Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-27
Kerins was declared nomi-

Legislature kerins was declared nomi-
mated.
The Second Legislative Convention and
the Forty-third Senatorial Convention also
met in the Select Council Chamber. and
each decided to leave the selection of candi-
| dates to committees of five, to be appointed
by the Chairman. County Commissioner
Boyle was Chairman of the Senatorial and
John McCafrey Chairman of the Leg gisla-
| tive Convention.
Meetings in Allegheny.
The First Legislative district convention
met in the committee room of Allegheny
City Hall, Lee Frasher acting as Chairman;
1t was decided to appoint COMMITTEES OF
| five to report to an adjourned meeting to be
held not later than September g.
The convention Of the Second Legislative
district was held in the same room and took
similar action. James Stewart was Chair
man of the meeting.
The Twenty-fourth Congressional district
convention was held in the afternoon at
the Democratic headquarters on Dia-
mond street The permanent officers were
DR.. H. r. O'Conner, Chairman; Lawrence
NJ. Pagan, j. A. Skelly and Charles Purci-
| val, Secretaries One hundred and nine
delegates were present to elect IL conferees
| to confer with q like number from
Washington, Greene and Fayette coun-
ties to choose Democratic candidate
for Congress Mr.. w. A. Sipe was pre-
sumed to have the choice of the Allegheny
county conferees who were f. P. Iams, DR..
II. r. O'Conner, Joseph A. Skelly, Frank
Thompson, John R McMichael, d. S. Kays,
DIR. A. NJ. Barton, Henry Large, w. A.
Kelly, DR. John Purman, Charles Purclval
and Michael Gross.
Another list was, however, presented BY
several members from the northern part Of
the county. 1t contained the names of j.
| W. Zimmerman, Frank Thompson, Her
man Handel, DR.. John Purman, DR.. H. r.
O'Conner, Milton Bedell. Theodore Bollia,
John w. Snee, Thomas Cain, c. H. Hoft-
man, D. B. Blackburn and Frank Bedell.
A Committee on Resolutions consisting
of Messrs Stevenson, Purman, Stratton,
Blackburn and Pagan was appointed. Mr..
Pagan objected to serving on the ground
that as he came from Homestead he might
be tempted to infuse some infammatory re-
marks in the resolutions. He asked
that T. p. Iams be substituted.
Iams Was Sensitive.
Mr.. Iams, however, declined to be substi-
tuted, stating that on account of the trouble
with Private Iams he was himself placed
in delicate position. Mr.. Pagan then
consented to serve. The committee repre-
sented resolutions similar to those offered
at the convention in the morning.
A vote was then taken on the two lists of
conferees, and it took over two hours to
complete the count 1t resulted in favor of
Mr.. Sipe.
A resolution was then adoptad pledging
the support of the Democracy in Allegheny
county to Sipe.
The Congressional Convention for the
Twenty-second district was held yesterday
morning at the headquarters on Diamond
street. After adopting series of resolu-
tions referring to the Homestead trouble,
motion to appoint committee of five on
resolutions and to select a candidate was
adopted.
P ]. McNulty acted as Chairman and NJ.
j. Rafferty, was the Secretary. 1t was
deemed best not to nominate a man at this
time to oppose Dalzell Many of the dele
gates favor William Weihe, and George A.
Macbeth, the Southside glass manufacturer,
has some supporters. Mr.. Macbeth is a
pronounced free trader.
In a similar manner the Twenty-third
Congressional convention met in Select
Council>chamber in Allegheny and passed
the same resolutions. Frank c. Osborne
and 7. J. Keenan,. Sr., spoke in support of
the motion. Fred Manley was temporary
chairman.
At the Forty-itth Senatorial gathering in
Excelsior Hall, Southside, John A. Smell,
of West Elizabeth, was unanimously nom-
mated MIR. Smell expects to give Senator
Steel lively chase, and he is depending on
the labor disputes to assist him. Pat Foley
presided and earned vote of thanks. Mr.
Foley made a speech, in which he COM
mended the harmony displayed.
Squire Handel on Deck.
Squire Herman Handel guided the Sixth
Legislative Convention, which was also held
in Excelsior Hall. Mr.. Stevenson wanted
the nomination of candidates postponed,
but the motion was voted down. The names
of David Lynch, Homestead; A. d.
Wilkins, CHARTERS; Frank R. Stoner,
Reynoldton, and P. II. Stevenson, Moon
township, were then presented forAssembly-
men. Lynch and Stevenson were nominated.
The vote stood Lynch, q; Stevenson, Is;
Stoner, Is, and Wilkins, z.
Frank C. Osborn, of SewickIey, called the
convention of the Seventh Legislative dis
trict to order. They adjourned for later
dste without naming candidates and adopted
stereotyped labor resolutions
The Eighth Legislative Convention was in
session three minutes, and nominated Will
lam Robinson, of Brushton, for Assembly
man.
The County Convention was held in Old
City Hall, and was we'll attended. Chair
man Bremen asked speech-makers
to be brief On motion of Pat
Foley, Mr.. Bremen was unanimously
reelected County Chairman, Judge Stowe
was Endorsed, Festus NJ. King, a relative
of Coroner Mcdowell, was named for Coro-
ner, and John Zwick, of O'Hara township,
was nominated for Poor Director
Then F. W. Lorden stirred up a lively
war of words by introducing a resolution
'condemning the brutal and inhu-
man punishment ordered by General
Snowden and Colonel Streator on Private
Iams, and calling on the Governor to make
an impartial investigation and see that such
brutality is punished" Pat Foley moved
that the resolution be tabled, but it was
voted down. Then T. j. Keenan,, Sr.
offered another set of resolutions, holding
the Republican party responsible for the
preaching of anarchy and for the mobs and
riots. Legislation for the peaceful settlement
of labor disputes was recommended. The
tariff was roasted and the conclusion pro-
tested against the closing of the Worlds
Fair on Sunday.
After a violent debate, in which Lorden,
Jerry Dougherty, William Wall and Frank
Osborn participated, the resolution was
changed to read: "That the convention
strongly condemns what seems to us exces-
sive punishment, ordered by the officers in
command, on Private Iams, and call on the
Governor to make an Investigation"
The resolution, as amended, was passed.
PLENTY OF CANDIDATES.