Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-17
WILL NOT WITHDRAW
Friends Of Judge Bailey Say He is in
the Race to Stay.
he DESIRES A 2-WEEKS CANVASS.
Assurances of Judge BaiIeys Good Health
Are Freely Expressed.
SOME OTHER POLITICAL GOSSIP

Tne talk of eliminating Judge Bailey
from the mayoraltY candidacy, is regarded
by many of the leading Democrats as
purely an invention of the enemy. The
general opinion in Democratic circles last
night, was that he would not alone run, but
be successful in his contest.
The Postmaster, John B. Larkin was
seen last night on the subject, and he said
he was too busy attending to the books and
the general returns incidental upon turning
over the Office to his successor, to pay any
attention TO politics or the slush which ac-
companies campaign. He said:
am really not interested one way or the
other in the fight except as being a D emocrat 1
am in favor Of Judge Bailey. AS to the
method of conducting his candidacy whether
on long or short term system know nothing,
believing that he is abundantly able to take
care of his own campaign. I also think that he
will be elected. or else why this persistent
effort both on the part of his political opponents
and his supposed political friends to get him on
the track? In my opinion somebody must have
got hurt by his acceptance of the candidacy. l
have heard Judge Bailey remark that he de-
sires a short campaign, but can't say that he
is at present of that opinion.
THE JUDGES BROTHER TALKS.
James M. Bailey, brother of the Judge,
is authority for the statement that the
Judge has been and is now on an Eastern
trip to New York and Boston on business.
He says the Judges health is very much
improved, and laughs at the idea of ill
health keeping him out of the candidacy.
la f1rf IL
do not know what plan if any, my brother
has made in the way of arranging his canvass
for the mayOralty. If he has agreed to accept
the nomination, as has been done, you may de-
pend upon it that he will keep it II you have not
heard from him in the last few days you can
state that have letter to-day, dated New
York, on business matters, in which he is in
terested but which does not concern politics in
any respect.
Among others spoken to was Captain Nc
Clelland, who is widely spoken of as the
candidate for City Treasurer. he said:
1 have not seen Judge Bailey lately. and
understand that he is attending to business IN
New York. If all Ihear is true, and shall not
answer for rumors, it is the official people who
are feeling the symptoms Of sickness instead of
Judge Bailey, If he is elected, as l have no
doubt he will be- the people who have inflated
the tax rate will find him a very rugged man,
Notwithstanding the pleas of i'll health at
tached to him. This of course, is only an
opinion, but it is the opinion of watcher who
is not interested in the mayoralty fight
MAJOR DEENIsToN SERENE
City Treasurer Joseph F. Denniston is
still about the same weight he was when his
last term commenced, and is not wearing
his desk out with writing petitions or other
appeals to the public. He is regarded as
the acknowledged candidate of both parties
SO far as he has been before, and has had his
delegates calling on him for the last three
weeks, sometimes as many as two or three
at time, and the general idea among SOL
diers and civilians is that he is pretty safe
to succeed himself unless some providential
intervention should take place.
Much amusement has been caused BY
rumors of rivalries springing up between
Messrs. WarmcastIe and Lyon. Damon and
Pythias never quarreIed.
The public is taking skeen interest in the
manner in which Mr.. Mexican is bestirring
himself in the Fastening of the completion
of the Government building. Many promi-
nent men called upon him yesterday and ap-
proved OF his action in enlisting the aid of
the national authorities.