Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-09
REFORM IS SHUT OUT.
Its Nominees Sat Upon in the Allie
gheny City Committee.
COLLECTOR MILLER CONFIRMED,
The Q. S. Senate Makes Him Pleasant
Birthday Present.
FX.MAT0R FULTON'S CANDIDACY

The Allegheny Reform Association was
heavily sat upon at the meeting OF the Re-
publican City Committee last night Moth
ing that was not purely Republican was
| recognized. The nominations made at
the Fifth ward suggestion meeting last
Tuesday night were presented for recognl-
tion, but were literally kicked out of the
meeting. The date of the primaries was
fixed for Saturday, January.
An interesting scene followed the presen-
tation of the certificates of nomination
from the Fifth ward. There was large
attendance of committeeman, and the lobby
was filled with politicians when Chairman
Pentecost called the meeting to order
After the date OF primaries had been fixed
J. NJ. Friedman walked down the center
aisle of the council room with the certih-
Gates in his hand. He announced that he
was not a member of the committee, but
had been delegated to present papers certi-
flying the nomination of Republican Coun-
cilmen from the Fifth ward.
Instantly there were cries of "Throw them
in the sewer" and "Throw him out. |"
Charles Robinson demanded to know why
the members of the City Committee from
the Fifth ward had not presented the GER
tifcates as the rules required. After the
hubbub had been quieted by the Chairman,
Friedman resumed, but the noise was started
again. Several members, jumped to their
feet with various suggestions. One wanted
Friedman put out, another suggested he
turn over the certificate to the Fifth ward
committeeman, but motion to give him
hearing was finally passed.
An Emphatic Protest.
Friedman began his address saying the
certificates contained the duly attested nom
nations made at a Republican meeting In
the Fifth ward. He wanted them certified
to the County Commissioners There was a
big protest against the statement abouta
Republican meeting. Several members OF
the city committee from this ward yelled
that they had not been notified there was to
be suggestion meeting. Mr.. Robinson
produced a call for the meeting written on
a paper bearing the printed heading OF the
Allegheny Reform Association and signed
bv the President and Secretary OF that or
panization. He declared the meeting had
been called under false pretenses. 1t had
been intended to pack it with Reform Asso-
citation people only and few others heard OF
it before the day it was held.
Mr. Friedman acknowledged that the Re-
form Association had called the meeting,
but maintained they were Republicans 1t
was an organization Allegheny people knew
a good deal about, he said, rather emphat-
ically, and he wanted the certificates recog-
nized. There was another protest, followed
bv q motion to refer the certificates to the
committeeman from the Fifth ward
who should report on them at once
When the committee retired they
were absent few minutes and returned
with recommendation that the certificates
be returned, because the nominees thereon
had not been regularly nominated, and be-
cause one nominee was Democrat The
report was adopted with only two dissent
ing votes, and then there was applause.
Mr.. Friedman as he walked out sarcastlcally
thanked the meeting for the courtesy ex-
tended, and received an equally cutting
reply. .......... -.-..'.-; ..,-,s.
A Clear Dispute.
Mr.. Stevenson, of the Reform Associa-
tion, saws the nomination certificates will be
presented to the Commissioners and fight
made to have them placed on the ticket as
the Republican nominees. Mr.. Dahlinger
SAYS they will not he. The seven commit
teemen from the Fifth ward have called the
regular Republican suggestion meeting for
next Friday evening.
An interesting feature ofthe meeting was
the reading of letter from Mayor Ken
nedy announcing his candidacy, promising
his support of the nominee and inclosiDg
S100 as his campaign assessment. A mo-
ment later Major Tyler walked up and filed
his certificate of candidacy with a check for
$780, An outburst of applause followed the
Majors action. The secretary announced a
balance of S133 81 from the last campaign.
An amendment to the rules was made by
which all candidates for Mayor must file
acceptance of the verdict and pay an assess
ment of 500 ten days before the primaries
William Price offered motion that Coun-
cilmanic candidates should pay $40 each,
but it was laughed out of order.