Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-22
THE OLIVE BRANCH.
A Very Significant Gathering
of Republicans.
THE MEETING WASSECRET.
Belligerent AdversarieS Have Buried
the Ratchet.
BOYER'S BOOM FOR TREASURER.
Short Speeches Upon the Outlook Keyed in
Confident Tones.
THE MEETING WASSECRET.
BOYER'S BOOM FOR TREASURER.
SOME AMBITIOUS PITTSBURGERS


Under the magic of Chairman W. II. An
drews' patent manipulation the Allegheny
County Republicans met yesterday, and tht
lion lay down with the lamb. 1t was hardly
the olive branch act, fguratively speaking
1t partook more of the mistletoe style-agair
fgurstively speaking-for the faction lead
ers kissed and made up. At least for SC
long a time as Candidate Boyer is in the
field and in need Of votes. 1t is not that
William agrees to take his little tin dishes
over to Matthews house, or that Matthew
will drag his little red wagon over to Will
iam's house, but both will deal in comfy
and amity and white-winged peace, The
timelock on the hatchet's burial place is
set, to run until the first Wednesday after
The first Tuesday in November.
The Allegheny county situation has been
regarded with some apprehension by the
Eastern leaders. 1t was feared that the
complications over offices past and to come
would have disastrous effect upon the vote.
The peculiar condition of the county nomi-
nations was also a source of alarm. So
Chairman W. h. Andrews evolved little
scheme for party love feast, and his plan
was great success On last Friday the
chairmen of subcommittee of the ALLIE
gheny County Committee and certain high
privates received neat little invitations from
County Chairman W. d. Porter requesting
the honor OF attendance upon a consultation
of the local leaders with Chairman W. H.
Andrews, of the State Committee, and Mr..
II. K. Boyer, candidate Tor State Treas
urer. There was also a request for the
Americus, Tariff and Young Mems Re
publican clubs to send representatives
The time fixed for the meeting was
2 o'clock, the date yesterday afternoon, and
the place Common Council chamber So
quietly were all these preliminaries fixed
up that none but those invited invaded the
trysting place. Everybody was in suspense
as the big Republicans filed in and ex-
changed greetings.
WHO WERE THERE.
There are lots of seats in Common Council
chamber, and the little groups scattered
around furnished plenty of surprises to the
observer. VIM. Finn and John Mech sat
together and looked like a tolerably hefty
team for the Senate or anything else. James
S. Mexican nodded genially to everybody
from a back seat. Collector Warmcastle
sat cheek by iowl with Andy Robinson and
Sheriff McCandlesS. Colonel I. N. Bayne,
Coroner Mcdowell and w r. Ford chatted
amicably over ad jacent desks. Sam Connor,
Thomas Baker and Holmes Miller
communed with heads close together.
II. ]. Gourley, John Bradley and A. j.
Logan were not as far apart as they have
been before. Scattered around were Wyn
Colville, James Prescott, w. H McCleary,
George Sheppard and several others. A
DISPATCH representative was the only
newspaper man present, although several
others tried to cast glamour over the stout
policeman who guarded the door by alleging
themselves to be politicians. But he was
not there to be hoodooed IN any such man
ner.
Presently entered Chairman W. D. Por-
ter escorting State Chairman Andrews and
Hon. b. K. Boyer. Several men who had
been expecting the entrance, at the last
moment, OF Hon. NJ. S. Quay, leaned back
ten on thesr faces.
Chairman Porter rose and said that in
pursuance of Mr.. Andrews suggestion the
Allegheny County Republican leaders. as
represented bv sub-chairmen of the county
committee "and several Others" had been
called together to meet the State campaign
manager and the candidate for State Treas
urer.
81 need not enlarge" said Mr.. Porter.
Il r.
pending campaign. We all know our duty,
and must all do what Republicans should
in fight so important as that on hand. I
have taken the initiative in calling this
meeting in order to give Messrs. Andrews
and Boyer an expression of our hearty sup
port of the State ticket, and will now re-
quest Mr.. Andrews to speak few words
to us"
CHAIRMAN ANDREWS SPEECH,
Thus adjured Mr.. Andrews rose and
walked to the clerks desk. He said:
'Fellow Republicans-My forte lies in work
more than words, as | hope to be able to
show you by the end Of the first week in
November. There is one thing l wish to
impress upon you in regard to this cam
paign. We are not nervous as to Mr.
Boyer's election, but we are desirous of
getting out full vote and rolling up de-
Clel1t HdlOElLls IL OupllSU I0lS result
we must have concerted and earnest
work. We wish to show our friends the
enemy that there are no off years for the
Republicanism of Pennsylvania. The record
made this year will have a strong influence
upon the important campaign of next
year when nearly full State ticket, a Con-
gressIonal representation, and Legislature
to elect United States Senator, will be
elected bv our party-I hope. So Mr.. Bower
and myself feel that we have right to call
upon the Republicans of the county of AIle-
gheny for the usual majority, or perhaps an
increase"
Mr.. Porter then introduced candidate
Boyer, who buttoned his Prince Albert
closely to his athletic form and arose. He
said: "Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the
committee; 1t gives me pleasure to meet
you as Pittsburgers and Republicans 1
have been in Pittsburg several times, but
have not enjoyed an opportunity of making
your acquaintance SO generally as
at my present visit. 1 have great
faith in the western portion of the State.
which / have just recently visited some
what in detail. 1t is not necessary for me
to allude to your vital interests or the
principles involved in my candidacy. Ma
terial prosperity is too apparent upon all !
sides to question the policy which has
fostered it. The higher ground of parry
supremacy demands, 1 think, the reten-