Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-07-21
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.


The following, bearing upon the Re-
publican Congressional Conference at
Mercer we find in some of the leading
Republican papers of this district. We
have only room to give extracts. The
account given by the Mercer Mder of
the 18th, is the fairest and fullest of
any we have seen, and reflects credit
upon its editor, Mr. Braggins. We do
not agree with it in some of its conclu-
sions and hope it may change the
same. But the following extract from
its account controls the whole question,
and is the judgment also of others
having similar experience in political
matters. The Inde.r says:
'It was a mistake in not organizing
a conference of the Mercer and Butler
conferees, thus putting the Crawford
claimants on level, hearing the evi-
dence and arguments, and deciding
which was in equity entitled to sit.
Their case was so evenly balanced
that candid and impartial men, after eX-
amining both sides are in doubt or di-
vided, and neither should have had
the advantage which preliminary rec
ognition would have given.
Mr. Dick, if conscious of his right,
made a mistake in not asserting to
such an adjustment"
The Butler conferees were willing to
act as above if it took six weeks They
also proposed to admit both sets from
Crawford county, with full or half
vote each, as Mercer might determine.
Failing in that offer, they had the
right to organize as they did, even
with contestant, after pursuing the
course they did, as narrated in the pro-
ceedings of the conference.
The Greenville, Mercer county, Ad-
uance-Argus, also treats the question
fairly. It's editor, Mr. Brown, is gen
tleman always and wants nothing but
what is right He cannot fail to see
however why the candidate of Mercer
did not get the nomination, and how
smart chap put his foot into it right at
the outstart of the conference at Mer-
Ger.
The CopneantYille Courier, CraW-
ford county, also treats the matter
fairly What it says as to the mythical
nature of the pretender from this coun-
ty, and his, Robinson's contest, and
his appearance at Mercer with three
individuals as conferees, and the mer=
tied treatment they received there, is
all true, and we may find space for it
in our next
The Meadville Iader of the 14th
inst, comes to US with an able article
on the Congressional nomination as
follows:
THE MERCER CONFERENCE.
Quite number of Republican par
tizans from the county attended the
Conference at Mercer last week. All
the afternoon of Tuesday and the even
ing of that day were spent in prepar-
ing for battle Our especial reporter
upon the spot" informs US that all ma
noeuvering, charging and counter
charging was of the most orderly, pa
eifo, vet resolute character.
The notice that had been given out
here, shortly before the Conference
met, to the effect that there would be
set of Butler county conferees at the
Conference, contesting the seats of Mr..
McJunkin, vanished into the air. 1t is
said that the Dick men from Crawford
county had endeayored to have the
weight of McJunkin's conlerees to
seats contested, so that the Mercer con-
ferees would compose sort of "HIGH
JOINT COMMISSION" to pass upon the
contestants from both Crawford and
Butler county, when Mercer conferces
would in all probability let in the Robin
son-Dick delegates from Butler county,
and the Dick conferees from Crawford
county Tut when the matter was SIM
mered down, no ground of contest
against McJunkin's conferees was
found to exist, save a notice served by
Mr. Robinson upon the chairman of the
Butler return judges Convention,
some weeks after it's adjournment, that
he, Mr.. McJunkin's competitor at the
primary election, desired reassem-
bling of the County Convention of
judges to reconsider its late action
Such a scheme failing in double
seating the Butler representation in the
Conference, it is claimed by some that
the Dick men desired the delay of a
month for further manoeuvering in But
Ter, hoping in that time to get up a
contest from Butler, so that Mercer
should become sole arbiter in the prem
ises, admitting those who were in SYM
pathy with Mr. Miller's plans, and
then Crawford, the large county,
would have been chained, as far as the
Conference could have bound her, to
the unfair and disrerutable conduct
that characterizes the late convention |
of return judges in Crawford county.
The Republicans of this county and
the entire district may thank Mr.. Nc
Junkin and his three conferees for their |
integrity and frmness which alone
saved them from the humility and
party disaster that wonld have inevi-
table followed in recognition and en-
dorsement of the partial, unfair, un-
warranted and unjustifable ruling and
conduct Of the presiding officer of the
late Republican convention in this
county. When Mercer refused to sit
down with Butler and pass upon the
credentials, rights and claims of the
Crawford county conferecs, it would |
seem that nothing was left for Buffers
conferees but to give notice to both
parties from Crawford county claim-