Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30
NOT so OBNOXIOUS.
Those Obliterated County Rules
Treated Tenderly in Dying.
THE NEWER RULES SATISFY ALL,
Even Col. Bayne is Willing to Adopt Them
Without q Change.
SIXTY DAIs IN THE WARD ESSENTIAL

The meeting of the Republican County
Executive Committee yesterday afternoon
to consider the report Of the Committee or
Rules was a regular love feast. There wert
a few little differences of opinion, but they
were Of small moment, and greater harmony
prevailed than has been shown for some
time past. Although the meeting was called
for o'clock, it was nearly o'clock when
Chairman W. D. Porter raped for order.
After the roll had been called the minutes
were read Mr.. William Finn objected
to the wording of motion attributed
to him as recorded. The way it was
put down in the minutes was that
Mr.. Finn had moved for the appoint
ment OF special committee to revise "the
so-called obnoxious rules of the County
Committee. my motion didn't call the
rules obnoxious" said Mr.. Finn. "They
might have been good enough. I want a
change made in the minutes"
"What do you want changed?" asked
Chairman Porter.
"Why, want obnoxious stricken out, "
replied Mr.. Finn.
At the suggestion of Mr.. John N. Neeb,
the word ''present" was substituted for $50
called obnoxious" and the work went on.
Mr.. Finn then presented the report Of
the special Committee on Rules, which was
published in fnll in THE DISPATCH on last
Thursday morning. He also handed in
the new rules, which were also published in
this paper on the same date.
GOOD ENOUGH FOR BAYNE.
After the new rules had been read in full,
Mr.. Neeb suggested that they be taken up
seriatim. Mr.. S. P. Conner moved that
they be adopted as read. Colonel T. NJ.
Bayne seconded the motion, and in support
of it said that the new rules gave practical
Republican representation. 81 have made
no personal objection to anything that has
been DONE" continued Colonel Bayne, "but
did feel an interest in having fair repre-
sentation. think these rules are very fair,
and there is no need to take them up
seriatim."
Mr.. Mark Donley wanted is know why a
change had been made in the rule regarding
the length Of residence of voters in a dis
trict. The new rule made it go days, and
he thought that was unfair, as many persons
move on April /, and it would shut out Re-
publican voters at the primaries. Chair
man Porter said it was the law and could
not be ignored. Mr.. Finn said the same
Squire Schaffer insisted that it was not
the law, and that any rules that the different
party committees might make were recog-
nized as the law. He moved to amend the
rule by making the limit residence 10 days.
This was seconded by Mr.. Donley.
Chairman Porter (Mr. s. P. Corners in
the chair, then read the act of Assembly
governing primary elections, which became
a law June 29, 1881. 1t is found on page
115 of Smull's Hand Book. The section
which covered the case is as follows:
If any person not qualified to vote at gen.
eral election, shall vote at nominating cleo
tion held by any political party, etc. he shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and be fined not
exceeding $500 and imprisoned not exceed
ing three months. l. ss.-. F
STICKING TO THE LAW.
a. ros;daroa sho,,Id bs 1.ss +han To- en- Jors % e.,
nrimarv election .sBnt S the herr rnies % nroy;Je de
for that said Mr.. Porter = saTh. nrimaries
are not to be held until the first Saturday in
June, and that lets in people who moved on
April l." as-
After some more discussion. SQUIRE
Schaffer's motion to make the limit ten
days, was lost. Then Mr.. Donley remarked:
"Can the Republican County Committee
compel the Democratic County Committee
to obey the law, as we must?'' 'You are
in the wrong place for that question" re-
piled Mr. Porter, who had resumed the
chair. "We are Republicans here" The
rules, as read, were then adopted by an al
nost unanimous vote.
Mr.. Neeb then moved that the recon-
mendation in the report of the Committee
on Rules. that committee of nine, repre-
senting each legislative district, be an
pointed to name the additional members of
the County Committee, be adopted. The
motion was carried and the committee
directed to report at a special meeting of
the County Committee in two weeks from
yesterday Chairman Porter