Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-17
TALK ABOUT FRAUDS.
How Some Candidates in Allegheny
Explain Their Defeat.
A LIVELY CONTEST is EXPECTED.
The Primaries in Pittsburg Wards, Also
Held Last Evening,
LESS EXCITING THAN THE NORTHSIDE'S

The game of politics is always an excit-
ing one-to those who are holding the cards,
and who never seem to know just what is
trump" until after the primary or regular
election has been held. This is true of the
primaries that yielded their last political
shuttle last evening; and it is true, perhaps,
to an increased degree, Pittsburg's half
dozen caucuses-most of them equivalent to
election-and Allegheny's veritable strug-
giles for supremacy are reported below, the
latter getting precedence because they wers
more closely contested.
The cry of fraud at the close of Repub-
lican primary elections in Allegheny has
not been heard for years, but yesterday
there were a number of candidates and their
friends making strong assertions in that
direction. Several men announced
publicly in the City Hall that some people
would be arrested for perjury before many
days. The city building was crowded last
night with friends of defeated candidates
and their friends, and the charges made
against the people who had anything to do
with their defeat would fill big book.
Second ward, it is said, looks like war
map, and an effort will be made to throw it
out The only alteration in the returns as
announced yesterday, if the district is
counted, will be to elect Buente over Win
ters for Common Council by votes.
WHAT THE COUNT SHOWS.
The count in this district was made at 2
o'clock and given to ex-Mayor Wyman,
who brought it down to the Health Office,
where Delinquent Tax Collector Grier was
figuring up the result. This count showed
the following result, which, it is claimed, is
correct: -..
Select Council one to elect-Henry G. Lowe,
$40; George ]. Parkin, 747. Common Council,
nine to elect-Cruikshanks. 1,23l; Mcdonald,
], ,l27; Curry, 1,074; Parke. 1,0S2: Drum, 99l;
Hunter, 962; McKIrdy, 920: Bell 90S; Winters,
S95; Buente, S9S; Gregg, S77; Miller, 7l0; Nc
Hendry, 3S5; Pafenbach, 267.
For School Directors Messrs. Ford and
McMullen were chosen, and for Constable
three different returns were received, but
the one that will likely be counted is as fol-
lows: Lang, 552; Rynd, $40; Ragen, 519.
This was the closest fight in the ward, and
Ragen may contest on account of the re-
turns received from the Ninth district.
When the returns from the Ninth were
received, it is stated, bottle of ink had
been upset on the sheet and some of the
numbers are nlegible. Several of the marks \
show ESQ the persons who fsaw the sheet
state), that four votes were counted five,
and, in some instances, six votes were
counted five. This will not affect the result
as stated, except In the case of Winters and
Buente for Common Council, and, possibly,
in the constabulary- contest.
A yerv determined and successful effort
was made in the Third ward to defeat
Charles w. Gerwig, the reason given being
that he worked against the awarding of the
electric light contract to the Westinghouse
Company. Mr.. Gerwig was only defeated,
however, by few votes.
HOW HE ACCOUNTS FOR IT.
His defeat is accounted for IN this way:
When the suggestion meeting was held each
candidate gave So toward the fund for print
ing the tickets. These tickets were not dis
tributed in some districts, but in their
place were tickets that did not
have Mr.. Gerwig's name printed |
On them. The proper tickets were
not distributed in some districts until |
S o'clock, an hour before the polls closed. |
Mr.. Gerwig appeared at City Hall last night |
and seemed in good humor. He said: 81 |
have been a candidate for Is years at almost |
every election held, and never was defeated |
in nv life before. There is man that |
helped to do me up" and he pointed to
Robert D. McGonnigle, of the Westing-
house Electric Company. Mr.. McGonnigle |
did not deny it, and the two chatted pleas
antly together as if nothing had happened. |
1t was stated, later in the evening, that |
Mr.. Gerwig would be candidate on the |
Citizens ticket on Tuesday, and show some |
people "where they are wrong" This re-
port, however, could not be confirmed.
The complete returns from the Fourth
ward were not received until yesterday.
They show that William Bader did what
mas never been done before in close ward
contest. He received almost every vote
last. The official result is as follows:
Select Council-William M. Kennedy, 634;
W. K Fried, 459. Common Council, seven to
elect-William Bader, 9S5; John w. Stacy. ZIG;
0. II. Stouffer, 673: P. Walter, Jr., 651: Jacob
Ehman. 6l5; John Vogler, 5e4: II; G: Robson,
David Martin, 426; Andrew Lysle, Al; James
W. Prescott, 2Sl.
NOT A KICKER.
This defeats Hiram Landis, one of the
oldest Councilmen in the city. He said
asst night that he had been fairly defeated,
the vote was close, and he did not
propose to make contest.
The Republican primary in the Fifth |
ward was held last evening, and the result
vas as follows:
Select Council, James H. Lindsay, no oppo-
ition; Common Council five to elect)-Adam |
Ammon, $50; George 1, Rudolf, 64S; Charles w. |
2ahlingera ea2; Charles W. Lighthill;; ; 54S; j. R R
Fisher, 353; W. c. Cooke, 26I.
The first named are, therefore, elected;
out Mr.. Lewis disputes theeount and claims
ne is the fifth man on the ticket.
The Democratic primary in the Ninth
W ard resulted as follows:
Select Council. M. Hannah; Common Coun- |
Ill. Louis Gerber and NJ. Mccarthy,
The citizens of the Third ward met last |
night and nominated the following ticket:
Select Council, E. Wertheimer; Common
Council, Theo. Sriepeke, Sr., Lorenz Laut-
1er. GeorgeJ, Lacher,