The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-17
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CONF i 4. ENCE
Not us III For Chairman Of the
Naationals conn,i ttee---- No pledged rs
2 German.
5PITTsBURG Pa, May 16.-col
/. NJ. Guffey returned early YESTERDAY.
morning from New York, where he
4 had been for a day or two IN confer
ance with Democratic leaders from
every section Of the country With
Col. tsuffey from Pennsylvania at the
conf ference were State Chairman Jas.
n p. Hal, 4 former Gov. Robert E. Pat.
81 ison. former State Chairman John S.
aRilling, Robert E. Wright and one or
Two others. United States Senator
w. u. S tone, Of Missouri; Norman E.
Mack. OF Buffalo, member Of the
Democrat National Committee from
4 New York State; Charles T. Murphy,
Nv r. Sheehan, August Belmont and
W other prominent New York Democrats
tended the conference. The Demo
cratic situation throughout the coun-
try was carefully considered and Col.
Gufrey is enthusiastic over '" &, he
calls the Democratic outlook
Col. Gufrey: says that the confer
D ence reached no definite conclusion
and he contends that nothing occur
red ito change the situation SO far as
the Pennsylvania delegation to the
Louis corlv is concerned
The delegation, Col. Guifey says, will
Il be EforstEe best candidate and Will not
be pledged to any particular candl-
date $untilathe entire situation has hee1t
disclosed at the COW ention.. Col. Gut
fey denies that his delegation has
been pledged to Arthur P. German,
;Sofg Maryland. FIe says that Senator
German did not attend the New ork
conference and was not presented by
4 anvone authorized 10 speak for him.
and will not be a candidate for chair
! man Of the Democratic National Conf
mittee::
he Few Y ork conference. 1t is I'M
derstood, gave little or no encourage
ment to the friends and advocates OF
SGrove Cleveland, although Col. Cuff
fey says that. the matter OF candidates
was not consider at the gathering.
The New Y ork people are believed to
& be only half-hearted i'll their support
pf Judge A B. Parker and are SUP
posed to be quietly at work in the
interest OF. Cleveland. Col. Gut
fey declared that nothing at the con
ference indicated that the New York
people were r. sincere in their al
svocacy of judge Parker.
Col. Guffey viii go to st. Louis next
Saturday night and on Monday will
attend a meeting of the committee on
J arrang ements for the coming national
convention. The meeting will be held
in the Planters hotel. at st. Louis
and aside from Col. Guffey will be at
SStandedsby .. k Jones, National chair
man, Secretary James Walsh. OF
Iowa Senator Stone, OF Missouri: Mr.
Mack. Of Buffalo: D. j. Campau. OF
Y Michigan; J. M. Head, Of Tennessee,
and Governor Osbourne, of Wyoming;
The details for the coming convention
will be finally worked out at the meet
5 ing, which will be the last held by the
4 ccmn,ittee until a day or two before
the convention.
The executive committee of Penn
sylayani VIII meet and organize ar
Harrisburg on Tuesday. The conf
mittee will consider the dispute over
\ the Craftsmanship in Dauphin county
and The indicat ions are that the sit
nation there viii be compromised.
Both Democratic factions III Dauphin
county, it is understood, will be sat
listed with the proposed compromise.
Col. Guffey- w,lI not attend the meet
ing cfSthe committee at Harrisburg.
i The committee named to adjust the
dispute over the National delegates
in the Observation-Disclosures district
wiz likely get together some time neNt
week.
General Grant Sized 1t Up.