Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-10-11
COngress-COnference.

The following are the closing pro-
ceedings of the Congressional Confer
ence for this district, that re-convened
in Pittsburgh on the 3nd inst, and was
in session until the evening of the 9Th
inst, without effecting a nomination.
We find the following closing proceed
ings in the Pittsburgh Dispatch of
the 9th inst. which will explain them
selves:
"After several more Intellectual bal
lots had been taken Mr. Steele, of
Crawford county, offered the following
in the shape of letter to the three
candidates, which was accepted and
signed by the conferees
A LETTER TO THE CANDIDATES..
To Hons w. B. Roberts, S. H. Miller
and j. d. McJunkin:
GENTLEMEN-The undersigned con-
ferees, representing our respective
counties and yourselves in the Con-
yressional Conference of the Twenty
sixth district of Pennsylvania, respect
fully represent that we assembled at
the National Hotel, Greenville, on
August 80, and continued in session
there for three days, and then adjourn
ed to meet at Titusville on September
8, at which time we again met and
continuee in session for two days, and
then adjourned to meet at Butler, Pa,
on September 81, at which time we
again met and continued in session
three days and then adjourned to meet
in Pittsburgh October 3, at which time
we met and continued in session fol
two days; at each aud every session
several ballots were taken, and every
effort made to effect a nomination, but
without result, the conferees from each
county uniformly adhering to their re
spective candidates, none of them feel
ing authorized to make a nomination
A NOMINATION DEMANDED.
As the election occurs within the
next five weeks, we feel that tie inter
est of the party and the candidate
! whoever he may be, alike demand thai
a nomination be speedily made. There
fore, after mature deliberation, we have
|, concluded that as at present constituted
and acting faithfully under the obliga
. tions we feel we owe to our respective
J counties and candidates, we are unable
| to make nomination without first be
ing fully released from all personal allie
glance we may be supposed to owe tt
our candidates or the county we herr
, represent. We therefore frankly ad
wise you of the situation of affairs ant
) respectfully request you to release u
from all personal obligation, and t.
authorize US to make a nomination
r from the three candidates now befor
the conference, or to appoint other con
ferees in our places. We have to
night adjourned the conference to NEE
: at the st. James Hotel, Cory, Pa, OF
, Monday, October 16 next Respect'y
A. 81. Steele, A. j. McQuistion, ii. c
Bloss, Crawford county; Z. Walker
A. L. Craig, A. T. Black, Butler coun
ty; j. j. Spearman, VIM. Beatty
! Henry Hall, Mercer county.
THE PRESENT SITUATION.
Messrs. McJunkin and Miller wer
both in the city last night and express
ed their willingness to release thei
conferees from any personal obligations
: Mr. Roberts is in the west but his con
ferees say they are positive he viii
accede to the request. In the event O
this gentleman who is in position t.
know stated last night that either Nc
Junkiu or Miller would be nominated
The situation In the district can b.
summed up in the statement, tha
Mercer county has the Office and want
it another term Butler county claim
it by right of succession, while Craw
ford county asks it on the ground of
having the largest vote in the district
As stated above the conference adjourn
ed last night to meet in Cory the l6tl
inst"