Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-02-22
Politics i'm the Western COun.
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it is now quite time to have Gov
ernor from the Western end of the
State. 1t is not surprising that this
suggestion should be made. Since the
time of Republican Governors began,
twenty-five years ago, there has been
none from beyond the middle section.
Governor Curtin, elected in 1860, and
reelected in 1868, was from Centre
county, which is geographically the
centre. Governor Geary, who follow
ed, by his election in 1865, and reflect
ed in 1869, lived in Cumberland coun-
ty, in the eastern central section. Gov
ernor Hartranft, whose terms began in
1872 and 1875, came from our neighbor
county of Montgomery, well in the east,
and finally Governor Hoyt, occupying
the chair for four years, according to
the limitation of the new constitution,
comes from Luzerne county, also in the
eastern section But the simple fact
is that in choosing Governor consid-
erations of locality are not nearly so
important as other circumstances IF
there be q man more particularly fit
and particularly available, he is the
man to nominate, whether he happens
to liye in one county or another. The
State, if it needs him, claims his ser
vice, and the precise place of his resi-
dence is not matter of great conse-
quenoe.
-. This Is the case at present. Mr..
Butler, of Chester county, presents the
qualifications and characteristics de-
manded at this time. He will make a
good Governor, and the people are fa-
vorably impressed with bis fitness,
1t is therefore, the part of wisdom ip
the Republican party to make him its
candidate, This the people of the
West will undoubtedly see and cordial
ly agree to. They will not desire to
interpose mere 'shrieks of flocality' when
it is evident that interests of much
greater Importance command their sup
port for nomination other than that
presented by sectional and local views
The West, it happens, prese nts nc
candidates. The Dispatch names
State Senator James W. Lee, of Venan.
60 county, an excellent man, and one
whom the western counties will here
after very probably support for the
Governorship. But Senator Lee il
not in the field; on the contrary he
has explicitly and definitely declined te
be a candidate. Indeed, it happens
that no candidate whatever is present
ed by the western half of the State
General Beaver Is from Centre county,
Mr.. Butler is from Chester, and Sena-
tor Cooper, who was spoken of unit
he gave way for General Beaver, ii
from Delaware. None of those wht
are suggested as candidates woulC
serve the demand of locality candidate
if it were to be seriously and urgently
put forward.
The movement for the nomination o
Mr.. A. M. Brown, of Pittsburg, as
Judge of the Supreme Court, has made
much headway In that city, and ALE
gheny county, it is now represented
will be substantially, if not entirely
solid for him in the State Convention
This would be move clearly and dis.
tinctly hostile to the nomination o
Mr.. Rawle, of Philadelphia, who it is
well understood has been slated TO
the place If Mr.. Brown can command
the support of Allegheny county's en-
tire delegation, eighteen In number, h
will have, to begin with, very decid
ed strength. 1t is to bo noted, too
that his being urged may fairly b
considered demand, on the part o
the western section, for the Judgeship
as a set off to the Governorship, ant
as the place about to become vacan
is that now occupied by Judge Shars
wood, who is citizen of Philadelphia
this would be a square exchange
West Chester Village Record, Feb. 8