Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-27
DEMOCRATIC DO|NCS
The Present Labor Troubles
Considered in the Local
Convention.
NOMINATIONS POSTPONED.
Candidates Selected in Only Four of
the Conventions.
IAMS PUNISHMENT CONDEMNED,
And Resolutions Touching on the Home
stead Affair Passed.
IAMS PUNISHMENT CONDEMNED,
CHAIRMAN W. ]. BREMEN REELECTED

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burden OF their song and resolutions was
the Homestead trouble. 1t crept into
every move made and would not be downed.
This is the firm belief of such men as
Squire McKenna, John Jiles, County Chair
man Bremen, I. j. O'Leary, JE, Pat
Foley and others.
Mr. Bremen saws the party is harmoni'
Gus, and if no blunders are made he looks
for victory in many of the districts The
treatment of Private Iams was dragged into
the county convention, and motion was
made condemning Snowden and Streator.
1t was passed finally in a modified form.
John Jiles thought it was a bad break to
make in political convention, and ne was
afraid il would injure the party. Mr. Jiles,
as the representative of the administration,
watched the gatherings closely, and made it
point to see that Governor Pattison was
properly cared for in the resolutions.
Nominations Postponed.
In only conventions were candidates
named. 1t was deemed advisable to post
pone the nominations until the first Tues
day in September The theory is that by
that time the labor situation will have
cleared, and the party will be in position
to select the best candidates possible. Most
of the conventions adopted these resolu-
tions:
Resolved. That the Democrats of Allie
gheny county view with sincere regret the
exciting labor troubles in this county; that
they earnestly sympathize with all legfti-
mate demands of the workingmen, to whom
alluring promises have been made in the
name Of protection; that the right of labor
organization is the right of American citi-
zenship, and that all other efforts failing, 1t
is the duty of parties in interest, in the oon-
diots between labor and capital, to resort to
the reasonable and humane methods of
compromise and arbitration.
judicious action OF Governor Pattfson in re-
storing the supremacy of the laws in this
county, and while expressing as we do our
law and order shall be maintained every
where and at all times, and that anarchical
assassins shall be punished to the full extent
worktngmen as well as warning to evil
doers.
A resolution naming committee of five
to select candidates and report to the con-
ventions early in September was added to
the above. The series of resolutions was
presented to all the conventions, but snag
was struck in few. One of the latter was
the Fifth Legislative, which was held
in Common Council chamber last night.
short speech he said:
Municipal Abuses.
Permit me to congratulate you on the
bright future that is now apparent for the
Democratic party. Since the convention
has been called scenes have occurred and
are still occurring that were not thought of
or contemplated by the county committee.
At present fierce conflict is being waged
between capital and labor. Labor sympa-
thizing with labor is in a high state Of eK-
citement all over the land. Men who have
been long identified with the Republican
party are now in revolt against their party
and partly hold them responsible for our
present unhappy condition.
Our municipal government under the pro-
vision of the new city charter is unsatisfac-
fiated and high taxations are unjustly ex-
acted Millions of franchises are voted
away to corporations without any compen-
sation to the city, and when ordinances are
introduced to tax these railroads it is
smothered in committee. Large sums OF
money are voted away annually for parks
masses, and easy OF access only to a favored
few. and for the purpose of enhancing the
price of large tracts of land contiguous to
fed with our municipal government Our
city and our affairs are controlled bya syn
dicate of office holders and contractors who
of perpet9sting their own power and enrich,
ing themselves at the expense Of the tax
payer, and whose conduct is protected by
the new charter and the ordinance carrying
Compel the election of heads of depart
ments by the people and restore the power
tive of the city. These reforms can be OBJ
tanned from the Legislature.
Kick on a Committee.
p. NJ. Carr said it was not Democratic to
refer the selection of candidates to q COM
mittee. He held that the men named
would have prestige over the aspirants, and
it was only a scheme to bulldoze and in
fuence delegates. w. J. Bremen defended
the plan, and finally Chairman O'Donnell
settled the dispute by stating that the COM
mittee would return to the convention the
names of all candidates presented to it, and
every man had a right to hand in his name.
This was satisfactory to Mr.. Carr, and this
part of the resolution was adopted with a
few dissenting votes.
That part of the regular resolution refer
ring to the punishment of ''anarchial assas-
sins" stirred up lively hornets nest, and
resulted in the postponement of the balance
of the resolution outside of the appointment
of committee of five. These sections were
referred TO the Committee on Platform.
Jerry Dougherty in a warm speech claimed
the resolution was too vague, and the aver
age man would interpret it as condemna-
tion of the Homestead workmen, whereas
the opposite was intended. He had heard
of all kinds of assassins, but an anarchial
assassin was new to him.
W. j. Bremen and I. J. O'Leary, Jr,
defended the resolution, saying it
was explicit enough. Mr.. Bremen ex-
planned that Anarchists were opposed to
government of all kind, and nobody could
say this of the Homestead people. The
workmen there are as strong in their de-
nunciation of the Anarchists and their mur-
derous methods as the richest capitalist in
the land. He failed to see how anybody
could misconstrue the resolution.
Dougherty Persistent.
T. j. O'Leary stated that Mr.. Dougherty
was putting the Homestead people in a
false position. The latter still insisted that
the section was not plain, and as it stood
would be taken by many as reflection on
the locked-out men. Mr.. Carr agreed with
Dougherty.
William Wall made an impassioned
speech in which ne said it was ridiculous
for the Democratic party to condemn the
actions OF madman. 1t is generally con-
ceded that Berkman had no connection with
the men, and he expected to see the lawyers
enter plea of insanity on his part. He
moved to change the resolution, and recon-
mended the strong denunciation of the
use of "Plnkerton thugs who steal into
peaceful communities under the cover of
darkness" He claimed the action of the
iron firm in hiring armed guards caused ali
the trouble and bloodshed
The convention of the Fourth legislative
district wa held last night in the Ralston
schoolhouse. Judge B. McKenna was
elected Chairman and John Crowley Score
tary. Hon. John Kerins received liz
votes and John J. Sullivan 2H votes for the