Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-14
COMING COUNCILMEN.
The Fate of Many Candidates to Be
Decided Next Tuesday.
SEVERAL HAVE NO OPPOSITION,
While in Other Wards the Struggle Is More
Than Lively.
INDICATIONS AS TO THE RESULTS

INDICATIONS AS TO THE. RESULTS
The councilmanic election in Pittsburg
next Tuesday promises to be one of the
| liveliest municipal contests held in Pitts
burg in many years. In several of the
wards the fight has already reached Presi-
dental heat, and the professional politicians
and party workers are wrestling with each
other in a catch-as-catch can struggle.
The citizens and taxpayers are working
4, vigorously in many sections, but their pro-
tests have aroused the administration fol-
lowers. The citizens and taxpayers are in
dead earnest, but they are without an Or
ganization. They have no we'll defined
plans for their campaign, and they have no
recognized leaders, and their following will
be, after Tuesday at least, an unknown
quantity. Those most interested in the cit
liens movement are confident that in sew
eral wards they will elect their council
manic candidates. The whole city is being
carefully and thoroughly canvassed by the
administration forces, who are confident
that they will win in every ward.
In the Downtown District.
A review of the entire field up to date is
not without interest. In the First ward
Peter Donohue and Thomas McCue, Demo
Gratis, are the candidates for Select and
Common Council without opposition. In
no opposition for Common Council,
and in the Third ward John Groet-
Finger, the candidate for Common
Council, is also without opposition.
John King, for Common Council in the
Fourth ward, has no opposition. In the
Fifth ward lively fight is on. The candi-
dates for Common Council are John Hines,
Peter Horantz and John Giltenan. The eff
fort Is being made to defeat Giltenan. He
has been indorsed by the administration,
and is personally strong, but the followers
of both the other candidates have united
against him.
The fight in the Sixth ward is also de-
cidedly lively, and there are many peculiar
| combinations The regular Republicans
| and some Democrats have combined in sup
| port of Philip Finn for Select Council.
He is being opposed by James McGinnis, a
| Democrat, and j. NJ. Malone, the Citizens
candidate. 1t is claimed that Malone can
carry the ward. The candidates for COM
mon Council in the Sixth ward are David
Larkin and John Dunn, Democrats, John
Finnerty and Painter Finn, Citizens and
James Rowly and H, Bishop, Republicans.
The indications are that the Democrats will
be successful.
Some Running without Opposition.
In the Seventh ward George S. Wilson
for Select and Harry Lowrey for Common
Council have no opposition. In the Eighth
ward there is no fight for Councils John
S. Lambie is the candidate for Select, A. J.
Pitcairn and John Geisner are the candi-
dates for Common Council Mr. Pitcairn
has represented his ward in Council for sew
eral years, and is decidedly popular.
There are four candidates for Alderman,
In the Ninth ward J. ]. Mcguire has no
opposition for Common Council. In the
Tenth ward Charles Deegan and William
Kelly, both Democrats, are the candidates
for Common Council Deegan seems to be
leading in the fight. H. P. Ford is unop-
posed for Select Council in the Eleventh
ward. Thomas Mcclure and William Bos-
camp have no opposition for Common Coun-
ell. In the Twelfth ward Thomas Perry
has no opposition for Select Council, while
Henry Heighmaier and Robert Wharton
have no opposition for Common Council.
Robert Chalmers, Sr., has withdrawn
from the contest in the Thirteenth ward,
leaving w. B. McEldowney and Emil
Spahr the candidates for Common Council
Spahr is making vigorous fight, but Nc
Eldowney seems to have the best of the
battle.
In the Fourteenth ward w. A. Magee,
L. T. Brown and Smith Shannon are the
Republican candidates. with three to elect.
Commodore John Rodgers has been nom-
mated for Common Council in that ward.
He has been Endorsed BY the citizens In |
the Fifteenth ward the fight is straight
away between David Cronford, Republi- |
can, and John Wainwright, Demo-
crat. The ward is Republican.
The Hottest Fight in the City.
The hottest fight in the city is that in the |
Sixteenth ward, now represented in Com |
mon Council by ]. c. O'DonnelI. MI. |
O'Donnell is a Democrat, but his opponents |
are fighting him on the alleged ground that |
his efforts to reform the affairs of the whole |
city has prevented him from getting any-
thing for his own ward, and proposed new
bridge to cross the railroad from the ward |
into Schenley Park, which would put the
residents of the ward within ten minutes
walk of the park, has become factor in the
contest. The ward is close politically, and |
Mr. O'Donnell's efforts to secure
an Auditing Committee and to bring
about other reforms have developed strong
opposition to him, while it has also de-
veloped some strength for him. Robert
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lican candidates. Henry Epping and ].
O'Donnell are the Democratic candidates.
Warner is especially strong in the ward.
The Democratic candidates are making their
fight on the platform of opposition to the
administration.
In the Seventeenth ward William Nc
Kinley is candidate for reelection to
Select Council. James McMooron. S. B.
Rheam, Max Leslie and hugh Ferguson
are the candidates for Common Council.
Phillip Dressing is the Republican candi-
date for Common Council in the Eighteenth
ward. John Connors is the Demo-
cratic candidate. The ward is close
politically. and the chances are favorable
to Dressing. He is lively young man,
and is making lively fight In the Nine
teenth ward Georgle L. Wilson is the Re-
publican candidate for Common Council.
Opposing him is DR.. John Sterritt a brother
of Justice Sterritt, and brother-in-law
of Judge John M. Kennedy The fight is
lively, with the chances fairly divided
William Ramsey is the candidate for Select
Council in the Twentieth ward, Murray
Werner for Common Council and II. P
Hyndman is candidate for reelection for
Alderman. The ward is 600 Republican.
The citizens candidates are George
Baum and John Stewart. Robert Nc
Gunnigle and Joseph Wright
are the Republican candidates for
Common Council with the Democratic in
dorsement. The citizens have nominated
w. HI. Harbough for one of the places He