in Pennsylvania would
be less than 10000. This would be falling
of in the Republican vote OF 10000. These
bets were made some time before either of
the elections in Vermont or Maine