Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-07-21
MERCER, Pa, July 9th, 1880.


SIR According to agreement made at But
Ter, 26th June last, between Mr.. j. ID. McJun-
! kin and yourself, the candidates of your respec-
tive counties for Congressional nomination in
the 2Gth Pennsylvania District, fixing the time
of the Conference on the 9th of July following
and the place at Mercer, and that notice of the
time and place should be given Hon. s. B.
Dick and Hon. W. B. Roberts, contesting can
didates for the nomination from Crawford coun-
ty, we as the Conferees of J. D. McJunkin,
Esq, have met at the time and place pointed
out in the agreement and are now present in
room No. IL, at the Whistler House, Mercer,
and are ready to meet you according to the let
ter and spirit of your agreement, that Confer
ence may be organized and we NAV proceed to
determine the rights of the Crawford county
candidates to voice in the Conference and the
further business of the meeting.
J. LII. NEGLEY, Conferees
II. PILLOW, of
7. C. CAMPBELL, Butler County.
Mr. Miller having refused to appear,
duplicate notices were sent to Dick and
Roberts, as follows:
MERCER, Pa, July 6, 1880.
Hon. ". B. Roberts =
SIR We, the Conferees of Hon. J. D. Nc
Junkin, are in session in room IL, Whistler
House, where we will hear you if you have any
thing to say in your behalf as a candidate for
Congress from Crawford county.
j. III. NEGLEY,
H. PILLOW,
T. C. CAMPBELL,
Mr.. Dick not putting in an appear
ance and the Conferees of Roberts ap-
pearing and presenting their credentials,
were recognized and, with the Butler
Conferees, organized with the follow
ing result:
MINUTES OF CONFERENCE.
MERCER, PA, July 6, 1880.
The Conferees from Butler county,
Messrs. ]. H. Negley, Henry Pillow
and 7. c. Campbell, and w. Fl. An
drews, Hon. S. Newton Pettis and j.
A. Stone, Conferees of Crawford coun-
r. met in accordance with call issued
by j. D. McJunkin, candidate for Con-
gress from Butler county, and Samuel
III. Miller, candidate from Mercer, July
6, at Whistler House, in the town of
Mercer, and organized by electing j.
H. Negley, of Butler, Chairman, and
J. A Stone, of Crawford, Secretary.
On motion adjourned to meet July I,
1880, at same place, at IL O'Clock, A.
NJ, or at the call of the Chairman.
July I, 1880, Conference met at ii
A. NJ. On motion of Capt. Pillow the
following resolution was adopted
Resolced That notice be given to S. H. Mil
Ter, the Congressional candidate of Mercer Co.,
that the Conference is this day re-assembled, in
pursuance of adjournment yesterday, and is in
session ready for business.
On motion Conference adjourned to
meet at P. NJ, and that the notice be
served on S. III. Miller, of time of meet
ing, by Committee appointed by the
Chairman for that purpose.
Conference met at | o'clock, P. NJ,
pursuant to adjournment T. c. Camp
bell, appointed by the chair to notify
Mr.. Miller, as provided by resolution,
reported that he had so notified him,
and that Mr. Miller refused to appear.
Conference adjourned to meet at o.
clock, p NJ
Conference met at P. NJ, as per ad-
jourment, and called to order by the
Chairman. On motion of w. III. An
drews, it was resolved that Conference
proceed to nominate candidates for Con-
gress for the 26th Congressional Dis
trict, whereupon Mr.. HI. Pillow, of But
ler, nominated Hon. j. ID. McJunkin,
and Mr. H. w. Andrews, of Crawford,
nominated Hon. W. B. Roberts. On
motion it was resolved that the Con-
ference proceed to ballot. Eight bal
lots having been taken, in which no
choice was made, each candidate hav-
ing three votes the Conference pro-
ceeded to the ninth ballot, in which j.
d. McJunkin, of Butler, received six
votes, whereupon the Chairman declar-
ed Hon. j. d. McJunkin the Republi-
can nominee for Congress in the 26th
Pennsylvania District. On motion the
following resolutions were adopted:
Resolced, That in the nominees of the National
Republican Convention, Hon James A. Gar
field, of Ohio, and Chester A. Arthur, of New
York, we have National ticket which deserves
the confidence of every Republican voter of the
country, and we hereby pledge to it our unqual-
ifed support.
Resoired, That in presenting the name of j.
d. McJunkin, Esq, as the Republican nominee
of the 2Gth Congressional District of Pennsyl-
vania we do so believing that in him We have
man whose past public and private life and
experience have been such as to satisfy the peo-
pie of this District, that he has the ability and
integrity to fill the full measure of representa-
tive of the District and that his best talents and
efforts will be exercised in that direction; we
also pledge to him our unqualified support
On motion, adjourned sine die