Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-31
A LETTER FROM JACK
Causes Indignation Among Dalzell
Mushroom Club Members.
POLITICAL WORKERS HUSTLING
For Money and Votes, and the Democrats
Want Some Influence.
SENATOR FLINN SURE OF THE TICKET

Considerable indignation exists among a
number of the Republican clubs in this end
of the State over batch of circulars that all
the clubs in the State have received during
the past two or three days from John b.
! Robinson, President of the State League.
i The Dalzell club men think that if Mr.. Rob
inson had taken as deep an interest in their
mushroom" organizations, as he termed
| them a few weeks ago at Scranton, as his
circulars indicate he is doing now, they
would have felt kindlier to him in this cam
paign.
Among the circulars received is one ad-
dressed to the members of the League, and
which makes an allusion to the shutting out
Of the Dalzell clubs at Scranton as follows:
The clubs composing the Republican
League of State of Pennsylvania are called
to arms to assist in the very important aux
iliary work of electing Republican ticket
this year. The league never was in better
trim for action than at the present time A
larger number of clubs are on the rolls than
ever before. 4 long list of clubs, organized,
but not admitted to the Scranton Conven-
tion, are anxious and jealous for partlcipa-
tion In the work of the League. The utmost
cordiality and good feeling prevails, and
strong desire exists everywhere to promote
the success of our ticket on November 8.
The letter then continues by stating that
assurances had been sent to the State Exec
utive Committee of the good feeling and
activity existing in the League membership
in the present campaign.
Good Motto, if Carried Ont.
The qualifications of the Republican
State candidates and the numerous reasons
why they should be elected are given at
length, the paragraph concluding with this
statement:
The Republican party has never been, and
never will be, the defender of fraud, misde-
meanor in Office or corruption. 1t has again
ann again proven this, and its motto in re-
gard to individual delinquencies is taken
from the words of General Grant, "Let no
guilty man escape"
The campaign in New York and Ohio,
with Republican victory in sight, is thus
commented on, and used as an appeal to all
club members to use their best efforts to
prevent lessening of the Republican ma
iority in this State at next Tuesdays cleo
tion, so that the Democrats can have no
argument from this State against the Nc
Kinley bill, or point to Pennsylvania as
having failed to do her duty year before
presidential election. Every club in the
State, whether admitted at Scranton or not,
is urged to have at least one meeting before
November 3, so that plans can be formulated
lOI uOlIS lue WOTh lIdG OHly SOOu CluDS
can do for the election of the ticket. The
circular CONCLUDES with statement of the
party's record, and begs every member of
every league club to do his whole duty,
that the issue of next Tuesday may be a
great victory.
Blanks to Be Filled Out.
This circular is signed by John Robinson,
and accompanying it are blank forms which
he desires filled out and returned in an en-
velope enclosed and addressed to him.
THERE'S also copy in large type, of David
Martins famous resolution which at Scran-
ton excluded the mushroom" clubs, and
number of other circulars.
Although these circulars all have the
signatures of Secretaries Randolph and
Linn in addition to Robinson's it is evident
that he is sending them out himself, and
that appears to be the cause of the indigna-
tion among the local people. They say that
Robinson has great assurance to appeal
to them now for assistance after shutting
the door in their faces as he did at Scranton,
that they were not good enough to vote for
league President, but when there is any
real work to be done Robinson is after their
assistance. However, those who express
themselves in this way declare that they are
working for the ticket as individuals and
as club men, and will do all they can for
its success, would have done so without Mr..
Robinson-s Intervention and want no thanks
from him for what they do.
That the 226 Dalzell mushroom clubs
are still in existence and doing good work is
attested by ex-Secretary Bob Lindsay, who
SAYS he has received letters from nearly
every one of them and they are working
hard for the State ticket