Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-04-20

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/ Of the psst-forgotten in the Homogeneous
/ pursuits of the present and aspirations fol
I and posi- sibilities of the future.
9th. That il is the duty of each State tc
protect the ballot SO that the elector, how
ever humble shall be fres in the exercise oi
the elective franchise, and each vote sboulG
I be honestly counted; aud should any State
| fail in this duty. the National Government
l should take such action in the premises a
/ Will secure the citizen il the free exercise y
the elective franchise when members of Con
I gress and Presidential electors are 10 De
| chosen.
9Th. That the Constitutional Amendment
! prohibiting the manufacture and sale OF IN
! toxicating liquors as beverage within the
/ State, passed By the present Legislature,
! should be re-passed By the Legislature o.
/ 1883, and submitted TO The people at al
I early date for their approval or rejection
| and the candidates this day put in nomina
ton for Assembly are hereby pledged TO the
/ support of the same.
sth. That our Representatives this day
nominated are requested to vote aud use their
| influence 10 modify the present liquor law:
| so as to avoid the present difference OF opin
ion existing among the Judges of State In
| their administration of them.
9th. That while vested capital should Dt
! protected against unjust and unlawful at
| facts upon il, yet 1t should be the specia
| care of the Legislature, by wise laws, 10 give
ample protection 10 the laboring III terests, tC
| the employees OF corporations ani other cipl
! talists, so that they may realize the mos'
| remunerative wages the business IN which
/ they are employed can afford, thereby enao-
{ ling them TO provide more amply Tor their
! own and their iamily's comfort and haSpl-
! ness.
10th. That We endorse the administration
| loFf a NJ
/ and economical.
! llth That the ticket this day put in nom
| ination, both district and county, Is worthy
the united support OF the party.
18th. That We heartily endorse the can ii
dacy of Hon. /. j. Gordon for renominitIon
and election Ia the Supreme Bench, where
he has already rendered such distinguished
services as jurist.
18th. That We believe the best interests OF
the party require change i'll the Chairman
ship of the State Committee.
18th. That d committee OF hve be appoint
ed to report at a subsequent meeting OF 20
Committee the proprIety OF dividing tnt
county into two districts Tor the purpose d
nominating Assemblymen, Commissioned
and Auditors, the division to be based on the
Republican vote of the county.
The Resolutions were well concelv'
ed and well written, and were adopt
ed without a dissenting voice.
Then came the dirty work fol
which the room was to be cleared o.
candidates. Mr.. Pisor Of Worth Up.
who probably did not understand the
matter, was induced to read and pro
pose a resolution instructing all the
delegates elected to the National del
egate conference to be held at New
Castle, to vote for the candidate re
ceiving the highest number OF votes
in the county. Mr.. Negley, who wa;
present, rose and by permission, ex
planned to the convention that this
resolution was entirely at variance
with the new system OF nominating
Congressman and National Delegates
which divided the Congressional dis
trict into 60 sub b-districts-l5 for eacf
county-with the avowed purpose o
doing away with County lines in the
matter, and also that the County
Committee had no jurisdiction in the
matter
Thompson replied that there wai
no use of man going to New Castle
with a divided delegation, and tha
the other counties would have solid
delegations, a statement that there
are no facts, as yet, TO sustain, but the
idea was popular one, the majority
of the delegates did not understand
the matter and the resolution carried
The candidate for State Senate was
then authorized to appoint his own
conferrees.
The representive from Middlesex
Twp, then stated that the delegate
to the National Conference elected fol
that district now lived 10 Allegheny
county, and moved thai the person
receiving the next highest vote. Rev
johnson, be given the credentials
This carried. bat Mr. Johnson. who
was present, declined the honor, aud
the matter remains unsettled. Mr.
w. G. Findley then moved a re con
sideration of ths vote giving the eau
didate for National Delegate havina
the largest vote in the county all th'
delegates, and explained the matte
to the convention. Mr.. Christy Robi
also made some remarks, stating tha
the Delegate Convention was simiia
to and followed the Congressional
that under the new rules any candi
date for Congress in any county il
the district has right to secure vote
and delegates in the other counties 0
the district, if he can.
The Convention, by this time fully
understood the matter, and Mr.
Pisor's resolution was reconsideret
and lost, without dissenting voice
A message from Mr.. f /. Phillips
Chairman of the Lawrence County
Committee suggesting April 20, at
p. NJ. as the time for the National del
egate Conference, was considered
and tabled, as Mercer county has no
yet held her primary.
The tabulating of the vote was thel
resumed, and most of the delegate
went home. At o'clock the result
in State Senate, Assembly, delegates
and Jury Commissioner were read.
and were read as follows:
For State Senate.-Irvine BE
Nixon $40, Scott 4Gl. and Showalte
1895.
For Assembly. - Boggs 1871
Brown 1853, Thomas 1865, an
Thom pson 1903.
For State Observation-Disclosures
2O14, Robinson lS45, Shanor 1872;
For Jury Commissioner.-CamE
bell689, Conway 572,Love 290, Neel
32S, Nicholas 459, Walters 37S, Vic
1856.
Carson and Christly were the onl
two Secretaries present, and the
said they needed more time to eour
the vote in the districts, and
, resolution to make the results know
by publication carried, and the Coz
vention, or what was left OF it, az
ourned.
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