Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-21
CREPS Is THE MAN.

Ex-Sheriff John Guffy, of Greensburg, Nom
mated, But He Declined the Honor
Democrats Hope to Knock Out Colonel
Huff-The Farmers in Line.
The Democratic conferees in the Twenty
first Congressional district composed Of
Westmoreland, Jefferson, Indiana and Arm
strong counties, met at the Seventh Avenue
Hotel yesterday and unanimously nominated
Sheriff John Guffy, OF Greensburg, for Con-
gress on the first ballot The other candidates
were Captain Jacob Crops, Indiana; Ed
ward ]. Graf. of BIairsville. and Mr.. Wilson,
of jefferson comfy. Mr.. Guffy declined the
nomination. and Captain Creps was then
selected. He is the regularly nominated
candidate, as well of the labor element and
Farmers Alliance in the district, which makes
him very strong man to put in the neld.
Mr.. Guffy's family objected to his once more
entering into active politics. and this is one
reason why he declined to run. In his speech
declining the nomination he gives another con-
sideration which influenced him, as follows:
Il thank you sincerely. In my Judgment 1t is
not by any means an uncertain mark OF honor
and regard to be selected the Democratic can
didate for Congress in the Twenty-hrst dis
trict. l, like each of the other can
didates presented for your consider
alton, am a Democrat who considers
his party second only TO his God. secured
the nomination from the hands of my West
moreland constituency after vigorous cam
paign. 1t IL gratifying to realize that our party
is harmoniouslv at york for success. save DOS
sibly few of The prominent business and pro-
fessional ones in Westmoreland county who
are associated in business with Colonel
HUFF, who recently received the nom
ination as Republican candidate.
These men are not without money, and have
no hesitancy in saying they would use their
means to encompass my defeat: To go as far
as can to secure the support of these men Tor
the whole Democratic ticket, find it my duty
to decline with renewed thanks the favor you
have so generously conferred on me. l assure
you that will work as industriously for the
success of the candidate you may name as 1
would for my own election"
J. NJ Guffy, who took an active interest in
the canvass, said after the meeting: Il really
think my brother could have been elected in
the district but politics is slayish business
Besides. there are a few promi-
nent Democrats in Westmoreland county,
who, under the cloak of personal
grievances against the Sheriff, would turn in
candidate against whom they had nothing per,
sonal, 1 want to see if they will
help to elect him. 1 would have
none of my friends do anything that
l feel sure he will be elected Governor, and
with a good fight think Colonel Creps can
win in this district. This is the inside. in nut
shell. There must be no internecinc fights. and
Pattison will be tile next Governor"
Captain Crops is a farmer, and one of the
leading members of the Farmers Alliance.
The conferees claim that he will receive the
solid SUPPORT of the grangers, and that he will
be a very hard man TO defeat
The conferees of Jefferson county were r.
A Somnerville, W. $. Smathers and ]. K.
Brown; Indiana county. DR.. j. B. Carson, S. Z.
Thompson and w. H. Porter; Armstrong
Noble; Westmoreland, o. P. Shupe, James
White and Charles Harvey.