Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-20
ACHESON NOMINATED.

The Washington Man Will BE the Repub.
lfcan Candidate for Congress-Greene
County Wasn't Represented-Ths Un.
seating of Colonel Andy Stewart Dc.
nounced. ..
The Republican convention of the Twenty.
fourth Congressional district was held in
City Hall yesterday. E. F. Acheson, Of
Washington, was nominated for Congress by
acclamation, and Recorder George NJ. Won
Bonnhorst and Frank NJ. Fuller, Of
Fayette county, were chosen delegates
to the National Convention. The
alternates are DR.. r. j. Block and
Colonel j. NJ. Reid, of Connellsville.
Thomas S. Liggett, of Greene county, was
made elector. The only speck of war on the
horizon was the absence of the delegates
there were roundly scored for their conduct,
and then Mr.. Liggett was chosen elector as
a sop and to show that the other counties
had no grudge against Greene. 1t
was openly charged that J. P. Tea
garden, postmaster at Waynesburg,
and ex-Congressman j. w. Ray are respon-
sible for the trouble. Teagarden was char
acterzed as a chronic kicker, and some of
the politicians in the district are said to be
after his scalp. The red'headed postmaster
of Waynesburg is to be slaughtered for his
stubbornness, and pressure will be brought
to bear on President Harrison to have him
removed. 1t was argued that this is the
only course to pursue. Nothing but o
severe spanking will line up Mr. Tea
garden.
The presence of the five Greene delegates,
however, would not have changed the re-
suit. They would have cut q very small
figure among 50. Mr. Acheson said after
the convention that the Greene county
Chairman had called a meeting last week to
name delegates, but the number present
was so small that nothing was done. The
Chairman had the authority to appoint dele
gates, but rs he is young man he hesitated
about doing it. Mr. Acheson has been a
Congressional candidate since the district
was organized four years ago. The men,
orable deadlock of that time is famous in
political history. The Fayette conferees
got the idea then that Mr.. Acheson and c.
L. Maeee had formed combination, and
they didn't like It. The upshot was that
Ray was nominated. The bad feeling con-
tinued, and eliminated in the selection OF
Colonel Andy Stewart two wears ago.
Now, the hatchet is buried, and MI. Ache
son received the hearty support of the
Fayette delegates. He was also assured
that the Republicans of the county would
stand by him handsomely. The Fayette
people intended to give R. F. Hopwood a
complimentary vote, but Mr.. Hopwood. in
the interest of harmony, thought it wouldn't
be wise. Some of these DAYS he will be
trotted out as Favette's candidate.
P. S. Newmyer, of Connellsville, pre-
sided. Resolutions were adopted indorsing
President Harrison and protesting against
the free wool bill. 1t was claimed that it
would take $500, 900 out of the pockets of
the Washington county farmers. One of
the resolutions denounced Congressman
Alexander Craig who unseated Colonel
Stewart. 1t stated that the Colonel was
legally elected but contest based on
frivolous grounds was trumped up and a
partisan majority deprived him of his seat
Mr.. Acheson, in thanking the delegates,
said he believed in the free navigation of
the Monongahela river and if elected would
work to accomplish this end.