Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-31
CAMPAIGN NEWS AND COMMENT.

| In progress. On September ID the represen
tatiyes of the Republican League will hold 9
convention at Buffalo which promises TO as
sumo extensive proportions. The clubs o.
Pittsburg and Pennsylvania are making ar
rangements to send large delegations, Or
October the National Democratic Assocfa
t1on will meet in New York City. Be
tween these two gatherings, on Septem
Der g. the State Republican League
Will convene at Williamsport. There
are no indications of any such contest as
the Dalzell-Robinson affair of last year. In
response to question the other day as to
whether he was candidate for reelection
Congressman Robinson said: 81 am a candi
date in the sense that there is no other can
didate in the field. know of no opposition
land have heard of none. Mayor Stuart has
assured me that he is not on the list nor has
he at any time considered the subject This
| removes the only doubt in the situation and
| leaves the clear course my friends most de.
| sire. I ere were 200 clubs represented last
year at Scr n ton and this year there will be
more: The State League will be valuable
| auxiliary to Chairman Reeder's work in this
| State" On the list of speakers tor the
Wiliamsport Convention appear the names
General John NJ. Clarkso Governor Nc
kinley, Whitelaw Reid, ex-Speaker Thomas
B. Reed, Ex-Governor John B. Foraker and
Congressman Charles A. Boutelle.
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suggestive in this brief appeal of the Cory
| Flyer: "Why doesn't somebody touch the
bun ana open the campaign in this sec.
tion?"
MAINE Democrats think they have dis
covered scheme in the modified Austria liam
ballot law going into effect there this year.
| The New York Eu ming Post says: "In all laws
! of this kind, except that of Maine, the blank
spaces for the marks are placed before the
| names of the candidates, that is to say, to
the left of them. In the Maine law the di-
rection is that the blank spaces shall be
placed at the right OF the names, that is,
after them. AS the natural place for mark
ing or checking name is before, not a ter
1t, the effect of this arrangement would be
that careless Democratic voters would put
their marks in the space following the
names on the Republican ballot, and their
votes would thus be registered and counted
as Republican. No other similar law in tile
country has such an arrangement Tho
Democrats have discovered the marking
trick in good season. and are making every
effort to warn their voters of the dangers of
it, but they are likely to lose many votes in
consequence of it," The statement that the
Maine law is alone in this respect is mis-
take. The plan of the Baker ballots in
Pennsvlvania is precisely similar, and the
point raised in the Pine Tree State applies
equally here. Whether the arrangement
termined better after they are counted.
THE Peoples party has decided to nomi-
nate candidate for Congress in the Twen-
tieth district. Either E. H. Werner, Secre-
tary of the Pennsylvania Farmers Alliance,
or d. D. Blou.h, of Johnstown, will be
named.
SOUTHERN Democrats are using the war
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as well as President Harrison. The bitter
ness of the attacks upon the Iowa candi-
date indicate that he is the cause of consid-
cradle political tear in that section. j. p
Abernathy, of Pulaski, Tenn. has written a
letter in which he says: "Weaver seemed to
have perfect hatred for the Southern
people. He pillaged, robbed, prosecuted,
vilified and abused our people in every i'm.
aginable way. He had citizens arrested and
imprisoned on trumped-up charges, and
made to pay to be released. He made the
friends of D. K. Cox pay $500 for his release.
Mr. Cox is dead, but his son, Ed R. Cox, is
living here, and can testify to said
facts. So can Major J.. B. Stacey and
Colonel S. E. Rose, friends of Cox, who paid
part OF the money. He robbed Mr.. Jasper
Cox Of s., GOO worth of spun thread. He had
tried to make him pay $500 for his release,
but alter he found out that the doctor
would not pay it, he turned him loose On
January 26. 1854, he made the following
parties pay him the sums opposite their
names. have the original receipt he gave
my father. Charles c. Alternately: Thomas
Martin, $3.50; Dr.. william Battle, $l0O; Charles
H. Newbili sloo j. NJ. Morris. a 500: f1SV David ID
Reynolds, $3.50: B. Ai,erpathy. 5000; Thomas
order That it was was Tor Tor the supnort OF IN ths n,
Union refugees coming within his lines. |
could give other incidents or acts of said
Weaver il necessary" The Peoples party
must indeed be the source of n lively alarm
when such vigorous methods are used to at
tract e1-Confederate voters from its candi-
date.
The report of Labor Commissioner Peck,
of New York, showing the extensive in
crease of wages under the Mckinley tariff,
is making peck OF trouble for his Dem.
ocratic brethren.
KANSAS Republicans laugh at the SAN
guine claims made by the opposition in that
State. In discussing the matter the other
dav, Senator Perkins said: "The situation
in Kansas is improving tor the Republican
party every day. do not think there is any
question about the ection of the Repub-
llcan State ticket. and I'think we are abso-
] u ely certain of the election of five mem
bers of Congress if not a solid Republican
delegation. l think we are certain of the |
the fight or the electoral ticket
will be harder than for the State ticket" 1t |
is the intention OF the Republican commit
tee to send 1000 protection voters into Kan |
sas before NoyemberS 8.
GOVERNOR FLEMING, of West Virginia,
in political speech the other day claimed |
for the Democracy the credit of the estab-
lishment of new manufacturing indu tries |
and the development of resoui ces in that |
State. The details on which he based this |
startling statement were conspicuous by |
their absence.
INQUIRIES tor information as to the regis |
tration features of the new PENNSYLVANIA |
ballot law are numerous just now. The act |
OF May 49, 1884, provides that "it shall be the |
duty OF the assessors to assess, from time to |
time, on the personal application of any one
the right to vote" Under this pro-
vision of law the voter must make personal
application to the assessor to have his name
added to the list of voiers. The assessors |
" i'll be present at the election house of each |
district on Wednesday, September Z, and |
Thursday. september 8, between the h, urs
of o'clock and o'clock P. M, on eacL of
said days, TOR the purpose of hearing and
acting upon applications Ior assessment and
resis ry. No person shall be permitted 10
vote ct the election whose name is not on
said list, unless he shall make proof of his
right to vote rs heretofore required by law
This language has rigid sound, and all
possible trouble in votin can Ire avoided in |
it literally. Those who are dis.
posed to neglect such matters, though, can
console themselves by the reflection that
The State Constitution plainly states "but
no elector shall be deprived of the privilege
Of voting by reason of his name not being
registered"
THE cartoon is thus far easily the most
prominent feature of the campaign.