Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-21
ECHOES FROM TIE FRAY.


Chairman Won BOnnhorst Receives Visitors
but Only Hears Of One Contest-Porter
or Mech for County Chairman-Andrews
Not Pleased With the CampaIgn-The
Rules In the Fight.
Chairman Won Bonnhorst sat at his desk in
Republican headquarters this afternoon from
Il o'clock until $50. He was there for the pur-
pose of receiving notices of contests, but had
very little in that line to employ his time. In
stead he received party chiefs and workers,
conferred with them and exchanged congratu-
lations. From the Magee standpoint there is
no change in. the situation, except to further
clinch it, Captain Nesbit came in from the
Sixth district this afternoon, claiming it for
Quay by 400 votes. County Commissioners
Clerk Bell had just as positive advices the
other way. The Quay people are still making
claims on the First district, but the best OBJ
tainable advices indicate q surprising defeat
there for them.
Only One Contest.
There is but one contest in the county. ].
W. Hood received 81 votes in the First pre-
cinct of Findlay township and VIM. Barton, ex-
member ofithe Legislature, q. Mr.. Barton was
Judge of Election. and as such counted up the
returns with the other officers of the board.
cidedly irregular, and should invalidate Mr.
Barton's selection as delegate. He claims be-
side that at least one vote that was offered for
him was nokrece1ved. Mr.. Barton is Quay
man and Mr.. Hood Is Magee man. The latter
has been appointed Postmaster at Clinton, and
is to take the office June l. He says Mr.. Barton
tried hard to defeat his appointment, In spite
of the fact that he (Hood) had been able to
have majority of the township officers chosen
from the Republican side in spite of a natural
Democratic majority. He also claims for him
self tina; that the the Quay people were At work in his
whereas he had not been selected to run until
two days in advance, ana did not get his tickets
until Saturday. Otherwise, he says, he would
]. B. Hamilton came in with Mr. Hood and
wanted it understood that Josiah Speer had
not defeated him in Elizabeth borough, but
that he had defeated Mr.. Speer by vote
of 1876 to 93
The New County Chairman.
The talk as to who is likely to be the new
Chairman of the Republican County Commit
tee centers entirely around District Attorney
Porter and John Neeb. 1t must be one or the
other of these unless all signs fail and in spite
of the fact that Mr.. Neeb has stated very posi-.
lively that he does not want the place. there is
a strong tendency to insist on his taking it. 1t
is felt that the magnificent manner in which he
acquitted himself is deserving of recognition.
There was strong personal fight made against
him in the First Legislative district, and re-
port was circulated just about the time the
polls opened Saturday that he had withdrawn
from the contest. He telephoned to various
places to set his supporters right, ard saw
others personally where he could. The Influence
Of Allegheny's City Hall was against hiIn. and
the promises of Federal appointments to those
who would work against him were numerous,
IL all reports can be believed, and in some cases
promises were duplicated. Allegheny was
practically conceded to Colonel Bayne by the
and Orf fhof I0hf oah
had captured the First Legislative district was
as unexpected TO them as 1t was pleasant.
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What Andrews Had to Say.
State Chairman Andrews, who was here all
last week, did not approve the plan Of cam
paign of the local Quay managers. According
to his ideas it was not sufficiently thorough.
But according to his own statement he was
merely here as spectator. There was no
doubt, of course, that he was a very much in
terested spectator, and none whatever as to
which side his sympathies were with. His
principal visitors were Colonel Bayne and the
gentlemen who work closest to him in politics,
or who expect to fill the more important Fed
eral offices. When outsiders were present he
checked on several occasions references to
the Republican family quarrel, and especially
references to the merits Of the fight. The
Magee people, however are not convinced. and
refuse to believe that he was here in the char.
dCbcI ue doouucSs lucy argue Indt IL uo utu
been he would have endeavored to be sociable
with them, or might have endeayored to arbi-
trate differences.
The Objectionable Rules.
One of the visitors to Republican headquar-
ters to-day was w. E. Thompson, one of the
candidates for the position of postmaster at
McKeesport. Mr.. Thompson says the fight in
the big borough was hard one and the Magee
forces were greatly Handicapped by the issue
declared by the Quay people of a change Of
rules Mr.. Thompson says all the Republicans
of the borough, which was carried for Magee,
are in favor of changing the rules. Mr.. Finn,
it may be recalled is also on record for
change in the rules and so is John Neeb, who
refused, however, to declare himself on the
subject until after the primary election, when
he stated his position One organ of Quay
sentiment takes water gracefully by declaring
that while majority Of the committee is for
Magee, the principle for which the Quay peo-