Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-24
SULLIVAN NOT IN IT.
Representative Kearns Easily Beats
Him for the Legislature.
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES HELD,
But the Rank and File Of the Party Take
. Very Little Interest.
BREMEN LOOKS FOR SOME VICTORIES

The Democratic primaries were lost in the
shuttle yesterday afternoon. They were
held, of course, at least bluff was made at
voting In some sections of the city, but none
of the leaders last evening knew what was
the result except In the Fourth Legislative
district, where Representative Kearns and
Mr.. Sullivan spared in a spirited man.
ner for place. Kearns was the winner by a
big majority. He received IN votes or
delegates out of q. Sullivan got the other
81, and this is how they will stand in the
convention on Tuesday. Kearns will no
doubt be returned to the Legislature, as the
district is strongly Democratic.
Alderman McKenna had charge of the
battle for Kearns. He instructed his men
to report last evening at Pat Aliens saloon
on Liberty street. Quite a collection of
Democrats was found there In the crowd
were the Alderman, County Chairman w.
J. Bremen and Detective Beltzhoover.
They were feeling good over Kearns' success.
His Defeat Caused Surprise.
Sullivan was strong with the younger ele-
ment, and was expected to make better
showing than he did. His overwhelming
defeat was a big surprise. All interest
in the primaries was centered in this con-
test. .....
John Ennis was found sitting on the City
Hall steps about o'clock in the evening.
He had just come from the races He said
he didn't know until yesterday morning
that the primaries were to be held, and
then he learned of them through The DIS
PATCH. He remarked that there we're not
many martyrs willing to be led to the stake
so far as he knew. It is settled that
W. J. Bremen will be reelected County
Chairman. No opposition has developed
to him. Mr.. Ennis thought that the COM
mittee should have the privilege of electing
its own Chairman. About all the commit
tee does is to select members of the State
Committee, and as this won't be done be-
fore next January not much attention is be-
ing paid to this end of the canvass There
will probably be lively fight in the Coun-
ty Committee when the time comes, but
the Democrats are not borrowing trouble
during the warm weather.
Headquarters Still and Dark.
The county headquarters in the Old Uni
versity building on Grant street were as
dark as pitch. A man appeared on the
scene about $50 looking for some of the
leaders, but the squeak Of stray rat
was the only response his vigorous knocks
on the door received. Outside the big
piece of canvass over the windows, an
nouncing the names of Cleveland and
Stevenson, hung lifeless and was as silent
as the old building. The heat was terrific
and there were no zephyrs to play with its
ample folds. The condition of the head
quarters shows how little interest was
taken in the primaries.
Mr.. Bremen, however, was clipper and
in an elegant humor. He had not received
any reports and did not expect to hear from
the precincts before Monday. He said
full list of delegates had been elected. but
he and nobody else knew who they were.
weihe to Oppose Da,zslI.
"We have great opportunity to win
this fall, he continued, ''and I must say
that the Democrats are wide awake, At
the conventions on Tuesday we will NOM
mate candidates for all the Offices I think
this is, our opportunity to do something
The Democrats don't need to open head
quarters like the Republicans. They have
no fights on hand, and the party is har-
monous. Sipe is the only candidate for
from Allegheny county. Wampler is not
running, neither are Herman Kunkel nor
Henry Meyer fighting each other in Allie
gheny. They are the warmest friends,
and are not candidates for Con-
gress in Stones district. 1t is not
settled that William Weihe will oppose
Dalzell. I haven't heard anything from
the Twenty-tourth district. It will take
few days before the result is known"
In most of the districts there were no
candidates. Mr.. Bremen thought Sipe
would meet with considerable opposition in
Allegheny county. The candidates named
in THE DISPATCH yesterday will undoubt-
edly be nominated on Tuesday.