Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-25
THIRTEEN IN A DAY.
Republican Conventions to Be Held
Here on Next Tuesday.
STOWE rs THIRTY YEARS A JUDGE.
The County Gathering Is to Be Most
Representative Body.
vERYFEw FIGHTS ARE NOW SCHEDULED

next Tuesday There will be one County
Convention, two Congressional Conven-
tions, two Senatorial and eight Legislative
Conventions. In many instances there will
not be any fight, but in other regular hair
pulling matches are expected. The fights,
however, are nearly all in the legislative
districts, especially in Allegheny and in
the Seventh and Eighth districts
1t is expected this year that the County
Convention will be the most representative
and most orderly ever known in the history
of the county. There is no opposition.
Judge Edwin Stowe, who has now
been on the bench for 80 years,
will be renominated. Major A. NJ. Brown,
who was school boy with him, will make
the nominating speech. Heber Mcdowell,
who for the past six years has made the
best Coroner the county ever had, is to be
rewarded with another term. Major E. A
Montooth will present his name. The
third nomination will be that of Mr. Ochse,
of Etna, for Director of the Poor. As only
the townships and boroughs elect him, all the
other delegates will retire.
Representative Men as Delegates.
c. L. Magee will act as Chairman of this
COINSubloL, NfllCu Will HeeI at the Du-
quesne Theater at 10 o'clock Tuesday. In
the convention will be such men as j. A
Reed, p. C. knox,, of the law firm of Knox
s Reed; City Attorney George Elphin-
stone, of Allegheny; Attorneys Jones Pres
colt, George P. Murray, T. A. Noble, of
Hays & Noble; Major Montooth, Major A.
NJ. Brown, General A. L. Pearson, DR. c. A.
Shaw, DR.. j. j. Green, DR.. j. Guy McCand-
less, Prothonotary John Bradley, David
McGunnegle, j. G. Buchanan, w. C. Nc
Eldowney, DR.. J. W. McCready, ex-County
Controller Josiah Speer and Mayor Will
lam Zinkham, of McKee's Rocks; Grant
Miller and Il. P. Duff.
Judge Edwin H. Stowe has served as
Judge in this county continuously since
1862. This new honor, should he live, will
give him record of 40 years on the bench
He lives near Sewickley, at place known
as Quaker Valley, that has been famous as
the home of great men. Judge Stowe was
the eldest son of Hiram Stowe and Martha
Darragh. He is the great-great-grandson of
John Hart, of New Jersey, who was one of
the signers of the Declaration of Independ-
ence. Edwin H. Stowe was born at Beaver
January 2, 1926. He graduated from
Washington College in 1S45 and a
year later entered the law office |
Of Judge Hampton. He was ad- |
mitted to the Allegheny county bar in 1S49 |
His progress was slow until 1855 when he |
formed partnership with the late John H. |
Hampton. The firm soon became famous, |
and in 1862 he was chosen Judge, and has |
been reelected ever since without opposi- /
tion.
Coroner McDowelrs Bright Record.
Coroner Heber Mcdowell, who is already
in the shadow of his third term, is one of |
the best known Coroners in the country.
He is only 50 years old, and was first chosen
for the present Office In 1886 He was
on the police force for number
Of years and was badly wounded while cap
part of the city. Upon his recovery he was
chosen constable of the Fourth ward. He
made great record there and then was
made Superintendent of the American De-
tective Agency, with which the late D. H.
Gilkinson was connected. His record as q
detective peculiarly fitted him for his
present position. He is the only
Coroner in the country who has
ever tabulated the records of that
Office. He is the only Coroner who makes
an annual report. Through his efforts all
the railroads in this county have constructed
overhead bridges and put up safety gates at
grade crossings. 1t was through his findings
that the laws on fire escapes have been en-
forced and that the street cars have been
compelled to stop before crossing the
lines of another company. His findings
on overhead wires are also bearing fruits In
his two terms he has had to deal with 136
murder cases, and he personally worked up
the evidence in these cases. He was es-
pecially active in helping to run down
Murderer Fitzsimmons and the murderers
of Miss Ellen Douglass and Mrs. Rudert, of
Tarentum.
The Twenty-second Congressional Con-
|
zell, will meet at Alvin Theater at 10 A. NJ.
There is no opposition. R. G. McGonigle
will be Temporary Chairman, and ex-Judge
Reed will be Permanent Chairman. The
convention of the Twenty-third Congress
sional district, to renominate Colonel w.
A. Stone, will meet in Allegheny Common
Council Chamber, 10 A. NJ, with Arthur
Kennedy as Chairman. The other conven-
tions will be as follows:
Senatorial and Legislative Conventions.
Forty-third Senatorial-John S. Lambie
Chairman 1t is to be held in Select Council
chamber at 10 O'Clock. Senator John Upper
man has no opposition.
Forty-ffth Senatorial-Meets at Duquesne |
Theater at noon with Geo. L. Holiday as
Chairman. Hon. Samuel Steel, the present
incumbent, is opposed by DR.. A. J. Barch- !
First Legislative. two MEMBERSHIPS
Council chamber. Allegheny, at Z P. NJ; c. w.
will oppose Marshall and Mcdonald
Second Legislative, two members-Com-
mon CCuacil chamber, Allegheny, at P.
NJ; j. ii. Lindsay. Chairman. HARRISON and
Robinson will enter the lists with Robin
son and Wertheimer.
Third Legislative two Misunderstanding
Club, Pittsburg, 80 PM: John Doyle Chair
man. NJ. b. Lemon and Arch Nackerell, have
no opposition.
Fourth Legislative-Tariff Club, at7P NJ:
Thomas Perry, Chairman. This district e1-
tends from the upper end of the First ward
along Penn avenue to Thirty-third street
and has heavy Democratic ma jority. John
the Democratic nomination by j. j. Sulli- =
van, conductor on the p r. r.
tlftn lie rs atlve, four members-Common
Council chamber, Pittsburg, 7P. NJ; w H.
McClealy, ,Chairman. The present members,
David Viewer, Emmett f. Cotton, William
position.
Sixth Legislative, two members-Common
Council chamber, Pittsburg, 10 A. NJ; John
4. Cox, Chairman. ID. r. Jones' one OF the
present members, retires, and the slate is
Nesbit and ilson.
Seventh Legislative two members- Sam
pies Hall, Allegheny, 10 A. NJ; T. j. Ford
Chairman. The candidates are T. H. Baird |
Samuel Wallace, JOS L. Richie.
Charles ID Quail, David L. Smith and DR.. w,
B. Kroesen.
Eighth LegisIatfve-Select Council cham
0er. flttsburg, ii A. NJ; W. E. Thompson, |
Chairman. EN-Jury Commissioner Walker |
s making a strong fight against Samuel r.
stewart, the present member.
EIGHTEENTH grand combination sale of 100
horses at Iron City Sale Stables, rear es3 and
9j Penn avenue, PittsDurg, Pa. on Thursday
md Friday, May 26 and q, consisting of