The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-29

Whispers OF opposition which May As
sumo Serious Proportions with Regard
TO the Jackson Deal-Exciting County
Conventions.
HARRISBURG. Aug. 90. = The advance
guard of the Republican state convention
reached here this morning Speaker
thompson deposited his boom ut the Loeb
lei hotel. Other candidates arrived during
the day, and State Chairman Reeder will
establish headquarters before evening
The delegates will not arrive in force un-
I'll tomorrow. There are whispers of oppo.
sition to the Fell-Jackson program which
may assume serious proportions with re-
spect to the Jackson end of the deal
Harlan's withdrawal is believed to be i'll
the interest of Jackson. but the Chester
county mans strength was not sufficient
to benefit or damage anJ body's candidacy
much. The interest i'll the contest now
centers in the action of Haywood and
Thompson. Should they continue in the
light jackson may not he nominated
The Democratic primaries resulted in
the nomination of John Murphy for sheriff,
William Shireman for county commits
sioner and George j. Liesman for county
auditor. The principal contest was over
the shrievalty, Sheriff III. Wells Buser
who WAS appointed by Governor Pattison,
being turned do %n
PHILADELPHIA, Aug 2S-Nearly all of
the siXty-three delegates who will repre-
sent Philadelphia i'll next Wednesdays
republican state convention at Harris
burg met in caucus Saturday afternoon,
Chairman Joseph l. Caven presiding
Ihey decided To 20 to the capital in special
cars at 4:30 O'Clock this afternoon Since
the election Of the delegates, on June {,
there ,1,s,f;t ,,tt ~,
their ranks. A committee WAS appointed
to arrange for Fell headquarters in the
Commonwealth hotel. A meeting OF law
yers of this city was held to promote Judge
Fel's interest.
The state secretaryship question was
not mentioned In the caucus, although all
the prominent men in the delegation be-
lieve that the nominee will be ex-senator
Jackson. of Armstrong county.
WEST CHESTER, Aug. 2a-EX-Senator A.
ID. Harlan has announced the withdrawal
OF candidacy for state treasurer this time
because of the probability of the nomina-
ton of Judge Fell for the supreme Judge
ship and with the idea that the state
treasurer nomination should como from
the western part of of the state. He states,
however, that he will be u candidate for
state treasurer in 1895.
HUNTINGTON, Aug. 2S.-The candidates
nominated by the Republican county con-
vention III this city on the 18th inst, met
here and unanimously elected Howard T.
Butt. editor of The Globe, chairman of
the county committee
The call for the Democratic county con
vention has just been issued, fixing Tues
day, Sept IL, us the date and naming
Huntingdon as the place for holding it
ALLENTOWN. Aug. 2S.-The most exciting
convention held by the Republicans of
l,ehigh county for many years was that of
Saturday, when full county ticket was
placed i'll nomination. There were nine
candidates for commissioners and ON the
ninth ballot Milton Kurtz, of Catasa,lqua,
was chosen. The rest of the ticket is as
follows: Franklin l.. Roth, for auditor:
prothonotary, .. +. Marsteller; treasurer
John x. Gossler; register of wills, Charles
w. Bcidler; coroner, DIR. w. Niles Powell;
poor director, David Shuler The state
delegates are uninstructed.
GETTYSBURG, Aug. 2S.-The Democratic
county committee met here with n large
representation. II. T.. Shearer of Carlisle
was unanimously indorsed for revenue col
lector of this district. Rule three, which
prevented Democrats who cut their ticket
from voting ut primaries. was repealed
DR.. .. w. Thompson, of Arcndsville; DR.
II. w. eastman, of York Springs; Hugh
j.. liinkle. of I.ittlestown, and w Howard
Dicks, of Hampton, were elected district
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