New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-11

THE INDEPENDENTS OF PITTSBURG.
AN EXCELLENT ORGANIZATION FORMED FOR THE
WESTERN PART OF THE sTATE-MANUFAc-
TURERs NOT FRIGHTENED BY THE CRY OF AN
ATTACK on Observation-Disclosures IN
DEPENDENTS.
iFROM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT oF THE TRIBUNE
PIITsDURG, Sept. s.-The Independent state Com
mttee have adopted the plan of setting of the
western portion Of the State separate political
province in charge of a subcommittee, composed IN
al respects like the State Committee, having its
chairman or vice-chairman, as he IS called secre-
taries, chairmen Of committees, etc ms orgahlHa-
tion has direct jurisdiction of twenty-three coun-
ties in the northern and western portions OF the
State, beginning with Tioga, senator MitchelFs
county, on the northern border and shelving south
westward to Fayette Comfy on the southern
border This includes fifteen of the htty Senat
districts of the state, ard about one-thlrd of the
counties. The State Committee concentrates It's
efforts on the remainder of the state.
The only Independent headquarters thus far open
in Pttslurg or Allegheny City are those Of this sub
committee. Its workings are of interest because
.hey show the character of the men who are in the
anti Boss movement in these cities. The committee
is practically run By young men. But the presence
of such men in any political movement Is always n
good sign for it, and the large proportion of inel
gent. cultivated ana wealthy young men in the In
dependent ranks here, as well rs III Philadelphia
and elsewhere. shows the hold the cause has taken
Oh a class too often Indifferent 20 political duties
and is a conclusive answer to the poor ding of the
Cameron men that the independents are sore
heads The fact j. just the reverse. large propor-
tiOn of the Independents men who not only are
not sorcheads7 but have no hing either TO gain
to lose by politcs-men who have never held ohce
or tried for it. and who could not be induced to take
.Ia
chant-who as he went TO the polls the other
day in Colonel Baynes district said to a friend;
" John, never went TO a primary before, but I've
got to do what l can 70 stop this Cameron busi-
ness" There is said to be not a single " ward poll
tician in the committee.
The Pittsburg vice-chairman Is Mr.. Charles
D. Scully, and the secretary is Mr.. John
c. Shumaker-boh young men, but
voung men Of the best type and fully alive, appar-
entity to the magnitude OF the task before them in
aiding 10 fight the most powerful political machine
in the Union. Old and well-known business men
are In some of the other positions Mr. Scully Is
secretary Of the Elba Iron and Bolt Company, and
his father the president of the company. Is also
identified with the Independent NOV ement-one OF
many proofs TO be found in this great manuiactur-
lng city that the Cameron tariff scare Is a failure
and va, predcsuncd TO bc one. Nr. cculiy ha had
e.
vigorous campaign with an organization in oyery
county. many Of which were not reached last year
It's Interesting to watch theexpros-ion of d sgust
and contempt that comes over the .acc ot l. So
burg manufacturer OF lndep'ndr't pNcllN iil'7
when the subject of the danger 10 che faru from
the movement against the bosses Is mentioned. All
these manufacturers dfnpuncr IL III one ana the
same terms as prcpO>t,rous ana nouscIsical as,er
fou-a Wrttchcd t0ch on tie Uart oi the tdmcrous
and q shallow one. >ucl pr,mi cut and longs
d.. Do rf III - As lrt j IA.
and William aIk talk with gr AT freedom lh tuls
strain II o., the verLcl OF AL ine Independents
that the scare las JAILED TINS lar 10 produce any
oec; e her among he mahilic'u q or tIe oll
auVos. An aimlIabe answer I" General m
erons assertion could be gwen Dy llsl oi ie -
burg manuiaciurcls WHO arg SUPPORTING lHe lhu.-
pendent ticket. They would lHclune representa-
tives of almost every branch OF iron
and steel manufactures as well as OF offers
4 gentleman connected with large mauuidc-
turing house ran of ln moment or to list oI tue
name5 OF independent mdnuIaci uicIS VINO repre-
,cnic he said raj rpal -upP"s. steel rails, Ioree-
furnaces, merchant bar lron' shcr Ii2I -i''' Loop
hands, and indeed minuiac, ,ur', OF All hlh.a some
OF THESE were the following: General ). Is. Moor
head. of Mooricad y co.. one OF ihe laIEc5l man
ufaciuuug firms IN iAe city VI. L. MooIh .tc, oi
MouIucll, NtLaue y o.. another ldl- e. nous,
al,lcl 10 the one just mentioned w Iam CiiA. oi
William lark < Co. Ot the Solar Iron iOmpdur-
a large corpOratIor- sir. CLARK BENG also dA III
n4.ut;al ST.. ku0lIcr IN the Flti'puls - So me5
work, I'm [ Lee country; Jane. Marshall, OF AarSndu
4 Co. one of the laig-s. foundry irins IN the cty
illam
Itoml, IS -ntman, another Illam Mihc4, oI TIE
PItt.nurg Forge tOnpduy-a very large corpora
mn. H. : Brown, of Brown X Co, OF the W ayne
IRON N rk.-pue OF the oldest In Plttsburg james
| ID Wilson of Richards 4 Hartley, lar'e gla
manufacturers; Joan :. Sldslr, OF NluWIck -
| 60 pia-lrou brokers; William Oltare Sculit,
| pr.,.delt of the L,ba Iron and Bolt Company
Il iIl.lln Is adj, Of Mcintosh, Hcmpniu ~ Co. tile
Target caeuc-bollcT IN tker- Ia tine Guy, etc., exc
Many OF these abl,hm -ut> employ large numbers
| oI men ranging from 1000 down, anu they nave
probably ucct interest III tIc nlt hiehthce "i
| fuc tarlii as .uutoT Cameron, number ol otlcr
name. could bee mentioned, ts gentleman sald, pHt
they were OF manufacturers ho had not formally
| announced thcm-clvc, Is independently ana II
| would probably not be fair % nam them.
Ilc lOug-c0utluUcd strike IS paying an important
part Ia calculation, OH the vote ia Iltl7Dufg anu
Allegheny City, As well as throughout tht STATE II
| Illustrate. tue uncertainty mat attends al eal-
mates of the vote 10 say that Orinrd men DE-
neve tha If the strike ends reasonable tint before
| inc election and uuiavorabIy TO tile wor"iughcdI-
which the manufacturers say Is the only way IL VIII
| .vrr .ut-A Aru-tI0ug vote IN the state VIII dIop
! ,,S from 80 900 to 1000. Every few days there
i, 4 utue FURRY OF promise that tine men are about
10 break p ana mus end the strike; but IL comes
! 10 .hIur; and lust now an adjustment seems as
| f,rn., "a, ever On the other hand, some believe
that the end Of the strike, layln- the men al'o-
! o. her out oil hIuOr win tie employers, Will not
! tend greatly to diminish Armstrong VOC
| D. d. L.
! INDEPENDENTS IN TIE WESTERN COCN-