Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-17
GOURLEY IN FRONT,
The Mayor Leading in the
Race for the Pittsburg
COntrOllership.
MAY RUN ON TWO TICKETS.
Democrats Divided on the PROPOSE
ton to IndOrse His Honor.
LARKIN FAVORS HIS CANDIDACY.
Looking for Democrat to Run for Mayor
Of Allegheny City.
MAY RUN ON TWO TICKETS.
LLRKTN FAVORS HIS CANDIDACY.
FIGHTING A REAPPORTONMENT CLAIM

Who the Controller nominees will be is
the question worrying the political leaders
of both parties now. The mayoralty seems
10 be settled, for the present at least, with
the understanding that McKenpa will be
the Democratic nominee and that nothing
further will be done about the Republican
candidate until the convention assemblies
on January 8.
Many names for Controller have been
mentioned BY the Republican leaders, but
the only thing which seems certain is that
they won't nominate Gourley. At the same
time the Mayors stock seems to be going
upward In addition to his almost certain
nomination by the Citizens Alliance, it is
highly probable be will get the same favor
from tine Democratic party. Petitions are
being circulated in various parts of the city
in mis- favor 1t is said some of these petit
tions are to the Democratic Convention to
place the Mayor on the Democratic ticket
for Controller. Others are intended to
secure him place on the ballot as the can
didate of an independent movement
Democratic Leaders Divided.
The Democratic leaders are divided over
the question of giving him the party nomi-
nation. Some are opposed to the Mayor,
while others declare for him, but at the
came time favor imposing such conditions
on him as a return for the party nomina-
tion as to make it nearly impossible for him
to accept County Chairman Bremen has
declared in favor of Gourley, but insists he
must agree to support all the Democratic
candidates as against those nominated by
any other organization. Several other
party leaders have taken the same stand,
but some OF the most influential men in the
party want Gourley named the same as
Democrats have for % years named other
Republicans on their ticket, without any
conditions or pledges.
John B. Larkin is one of these. Speaking
on the question yesterday he said: 81 am
in favor of nominating and electing Mayor
Gourley for next Controller. 1 assume Mr..
Morrow will not be a candidate for that
Office. I believe the Democratic Citv Con-
vention should give Mayor Gourley such a
nomination as it twice gave Mayor McCar-
thy for Controller, as it gave Mr. Sorg the
nomination for Treasurer, and as it twice
indorsed Messrs Morrow and Denniston,
although they were the nominees of the Re-
publican party and contributed against the
election of our candidate for Mayor. They
were certainly not under pledges to US.
For Gourley Without Any Conditions.
81 am for Mr.. Gourley without any con-
ditions, and when 1 say this feel certain
he Will support those associated with him
on the ticket, and the more Endorsements
he or rbose Nominated with him ran pet the !
better 1 will be satisfied. The people of
this city want Mayor Gourley for Con- |
troller, and they are going to have him, or
I mistake the temper that is abroad, and |
the strong thing for minority party to do |
is TO take advantage of the weakness of the |
other side. We have not had straight |
Democratic ticket in city politics for Is |
years and / am not in favor of one now."
Those who are crying for full ticket of |
Democrats have been suggesting new names |
for Controller since Stephen McCandless |
declared himself out of the question. Dr. |
{. c. Wylie was suggested yesterday He |
was surprised when he saw il, but would |
not say he was a candidate when the matter
was mentioned yesterday. He said he was
NOT in position to declare himself owing |
to the strangely mixed condition of poll |
tics.
John c. O'DonnelI was Yesterday de- |
clared to be a candidate of an independent |
movement for City Treasurer He en- |
phatIcally declared himself out, however |
saving he would not be candidate for that |
Office under any circumstances AS Presi- |
dent of the Retail Grocers' Association he |
was unanimously indorsed for Collector of |
the Port by that organization on Thursday |
night L. T McGrsth was Endorsed for |
Pension Ag ent