Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-05
AT THE PRIMARIES TO-DAY.
Many Eleventh Hour Campaign
Stories Placed in Circulation.
TIE CLAIMS OF THE CANDIDATES
Kennedys Friends Very Confident That
Victory Is in Sight
POLITICAL FEATURES OF INTEREST


pected that an unusually large vote will be
polled. The friends of the three candi
dates for the place, Messrs. Kennedy, Braun
and TYLER. have been industrious in theiI
efforts and the city has been worked as it wa.
never worked before. Every voter in the
city has been seen by the active workers,
and placards, circulars and hand bills, tell.
ing the virtues or the weaknesses of the
various candidates, were flying about
through the streets like dry leaves before q
fall wind.
for and against the candidates, and nc end
of political jobbery was resorted to in order
to boost one or other of the candidates. One
| story was circulated to the effect that Mr..
Kennedy had withdrawn from the fight in
favor of Tyler, while still another report
was sent out to the effect that Mr.. Tyler had
combined with Braun to beat Kennedy.
Any Amount Of Enthusiasm.
At the Kennedy headquarters last night
a large crowd had assembled, and all were
enthusiastic over the outlook. A large corps
of clerks were at work sending to every
voter in the city a circular calling atten-
tion to the fact that the nomination this
afternoon will be made on the Crawford
county system and asking support for Mr..
Kennedy. The circular also called atten-
tion to Mr.. Kennedy's business interests,
his reputation as a business man and his
clean record in politics.
During the evening q typical ward heeler
elbowed his way through the good-natured
crowd to little back room where Chairman
Henricks was guiding the work of the cam
paign. The visitor demanded to see the
gentleman who was running the machine
He was turned over to a clerk, but he said
his business was important and he insisted
upon seeing Mr. Henricks.
"I vote down in the First ward" he be-
gan. 'I can do you fellows some good
down there, and =" ..,..
'That's right, my boy. We're glad to see
vou," Mr.. Henricks interrupted $50
down home and get out every vote to-mor-
row. We want to make the Kennedy VIC
tory q sweeping one"
Wanted Funds for Campaign Expenses.
The heeler was confused, but he was not
overcome. He finally got his breath and
after again assuring the Chairman that he
nedy all the votes in his ward he hesitated
but a moment, and then began, "But I
would like to have IS for campaign ex-
pensea"
The Chairman explained that Mr. Kenne-
dy's fight for Mayor was reform movement
and was an effort to do away with Doodle
politics. Then the heeler reduced his de-
mand to a, but to no avail. He again
dropped dollar on his request, but to no
purpose Finally he decided that he could
fix the matter up for 81, but Chairman Hem
ricks again explained the reform movement
and insisted that Kennedy was depending
upon the people and not upon money to win
the fight
"well, here, boss, make it 30 cents, and
I'll quit you. -
"Not cent" Mr.. Henricks said, turning
to resume his work.
The crowd enjoyed the fellows wrath,
and, at his expense, they INDUCED in .
hearty laugh. This further angered the
visitor, and he left the place vowing to op-
pose Kennedy.
Work OF the Braun Forces.
At candidate Brsun's headquarters an
Office boy and ward worker were the only
occupants Of the place.
"Where is Braun" was asked BY
DISPATCH reporter.
"He's up at the Executional Committee"
the Office boy answered. Promptly the
ward worker corrected the boy and assured
the reporter that Mr.. Braun was out hunt
ing down some of the campaign
stories told on him during the day. "It's
awful to be in politics, "the ward orker be-
gan. 'It was President Garfield I think
who said Get into politics if you want the
truth told about you. Ed Braun is just
like Garfield, he concluded without even a
tinge or reddening Of the face. Tyler's
headquarters were closed up.
A. goodly number of the politicians
gathered at the Allegheny City Hall last
night. No bets were made, but bets of 500
to $25 were offered that Kennedy would
have more votes than both the other candi-
dates put together. Another bet of 500 to
$50 was offered that Kennedy. would have
twice as many votes as both the other CAN
didaJes
Circulars were printed Yesterday and cir
culated by the Braun people making many
charges against Kennedy. One of the
charges recited that the Touring firm of
Marshall, Kennedy & Co. furnished -four to
the workhouse, Poor Farm and other institu-
tions of Allegheny City while Mr.. Kennedy
was a member of CouncilS The circular
also contained other grave charges.
The Answer Of Chairman Henricks.
Chairman Henricks, of the Kennedy COM
mittee, was shown one of the circulars last
night. He had seen and read one Of them
during the afternoon
''The case would seem to be getting des-
perate with some of the other fellows" Mr..
Henricks said. ''The people of Allegheny
City, however, have known Mr.. Kennedy
for a very long time, and he enjoys the con-
fdence Of all who know him. He has
large acquaintance with the public business
Of Allegheny, and his aim is to serve the in
terests Of the citizens by conducting the af-
fairs of the city on business principles As
member of Councils, serving on some of
the leading committees, notably, the SUBJ
Auditing Committee, he has served the
people faithfully, and voters should
remember these services at the polls.
To the people who know him, no |
explanation is necessary, but fortunately |
I was . member Of Councils when the con- |
tract for -four was awarded to Marshall.
Kennedy & Co. The firm, as every.
body knows, is corporation and |
has all the rights of any
corporation. To be entirely safe in the |
matter, Mr.. Kennedy refused to vote on the |
contract. ~
1T will be seen that Mr.. Kennedy acted |
very cautiously in the matter and had it |
not been for himself the contract would |
have been awarded to Els corpor- |
atione without the question even
being raised. Such circulars will certainly
not hurt an honorable man in his campaign.
but it will demonstrate to the voters to |
what extent the opposition will 70. Mr.
will be nominated without q
doubt" =. 49,.
''Mr. Elphinstone there and then decided
that Marshall, Kennedy & Co. was . cor