Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-03-30
The Republican Primary
What are 10 be Nominated
And What Elected.


for this county comes of on April IA
two weeks from Saturday next
This is at an earlier date thar usual,
which was rendered necessary by the
dates fixed for holding the State and
National Conventions. to which deh-
gates have to be elected. So far there
has been less excitement than usually
proceeds a primary election. But the
Offices to fill this fall are among the
most important to the people. They
are principally of legislative char
acter. 1t is therefore of Importance
that good nominations be made for
these positions. The voters OF the
party should take an interest in the
nominations by turning out to the
primary election.
CONGRESS.
First on the list, and ticket, and.
most important, is that OF Congress
Four counties compose our new Con
gressional District, wit: Beaver,
Lawrence, Mercer aud Butler. Each
one of these viii present one candl-
date at least to the District Conven-
tion, which will meet this year in
New Castle, Lawrence Co. A new
mode has been agreed upon for nom-
mating the candidate for the district.
Each county can present candidate,
or any number of them for Congress,
as usual, but at the same time each
county is required this year to elect
and send fifteen sub-delegates to the
District Convention at New Castle
These fifteen sub.delegates have to be
elected in fifteen sub districts, into
which each of the four counties has
been divided. This is not only new
plan, but a rather complicated one.
However, We are pleased to see that
the Republicans of this county are in.
curing into the change, and making
arrangements in each sub-district for
the selection of the sub-delegates form
each of the same These sub dele
gates have to carry out in the dis
trict convention the wishes of the
majority Of the voters, as expressed
in the sub districts. Thus one sub
district may be for one candidate and
one for another, and the sub delegates
must vote accordingly.
NATIONAL DELEGATE
The next place to fill, as on the
tickets printed, is that OF National
Delegate, or Delegate to the coming
Na,iona! Convention to be held in
Chicago, June 10. This is not an
Office, but trust, made so by our
party throuh party regulations. The
reason for its present position on the
ticket, Immediately after that of Con-
gresa, is because National Delegates
have to be chosen in the same way
that candidates for Congress are nom
inateG. Hence in this county and
district they have to be chosen by the
new mode made for nominating for
Congress. That is, each of the fifteen
sub districts of this county have also
the electing of sub-delegate from
the same to meet similar delegates
from other counties in District Con.
venticn, also this year to be held at
New Castle. This District Conveu-
tion. like the Congressional one. will
thus be composed of sixty delegates
in all. This body will have the Sc
Letting of two delegates to the Ma
tional Convention. being the number
each Congressional district is entitled
to have as representation in the same
So that after candidate for \ ational
Delegate is presented from county
be has to go through and be subject
to the action of the District Conven.
tion at New Castle, which body will
finally name the two from the four
counties to represent the district
There are also two alternetes tor said
two to be then and there chosen
Each of these District Conventions
will be separate from each other, bav-
ing different duties TO perform, the
one Congressional, or for nominating
for Congress, and the other for the
selection of the National Delegates.
They will not likely meet at the same
time. and to prevent any conflict in
their actions 1t would be best for
each sub-district to elect one for each
duty at the coming primary election
This is the mode we believe that is
being pursued in tie other counties OF
the district.
STATE DELEGATES.
These are to be elected by the body
of the County at large, as usual
There are two Of them, and their du-
ties are to attend the State Conven-
tion, to be beld in Harrisburg on
April 25, for the purpose of nomina-
ting candidate for Judge of the Su.
preme Court of the State, and such
other duties az may properly come
before them in the State Convention
STATE SENATE
This Office is also voted for at the
primary as heretofore, by the body OF
the county, and the candidate having
the highest vote is the one nominated
in the County. The Senate district
is composed of Armstrong and Butler
counties, the former county having
the present Senator from the district
and our county claiming the next can
didate- An effort was made by this
county to have the question Of next
candidate submitted to popular vote
Of both Of the Counties, but this was
declined by Armstrong County, and
hence the usual meeting of conferrees
will probably take place, to determine
which county is TO have the coming
candidate. There are four candidates
for the nomination in this county and
two in Armstrong County.
ASSEMBLY.
This county has two members ol
the General Assembly to elect this
fall. The Assembly and the Senate
compose the Legislature, the one call
ed the upper and the other the lower
House. The members of the lower
House, or Assembly. are generally
spoken Of as the members of The
Legislature" But their duties and
powers as to law making are the
same as Senators. 1t requires both
branches to enact law. The pay oi
Assemblymen is the same SO that oi
Senator's Four candidates IL will he