Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-25
NO CHOICE YET MADE,
Republican Leaders Have Not
Decided ON the Party
Nominee for Mayor.
M'KEAN AGAIN TALKED OF.
No Decision Arrived at on the Con-
trOlleTship domination.
KILG0RE OUT FOR TREASURER.
LSderty Endorsed for Speaker by the
Allegheny Delegation.
M'KEAN AGAIN TALKED OF.
KILGORE OUT FOR TREASURER.
LSferty lndOrsed for Speaker by the
Allegheny Delegation.
TIE NORTH SIDE MAYORALTY CONTEST

Although. only q few DAYS remain until
the Republican city primaries, no one ap-
pears to know who viii be the party's nom-
inees on the municipal ticket Such
thing vas never before heard of in this city.
All the talk aboz1t who the party nominees
will be has been unauthorized so lar as the
men who usually name candidates is con-
rerned. They have steadfastly refused to
indorse anybOdy's candidacy For over
month, since it became apparent that DR..
Alex McCandless was.not likely to receive
the nomination, they have declared that
not until the convention should complete
its work would anyone be able to name the
party's ticket.
Within the past t-week, however, a strong
sentiment has developed in favor of Post
master Mexican, notwithstanding his dec
laration against L, and it looks now as if
he will be the nominee. There is some
opposition to him, but it is inspired by
ambition. All the leading men of the
party speak we'll of him and when pressed
admit that he is one of the most promising
men in the party, strong among business
men, strong among Democrats and as likely
10 win as any man who could be named.
Mr.. Mexican has been talked of outside of
the politicians. and all speak favorably of
him.
No One Named for Controller.
The controllership isapparently no nearer
q solution than a week ago. Within day
or two the Republicans have revived the
talk of re-nouinating Controller Morrow
despite his emphatic refusal to accept
4o1k oapara1 The Con-
troIler himself still declares he don't want
the Office again under any circumstances,
but the hope is strong among the leaders
that he will listen to other counsel before
the convention adjourns.
1t was authoritatively stated yesterday
that Magistrate McKenna had notified the
leaders Of his party that Mayor Gourley
must be nominated on the Democratic
ticket for Controller This is accepted as
settling that point, as McKenna is in posi-
tion to win the Democratic Mayoralty
nomination against any opposition One of
his friends said yesterday that the only
thing in politics to prevent the nomination
of the Mayor by the Democrats would be
for the Republicans 10 nominate him
There has been considerable talk of this
having declared it wouid'be good politics, but
The opposition is so strong that the chances
of it are very remote.
A New Candidate.for Treasurer.
Anew Republican candidate for Treasurer
came out yesterday. Colonel Samuel Kill
gore is in the hands of his friends and wants
the nomination. He has already held the
office and was County Treasurer for one
term. Mayor Gourley and Treasurer
Denniston were clerks for him when he
was CITY Treasurer before. Colonel Kill
gore was at one time a strong man in poll
tics and his friends assert he is still strong
enough to win if nominated.
Considerable talk was created Yesterday by
3 report that Judges Kennedy and Magee,
Mayor Gourlev, Captain Kerr and q num-
ber of other prominent men had met on
FRIDAY and selected a full citizens ticket
An elaborate declaration of principles went
with the story. Judges Kennedy and Ma
gee and Captain Kerr positively denied it,
and Mayor Gourley was sick IN bed all day
FRIDAY. As far as Captain Kerr's candi-
dacy is concerned, an intimate friend of his
said last night the Captain would accept
such a nomination, but was not interested
in organizing the movement