Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-20
THE WAR In ALLEGHENY.
Lively Hustling Around the Polls-A Couple
of Candidates Roll in the Street.
A Surprise for the Reform.

The election in Allegheny was one of the
most exciting Councilmanic contests ever
held in that city. The usual number of
wordy fights occurred and q very unusual
number of knockdowns.
In the First, Second and Fourth wards the
fight was particularly bitter one. A
strong effort was made by the Reform party
to down the so-calied ringsters, viz: P.
Walter, Jr., and James Hunter, but in this
their efforts proved frui:less, as both won,
the former with hands down, and the latter
by larger vote than even his friends ex-
pected. Mr.. Walter was seriously i'll yes
terday and unable to leave his room, Com
modore Kountz, notwithstanding his age,
was as young as any of the hustlers in the
First district of the Second ward.
This is the first time in many years that
the Commodore has taken any part in poll
tics, aud the cold weather did not seem to
affect him in the least. He bad young men
assisting him. Health Officer Bradley was
there, also, and did effective work for Mr..
Hunter, but the Commodore's work for
Leggate, who was Hunters rival, brought
him many votes.
HE WAS FIRED OUT.
A little scene occurred at this polling
place in the afternoon when Mr.. Price, one
of the reformers, said to Bradley: II know
what you fellows went down to Harrisburg
for As Mr.. Price does not belong to the
district he was promptly ordered away from
the polls. He met similar fate when he
visited the Sixth district polling place.
A fight occurred in the First ward, at the
Fifth precinct polling place. A candidate
had fixed ticket for voter, and as he was
about to cast it, he was pulled back by the
brother of candidate. The candidate or
dered him to let 60, when the brother struck
him. The candidate then sailed in and
knocked the brother into the middle of the
street and then administered several kicks.
He was compelled to retire from the polls,
and did not appear again.
The returns came in slowly, as an un-
usually heavy vote had been polled, but at
1870 O'Clock complete returns had been re-
ceived from the Fifth and Seventh wards.
The result in the former is as follows:
Select Council, James II. Lindsay, no op-
position; Common Council, five to elect, Geo.
T. Rhudolf, 642; Adam Ammon, 642;
Charles W. Dahlinger, 6SS; Charles w.
Lighthill, 577;J. R. Wolfe, 522 all Repub-
licans and Charles V. Lewis, Independent
candidate, 46O. 1t will be remembered Mr..
Lewis was defeated at the primary on Sat
urday for the Republican nomina-
tion by q votes, and believ-
ing that some crooked work had been
done, decided to run at the general election.
As will be seen by the above figures, he
lacked 62 votes of being the low man on the
ticket.
HOW THE SEVENTH STANDS.
The result in the Seventh ward is as fol-
lows: Select Council, one to elect-Charles
A. Muhlbronner, R., 419; Oliver Wick
line, 30; Common Council, G. J. Schon-
delmeyer, R., 266; Frank L. Ober, D., 248;
Peter L. Huckenstein, D., 166; Phillip
PETER, R., 174; Charles Zoller, D., AZ; John
A. Burger, R., 81; John NJ. Gareis, D., So.
The first two named are elected. This is
Democratic ward, but as there were several
representative men in that party, Repub
ican was allowed TO step in.
At midnight returns from the Eighth and
Fourth wards were received. No vote was
received of the former, but George Schad
was elected to Select Council over Theo-
dole Hueskins, the present incumbent, and
Fred Wall. For Common Council A. c.
Groetzinger, Dem; A. W. jackson, Rep,
were elected over George Betteridge and
John Born.
In the Fourth ward the result was as fol-
lows: Select Council, one to elect, two dis
tricts out-William NJ. Kennedy, R., 1872;
W. r, Fischer, 260 Common Council,
seven to elect, all districts in-William
Bader, S66; John W. Stacy, S53; G. A.
Koehler, S45; U. H. Stauffer, $40; John
Vogler, 80+; P. Walter, Jr., 10; H. c.
Robson, 702; Jacob Ehman, 573. The
latter was one of the Republican nominees
and was defeated by G. A. Koehler, a
Democrat.
RATHER A SURPRISE.
The result in the Second ward was sur
prise to the reformers. At midnight, with
only two districts to hear from, Hunter had
beaten their candidate by to l vote, and
it is said he leads in the districts that are not
in. In Hunter district the vote was Hunter,
149; Leggate, 80. In Leggate's district the
vote was: Hunter, SO; Leggate, so. The re-
suit in OF the IL districts is as follows: Sc
lect Council, one to elect-Henry c. Love-
SS4; Adam Fuhs, 357. Common Council,
nine to elect-Curry, 1,109; Bell, 1,0S3;
Cruikshanks, 1,O67; Drum, 1,022; Buente,
1,017; Mcdonald, 964; Parke, 94S; McKirdy,
S73; Hunter, S39; Leggate, the reform can
didate, 40.
No returns were received from the Ninth |
ward, but the election is conceded to NJ.
Harmon for Select Council, over John
Getty, and Louis Gerber and NJ. McCarty
are chosen for Common Council. All are
Democrats.
The vote in the Twelfth ward cannot be
given, but it was reported late last night
that Morris Einstein, the druggist, had de-
feated Samuel Watson, the present CHAIR
man of the Finance Committee, by AZ votes.
1t is stated that Mr.. Einstein is ineligible,
as he is only % years of age, but his friends
say he was born 29 years ago.
VERY CLOSE VOTE.
The result in the First ward was not
known until nearly l o'clock, and it con-
tanned many surprises. John P. Milby,
who was defeated two years ago
by only seven votes, and was
considered a winner, lacked only
four votes of election. DR.. Charles W. Mech, |
who has been i'll for several weeks and un-
able to make a canvass, it was thought
would be away down low on the ticket, but |
he only lacked three votes of leading. John |
T. McAuley, young business man, led the |
ticket. |
Arthur Kennedy had walk over for |
seat in Select Council. defeating Austin L. |
Clark. The result of the Common Council |
contest, four to elect, is as follows: McAul- |
ley, AIS; Neeb, 415; Patton, 81; Watson, |
247 Pitcairn, 246; Nilby, pa: Koenig, pa; |
Ferry, 1s6; McClurg, 123; Stern, 100. As |
the election was so close it is thought that |
Watson's seat may be contested by Messrs. |
Milby, Koenig and Pitcairn.
IT WENT THROUGH EASILY.
The Republican ticket in the Third ward |