Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-01-02
Next Primary Election.

We have been frequently asked as 10
the time the Republican primaries will
be held this year. Our answer has
been that it may depend some Oh the
time fixed for the State Convention.
The National Convention is already
fixed for the Sd of June, and as no
State Convention is allowed, under the
present rules, to be held earlier than
80 days from the National one, our
State Convention will probably be held
this year at or about the Sd of May
Should it be called to meet about that
time, first of May, or at later period
in the month. some are OF opinion
that the primaries might be held this
year shortly before, in order that the
delegates to the State Convention can
be elected at the same time. AS the
delegates to the State Conventions
have now to be elected this would ac-
complish both purposes at the one prl-
mary and thus save the Republican
voters the trouble and time OF two
elections, one for delegates to the State
Convention and one for the selection OF
the county ticket This would make
our primary earlier this year than
usual, and might be satisfactory. But
if not, then there will OF necessity either
have to be two primary elections this
year, or the February spring election
used to elect the delegates to the State
Convention. This latter suggestion
we have heard made, and it is regarded
by many as a good one, inasmuch as
all voters generally attend the February
or spring elections and would therefore
be put to no inconvenience to elect SAID
delegates. Before that time, spring
election. it will be known very likely
when the State Convention will meet
and then our County Committee can
act accordingly. This trouble can only
come on years of Presidential elections,
or every fourth year.
OUR publication of the Governors
veto message Of the pay bill, passed py
the late Legislature, appears to have
thrown a scribbler in the Eagle into
mysteries. He seems to have been
awfully frightened on reading lt-went
into convulsions in fact-and became
bewildered to such an extent as to
actually forget himself and sign his
true name to his anonymous communlss
cation. memo" was the most appro,
pirate signature he possibly could have
signed for himself A Nobody"
Nothing" for that is what "Nemo'
means. We will not dispute With him
the title he gave himself, for it was the
proper one. 1t is known that bis abil-
itv does not lay in bis head; is not TO
be found upon any record or page of
his public service is in fact blank,
nothing, or memo" He may be grown
big physically, by feeding upon the
public pap. But that is no reason why
the readers of the CITIZEN, or of any
paper, should be deprived of seeing and
reading message OF the Governor OF
their State, public document. All
the Republican papers of the State, SO
far as we have noticed, with one excep-
ton, and that at home here, published
the said Governors message, as news
for their people. We copied it from a
Republican paper, "head lines" and
all. And if Mr.. Memo thinks that is
not Republican he will find "tbe woods
full" of Republicans that differ very
much with him. He has but TO come
out and give his name TO the public to
prove all we here say about him. Will
he do it We dare him to.
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