Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-03-07
ROSS RULE.
Causes Il Revolt in Blair County-Attempt
to Purchase Delegates For neIamater.
Special to Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.


to Purchase Delegates For nelamater.
Special to Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
ALTOONA, March 4.-No county gives a
better illustration of the result of Chair
man Andrews attempted boss rule than
does Blair.
Through his grip upon the machine,
Andrews tried to force Delamater cundl-
dates on this county.
He had conference with Chairman
Mcdowell, OF the Blair County Commit
tee, shortly after the Boyer Convention.
Mr.. Mcdowell before that time had been
regarded as Hastings man. For some
time after this there were reports atloat
that Mcdowell was loaded with funds Tor
an Audrews-Deamaler boom. 1t is said
that he spent considerable money among
certain workers in Altoona and Holidays
burg. One man, while under the inhu-
ence of liquor, boasled that he had been
given $50 to carry his precinct for Della
mater. There were indications in a great
many quarters of crooked manipulation
at Andrews instance.
Deamater, as usual, put his foot in 1t.
He thought that all that was necessary
was to draw on the Standard Oil Com
pany for more cash ana give il to An
drcws to to buy Blair with. Although ac.
lively foI Delamater fer time, Cnu1r
man Mcdowell las of late been quiet and
his barrel seems to have been cmpted.
No better illustration Of the contcmp-
tuous, high-handed way that Dehmater
employs could be given than the way he
and Andrews have acled toward Me
Dowrll The Blair chairman is we'll
.neaning man, and am told he rcseuts
c way in which Andrews orders him
around, On Tuesday night last Andrews
went East aud expeced to see Mcdowell
at lie Altoona depot, The Chairman was
III and unable to be there, and Andrews
frightened the two men who were present
to meet him by his vulganty aud pro-
funny,
Worse than this is the way Andrews
boasts tnut' tn, old man" (mcaning
Quay) wants him to capture the county
FIR D,lamater Some Of Quny's warm
friends promptly deny this, but Andrews
repeats it just the same.
1t is.sald that Chairman Mcdowell has
taken ulIense at Il snecring remark made
t... - I...,..,,r lat Nn.ln,,
Dchmater was taIkWg to friend IN the
depot and did not notice young fellow
who was standing nearby half hidden III
shadow.
Tney were discussing politics when
Drnmaler said, without lowering his
voice: " Where did you get that chail-
man of yours" He IS easy"
Naturally Mr.. Mcdowell thinks this is
rubbing 1t in on him.
The friends of Montooth and Hastings
have found that the rank and file of the
party arc hocking to their support. The
cry is " anybody hut Delamaler"
MIR. Andrews has not time to look after
MS newspaper IeulendnlS Ill theli ohh
to wns and now they " serve" " him on the
tram rs he goes east or west.
On Tuesday he was busy giving orders
to Westmoreland editor all The way from
the Union Depot in Pittsburgh 10 Greens
burg. Andrews had the Pullman will
the curtains lowered and everything as
secret as possible, but the editor walkct
out with smile at Greensburg that tolt
things were satisfactorily arranged as fal
as he was concerned. Fixing editors q
country papers is one of Andrews strons
points. In some cases he has even gon'
50 far us to buy out the papers entirely
and pur Il new management in charge.