Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-09-06
COnerrssi anal Conference.

COnerrssi anal Conference.
The Republican conferees of tbs
Congressional District, Crawford, Me-
Ger and Butler counties, assembled at
Greenyille, Mercer Co, on last Tues
day week, for the purpose OF settling
upon a candidate for the district.
Hon. w. B. Roberts, the candidate
presented by Crawford county,
was represented by Messrs. A IL.
Steele, J. ]. Carter and A. j. Nc
Ouiston, as conferees. Hon. S. Il.
Miller, candidate presented by Mercer
county, was represented by Messrs.
j. j. Spearman, William Beatty and
Henry Hall. j. d. McJunkin, Esq 4,
of this county, was represented, as
stated last week, by C. Walker, A t.
Craig and DIR. r. H. Pillow
The Conference was organized on
Tuesday evening with Mr.. Spearman
as Chairman and Messrs. Walker and
McQuiston as seeretaries. 4 eallot
was taken, resulting in three votes
for each candidate, when the confer
ence adjourned to the next morning,
Wednesday. On Wednesday morn
ing there were several ballots taken,
as were also at meeting Wednesday
evening. On Thursday morning the
balloting was resumed, but all with
the sameresult, each candidatereceiving
the vote of his own eoaferees and nc
more. Sixteen ballots were taken IN
all. The conference adjourned on
Thursday to meet at Titusville, Craw
ford county, on September s, being
Friday of this week.
What may be the result of this
contest we are unable to say. The
right of our county to the present
candidate, according to the rule o.
rotation, as praeticed so far in the dis
trict, was freely admitted by both thf
| other counties. But it was argued
that it was bad rule and should
| never haye been adopted. To this
the conterees from this county replied
that if even bad it was now too ,ate
to make any change In the rule
that there was but one term, of two
years, left in the present district, and
it was now Butler county's time and
turn to receive the nominee. The
facts are as follows: The district wai
formed in 1878, to last for ten years
under the law. The first nomination
was made in 1874, when Mercer
county obtained the candidate, j
G.. White. In 1876 Butler county
obtained the candidate, John M
Thompson. In 1878 Crawford county
obtained the candidate, Samuel b
Dick. That completed circuit o
the district, each county baving had
candidate. Then commenced the sec
ond round, in 1880, and Mercer county
again obtained the candidate, in the
person of the present member, Hon
S. H. Miller. This brings US to tht
present time when Butler county
according to all these precedents, il
now entitled to the candidate. 1t viii
be seen that Mercer county has already
recei yed four out of the ten years o
| the district as it now stands tha
Butler has received two and Crawford
| two years, making eight years in all
If Mercer county should receive th'
present nomination it will give hel
six years out of ten. In justification o.
her again claiming it, at present, it was
urged by her conferees that Mr.. Miller
| had m ade and efficient and working
member. This was freely admitted
we believe on all sides. But it was
| replied by this county that it was nov
| our turn, according to all previous
| nominations, and that we presented {
candidate, who, if nominated an'
elected, would make just as active anC
as useful member as the present one
that the solution of the present con
| test was therefore to carry out the
practice 80 far acted upon: /: that the
probabilities were a new district would
be formed by the Legislature mex
winter, in which all the presen
three counties would not likely be
Joined as they are at present tha
each of the present counties might il
fact be placed, under the coming re
districting of the State. in a new dis
trict. And that from these considera.
tions, and others, the present nom.
inee should 60 to Butler county; but
| If not to Butler that then Crawford's
| right to the same would be next best
In behalf of Crawford county it was
urged that she was much the largest
in population, larger than Butler OF
Mercer; that she, like Butler, had but
one term 80 far, and although it was,
by the rotation established, Buffers
turn now, yet it should be given to
Crawford as the largest and most i'm.
portant county of the district Other
reasons, of party nature, were further
urged in behalf of Crawford county
receiving the present nominee. And
so this is about the shape in which
the matter rests Mt present A nom,
ination may be made at Titusville on