Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-25
CRAWFORD COUNTY SPEAKS.
MASS MEETING OF HER REPUBLICANS LAST
SATURDAY.

CRAWFORD COUNTY SPEAKS.
MASS MEETING OF HER REPUBLICANs LAST
SATURDAY.
Especial Telegram TO the Pittsburgh Dispatch. ]
MEADvILLE, Feb. 22.-At the meet
ing of the CITY Convention on the 14th
inst. question arose as to what ac-
ton Republicans Of this district should
take upon the position of the State
Convention at Harrisburg 1t was
decided 10 call mass meeting OF Re
publicans of Crawford county at the
Court House last evening to discuss
the Presidential question. and 10 eX-
press the preference of this vicinity for
a candidate for nomination at the Chi
cago Convention. Accordingly, the
spacious Court room was filled to over
flowing. among those present being all
the prominent Republicans of the
county, including all the delegates to
the State Convention, with the excep-
ton of II. G.. BIoss. Of Titusville, who
voted contrary to instructions, which
directed the delegates to use all fair
means for the promotion of the nomina-
ton Of Hon. James G.. Blaine for Pres
ident at the Chicago Convention. Hon.
Chas W Miller was made Chairman,
and some fifteen Vice-Presidents were
nominated. Addresses were made by
James z. Mcfarland, John j. Hen
derson. Thomas Roddy, l.. c. Beach,
James A. Stone, II. L. Richmond, Jr.,
G. Il. Delemater, and others, in which
the subject was fully and eloquently
discussed. Whenever the name OF
Blaine was mentioned it was a signal
for deafening applause. A motion was
carried appointing a Committee Of four
on resolutions, who framed the follow
ing. which. after somewhat lengthy
debate. was almost unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS. The recent Republican
State Convention held at Harrisburg
instructed the delegates appointed by
that BODY to the National Republican
Convention to vote a. unit; and
WHEREAS, Such Instructions are con-
trary to the spirit of Republicanism
and subyersive Of all independence oi
opinion. "a well as destructive Of the
right Of local representation therefore,
Resolced That in the opinion OF the
Republicans of Crawford county, said
Instructions are not binding upon the
delegates appointed to represent this
Congressional district in the next Ma
tional Republican Convention.
ResolUed, That the first choice OF
the Republicans of Crawford county
for President is the Hon. James q.
Blaine, Of Maine.
Resoiced, That il is the determine
ton Of Crawford county Republicans to
have their rights respected and if pos
sibIe their preference represented in the
National Convention.
Resolred. That from abundant infor-
nation we blieve Mr. Blaine to be the
first choice Of nine-tenths Of the Repub-
licans Of this Congressional district
Therefore, we invite the cooperation
Of Republicans in our sister counties
to the end that this choice be repre-
sented in the National Convention.
Res0iced, That Committee ol
three be appointed to confer with the
delegates appointed by the State Con
vention to represent this Congressional
district in the National Republican
Convention, to ascertain whether tboy
consider themselves bound by the re-
strictions Of the State Convention, OF
whether they will respect the prefer
ence Of the people Of this district and
vote for James g. Blaine.
G W. TYLER,
.JoHN j. HENDERSON,
THOMAS RODDY,
j. w. SMITH,
Committee.
BY the last Of the above resolutions
ii will be seen that Messrs Gordon, Of
Mercer, and Robinson, Of this county,
are to be addressed by Committee on
the subject Of their intentions, as the
delegates from this district, in the Chi
cago Convention We presume they
both will be glad to hear this, a. it
gives them an opportunity TO answer
direct to the Republican people, and
their answers to the Committee will no
doubt be full clear and explicit.