Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-02

lutiou that created quite scene in the con-
vention and for time there was considera-
BILE excitement. The resolution, in q long
preamble recited that vacancy had been
caused since the last Democratic County
Convention in the office OF District Attor-
ncy and no provision had been made for
placing in nomination candidate to hll
that vacancy, although the conditions are
unusually favorable for the election of q
Democrat at this time" therefore, re-
solved that it was the sense OF the nth Leg
islative Convention that convention
should be called to nominate candidate
without further delayga copy OF the resolu-
tions to be forwarded to the Democratic
County Committee.
BRENNAN AS A SPEAKER REED.
Chairman Brennan promptly ruled the
resolution out of order, and amid much ex-
citement Mr.. Reardon appealed Chairman
Brennan vacated the chair in favor of
Thomas Mullen to argue the appeal.
Mr. Reardon argued strongly in favor OF
the resolution. 1t WAS not u demand on the
County Committee to name a candidate, but
simply a suggestion to them, and IT should
be adopted and acted upon. because if good
Democrat were nominated he would De
Mr. Bremen took the ground that this
convention had only certain duties to per
form and this resolution was entirely
foreign Co them and therefore out of order.
Replying to Mr.. Reardon he intimated that
Reardon WAS poor sort OF Demoorat VINO
died would not go near the polls on election
day. as that was his past record and it
seemed strange that he would bob-up with
such a lively interest in his party at TINS
time There was no justification, Chairman
Bremen said, for any one to assume that
there would be no Democratic nominee in
the field He had authority to appoint the
committee on vacancies and he had waited
on the advice of representative Democrats
of the county until the straighouts
had fixed up their places before proceeding
NR,z,, ,uer fffNsa..
in view, which it would not be good policy
to reveal at this time, that covered this mat
ter and yet were far beyond the question
now raised and for which there had been
delay but there was still plenty of time.
Mr.. Bremen then devoted some remarks TO
the straightouts, which was, he said,
a combination of friends of law
firm on Fourth avenue, one of whom had
and in order to get even, had doomed this
movement, with a view to defeating his
party, and had put his law partner on the
combinations ticket for q catspaw and ex-
pected the Democrats to help them pull the
chestnuts out of the fire. Whatever is TO be
done, said Nj. Bremen, will be done well by
the Vacancy Committee. and will be done
for the best interests of the Democratic
party.
A VERY UNIQUE SETTLEMENT
There was a call for q vote Oh the appeal,
while a dozen members were on their feet
that only the Chair and the appellant had
right to speak on the appeal, and then amid
great confusion n vote was taken and the
appeal was sustained. The resolution was
then before the meeting, and after consider
able wrangling was voted upon and the
Chair declared it defeated. j. +. Miller, who
had been ably assisting Mr.. ReaTdoa and
others in their fight for the resolution, then
called for reconsideration of the vote by
which the resol alton was defeated, and on a
call of yeas and nays the reconsideration
was defeated by vote of A to IL. The meet
ing then adj diouIned.
CongressInan-elec1 Stewart who is in the
city, is quite pronounced in his criticism of
Dalzell and Robinson. He is OF the opinion
that the strife for the leadership OF the
bitter that it will result in serious injury to
the party. He says that both men have their
eyes upon Senator Quay's shoes, and are
working for the control OF party reinS with
that end in view. Colonel Stewart is also
much disappointed that the State Conven-
tion did not openly indorse Blaine's candi-
dacy. and regards the failure to do so as bad
policy.
The Thirteenth Ward Independent Repub-
lican Club met at the Thirteenth ward
school house last night. T. j. Gatewood was
elected President II. II. Brown Vice-Presi-
dent Joseph Staunton Secretary and F. Col
Inns Treasurer. j. William Gatewood was
endorsed for Council and d. S. Mahoney for
School Director. TIE club will meet again
Friday, September lS
Captain John W. Morrison, Republican
nominee for State Treasurer, arrived here
yesterday from Butler. He is much pleased
with the way his canvass Is progressing and
says the Legislature should designate the
State Depositories.