Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-04-30
In another place of this paper will


be seen a card from Mr.. Porter w.
Lowry relative to his communication
in the CITIZEN Of last week, signed "a
Voter" The occasion for the communl-
cation of Mr.. Lowry grew out OF the
removing and destroying of the box
and ballots therein, as cast by the Re
psblican voters of the Second ward Of
this borough at the late delegate prl-
mary election on the 5th inst. The
box and ballots, it seems, had been left
at the Wick House, where the election
was held, and put in the care of Mr..
Wick until called for. Capt. Samuel
Waller, as Judge, and Geo. c. Pillow
Ind W. Howard Colbert, Esqrs., as
shrks, held the said election. From Mr..
0olbert's statement, also published last
week in the CITIZEN, it seems an agree
nent was made between him and Capt.
Walker, after closing the election, that
tlfev two should meet at the Wick
House after the County Convention of
7th inst. was held, and get the box
and ballots for the purpose of destroy
ing them. No certain time was man,
cd for the meeting and they did not
meet together. Mr.. Colbert, however,
It seems went alone for the box
after said Convention, and procuring 1t
from Mrs Wickt ook it to his office, or
rather the law Office of John M. Greer,
ESQ, and himself. From this fact it
sppears all the complaint and trouble
has arisen, concerning this ballot box
Capt. Walker and Mr.. Pillow are of one
way of thinking in some of.our political
matters and Mr.. Colbert is of another
way. Hence surmise arose that the
box and ballots had been procured by
Mr.. Colbert for some unfair or improp
er purpose, and in consequence there
was much talk and complaint, and ar
ticles even appeared in the Pittsburgh
Dispatch and some the prints of this
place on the subject. These coming to
the knowledge of Mr.. Colbert be at
once made the sworn statement we
published last week, in which he says
che took the box and ballots to his Of
fee and burned them, intact, in the
stove of his Office and that not bal
lot was disturbed or examined by him,
nor was box or a ballot seen or hand
led by any person whatsoever after he
received it from the hands of Mrs.
Wick" This statement of his should
qaiet all complaint in the matter. His
affidavit as published should be accept
ed as satisfactory unlessitcan be shown
to be incorrect. There is no allega-
ton. we believe, that any recount of
the ballots might or could have altered
any result.
The closing part Of Mr.. Lowry's ar
ticle of last week refers to another mat
ter which his card of this week more
fully explains This matter, SO far as
we can learn, arises out of due bill of
John M. Greer, Esq, having been
given to A. l.. Craig, late County
Treasurer, and transferred by MIR. Craig
% Mr.. Miller, present County Treas
urer Mr.. Miller claims this due bill
of Mr.. Greer's was an individual mat
ter and has since been settled with him
and that the county could in no way
haye lost anything in the matter. Mr..
Aowry, it will be seen by his card,
states that he had this Greer due bill
matter wholly in his mind when writ
ing his first article and did not mean to
convey the idea that Mr.. Miller was
now making, or had at any time since
he has held the Office, made any i'm
proper loan or use of it's funds. Mr..
Miller, so far as we know, has been
eareful County Treasurer, and is dis
charging his duties to the public prop
erly. And this, and the first above
statement, is made thus fully by us in
order that no injustice be done to any
party concerned.