Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-12
COMMITTEE MEETING.
RrOwn, Greer aud Beaver En-.
dOrsed.

No part of the duty of the County
Committee that met last week was per-
formed with more pleasure than was
that of endorsing Maj. A. NJ. Brown
for the Supreme Court nomination
There were many reasons that made
this action both proper and pleasant to
our people. In addition to his conced-
ed legal ability and eminent fitness Tor
a place on the bench of the Supreme
Court. he is known to our people and
is a general favorite among them
Like Mr. Greer, whom the Committee
also endorsed for the post of Secretary
of Internal Affairs, Mr.. Brown Is a
native of our county. With these two
sons upon the State ticket Butler
county will give a good account OF her
self in November. Maj. Browns rep
utation as a lawyer, however, extends
far beyond bis immediate neighbors
or home. In the whole western part
of the State he has or will be endorsed /;
and there are such reasons why ne
should be nominated at the present
time as must, and we hope will, induce
the State Convention to respond to the
wishes of the people. These reasons
we have heretofore urged and need not
now repeat. 1t will be the highest
wisdom in the party to place him IN
nomination as it will make certain the
election of the Republican candidate.
His friends should spare no effort to
bring about what plainly appears to be
a necessity of the day.
OF Mr.. Greer we need not speak at
length as he is well known here at his
home. There is no necessary antag-
onisrn between his nomination Tor the
Office of Secretary of Internal Affairs,
of the Commonwealth, and that OF any
other nomination. to be made. Ihe
western part of the State is entitled to
| its full share of State positions. Here
tofore it has not received them, and the
coming State Convention will be asked
to do the great west justice on the
present occasion.
GENERAL BEAVER.
Now that our County Committee
has spoken on the subject, all doubts
| are settled as to whom the Republicans
of this county prefer as their candidate
for next Governor. In fact there was
no mistaking the opinions of the great
mass of the party in this county for
some time past. Many leading Repub-
licans it is true objected to some of bis
past political associations and acts,
and also to the alleged action OF few
men OF Washington in his favor. But
this action had every appearance ol
being a volunteer one on the part ol
these persons. Gen. Beaver virtually
repudiated it and appealed to the peo
pie for his support. He knew, and
it was evident to all closely OBJ
serving political events, that the time
had arrived when the people of Penn.
sylvania desired to honor and promote
him. That attempt to appropriate him
neither advanced or retarded his inter
ests. He is the present favoritc of the
people for next Governor, because the
people know his services to his country
and also know his personal character
and worth. If we can not trust man
Of Gen. Beavers character, whom can
we trust? We believe that when be
comes to be the Governor of this great
State he will be its Governor
himself. We believe that he in nc
wise will lend himself to the prolong-
ing Of an odious personal rule. He is
too good man for that. He will come
to the chief executive Office of the State
by reason of his own merits, personal
worth and public services, and his fu.
ture we believe will be bright and pos
sibly in still higher fields of public
service. The delegates from this
county to the State Convention are in
structed for him, are his friends ant
| will give him an earnest and cordla
support in the coming State Conven
ton. And they will do 80 not only
on account of his services to his country
but because they repose confidence in
his honor, integrity and personal in
dependence of character.
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