Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-17
OUT FOR THE VOTES.
Places to be Filled by the
Elections Tomorrow.
LIST OF THE CANDIDATES.
A General Roundup on the Eve of
the Great TuSsle.
LOTS OF AMBITIOUS STATESMEN
LIST OF THE CANDIDATES.
LOTS OF AMBITIOUS STATESMEN

REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET.
For Mayor. or.....................H L GoURLEN
For Controller oller.................E. E. S. MORROW
For Treasurer. JOSEPH F. DENNIsToN
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For Mayor. ID. BAILEY
For Controller. Republican nominee Endorsed
For Treasurer. Republican nominee indorsec
Tomorrow the first general city election
under the new charter will be held, and to-
day The DISPATCH prints complete lis
of the candidates The most important
officers to be voted for are a Mayor, Con,
troller, and Treasurer. Forty-six members
ofCommon Council for two years, Is mem.
bers OF Select Council for four years, and
about two-thirds of the total number of AL,
dermen in the city are to be elected.
The next city election will not be held fol-
two years. The new city charter has been
in effect since April, 1888, and although
there were number of Councilmen elected
one year ago, they were not regularly
chosen under the new law, although it was
made to apply to their cases.
IhE W AhO CONIESIS.
The following are the candidates to be
voted for, for Council and Alderman:
First ward-Common Council, Thomas
Delaney, Republican, and Stephen Toole,
Democrat. There is a hot fight between
Michael Csssiday, the present incumbent,
and P. J. Donahoe, for the honors of deal
ing out justice to the people of the ward.
John McM. King and William c. Mason.
two stanch Republicans, are the nominees
for Select and Common Council, respect
lively, in the Second ward, with no Demo-
cratic opposition. James Y. McMasters,
the Alderman, has no opponent for re-elec-
tion.
James Renziehausen, the present repre-
sentative from the Third ward, is running
as an independent candidate in the Third
ward against John Groetzinger, another Re
publican, for Common Council. Judge
Gripp has a clear field for election as
Squire.
In the Fourth ward there are five candi-
dates. They are John A. Wilson, Repub-
lican, j. j. King, John Gibbons and -
jackson, all Democrats, for Common, and
George Il. Trusch, Republican, for Select
Council. Such a thing as an opponent
against Magistrate McKenna, could not be
thought of and the Squire will have walk
over.
In the old ''bloody fifth, John C. Reilly
is running for Select with Patrick White
and William Collins for Common Council
1t is needless to say that the trio are Demo-
Gratis.
In the Sixth ward, Harry r. Newlin is
the newest and youngest candidate, with
John Zurich, John Dunn, Jr., and David
Larkin for the Common branch. The first
two are Republicans and the others Demo-
Gratis
NO FIGHT AT ALL.
In the Seventh Squire Richards has no
opposition for the aidermanic position. Two
Republicans, named Harvey Lowrie and w.
j. Kennedy, are in the field for Common
Council. They are SO strong that the Demo-
Gratis thought it unnecessary to put up can
date.
In the Eighth, William Angloch and A,
J. Pitcairn. two Republicans, are out for
Common Council There will be lively
scrap over the election of an Alderman.
j. W. Bell is the present incumbent and the
easy chair in his Office is sought for by Hon.
John Knowland, the ex-Representative, and
a colored man named Bailey. All of them
are Republicans.
In the Ninth ward, Henry Guntz, Re- |
publican. is running against Martin |
Brophy for Common Council. The latter is |
a Democrat,
Robert J. Haslett, Democrat, is the pres
ent Select Councilman from the Tenth |
ward. Robert wants to go back again, but |
finds an obstruction in his way in the shape |
of James Foster, Republican.
There is a quartet of candidates for Couu-
Gil in the Eleventh ward. They are T. G. |
Mcclure, W. T. Taggart, o. K. Gardner |
and James Heron. The latter two are rum
ming as independent candidates, while the |
others are running on the Republican ticket |
There are more candidates in this ward than |
any other. P. j. Kearney, Democrat, is |
opposed by three Republicans-Michael |
Robe, Robert ST. Clair and Frederick Lu-
man.
John O'Shea, the we'll known labor leader.
is out for Common Council in the Twelfth |
ward. His Democratic running mate is J.
r. Mason. The two Republicans on the /
ticket are Henry Hagemeier and Robert
Johnston.
WANTS TO GO HIGHER.
Samuel A. Duncan, who so ably repre-
Sents the Thirteenth ward in Common Coun-
ell, now wants to get into the select branch
against 7. Holmes Miller, the present in
cumbent. The candidates for Common
Council are Benjamin Waughter and Will
lam P. McEldowney.
in the Fourteenth ward "Doc" Magee is
a candidate for reelection to the Common
branch. He will have a walk-over There
are three other Republicans on the ticket
L. 7. Brown, John NJ. Anderson and Sam
uel H. Shannon. The two latter are candi-
dates for reelection also, one for Common
and the other for Select. The only Demo-
crat running is George Leiser, who will try
to displace Mr.. Anderson. There will be
some heavy cutting done on the Aldermanic
fight NJ. F. Howley, Democrat, is pitted
against Charles KalJenhauser, the Repub-
lican nominee.
In the Fifteenth ward Samuel F. Kerr is
running against james Hubbard for Alder
man. The former is a we'll known Republi-
can, and thinks he has dead sure thing of
it. The candidates for Council are John
Frauenheim, Democrat, for Select; James
II. Gillespie and James Crawford, Republi-
cans, for ditto; j. c. O'Dounen and o. A.
Waggoner Tor the Common branch. MIR.
O'Donnell is a Democrat, and is the former
candidate for Mayor by that name. A de-
termined effort was made to get him to pull
of, but he stuck tighter than bad cold.
ANXIOUS TO GET BACK.
In the Seventeenth, Alderman Leslie
wants to be reelected against S. j. Cox
A. D. Cherry and f. Bruggemau, two
are running for Common Coun.
Gil. They are opposed by three Republi-
Ferguson, William Culbertson
and Miller Elliott.
In the Eighteenth, NJ. c. .Dwyer, a Dem
ocrat, is opposed for Select Council by
Mr.. Henderson, a Republican. Squire
is a candidate for reelection,
with M onnnzitiou