Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-28
officers Needed to Quell a Lively
Democratic Discussion in Al
legheny Last Night.
CONFUSION REIGNED FOR A TIME.
A Republican Meeting Held in the Eleventh
Ward Addressed by Burleigh
and Others
HASTINGS CONFIDENT OF MKINLEY
British American Association IndOrses the Straight
out Ticket

! A pair of four ounce gloves would have
| been very appropriate standard at the Al
| legheny City Democratic Committee which
met in Common Council Chambers last
! night. Talk about a Sunday night meeting
of the Lime Kiln Club! There never was
a vocabulary which contained words and
! expletives enough to comprehensively give
the readec.a correct report of the proceed
ings Mr.. Edison's phonograph would have
probably become imbued with life, the re-
ceiviug cylinders refused to act, and i'm
pleringly said, for goodness sake, gentle
mer, wait till catch up"
Chairman William Bremen wended his
way over the bridge from his Pittsburg
stamping ground, and essayed to put in a
word for the good of the Democratic party.
This attempted usurpation was objected to
by Chairman Huckestein, who allowed that
Allegheny contained just as "pert" people
as Pittsburg especially when it came to a
political or parliamentary issue. Edward
G. Lang acted as secretary. The meeting
became so animated after it had progressed
awhile thar the police were called from City
Hall to quell the impending trouble.
PANDEMoNIUM REIGNEp.
It, indeed looked, like a hand to hand
contest, so excited were the people present.
Motions pro and con were made, amid pam
demonium, ard if they had been lost by a
vote, the movers were saved the humilia-
tion of defeat. by losing them in the hurrah.
To an outsider, an exciting Chinese Fan Tan
game was articulately more comprehensive.
Shouts of ''order'' and the heavy tap of the
gayel were as much noticed as an advertis-
ing dodger on a busy day.
After the appearance of the police the
meeting assumed more placid aspect. The
business transacted was not of mu Oh import,
for the reason that the attempted discus
sions monopolized much of the time The
main object of the meeting was to select
men to man the polls, of which there are II
to cover on election dav.
Fred J. Manley of the Eleventh ward,
had a resolution he desired to introduce,
and through the presentation of this the
trouble commenced His resolution was: .
Resolved That the Democratic CITY Com
mite OF Allegheny City earnestly indorses
the Democratic State ticket and the Demo
cratic county ticket as nominated by the
Democratic State and County Convention.
Wouldn't Hear the Motion.
This resolution the Chairman would not
hear nor countenance its presentation at the
time OH the ground that it was not in order.
A general cry went up from the members
OF the committee against the decision
John Sullivan was heard above the noise
to say: "Mr. Chairman, you are tyrannical
you are Gar, and your ruling is unjust"
Henry Dedig, of the Fourth ward, walked
almost up to the Chairman's desk and de-
manded that Mr.. Manley be given the priv
ilege of reading his resolution. Mr.. Man
ley at the same time attempted to make |
himself heard, and succeeded after consider
able confusion. He said: 81 offer this
resolution"
The Chairman-No. sir, you cannot.
Mr.. Manley-What are we to vote for,
county or a city ticket?
The Chairman-We will not hear your
resolution.
Mr.. Manley (madly)-The Chair knows
what the nature of the resolution is, and |
therefore will not entertain it.
Sent for the Police.
At this point the demand was made, al |
most unanimously, that the resolution be |
read. The Chairman then sent word for I
the police, and to this call Lieutenant |
Thornton responded. His appearance had |
the effect of quieting the meeting, and |
there were several other out !
breaks, yet nothing like thu previous dis |
order was manifested. The Chairman fire. !
quently declined to hear the resolution and |
refused to entertain several |
motions that were made to adjourn. An |
amendment was at last offered to the reso-
luton by Thomas Keenan, to the effect that |
none but Democrats be voted for on the
local ticket This amendment was lost,
and the original resolution was submitted, |
and was carried by vote of 16 to 4.
The committee then adjourned.