Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-06
CAMPAIGN NEWS AND COMMENT.

cision in the near future If the factional Re-
publican quarrel In the Twenty-fourth Con-
gressional district is continued. The pro-
vision in question reads thus: "That no
words shall be used in any nomination pa
pers to describe or designate the party or
policy or political appellation represented
by the candidate named in such nomination
papers as aforesaid identical with or simi-
lar to the words used for the like purpose in
certificates of nominations made by a con-
vention OF delegates Of political party.
which. at the last preceding election polled
3 per cent of the largest vote
cast" In the Twenty-tourth dis
trict E. r. Aoheson has been nomi-
mated by the Republicans of Washington,
Fayerte and that part Of Allegheny in the
district. while Campbell Jobes has been
placed in the field by the Republicans Of
Greene. Acheson, of course, will go on the
official ballot as the regular candidate in
the three former counties, but what Of
Greenef And If the proper authority de-
| cides that one or the other candidate shall
publican nominee in that county will the
| remaining candidate be allowed to call
himself Republican at allf The Common
Pleas Courts are the tribunals TO which all
such questions are referred by the provis-
| ions OF the new law, and, when, as in the
! Twenty-fourth district, there several
such courts, the Judge with the oldest COM
| have some knotty problems to pass upon
4 before November
ACCORDING to the New York Recorder,
American tin plate has the same effect on
the Democracy that the traditional red flag
| has on the Spanish bull"
| THE irrepressible Ex-Governor Campbell
| has been distributing some of his valuable
| political knowledge throughout the Rocky
! Mountain region, where he has been on
| business trip. In answer to a question at
Denver the other day he said: 81 do not
think the silver question will play an impor-
tant part in this campaign in the Northern
States east of the Mississippi river. The
tariff is unquestionably the issue
there. In the States west of the
| river and in those south of Ken
tucky the silver question is very prominent.
The people of the East do not feel called
| upon yet to take deep interest in silver. 1t
| is subject to which they have not given
| much aesention. Since coming West have
heard more about silver than I would hear
| land will be elected by an Overwhelming
| majority. He will carry Indiana. New York,
Connecticut, New Jersey and the whole
| South West Virginia is the weakest of the
Democratic states, but think he will carry
IL. The vote there is close and Secretary
| Elkins Is a man of strength" When the part
| Kinley- Campbell campaign OF last year ia
remembered 1t Is not to be wondered that the
Ex-Governor does not think much of it as an
issue.
IN the West the members of the Peoples
party have been using the term populate
and now the Denver Republican has chris
tened it the Popgun parity.
Sou THERN Democrats regard the situa:
tion in Alabama as decidedly alarming. e.
| N. Barrett a delegate to the recent Chicago
| convention, in writing from Birmingham,
| says that the Democratic convention which
nominat ted Jones for governor on the 9Th of
June nominated an electoral ticket The
Republicans have not put out an electoral
ticket and will not. They are waiting on
the disgruntled Kolb Democrats and the
third party. The combination will hold a
convention on the 18th to nominate an cleo
toral ticket, uninstructed, but divided be-
tween Democrats and third partyites. The
Republicans have agreed to support the
ticket Such q combination would compose
a majority vote of the state, and may de-
feat the Democracy. The more conservative
Democrats are attempting to persuade Kolb
and his lieutenant not to put out an cleo
toral ticket at the convection two weeks
already nominated The third party people
and the Republicans, who compose more
than half of the Kolb party would not sup
port an electoral ticket tor Cleveland, but
both would support Weaver ticket In
order to hold all this vote together the Kolb
people have agreed upon the plan of put
ting out an uninstructed electoral ticket,
pledged to nobody, but against both Cleve-
land and Harrison. They declare such a
ticket would carry Alabama. The regular
Democrats depend on change of feeling
THE latest claim from the Stevenson
bureau in Illinois is that of the IS German
papers in the State Is are supporting the
Democratic ticket
HON. NJ. D. HERTER, the Buckeye Dem
ocratic Congressman who took such prom
inent part in knocking out free silver. has
written magazine article advocating CAM
paign methods which would closely ap-
proach a political millennium. Mr. Harter
has been gerrymandered into heavily Re-
publican district, which fact may account
for his present frame of mind. He says:
"The present methods of campaign commit
tees are largely perfunctory and antiquated,
and the idea that doubtful and devious
paths lead to success should be set aside,
and the doctrine advanced that direct and
open courses are to be preferred, not only on
the ground OF greater political courage, but
also because they have the merit of greater
efficiency and will secure greater results
At the end of the fight the National Commit |
tee should publish . statement Of its re-
ceipts and expenditures, and when taken in |
connection with the results accomplished,
the party and the country would recognize
the truth that a moderate sum of m oney de- |
voted wholly to q campaign of ed ucatiOn,
and none OF it wasted in doubtful and al |
most uniformly futile efforts at outwitting |
or misleading the opposition, is moro ef- |
fective than much greater sum spent in |
the usual manner Campaign publications |
should be brief and tract-lfke, never exceed |
ing in length short catechism, and Illus |
'trated as often as possible by cartoon W ork. |
After such q campaign local politics would |
also be left in better condition and in more |
efficient shape for the succeeding State, |
county and city struggles, which are annual |
throughout the country" |
THE single tax fever is having a run at !
Reading, and Berks county candidate for |
the Legislature is to be nominated one that |
platform. Charles D. Prizer, president OF |
the Reading Stove Company, is the man
who will probably be named.
VERY soon now the New York City cam
pa1gn for Mayor and other offices will begin |
to attract an attention which is usually only |
second to that of the Presidential contest. |
Tammany Hall will hold her nominating |
conventions for municipal offices as late as |
possible this year. The date of meeting, |
however, is no longer within the control of |
the leaders of organizations, as it was !
formerly, being governed by the provisions |
of the electoral ballot law, which prescribes |
the time for filling election certificates and |
furnishes an opportunity for outside |
organizations to put tickets in the |
field after the regular nominations have |
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