Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-24
Both Parties to the Great Political
Duel Claim to be in the
Very Best of Spirits.
INDEPENDENTS VERY sANGUINE.
Republicans a Little Short of Funds,
but Confident of Success,
Nevertheless.
BRICE PREDICTS M'KINLEYS DEFEAT.
Campaign Mass Meetings Held Throughout the City Last
Evening


full of enthusiasm. At their headquarters,
yesterday, reports were received from 19
wards. townships and boroughs. One man
reported that in his precinct FROM 75 to 100
Republicans would vote for Pattisou.
Prof S. B. Mclean sent in communica-
ton, in which he says: eff all the wards in
Allegheny county do as well as the Fiji
teenth, the county will give Robert E. Pat
tison good majority. L have list of good
Republican citizens and soldiers who will
not only vote, but will work hard for the
election OF Pattison.''
An Allegheny City official crossed the
river yesterday and poured out his plant to
THE DISPATCH. He said: "Why, look at
the Sixth ward. I am assured by people
who are in position to know, that the ward
will go for Pattison. That ward is almost
three to one Republican, and the only time
1t ever elected Democrat was in the case of
very popular young fellow who was run
ming for Councils, and he only got there bv
his friends giving him what they expected
would merely be a complimentary vote. If
the Sixth ward, Allegheny, goes back on
us, where will we look for com ort?'
A JUBILANT DEMOCRAT.
Timothy J. 0'Deary, Jr., was feeling
happy yesterday. He already saw Pattison
taking his seat at Harrisburg. why he
exclaimed, "it'S landslide. They can't
beat Pattison. was talking with man
from Bradford to-day. He told me that
there was no necessity to work for Pattison
IN the oil regions. Every influential news
paper that goes there is for Pattison, and is
making sentiment which will be felt to a
surprising extent on election day. It's no
use talking" said Mr.. O'Leary, medita-
tivelv, f'the newspapers control public opin-
ion
81 should not be surprised" continued
Mr.. O'Lesry, eff the eastern end of the
State proves to be more disaffected than AL
legheny county. Philadelphia county will
not give Delamater much of a majority. 1
heard from there to-day, and L understand
that before election day there will be num-
ber of arrests, probably amounting up into
the hundreds OF persons who have been
manipulating the registry lists. Lacka-
wanna county, am assured, will swell its
normal Democratic majority of 1,500 to
over 1000. You know yourself, MIR. Binga-
man. and he turned to the Chief Clerk of
the Department of Public Works, "that
Chester county is trembling in the balance,
and Delaware county Democrats have strong
hopes of giving Pattison a majority In |
fact, all the counties around Philadelphia |
are in the air.
Squire Herman Hande! passed by Just
then, and ali he said, as he waved bis hand, |
was, IT'S in the air, boys"
REPUBLICANS NOT DISCoNcERTED.
At the Republican headquarters every
thing looks brigh: and gay, but they will
make no claims. They simply say. LET
the other side make all the claims they
want to: we will show them on election
day."
Chairman Porter is hustling, and goes to
Greensburg to-day on a secret mission, but
what it is he would not say.
1t was no secret yesterday that the Re-
publican Allegheny County Committees
hank account had a balance on the wrong
side of the sheet. Subscription lists are to
be started Immediately TO remedy this state
Of affairs.
Chic, Brown drops into headquarters
quite frequently, but always Insists that
there Is nothlnC new In politics. MIR.
Brown is kept busy assisting Chairman Por-
ter in managing the county campaign. Mr..
William Finn, who was devoting consider
able tine 20 this work, has discovered that
his Democratic opponent for Senator in the
Forty-fourth Senatorial district Mr.. j. A.
Clarke, has been making al exhaustive can
vass and it behooved the Republican candi- /
date TO get out and do some work ior him.
self This has resulted in throwing the
burden OF the general engagement upon
Chic Brown.