Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-06-24
Pennsylvania Democral.t Con.
vention Likely to do Large
ly as He Says.
PtT7is0N'S NEIGHBORS FOES (?
Pfa trhians Believed to Be Against
Him--Hope to Seat 60 Delegates
Instead of 20 Allowed-Guthrie Re
fuses Second Place.

Erie, Pa. June 24.-There was
every indication last night of a large
attendance of prominent Democrats
at Wednesdays Democratic state con.
yention for the nomination of candi
dates for governor. lieutenant gov.
ernor and secretary of internal af
fairs. Many of the party leaders had
already reached here last night, and
by tonight it is expected most of the
delegates will have arrived and all
the details will have been arranged
for the convention. The state execu.
tive committee will meet at noon to.
day to receive the temporary roll OF
delegates prepared by State Chairman
William 7. Greasy and select the
temporary officers.
Aspirants For Governor.
The only place on the state ticket
for which there is contest is gov
e1nor. the aspirants being ex-Gov.
ernor Robert e. Pattison, of Philadel
phia, who has twice been elected to
that office; ex-Congressman James
Kerr, of Clearfield, the choice of the
anti-Pattison delegates, and G, w,
Guthrie, of Pittsburg. who is backed
by the 13 delegates from Allegheny
county These three aspirants ar.
rived here yesterday and established
rival headquarters almost adjoining
each other in the Reed house. There
are no avowed candidates for lieu.
tenant governor and secretary of in.
ternal affairs.
Colonel Frank J. Fitzsimmons, OF
Scranton, viii present Pattison' s
name; Charles A Pagan, of Pitts.
burg, will do the honors for Mr..
Guthrie, and ex-Judge James Gay
Gordon, of Philadelphia, will proba
bly, make the principal speech for Mr..
Kerr. Robert E. Wright, of Allen
town, will be permanent chairman,
and one of the delegates from West.
ern Pennsylvania, probably John B.
head, of Greensburg, will be tempo.
rary chairman
Want Radical Tax Plant.
The Pennsylvania Reform League
viii have a conference here tonight
with view to getting a radical
tax equalization plank in the plat.
form. w. w. Bailey, of the Johns.
town Democrat, is here in the inter.
est of the movement, and today the
leagues from Philadelphia, Pittsburg
and other parts of the state will be
on the ground. MIR. Bailey said last
night that the league was urging him
for the nomination for governor for
the purpose of directing attention to
its efforts to secure a tax plank in
tho platform.
The Philadelphia delegation was
scheduled to reach here this morning
in a special train, and during the day
a caucus will be held to formulate a
plan of action in the convention
Ieaders of this delegation claim they
are entitled to 1902 delegates, but they
have waived the right to AZ and
elected 60 in spite of the instructions
Of Chairman Greasy that Philadelphia
is entitled to only 20 delegates. This
is one of the most important ques
tions to be decided by the convention
and it's action will have an important
bearing on the contest for governor
Believed Against Pattison.
The Philadelphia delegates are be
lleVed to be opposed to Pattison, and
il the convention seats the entire sc
opponents to the former believe they
/ cal prevent his nomination. At
tempts are being made by friends OF
both Pattison and Kerr to induce
Guthrie to withdraw as a candidate
for governor and accept the nomina
ii ~ for second place on the ticket
Mr. Guthrie said last night that he
would not accept the nomination fol-
lieutenant governor under no eircum
stances and that the Allegheny dele
gates would not consent to his with
orawal
National Committeeman James M
Cuffey reached here last night from
Pittsburg and is staying with Chair
man Greasy at the Reed house. 1t is
conceded that Colonel Guffey holds
the balance of power in the conven
ton and that its action on the Phila
et.phia question and the selection OF
ticket will be guided largely by his
advice He declined to commit him
self On either propositinn, although
il is thought he will make some dec
taxation before the convention as
sembles.
Gordon Will Lead Fight.
Ex-Judge Gordon has been substi
tated for Thos. d. Pearee, of the Sew
epth Philadelphia district, and it is
expected he will lead the fight Oh
The floor of the convention for the ad
mission of the 60 delegates.
The convention meets at noon or
| Wednesday, in the Park Opera house
and the indications are it will com
plete its work in one session. After
the nomination for governor has beer
made, it was expected that the can
didaes for the other two Offices viii
be chosen by acclamation.
Erie's business houses and public
buildings are gaily decorated in hon
or Of the visiting democrats and ev
cry thing possible Is being done by