Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-30
MORROW WON'T RUN
He Has a Letter Prepared to
Send to the Repub-
lican Convention.
RESISTS ALL ENTREATIES
To Accept the denomination for
Controller of PIttsburg.
no SLATE YET DECIDED UPON.
JjaE Jones Tries to Steal Republican
Suggestion Gathering.
RESISTS ALL ENTREATIES
no SLATE YET DECIDED UPON.
LIVELY MEETING ON THE NORTHSIDE

Controller Morrow yesterday wrote let
ter which he will send to the Republican
convention if his name is presented as a
candidate. 1t is emphatic in tone and quotes
section of the Baker ballot law. This
section provides that any person who has
been presented as a candidate may cause
his name to be withdrawn by request in
writing. It must be sent to the State Sec
retarv Is days before the election and the
County Commissioners u days before, "and
no name so withdrawn shall be printed upon
the ballots"
The Controller is decided that he will &C
cept no nomination from the convention.
Ever since he first decided on this course
friends have been coa1ing him to recon-
slider. The presidents of all the leading
banks signed petition to him to become a
candidate for denomination and it was fol-
lowed up by urgent appeals from several
ministerial associations of the city. To all
be remained obdurate, declaring he would
not comply with their request, but thank
ing them for their kind regard.
Wouldn't Listen to Any Entreaties.
Politicians who were thought to be op-
and pressed HIM to reconsider They
represented that it was in the interest of
party harmony they made the request,
though it was really to keep Mayor Gourley
off the track, but he declined their per-
suasive entreaties. Lately they have been
asserting that Morrow would be nominated
aud would accept the honor, despite his
protestations to the contrary.
This was more than he could stand
Yesterday he consulted an attorney to see
what action he should take in case he was
nominated. The lawyer turned at once to
section of the Baker law. That settled it.
The Controller returned to his Office and
wrote vigorous letter, incorporating sec
tion Z, positively declining any nomina-
tion at the hands of the convention. The
letter will be intrusted to one of the dele
gates with instructions to have it read in
case Mr.. Morrow's name is presented.
Otherwise it will not be mentioned, as he
does not wish to be put IN the light of de-
clining something not offered to him.
No Slate Yet Made Public.
The Republican city primaries take place
n.
there is no contest among delegates, little
Interest will be taken in them except in a
few wards. In most cases the delegates and
election officers will go to the polling
places, the officers will perfunctorily issue
certificates Of election to the delegates, and
the matter will be ended. Notwithstanding
the nearness of the primaries, no one can
be found who will show any authority for
q prediction as to who Will be the nominees
Ii there is A slate in existence the Repub-
Gcan managers have very carefully kept it
concealed 1t is likely that if anv slate had
been made before Wednesday night, the
withdrawal of DR.. McCandless from the
field would cause some changes in it,
Major Montooth again loomed up as a
probable candidate yesterday. Previously
he had qualified his assertions that be would
not accept the nomination under any cir
cumstances so long as his friend Alex Nc
Caudless was in the field. The Doctors
withdrawal was frequently asserted yester-
dav to mean the MAJ aior's candidacy. The
Major was out of town yesterday. His
brother said he would not accept Several
persons claiming to have the confidence of
the party managers were going around tell
ing their friends how the slate had been
made up.
Many combinations Made.
One said it would be Montooth for Mayor,
Denniston for Controller and Mercer for
Treasurer. Another declared it would be
Mexican, Mercer and Denniston, in the Or
der named. Still another had it Montooth,
Mexican and Denniston. Several alleged
states had Controller Morrow for Mayor or
Controller, just as fancy struck the origina-
tors. d. c. Ripley was trotted out as a
MaYoralty candidate also, Prothonotarv
Bradley being responsible for the use of his
name. John S Lambie was not talked of
much yesterday, but it is evident that he
has not been sleeping during the past week,
as the delegates TO the city convention will
show.
The only new name mentioned for the
Controllersnip yesterday was that of Cap
tain C. W. Bachelor An accredited man
ager of the party mentioned him yesterday
as a good candidate, with all the business
qualifications necessary, and engaged in a
business, that of bank president, which
would not interfere with his attending to
the duties of the office.
Magistrate McKenna's candid avowal in
favor of Mayor Gourley' nomination on the
Democratic ticket has strengthened the
hope with many OF the Mayors Republican
friends that his own party will do likewise.
While there seems no prospect of such
thing being done, it is talk ed of generally
and considered a sagacious move at the
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