The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-29

Altoona, Pa, June 2S.-George A.
jerks, Of Brookville. will he the NOM
inee for governor of tomorrow's state
Democratic convention unless there is
a decided change of sentiment among
the delegates before the nomination is
made. His managers claim he will
have 3lG out of the 436 delegates and
that under no conditions will Judge
Gay Gordon, of Philadelphia, have
more than 12i. George w. Bacon, of
York, has the call on the nomination
for lieutenant governor, and Calvin NJ.
Bower, of Center, will be one of the
Nominees for superior court judge. The
make up of the rest of the ticket is IN
doubt and depends entirely on what
conditions the jerks people can make
with the friends Of aspirants for minor
places.
a half dozen party leaders are work.
ing on a platform and it is doubtful If
an agreement be reached before the
resolutions committee gets together to-
morrow afternoon. The Bryan silver
people control the convention and if
they demand a sweeping endorsement
of tn" Chicago platform, this will he
done, although there is a disposition
on all sides to make the campaign
strictly on state issues with an en-
phatiC endorsement of President Nc
Kinley's war policy.
FOR MINOR PLACES.
Congressman William II. Sow
den. of Allentown, is making an active
canvass for lieutenant governor. He
says he is not identified with either
faction and that H. stands for himself
He can have the nomination for con-
l.. 4.
Clares he does not want It,
a. V. Dvely, OF Altoona, is still in
the field for second place with little
prospect Of success. Captain DeLacey
of Scranton, is talked Of fol secretary
of internal affairs. The jerks people
are opposed to him, though, because
the bulk of the Lackawanna delegates
are for Gordon. William TriCkett, dean
of the law school of Dickinson college
Carlisle, is being industrcusly boomei
tor superior court Judge.
GUFFEY is BOSS
That Colonel Guffey controls the sit
uation is admitted by the managers OF
both candidates. Io has orly to say
the word and he will be nominated for
governor on the first ballot. He says,
however that he is satisfied with the
homer of serving as a member of the
national committee and that he does
not want a state office. As an evil
dence % his popularity, a street dem
orstratlon was held tonight in Jenk's
nehalt ana half dozen delegates car
rled banners bearing the inscription:
I'VE are FOR whoever Colonel Guffey
wants, hurrah'' The jerks people have
neen claiming for the past as hours that
ie
uuiiey is plehsed TO the support Of
tHvlr l"Norlte, II thelr claims can he
reled unon' then there is no question
VI oelhs nomination Gordons friends
are JusI as h"pelul as ever and il he
ueltdteu ne VIII go down with fly
ing Coi"ls' lhere We're rumorS during
"aS 'Ha' 'he JuuSe would Withdraw
-, 80 II" 'ndl'e Ol MS nomina-
US vas u'"i3u, however by MS
nm ,,'P - - on" 1t looks now as II 1t
VIII ne nSht 10 hnish. with jerks
HONORS FOR O'BOYI,E
A short eossio,, 90 .l,,, o,.o,,,.....
mittea wae beId ~ ,oo,, -,
preliminaries of the convention
o'Rovlo of y,ul,as. D., I'''o'i' -,
to nreside &C ton,na,a.,, a,,a,.,,le..
Matt savage or CloarGatd ,,.o., n'',i at, 'l'''I'
secretary: Paul ], AIahOnpV pf PeaN-er
sergeant-at-arms; J. Wood Clark, of
NaItI', 80 .'',l,. 'C"u'ns cIe[k' a committee
"l'lun OoioHei puley is CHAIRMAN
vas ap!'olii'eu 10 uralt platform to
auo'iI''eu a' subsequent meeting
u '"c executive committee.
HTc'ihs OF the state committee
wa" He'u lohlsht TO seIect the stand
.nS ui'Ihi'leeS OF the convention. After
tn'S Hau ueen uohe' Ihomas j. Ryan,
Vi fhlIauelphia' presented statement
IsN'ne that the Philadelphia contest
oecloed py the state committee at its
annual meetings IN Harrisburg on
AP'H ~ iaSt' De reopened. A resolu-
Noh 10 TINS erect was adopted by a
we ol o> TO ~ Ihe contest was then
ieielieu To the executive committee,
N"IcIi Is cohIrolled ny the anti-Gor-
u"i',es' iHoinas Delahunty, OF Phila-
ue'phia' chairman or the Gordon city
upilHilt'ee' WhIch was reorganized by
.He 5'a'e committee at its previous
meeting denounced this change Of
iront as outrageous and irregular He
hdue strong speech in support of his
iol'o"eFs III tue course of which he
uttered the assertion that they were
not mere IN the interest Of Senator
quay ana the standard Oil company.
CARAVAN DENIES
M Do,oh,,.,.,-
,,.,, ~ r.ats "rI III puDllcIy Nolc~
todey % nonrernirg IlToe ny sn[ ~, GORDON managers