Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-07
OLIVER OUT OF IT.
His Name Wiped Off the
NOrthside Slate, and An.
other Substituted.
DAVIDSON THE DELEGATE
Fixed on to Accompany Witherow
to the National Convention.
WARRANTS FOR PRIMARY BOARDS.
Ex-senator Rutan Swears Out the In
formation in Person.
DAVIDSON THE DELEGATE
WARRANTS FOR PRIMARY BOARDS.
A STATEMENT FROM Mr.. MORRISON


ton of delegates to the Republican National
Convention has, at the eleventh hour, been
amicably arranged by the selection of Jo
seph \. Davidson to accompany Mr.. With.
crow. Mr.. Davidson's name was announced
yesterday, and it is claimed there will be no
opposition TO his election. He is personal
friend of both Mr. Witherow and Mr. oliver,
and all the delegates who could be seen yes-
terday expressed themselves as being satis-
he'd with the choice.
The election of delegates in the Twenty
third Congressional district has been a mat
ter of national interest since the name of B.
T. Jones was first suggested. The first can
didates announced were Mr.. Witherow and
Mayor Wyman. For various reasons the
latter Withdrew, and Mr.. Witherow was
left alone in the field. Mr.. Oliver was then
spoken of as a candidate, but was not au-
thoritatively announced until B. T. Jones
consented to have his name used.
A Plentiful Crop of Candidates.
Mr.. Henricks was announced a day or so
after, and for short time Witherow and
Oliver were matched against Jones and
HenricEs. The fact that a man of national
reputation as Mr.. Jones was being opposed
created comment all over the county, and at
the instance of friends on both sides
it was allowed to become known
that all but Mr.. Witherow had withdrawn.
1t was supposed that Mr.. Chalfant had been
taken up as the second man, but it was only
another political illusion that was after
ward replaced by one more sleight-of-hand
performance which brought Mr.. Oliver to
the front and gave the corfiding public the
belief that he had the plum well in hand.
In the meantime, Mr.. Witherow put up
delegates himself, without the aid of any
second party. His campaign has been of
wears duration, and when the delegates
were elected Saturday, it was conceded that
he woald have control of Tuesdays conven-
ton. His selection of Mr.. Davidson, it is
said. was in the interest of harmony. 1t is
claimed now that at 10 time was there anv
reason to believe that Mr. Oliver would be
rendered the position, and that such belief
was allowed to exist for the purpose of pre-
venting a contest that in the Twenty-third
district means a war to the finish, involving
party disruption and costly expenditure Of
money.
The New Man in the Field,
When Mr. Davidson appeared as a candi-
-he is said to have been received with
favor by all concerned. He is President of
the Second National Bank and is one of the
,est-known men in Western Pennsylvania.
Although not prominently allied with poll
ticia.s he is a stanch Republican and is
friendly to President Harrison. Mr..
Witherow and he are very close friends,
and in case they are both elected they will
work in harmony.
FFTt-- IL. r
District in Allegheny was made more inter-
esting Yesterday when Senator Rutan ap-
peared before Alderman Schellman and
swore ont warrants for the arrest of Coun-
Gilman George l. Rudolph and the election
board that held the primaries in the Third
precinct of the Fifth ward. The former is
charged with conspiracy on the assertion
that he advised the election board to pro-
cecd as it did. The members of the board
are Martin Oliver, Judge; James Routh,
Inspector, and Charles Phinney, Clerk.
Warrants were placed in the hands of Con-
stable Roll for the arrest of the four men.
Mr.. Rutan explained that he swore out the
warrants himself, because voters in the pre-
cinct had expressed themselves as being
afraid to proceed against Mr.. Oliver. The
men had not been found last night.
1t was day of sensations in the City of
Reform, but was not marker to what to-
day will be if Mr. Rutan carries out his
present intentions He was in his home on
Sheffield street when seen last night, and
had been busy all day receiving visitors.
Inves;is hting Other Charges.
zone of them," he said in as calm man.
ner as if speaking Of the weather, gave me
which, if verified, will lead to
the arrest of leading city official. will
not say anything more about it until the
charges are Thoroughly investigated.
1t had been generally understood that the
police had kept hands off at the primaries
Saturday, and the charges caused much sur
prise.
The result at the convention next Tuesday
viii probably depend on the outcome of the
contest in the Third precinct of the Fifth
ward. The precinct is the largest in the
district, having 292 votes. Both sides claim
hey can win without it, but men whose
estimates are more conservative think that
on the contest hinges the result. OF the
delegates elected. there are IL Parke-Mav,
Il Holman-Gray and three doubtful.
OF the doubtful ones, two are in
the Tenth ward and the other, the
contested one in the Fifth ward. The Hol-
delegate will be given credentials
in the latter precinct, and it is claimed by
the anti-Rutan people that they will get
the Tenth ward. In case they do, the dele
gate vote on organization will be IL to IL.
The election will be by representation, but
the organization is by the individual votes
of the delegates. If there should be tie
vote no one can foretell the result Under
anv condition the convention will be lively,
but with the contesting sides equally
divided the fight will be of the most sensa-
tional kind.
A Straw on the Legislature.
The result is not so important to determ-
inc who will go to the State convention as
in its indication of Senator Rutan's
in his own campaign. 1t has been
the iatter's fight from first to last and has
been as fercely conducted as if the prize
were valuable. The district in which PaIke
and Nav are running is the one in which
Senator Rutan is running for the Legisla-
ture and if he wins in this fight, his own
nomination will, it is claimed, be made easy.
In case he loses, however, his friends claim
the defeat will be due to fight made on
Mr. Parke in the second ward on personal
grounds.
The candidates for delegate in the Third |
precinct of the Fifth ward were James |
Nellie for Parke and May, and John Dit |
mer for Holman and Gray. They will both |
appear before the convention. The Rutan |
people think Mr.. Henderson, who will be |
temporary chairman, will not recognize |
either until the contest is decided. Mr.. |
Henderson is known as reformer, but is |
fair, and the friends of Holman |
and Gray think he will admit Dittmer.
The returns in the Mayoralty contest |
were not taken out of the postofice by Sec
retary Mech yesterday They will be |
nv ha off ffoa q it,n