Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-20
DIVISION OF <HONoRS
Between the Democratic Factions in
Yesterdays Primaries.
THE NORTHSIDE FIGHT IN DOUBT,
With Full Returns From the Seventh Dis
trict Needed to Settle It.
GUFFEY AND FLEMING HAD NO TROUBLE

Tho Democratic primaries to elect State
and National delegates from the Twenty
second and Twenty-third Congressional
districts embraced in Allegheny, county,
passed off last evening very quietly, and
from the returns received up to midnight
the indications were that the
two factions active in the contest
about equally divided the honors. On the
Pittsburg side of the rivers, in the Twenty.
second Congressional district, there was nc
contest. By an arrangement the two fac
tions divided equally the State delegation,
and j. NJ. Guffey and George Fleming, each
representing his own particular party, were
named as the National delegates.
In the Allegheny district, however, the
fight was decidedly bitter and the full party
strength developed at the polls. The First,
Second and Seventh Legislative districts
comprise the Congressional district ana the
lines of the contest were drawn between the
candidates for National delegates, Henry
Meyer, Herman Kunkle and Frank Os,
borne on the one side and John Hucken-
stein and Lee Frasher on the other.
Points Of the Contest.
Three State delegates were chosen from
each of the three Legislative districts, and
the nine State delegates will determine who
of the five candidates shall be National del
egates. In the First Legislative district
Herman Kunkle's State delegates
elected majority of the pre-
cinct delegates. In the, Second Leg
islative district Mr.. Frasher's State dele
Il IF %ho af
delegates and at midnight both sides claimed
to have carried the Seventh Legislative,
which will determine the complexion and
makeup of the two National delegates
The fight in the First Legislative district
was uninteresting, and it was practically
conceded to Kunkle, who carried nearly
every precinct in the district, save that in
which Mr. Huckenstein lives. In the Sec
ond district, however, there was a bitter
battle at every voting place, and in many
cases the precincts were carried by one or
two votes. Probably the hottest fight
of the day was in the . Second
district of the Ninth ward, where
John Sullivan, the well-known Irish
leader and Republican, was running
as delegate for Henry Meyer, but was de-
feated by two votes. In many other pre-
cincts where the fight was hot the majority
lOI luc WluucE was duOuI dS
The Center OF Interest Now.
All interest now centers in the Seventh
Legislative district. where John Hucken-
stein was pitted against Frank Osborne. The
district is composed of all that territory
back of Allegheny from Sewickley to Taren-
tum. No complete returns were received last
night, but both sides were certain of sue
cess, and that was particularly the case
with the Huckenstein people. Herman
Kunkle last night charged that an immense
amount of money had been used in the
fight in the Seventh district. He refused
to say where or by whom it was used, how
ever.
Speaking of his fight last night, Mr..
Huckenstein said: "I have carried the
Seventh district just as I said would do. I"
He was unable to give any figures, how.
ever. Mr., Osborne could not be found last
night.