Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04
THE DEMOCRATS MEET.
Large Crowd Waits and Watches for
Quarrel That Does Not Conceive
Speeches.

A Large Crowd Waits and Watches for a
Quarrel That Does Not Conceive
Speeches.
The Democratic County Committee held q
rather lively meeting in Common Council
chamber, City Hall, yesterday afternoon.
The attendance was unusually large. The
Hobbies were uncomfortably crowded, and
the rotunda was we'll filled. The spectators
were looking for fight, but they were dis
appointed. In calling the convention to
order Chairman Bremen referred in q
rather pointed way to Attorney w d.
Moore, who at the straightout meeting on
Thursday night reflected on Mr.. Bremen
and other members of the Democratic party.
At the close of the meeting Charles A.
O'Brien, one of the straightout leaders,
defended Mr. Moore ana the straightouts,
but there were no evidences of quarrel.
When the committee was called to order
James Killgollon and w. Z. Howley were
appointed assistant secretaries. Chairman
Bremen stated that the meeting had been
called to fix time and the places for pri-
maries to nominate delegates to the pro-
posed Constitutional Convention.
CHAIRMAN BRENNEN's SPEECH.
After stating the object of the meeting
Mr. Bremen hesitated. He drew himself
to his full height and looked anXiously over
the crowd. He then said:
81 believe it my duty to state that there
is no combination or arrangement to sell out
the Democratic party in this county. With
a view only to securing nOn-partisan judi
ciary, q committee of representative Demo-
Gratis of this county decided on the course
taken. Since early boyhood have devoted
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Democratic party. In the six years that 1
have been chairman of the County Commit
tee have conscientiouslY discharged the
duties of the responsible position. The
more or less insulting filings thrown at me
recently by an alleged Democratic LAWYER
was q wall from life of fail
ure' As minister of the gospel
as a lawyer and as the Chairman of the
Democratic County Committee he was
failure, and the people of this county will
not stand reflections upon man who rose
from the ranks. 1t is true 1 did work in
rolling mill and l am proud of it. There
is no foundation for the assertions that if
the Democrats of Allegheny county do not
put up a county ticket the Democratic State
ticket will suffer. The corruption in the
State Treasurer's Office and in the Auditor
Generals office demands the attention of
every voter, AMI 1 hope every voter will
come out and rebuke the rascals.''
DATES FIXED FOR PRIMARIES.
Squire Hermer Handel presented the fol-
lowing, which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the Democratic primaries
be held Saturday, October, Il. 1891, at the
usual time and places, and that conventions
be held for the several Senatorial districts
of this county on Tuesday, October 90 1891
for the nomination of candidates for men,
hers of the constitutional convention in the
Forty fifth Senatorial districts, the conven-
tion to he held at places to be desig mated
hereafter by the chairman of the Demo
cratic County Committee.
T u. Casey then presented the following,
which was adopted:
Resolved, That the county chairman be
requested to appoint committee of ten to
revise the rules or remodel the plan of
county organization, tho committee to re-
report such revision or plan to the next
county convention.
Alderman McKenna moved for an ad-
journment which was promptly seconded,
but before the motion was put Charles a.
O'Bricn took the floor and he got talking.
While several members demanded that the
motion to adjourn be put, others insisted
upon hearing Mr.. O'Brien, and confusion
reighed for the time. Finally order was
restored Mr. McKenna withdrew his
motion and Mr.. OBrien continued his
speech. He denounced Judges Porter and
Kennedy as ring candidates. He believed
there was now a chance to elect Demo-
cratic District Attorney. He said the
action of the Committee of Eighteen in re-
fusing to put up a full ticket was prompted
by Judge Kennedy, which he claimed was
standing shame to the party.
After Mr.. O'Brien sat down several other
members attempted to talk, but the meeting
was adionrned