Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-26
WITHOUT T9}0NENTS
The Republican Candidates
Have a WalkOver.
DEMOCRACY IN COUNCIL,
A Coming Kick in the MayOralty and
Other Kicks Certain.
LIVELY MEETING In THE NINTH

The air was as full of politics yesterday al
the recent mild weather was full OF grip
spelled in the homely way peculiar to Pitts
burg. The Republican primaries, the Dem
ocratic City Committee last night, and the
Democratic suggestive meetings bore more
than suggestion of lively times in the po'
litical world.
At the risk oflosing his situation for re-
turning the most worm-eaten statement in
the expurgated list of newspaper express
ions the political reporter of The DISPATCH
has no hesitation in saving that the primar-
les last night passed off quietly. They re-
suited in the following choice:
For Mayor, n. 1. Gourley, 145 delegates
for Controller, E. S. Morrow, 145 delegates;
for Treasurer, Major Joseph F. Denniston,
145 delegates.
The primaries last night. however. re-
vealed some peculiar complications which
were not set down in the bills, and some who
expected to be chosen by the people were
discounted by either q weak support or q
defeat.
A VERY LIGHT VOTE.
In the First district of the Fourteenth
ward the apathy occasioned by the fact of
no opposition being madein any of the three
tickets in the field was evidenced by she
placing of 4 votes for the delegates, W. R.
Ford, Lew 7. Brown and james Sheppard
being, Of course, elected. In the Third dis
trict of the Fourteenth for membership in
the Republican City Executive Committee
Alex. Mcknight defeated George Sheppard
BY 56 to 8. This was a surprise party for
the CITY Clerk, who had no idea Of any op-
haI IN, ha f1n1d oud w
was found wanting. John Finn, secretary
and general manager of the "Old Dub" So
ciety, has called meeting of the organiza-
ton for this afternoon to celebrate the event.
The location of the meeting has not yet been
named.
There is considerable speculation on the
Collectorship OF the Port candidacy, and the
friends of Messrs. Case and Dravo are both
ssnguine of the success of their favorites.
Yesterday afternoon Frank Case said that
affairs looked more hopeful than at any pre-
vious time, and there were good grounds for
sticking to the guns.
The appointment of Bank Examiner is
virtually settled, and in about four weeks
or so George Sheppard, city clerk, will be
invested with the responsibilities of Office in
that capacity. The kilograms of yesterday
morning stating that friend of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury was an applicant, and
would stand in Mr. Sheppard's way, was
traced up yesterday, and the gentleman
himself seen.
LOOKS LIKE SHEPPARD.
He acknowledged that he had been in the
race, but was satisfied that George Sheppard
would be the appointee. He requested that
his name would not be used, as he said the
race was free-for-all, and he went into it in
good faith, but did not wish to have himself
paraded as the beaten candidate. The way
is now clear for Mr.. Sheppard
The preparations for the May primaries
for county Offices are now well under way.
The indications are that James Wier will
this time get the nomination, vice J. Y.
Mckee, without any opposition. The Re
publicans Of PitIsburg have decided, it ap-
pears, upon Robert E. Mercer to represent
the interests of the city proper. The North
side Republicans who feel somewhat
slighted, both on account of the treatment of
their candidate, James Wier, at the last
county convention, and the fact that the
Northside has not been recognized in the
Board of Commissioners for nine years, have
resolved to put him forward again as dele
gate, and no opposition will be made for the
nomination.
OUT PENN AVENUE.
An unusual degree Of interest was mani
tested in the elections of the Seventeenth
and Eighteenth wards, and anxious crowds
gathered at the various precincts and ward
headquarters and awaited with evident
anxiety the final returns. The following is
the official count:
Seventeenth wa-d-Alderman, A. H.
Leslie. Council, Hugh Ferguson, S92;
Miller Elliott, $50; George Metcalf 9O3.
School Directors, J. c. Smith, 40; George
7 7
Eighteenth ward-Select Council, Joseph
Henderson. Common Council, Phillip
Dressing. School Directors, n. F. FOrsh,
William Conners, Henry Gram. Alder
man, William Hays. Constable, j. j.
Gehring. City Convention, James H. Clinch.
Assessor, George Ballard.
The Republican Executive Committee of
the Twentv-eighth ward met last night, and
made a departure from the usual way of
running the primaries in their ward.
Heretofore it has been the custom for the
Republican voters to meet at the school
house, and suggest and nominate candidates
the same night. This year the suggestion
meeting will be held next Saturday, and on
the following Saturday the primaries will
be held in the same manner as an ordinary
election.
1t was decided to do this for the sake of
giving better satisfaction in the Council
manic contest between ''Tobe'' McCurrv
the present Common Councilman from that
ward, who is running for Select Council,
and his opponent John Hennessey. The
fight between McCurry and Hennessey is
going to be pretty warm.
The Twenty-sixth ward Executive Com
mittee met last night and fixed next Saturday
as the date for their suggestion meeting and
the following Saturday lor the primaries.
IN DEMOCRATIC CIRCLES.
The meeting of the City Committee of the
County Democracy last night in Common
Council chamber was one of those peculiar
chemical combinations where the introduc-
ton of one drop of a foreign element de-
stroys the affinity. Pat Foley welded the
mace of authority and the gaVel of the
Chairman with which he was prepared 70
knock out any attempt to disturb the chemi-
cal affinity existing in the Democratic party
OF Pittsburg.
John Ennis, who is we'll known in Demo
cratic politics of this city, was the disturb
ing element 1t was claimed by many of
those present, and his first question as to
the authority of the Chair to place delegates
to fill vacancies on the City COMMITTEES was
promptly answered by iAhe statement that
no authority was needed beyond precedent,
which had established the rule and that
would suffice.
The whole meeting appeared somewhat
uncomfortable, and each man looked around
to see if his nearest neighbor was not about
to spring substitute for Judge Bailey on
the Mayoralty track. One member of the
committee said after the meeting was over:
"If the Judges health holds out and he re-
mains in the field, 1 suppose he will be the
candidate; but there is good deal of side
talk about DR.. Wylie, Alderman McKenna
! IT. Al
most favorable compromise candidate, and
if he had been put to the front at first
should have thought him stronger than even
Judge Bailey. His general acquaintance is
wider, probably, than the Judges, and he
need not depend upon Republican votes,