The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-28
KEYSTONE POLITICS
The Coming Republican Oonvon.
ton at Harrisburg.
re re THE FELL-JAOKsoN PROGRAM

whispers Of Opposition which May As
sumo Serious Proportions with Regard
TO the Jackson Dsal-Exoitinr COUNTY
Conventions.
HARRISBURG. Aug. 2S. - The advanc,
guard Of the Republican state convention
reached here this morning Speaker
Thompson deposited his boom at the Loeb
lei hotel. Other candidates arrived during
the day, and State Chairman Reeder viii
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 ia believed to be In
the interest of Jackson, but the Chester
county mans strength was not sufficient
to benefit or damage anybody's candidacy
much. The interest in the contest now
centers In the action OF Haywood and
Thompson. Should they continue in the
fight Jackson may not be nominated.
I 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 II. Wells Buser,
who was appointed by Governor Pattison
being turned down.
/ PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2s.-Nearly all Of
the sixty-three delegates who will repre-
sent Philadelphia In next Wednesday ;,
Republican state convention at Harris
burg met in caucus Saturday afternoon
!, Chairman Joseph L. Cavep presiding
: They decided to go to the capital in specia
cars at 4;3o o'clock this afternoon Sine,
the election of the delegates, on June Z
there have been three substituHons In
their ranks. A committee was appointed
to arrange for Fell headquarters In the
l Commonwealth hotel. A meeting Of law
yers of this city was held to promote Judge
} Fell's interest.
1 The state secretsryship question was
! not mentioned in the caueus, although al
the prominent men in the delegation be.
lieve that the nominee will be ex-senator
} Jackson, of Armstrong county.
u WEST CHESTER, Aug. 29--Ex-Senator a
!, D. Harlan has announced the Withdrawal
: of candidacy for state treasurer this tim,
= because Of the probability of the nomina
ton of Judge Fell for the Supreme Judge
+. ship and with the idea that the stat,
treasurer nomination should come from
the western part Of Of the state. He states
/, however, that he will be a candidate TO
state treasurer In 1895
HUNTINGTON, Aug 2s-The candidate
nominated by the Republican county con
vention In this city on the 18th inst, me
here and unanimously elected Howard L
Butt, editor Of The Globe, chairman o
the county committee.
j The call for the Democratic county con
vention has just been issued, fixing Tues
!. day, Sept. 10, as the date ahd naming
Huntington as the place for holding L.
\ ALLESTowN, Aug IS. The most exciting
convention held BY the Republicans o
Lehish county for many years was that o
Saturday, when . fqll coupty ticket wa
] placed in Nomination. Thefe we're MIN
\ candidates for copi9issioner, dbd on thu
; ninth ballot Milton Rprtz, Of Catasauqua
was chosen. The rest 81 the ticket is a.
follows: Franklin l.. Roth, for auditor
! prothonotary, Q. T. Mafsteller; treasurer
John r. Gossler; register OF wills, Charlie
W. Beidler; coroner, DE- W. Niles Powell
poor director, DAVID Shuler. The stat,
delegates are uninstfucted.
GETTYSBURG, Aug. 9s.-The Democratic
county committee met here with a large
representation. r. E. Shearer, of Carlisle
was unanimously indofsed for revenue col
lector of this district. Rule three, which
prevented Democrats WHO cut their ticket
1 from voting at primaries, was repealed
DR.. o. w. Thompson, OF Arepdstille DR.
E. w. Cashman, of York Springs; Hugh
e. Hinkle. of Littlestowp, and W. Howart
/ Dicks, of Hampton, wefs elected distric
| chairman