Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-04
TROUBLE IN CAMPS.
The Democratic Convention
Won't be a Bed of Roses.
NEW DELEGATES CHOSEN.
The County Democracy Feels Itself
Sighted by Democrats.
MEETINGS HELD IN TIE WARDS.

The Republican headquarters on Smith
field street yesterday presented more ami
mated appearance than has been noticed for
years. The fact that no division in the
party existed was proven by the attendance
Of both Quay and Magee men, showing that
. unanimous wish to place Gourley in the
Mayoralty chair existed. The work was
run in the most systematic m amer, and the
people who visited headquarters were aston
ished at the celebrity with which questions
were answered and the explanations made
that no split existed in the Republican
party as regards the city fight. The local
contests in the various wards are narrowed
down to the fact that on Saturday evening
next all are willing to agree to the decisions
of the primaries, and fight will be made
only for the Republican nominees.
The Democratic Convention to be held to-
morrow night is rather regarded by the
faithful to be lacking in harmony. In the
first place exception is taken to the fact that
the primaries were controlled by the Lar
kin-0'Leary faction and that the same peo-
pie propose to run the convention. The
prizes in view were quietly talked OF in
Democratic headquarters yesterday, the
first being that Judge Bailey intended to
make the msyoralty a stepping stone to
cover the stream of votes which flowed be-
tween the majority which Judge Slagle
received and the vote in the city, so as TO
resume his seat upon the Bench.
THEY HAVE SOME GRIEVANCES.
Then there is action in the County,,Democ-
racy, few members of which think the
organization has not been treated properly
by the Democratic ofice-holders 1t was
Al
the position of Postmaster, rather ignored
the County Democracy, and affiliated with
the Randall Club, while Richard Johnston,
the District Attorney, who was elected by
County Democracy votes, attended the Ran
dali Club banquet after election.
This is one of the subjects which will
come up tomorrow night in the convention,
and will probably be discussed with a good
deal of vehemence. The campaign on the
Democratic side will be, it is said, conduct
ed BY ex-Postmaster Larkin, in charge of
the literary bureau; Tim O'Leary, Jr., who
is supposed to be slated for the Judgeship
in the event of Judge Bailey's success, and
John Jiles, who is not at present at liberty
to take Office unless he resigns his present
position as Jury Commissioner for an ap-
pointment as Clerk to either the Mayor or
the docket clerkship. The feeling is rather
intense on the subject, and may possibly
produce some friction tomorrow night
Pat Foley yesterday, when asked about
the prospects OF 7. O'Leary, Jr., for police
magistrate, said: "Well, if a man got drunk
and was pulled in the patrol wagon, wouldn't
he be as good man to appear before as
ANYBODY else?''
The question was unanswerable, and
Mr.. Foley, in answer to the statement
made that some colored delegates would
not be enthusiastically received in the
Democratic convention that one Of the Vice !
Presidents OF the Pennsylvania Democratic |
Club League was Mr.. Howard, of Harris
burg. He added that he did not think Mr.
Howard would be present at the convention
on Wednesday night
OPPOSITION IN THE FOURTH
In the Fourth ward there is some opposi- |
ton to Jonn L. Wilson in the shape of three |
Democratic opponents for Common Council, |
and when John j. King, John Gibbons and |
Joseph jackson, the Democratic candidates, |
settle which one of them shall take the field, |
some idea NAV be formed of the results. |
Robert H. Lindsay yesterday received a |
letter from W. ]. Wilson, Chairman of the |
Executive Committee of the National Re- |
publican League, in which Mr.. Wilson said |
that as former Pennsylvania citizen from |
New Castle, Lawrence county, he would |
guarantee right regal reception to every |
man from the Keystone State, in Nashville, |
Tenn. on March f. He added that he had |
kept track of the contest in Pittsburg, and |
knowing Mr.. Gourley well, he cordially |
indorsedthe candidacy.
One of the peculiar phases of politics is |
the fact that Mr.. Van Braahm of Second |
district of the Sixth ward, Mr.. Jenkins |
precinct, says thar it will be carried for
Gourley by a good majority.
The MaVOraltV canvass in llepheuv OIL
though not quite so closely looked after as
that of Pittsburg, is still less one-sided
The friends of j. G. Wyman are confident |
of his success, but William Bader's sup
porters claim that he will slaughter his op-
ponent, which as a butcher would appear to
be very appropriate, if he can. Yesterday
Mr.. Bsder said his canvass showed that he
would carry the Fourth ward (his own); the
Third, Eighth, Twelfth, Seventh, Tenth,
Thirteenth and Fifth wards. This, if car
ried out, will give him out of the 13 wards,
while he comedies the Second ward to Wy
man. Mr.. Cruikshank also is doing some
lively hustling.