Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-09-27
Two Meetings.

Il W. NACOthhRSe
Two Republican meetings were held
in this place last Wednesday night
one in the Court House and the other
in the Park in front of the Court
House. In regard to the fact of these
meetings both being called and held on
the same evening, we believe, from all
we can learn, that it was occidental.
1t seems that the friends of each of the
Republican State tickets, Independents
and Regulars, desired to have the ben
eft of the County Fair for meeting
and as Wednesday the goth, the
second day of the Fair was understood
as going to be the day on which the
largest number of people would likely
be in town, each had made arrange
ments to have a meeting on the even
Jog of that day These arrangements
once being made could not easily be
changed, without disarranging the
times at which the State candidates
were engaged to speak at other places
in the State. Hence both meetings
had to go on. So far as we were con-
cerDed we would much have preferred
if they had been held on different even
ings or days. And this we know was the
wish of the people generally. Many
desired to hear both set of candidates,
whict they could not well do on the
same evening. However, many did
manage to see and to hear some of the
remarks of both set Of speakers.
We have not been furnished with
the full proceedings of either meeting
The one in the Court House was pre-
sided oyer by Gen.J. N. Purviance, with
number of Vice Presidents, and was
addressed by Mr. Brosius, candidate
on the Regular ticket for Congressman
at-Large by Gen. Beaver, candidate
on the Regular ticket for Governor, by
by Mr. Burr, of Philadelphia, and by
Congressman S. H. Miller
The Independents were presided
over by Mr.. Josiah r. Spang, member
of the Independent State Committee
for this county, with number of Vice
Presidents, and was addressed by Col.
Levi Bird Duff, of Pittsburgh, Inde-
pendent candidate for Lieutenant Gov
ernor; Col. William McMichael, of
Phil adelphia, Independent candidate for
Congressman.at-L Large, and by the
Hon. Thomas NJ Marshall, of Pitts
burgh.
The meetings were both respectable
in size. We have seen the Court
House much fuller than it was on that
evening, although it was well filed
and during the delivery of Mr.. Mar
shall's speech on the outside, there is
no denying that there was large
audience listening to him, larger
number in fact than could possibly have
been put into the Court room. 1t was net
generally known that he would be
present, else we have no doubt many
more would have been in from the
county to hear him, as he is general
favorite with our people.
Thus Butler had the honor of wit
Messing what came nearer Joint dis
cussion," than has happened at any
other place so far in this campaign.
The people are desirous of hearing all
sides and we presume there will be
other meetings yet held. At the meet
ings last Wednesday evening good |
music was on hands for both sides, the |
Independents having the benefit of the
excellent Germania Cornet Band of
this place, and the Regulars the servi-
ces of bard from Pittsburgh.
The strange mutations of fortune
which sometimes overtake men in this
chaDgeful world are curiously illustra-
ted in the case Of Dane named Louis
Jansen, who was recently arrested in
Chicago, charged with selling liquor
without license. Jansen is described
as man of commanding presence, and
straight as an arrow. Four or five
years ago he was chief counsel to the
King of Denmark, but for some un-
known reason was dismissed from his
position, and subsequently came to
America in very poor circumstances.
Jle has since been earning q scanty
living for himself and family by keep
ing saloon in Chicago. 1t would
seem as if kings counsel could find
something better to do than selling
liquor without license.