Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-18
HARRITY IN EFFIGY.
A Counterfeit Secretary of the Com
monweath Is Created and
HANGED BY A DEMOCRATIC CLUB.
Alleghenians Endeavor to Obtain satisfac-
ti0n for Defeat.
TOLEARY, JR., WRITES AN OPEN LETTER

T.0LEARY, JR., WRITES AN OPEN LETTEI
The Democrats of lower Allegheny arr
in state of great indignation over thu
way their delegates were defeated in th'
late Harrisburg convention. The temper
of the Northside Club. which has head
quarters on Beaver avenue, and of which
Lee Frasher is member, took demonstra.
tive form.
On the night of the convention, when thu
news of the proceedings had beer
received, large number of th'
members gathered at the clubhous,
and gave expression to their feeling.
in strong language. But this did not AFFORD
much relief The more they talked the
more indignant they became, and finally
when some one exclaimed that CHARITY
ought to be hung" another member met
him with proposition to hang the Secre.
tary of the Commonwealth in efigy. The
proposition met with general approval, and
the preparation of the figure was at once
begun.
Creating Secretary Of State.
From neighboring costumers a masque
face was procured. A quantity of bright
and kinky jute was made to represent the
curly hair of the original, and the balance
OF the costume was made up of cast of
| clothing found around the clubhouse,
| stuffed with excelsior from an undertaken
| shop in the neighborhood. The figure was
| artistically made up and when finished pre-
sented such a life-like appearance that some
| of the boys were doubtful about the pro-
priety of hanging it. But the faint-hearted
ones were in the minority and in few
moments a stout cord was tied to the neck
of the f1gure and it was suspended from the
ceiling of the clubs reception parlor.
The members were highly pleased with
their effort when they saw the dangling
counterfeit of the Secretary, and, to the
music of the club orchestra. sang q few ap-
propriate songs and executed a war dance
around the room before they retired for the
D
on the figure, and the members invited their
outside friends to come in and view the
scene.
The Emgy Kicked to Pieces.
This was kept up until Saturday night,
when Lee Frasher returned from the East
and, learning what had been done, requested
that the figure be cut down. Late on Satur-
day night his request was agreed to. The
taking it into the backyard, kicked It to
pieces after which they executed another
of their war dance specialties.
Mr.. Frasher advised that nothing be said
about the matter, and the members of the
club were close-mouthed when asked about
it yesterday. The first heard of it on this
side of the river was that it was done by the
Pattison Club another Democratic organiZa-
tion which had headquarters on Beaver ay-
enue. When a reporter visited the clubs
headquarters he was met by John Howley,
one OF the Guffey delegates to Harrisburg.
is this the Pattson cub?" was asked.
Not by - sight" was the reply.
A Change in Their Spirit.
'You'll find none in this end of town" ans
wered Howley, ''thst's sure. This used to be
the Pattisou Club. but 1t amt now, you bet:
we're sick of that crowd. Twas down to Rar-
risburg last week and know all about it."
Further conversation with Mr.. Howley and
other members proved that the club was
strongly anti-Harrity, but the effgy incident
had not occurred there. The Northside Club
members woul Id make no admissions when
interrogated, Shough they were willing to
talk anti-Harri J very freely. go
Mr.. Frasher tSas seen last night and ad-
mitted the truth of the story. He was sorry
it had happened, he said, and would have
prevented it hsi he been home but he could
not blame the boys much for their action
He said the other Guffey delegates had been
shanefully and disgra cefully treated, and
Il
was not to be helped by hanging effigies.
Timothy O'Leary, Jr., Defends Himself.
Last night Timothy O'Leary, Jr, whose
course at the recent State Convention of the
Democratic party has been somewhat criti-
cized, issued an open letter, in which he
forcibly states his position. The letter is
appended:
"PIrTsBURe, April II.
ITO the Democrats of Allegheny County:
'GENTLEMEN-Absence in Ebensburg has
prevented me from saying anything in reply
to statements by various persons about my
actions in the late Democratic State Conven-
tion, and 1 only have this to say now. was
a member OF that convention from the SEN
atorial and Legislative districts in which
reside, through the courtesy OF a
friendly delegate, and I was a men,
through my colleagues from the Forty third
Senatorial district, exercising all the lunc-
tions of that position, and have no apology
to to-, offer for Iro standing by my friends am
Cleveland, Governor Pattison and Mr.. Har-
rity, and 1 would be false to them did not
stand up and do battle for them. If those
who were against these gentlemen take ex-
ception to my course they have not failed to
give me full credit, and they are entirely
welcome to any credit they may extract
81 had the honor OF serving as Sergeant at
Arms of the convention ut the solicitation of |
Chairman Wright and 1 discharged nv
duties without fear, favoritism or offense
The Opera House in which the convention |
was held would not seat over 1000 people,
and fully 5000 people wanted to come in.
Says 1t Was an Orderly Convention. !
'The convention was the largest and most |
ever held in the State and |
any disorder that may have occurred took |
place when the convention took its noon |
recess and was occasioned by the minority. |
a won opIa
spectacle, overwhelmingly of one mind, and |
those who attempted to change its sen timent |
or break the force of its purpose cannot be |
to pass resolutions in my
favor, nor have 1 requested them to
do so. l did my full duty to the
entire satisfaction of four-fifths of the
and am happy in the testimonials
of efficiency l am receiving from the other
fifth through the press Those who differ
with me MS to what the convention did or
did not do, may have their aftermath and |
may give exhibitions of their disappoint-
ment IN the daily newspapers, but had the
honor OF being unanimously thanked by the
for the impartial discharge of
every duty assigned me, and that is all any
citizen could look for.
Il FULLY sympatbize with those who were
not able to help themselves or those they
represented, but l should not be held re-
;ponsible for their lack of tact and manage
nent at Harrisburg or their parade of weak |
ness since their arrival home. Their
poisoned slings and arrows should be trained
n some other direction. They have no effect |
IN me. Very truly yours.
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