Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-05
THE PARTY BANKRUPT.
Straightouts Defeated by Money and
the Lack of 1t.
ARCH II. ROWLAND PAYING BILLS.
The Straightouts to Maintain Their
Organization and
DEMOCRATS WILL PROFIT THEREBY

The Straightout infant was q trif1e i'm
patient yesterday. Among strangers, with
out a cent of money in its clothes and moth
ing to eat but crow. the feelings Of the
youngster were anything but happy. 1t has
not given up life, however, and the an
nouncement is made that it will continue
as a regular Republican organization of
''the great State Of Allegheny"
Hope of success was not abandoned by
The Straightouts until 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon Up in their modest headquarters
on Diamond alley Chairman Fleeson and
a coterie of his fellow leaders gath
cred around fire kept burning
with old campaign documents, and as
they anchored their hopes on miraculous
results from unreported districts, they re-
told the grievances of their party and
pledged themselves to stick together for the
good of their cause. 1t was disheartened
gathering, but it looked like a band of
happy angels in comparison with the face of
Arch H. Rowand, who was kept busy at his
Office receiving campaign bills.
A DolefuI Wall of Woe.
''And not cent to pay them," said the
Straightout leader as he picked up little
missive from the District Messenger Office,
asking payment for the work of the boys
who had manned the polls. ''Our treasury
has been empty for week" continued Mr..
Rowand, land have been contracting deb's
I on nv own account. Now will have the
pleasure of paving them.
Il tell you," continued Mr.. Rowand
raising his voice to a campmeeting ex-
horter's tone and knocking the dust out of
the table with his fist, sit was money on the
other side and lack of it on our side that
beat U.S. A week ago we had the battle won,
but we could only pay S. for men to man
the polls, and the other side went us five
better, so they got the ward workers and we
Lad to hire messenger boys. As the returns
have shown, the plan wasn't brilliant sue
cess Besides that we had to cope with the
Office holders and ali their relations
in the county. Why. there wasn't
brass button or front Office
man on the Allegheny police force that
didn't work for the ring, and of course
Pittsburg kept up the same pace. We
had to fight our own battle and we only had
s., 900 to do it with. but no one will deny
that the effort was good ons.
We Are the Peop,e.
will the organizati m be kept up?" Mr..
Rowand was asked.
"Will the Republican party in Allie
gheny county be kept up" he questioned
in reply. ''We are the Republican party,
and our banner will be flying when the
City Hall organizations tomb is crumbling
into dust Mr.. Fleeson is Chairman of the
Republican County Committee, and will
probably call meeting soon to straighten
out the party's affairs. Our primaries
hereafter will be under the Craw-
h.
ring men can come in and get
nomination we will turn in and support
them. The next fight will be on the city
election of Councilmen, and following
that the selection of delegates to the
National Convention. We are in this
fight TO stay. A new party has seldom
gained as great strength as we have In a