Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-15
OUT AS A COMPROMISE.
Colonel Frank Rutledge a Candidate
for the POstmastership.
HE COMPLICATES THE FIGHT.
Matt Cavanaugh Wants to Be Government
Hull Inspector.
OFFICIAL VOTE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY

Lieutenant Colonel Frank Rutledge, who
has been consI icuous during the campaign
by his efforts at marshaling parades, was
yesterday announced as a compromise can
didate for Postmaster of Pittsburg. Ex-
Postmaster Larkin, Colonel S. A. Duncan,
John G. O'Donnell, Colonel Hudson and
the others who have been named tor the
place, it is claimed, have already so en-
tangled themselves in political complica-
tions that compromise candidate is neces-
sary, and the friends of Colonel Rutledge
claim that he will fit into the place and the
conditions that have made his candidacy
necessity.
P. Foley, who Immediately after the
election carried his application to Chair
man Harrity, returned to Pittsburg yester-
day morning. He had seen Harrity, but
he refused to say what, if any, satisfaction
he had obtained from the early conference.
Mr.. Harrity and Mr.. Larkin have always
been close personal and political friends,
which will be an important obstacle in the
way of those who are fighting the ex-Post-
master for the appointment.
A Government Hull Inspector.
Matt Cavanaugh, of the First ward, yes
terday announced himself as a candidate
for Hull Inspector. He says he is sup
ported for the place by both factions of the
party and he believes he will have no op-
position.
The official count for the whole of ALLIE
gheny county will be completed to-day.
The calling off of the vote in the different
districts was finished, but the adding up of
the figures was not completed. The work
of the Returning Board has progressed
steadily, and no difficulty was met with as
a result of the Baker ballot law. On the
contrary, in the whole county only four
election boards had to be called in for
errors in their return sheets, much
smaller number than usual. The errors
also were Of minor Importance, being merely
omissions of signatures, etc. The four
boards called in were from the First dis
trict, Fourth ward; First district, Twelfth
ward; First district Thirty-frst ward, and
Third district, Twenty fifth ward, all of
Pittsburg. One board from a country dis
trict Endorsed on one of its return papers:
"We heartily recommend the Baker ballot
law, and believe it superior to the old sys-
tem."
Will Meet To-Day to Count.
The judges yesterday appointed A. j.
McQuitty as return judge from Allegheny
county, to meet those from Washington,
Fayette and Green counties at Washington,
Pa, to-day, to compute the returns from
the four counties for Congressman from the
Twenty-fourth Congressional district.
The totals in Allegheny county for the
Twenty fourth Congressional district were
completed yesterday and are:
For long term-E F. Acheson, 8,075;
4 o. ID
795; A. K. Williamson, 142; Campbell
Jobes, ITO; John F. Cox, /.
For short term-Andrew Stewart, S,379;
William A. sipe, 66O5; james B. Aiken,
175; John F. Cox, 267; A. X. Williamson,
8; G. +. Easton, 1.
The count of the vote for the Allegheny
City bond issue for public improvements
was completed. Only one district in the
city gave a majority against the issue. 1t
was the Fifth district Of the Sixth ward. In
it the vote was: For water extension, ~;
against, 85; streets and sewers and public
lighting, for, "a; against, o.
The Vote in Allegheny.
The vote in the whole city was: Water
extension, for, 1000; against, l, ,727; majority
for bond ISSUE 6,773. Streets and sewers
and public lighting, tors, 444; against, 1904;
majority for issue, 6, $40.
The other counts completed yesterday
we're:
Forthwith Senatorial Districts. S.
Steele, 10, 039; John A. Snee, 9,S47; Will
lam Hobby 151 L. T. Yoder, 2; c. F. Barr,
1; A. B. Campbell, 1; Steele's majority
over Snee, 1872
Sixth Legislative district, two to elect
Nesbit, 6,997; Wilson, 1911; Lynch, 5,6S1;
Stevenson, 1858.
Seventh Legislative district-Richey,
5,531; Wallace, 1907; Robinson, 3,o66.
Eighth Legislative district-Stewart,
5,291; Robinson, 3,228.
Judge of Common Pleas No. 1-E H.
Stowe, 1924; W. L. Bird, 1856; Stoves
majority, 1913 Coroner-He eber Nc
Dowell. 46, 766; f. NJ. King, 20, ,701; Nc
Dowelrs majority, 1905.