Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-22
KERR SEES THE FAITHFUL.
The Democratic Chairman Says His Party
Is Better Organized Than the Republican
Philadelphia VIII Offset Gains in AIle-
r,henr Recommendations nf Hictnrr

| The Democratic Chairman Says His Party
Is Better Organized Than tho Republican
Philadelphia win Offset Gains in Ale
gheny COunty--ConfiIent OF Victory.
The conference of local Democrats called
by Chairman Kerr at the Monongahela
/ House yesterday afternoon was we'll at
tended. So well, indeed, that the banquet
hall was needed to hold the faithful who
wished to aid the State Chairman in getting
out the vote of Allegheny county. The OBJ
iect of the meeting was to confer socially
with Mr.. Kerr and to advance the work Of
''School district organization, which was so
successful in the last State campaign.
Ways and means were discussed and an Or
gsnization effected to work in conjunction
with the State Central Committee. Local
issues were utterly ignored.
Mr.. Kerr was greatly pleased with the re-
spOpse to his call, and the meeting was con-
tinued for a short time in the evening at the
Seventh Avenue Hotel John B. Larkin,
Judge McKenna and other local leaders con-
ferred with him at the hotel. Later
in the evening he spent several hours
at the Randall Club, where more
schemes were concocted and the situation
in the county was thoroughly canvassed.
Mr.. Kerr said that from 20 TO 100 repre-
sentative Democrats from all points in Allie
gheny county were presenr. Not only the
township chairmeE were on hand, but
Democrats that he had never seen in a
political gathering before. EX-Sheriff John
Guffev, J. VI. Gutfey, Samuel a. Duncan,
T. J. O'Leary aud some of the old
wheel horses were also pre-
sent Mr.. Duncan urged the
r Ill IL,
districts as the most effective way to insure
Kerr's obieU5. Mr.. Kerr will remain here
to-day to sea some of the county chairmel
in Western Pennsylvania who are coming
in to report.
Last evening Mr. Kerr said: 81 am sure
we will carry the State again this fail. The
Democrats were never so we'll organized as
now, and l know the Republicans
are disheartened and disgusted.
The Republicans who voted for Pattison do
not regret it, and their reasons for sticking
to the Democratic party are intensified this
year. Ny mail is larger this season than it
was last fall, showing that the people are
more interested 1t is great upheaval all
over the State and particularly in the
strong Republican counties where We will
get our vote The Democrats are thoroughly
aroused and will be at the polls. Why at
our meetings in the East we had more
Republicans present than their candidates
have at any OF their gatherings To add to
Democratic chances large number of the
counties are without local ticket this fall,
and the influence of home issues will be
missed more by the Republicans than
Democrats. In this respect it is
peculiar year, and something like
1871 when there was no State
ticke1, but number of Congressman
to elect Quay admits that everything de-
pends on Philadelphia Well, 1 personally
know that the slump in the Quaker City
will more than offset Republican gains in
Allegheny county over last year. With
these two strongholds holding each other
even on Pattison's vote, we will carry the
balance of the State as we did year ago
See if l am not right after election day."