Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-02-27
Electing State Delegates.

We have taken care to give the Re-
publican voters of this county full
knowledge of their rights respecting
the election of delegates to State Con-
rentions. We have published the
present State rule on the subject, and
again publish it this week. All we
have been contending for is the observ-
ance of this rule. 1t was secured, as
we have stated heretofore, after long
contest with central machine manage
ment at Harrisburg. 1t was approved
and adopted by our County Commit
tee of last year, May II, 1888. 1t was
practiced upon last year at our primary
election, when Judge Storey and Mat
thew n. Greer, Esq, were elected
our delegates to the State Convention
of last wear. Whether these delegates
shall be elected this year at the same
primary at which our county ticket is
nominated, or whether they shall be
chosen at a special primary for that
purpose only, remains for the action OF
our present County Committee meet,
ing of next Tuesday. But in either
ca Sc they must be elected by the republi-
can voters of the county. 1t is no ar
gument to say, that the voters will
not turn out and attend to the matter.
That is an insult to the Republicans of
this county But whether the turn
out would be small or great, big or
little, that is the peoples business, and
on them will rest the responsibility,
where it rightfully belongs. No man,
or set of men, can assume to be the
guardians of the people, or set them
selves up to save the "poor people"
from trouble in enjoying their most
dear rights. Equally insincere is it to
saw, that the weather is generally
bad and the roads muddy, ETC., in
March and April" The roads In the
coming March and April may be asgood
as in May And it is well. .knownthat
the farmers, and in fact all others, are
as busily employed in May as in any
other month of the year. Corn ground
has to be prepared and corn planting
and blowing done in May. 1t is just
the month farmers don't want to be
disturbed while at their work by can
didates. This all know by experience
This year, from all we hear, the Repub-
lican voters prefer an early primary for
the nomination of the county ticket,
and wish the matter over as soon as
possible, like as done in other counties
1t will be better for candidates ndpeo-
pie. 1t will save candidates much ex-
pense and anxiety. 1t will be as fair
for one candidate as for another. They
will have more than month to canvass
the county if the primary comes off in
April. And no candidate needs more
than that time. Nor could he well
put in more than that amount of time.
The men that would be nominated in
May or June would very likely be the
ones who would have been nominated
in April. So that, considered in any
light it may, it will be equally fair to
all to have the primary in April this
year, besides saving candidates much
expense and anxiety. and the people
much unnecessary solicitation. In
surrounding counties they have already
fully considered the subject and have
generally resolved on early primaries
this year. They will have as muddy
roads and as bad weather to contend
with there as we may have here, and
as the Republicans of other counties
have not objected we do not believe
our Republicans will Besides, we have
railroads now by which nearly all parts
of the county can be easily visited.