Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-01


the Senate 6ade $4,000 Republican votes
9-Democra leaders are getting ready for
the open3g of Congress. Iowa Demo
Gratis hq a jollif,cation meeting at Des
MoineT Governor Pattison will not con-
yene tpe State Legislature IN extra law
le-Greaf agitation in the Third Maine Con-
greSSional district and four candidates
seeking nomination for Congress. among
them Manley, Blaine's lieutenant. Gov
ernor Pattison is censured by the X. of
j.. Executive Board for the extradition
OF Hughes on a charge of conspiracy,
preferred by the Rochester, n. Y, CLOTH
ing manufacturers
1.-THE Senate's extra session ends, the Sem
ators voting that they have no jurisdic-
tion, drawing their salaries and going
home-al costing about S5O,o90. Harris
on's friends trying to diminish Blaine's
credit for reciprocity.
R-Iowa's vote is found to be the largest
ever cast in the State.
B-Catholics ask the removal from the
Worlds Fair Commission of eS-Congress-
man Ben Butterworth, because Of his at
tack on the Roman Church.
4-Reciprocity measures fast spreading.
Local "Straightout" Republicans an
nounce that they will contest tor seats in
the next National Convention.
15-General John H. Rice, of Topeka, Kan,
publishes a letter severely criticising the
Alliance.
16-Representatives of all the Farmers Or
ganizations, Alliance and others, gather
at Indianapolis for the great political
convention.
E-Speakership candidates begin to work
their schemes. Various cities preparing
tocapture the Republican Convention To-
cation. Southern leaders OF the Alliance,
in session at Indianapolis, oppose separ-
ate action and Tillman makes bitter
attack on the Billion Dollar Congress"
1S-The Farmers Alliance, in session at In
dianapolis, decides to stand by the SUBJ
Treasury plan; there has been falling
off in membership in many States and
the funds of the organization are low.
Republican leaders in Ohio decide to
take steps to prevent the seating OF Sena-
tor Brice.
19-Major Mckinley, ex-Speaker Reed, Sena-
tors Hoar and Aldrich spoke under the
auspices of the Home Market Club, in
fremont Temple, Boston. The Farmers,
in convention at indianapolis, take steps
tending toward consolidation of the Al
lance and the T. M. B. A. Colonel
Charles II. Gibson appointed to serve as
United States Senator from Maryland
until the Legislature fills the vacancy.
20-EX-SenatOr Wallace, of Clearheld, ex-
presses q wish to go into the State Assem-
bly, to battle for ballot reform. Three of
the Speakership candidates seek the sup
port of Tammany. Mayor Gourley and
the Controller issue an address to city
voters on the bond issue election.
sl-1n Tennessee, John c. Houk elected to
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of his father, LeonidaS c. Houk.
of Pittsburg's Convention
Committee leave for Washington to lay
their claims before the National Repub-
hcan Committee. The Ohio Senatorial
contest growing warm and Foraker's
friends get out a pamphlet denouncing
Sherman. Mills and Crisp apparently
have even chances tor the Speakership.
selected as the location for
the next Republican National Conven-
tion and June z, 1892, fixed as the date.
Governor Ira j. Chase sue
ceeds to the Governorship of Indiana,
vice Alvin P Hovey, deceased. Argu
ments are heard in the Governorship
contest in Connecticut. Z. Z. Meredith
nominated for Congress by Prince Will
lam, Va, Democrats to I'LL the uneXpired
term of the late General W. III. F. Lee.
After more than q year the Beaver
county Congressional delegates admit
that they received bribes and are sem
tenced to fine and imprisonment. c. L.
Magee denies that there was any heated
controversy in the Pittsburg Convention
Committee.
25-Carlisle comes out for Mills for Speaker
st. Paul starts at once to secure the DEM
ocratic Convention. The Kansas Peo-
pies party will not combine with the
Democrats. Governor Hill of New York
charged by Republicans with stealing
the Legislature.
seat in the Senate is sure says
his Ohio lieutenant.
27-Ohio State Republican Committee deter
mines to contest Brice's eligibility to the
Senate. Blaine goes to Philadelphia.
of the Eighth Virginia Con-
gressional district nominate John Am
DlSI DIOOhS lOI SOlS1tSS " SuCCSeo
General w. H. f. Lee, deceased. Brice
not alarmed about losing his seat c. E.
HeydricR, of Franklin, appointed by
Governor Pattison as Supreme Court
Judge, succeeding Judge Clark, de-
ceased. Hoosler Republicans organizing
Tor Blaine.
,9-General organization of Democratic ex-
office holders the country wer. The
Democratic Letter Carriers /. sociation
organized in Pittsburg.
,0-The Speakership contest wakes warm,
but no CLEAN OF certainty appears. Three
suits involving constitutionality of the
Mckinley tariff act are being argued.
Local organization of ex-of1ice holding
Democrats threatens trouble.