Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-07-25
What Beaver Co. Did.

At the meeting of the Republican county
committee of Beaver Co. last Saturda.
after noon, the following resolution wa
offered and passed by vote of AZ to :
"whereas, 1t is admitted that thu
nomination of Maj. Alexander Mcdowell
| for member of Congress from the Twenty
| fifth district is the result of corruption
venality and fraud; be it
Resolved, That the Republican Com
mittee of Beaver county does hereby ex-
press its condemnation Of the means
whereby the said nomination was made
and does hereby repudiate the same.
| ..Resolved' That the Chairman of the
County Committee and two persons to be
appointed by him be a committee to confer
with similar committees appointed, or to
be appointed, by the county committees OF
the several counties of this Congressional
district, with view of nominating can
didate for Congress at the ensuing
election.
"Resolved, further, That The County
Committee approves the action OF DR..
David Mckinney, Jr., in making informa-
ton against those persons confessing
to corruption and publicly accused OF
bribery at the late Congressional conyen-
ton, and hereby tenders to him all necces-
sary aid to effect successful prosecution
of them.n
Those who voted ''No" were J. J. David
son, of Beaver; John Berry, of Baden;
William Shaner, of Beaver Falls; l.. l..
Carson, of Beaver Falls; Henry Mornock.
of North Sewickley twp; Albert Lyon, OF
Ohio twp; R. L. Ewing. of Raccon twp.
A motion was made to make this vote
unanimous, aud in the viva voce vote that
was taken there were q few calls of "No"
Ex-Congressman s. Fl. Miller, of Mercer,
was on hand and wanted to make speech
in behalf of Maj. Mcdowell, but could not
get hearing. He was told it would be
useless to try and did not enter the place
of meeting. Mr.. Miller said in an in
terview: "What l desired to say was
that if the charges of bribery were brought
home to Maj Mcdowell directly or in
directly, or remotely. that he would step
down. have positive assurances that
Maj. Mcdowell neither directly nor in
directly, by himself or any other person,
paid any consideration or promised any
consideration, for his nomination. / am
further positively assured that he did not
know that anything, or any consideration
either, was to be paid. or was paid, to
secure his nomination, and that the first
irtimation he had of any such was the
publication made in the papers since the
nomination. If the other counties take
similar action and give Mercer county Re-
publicans no opportunity to be heard, my
personal belief is that Mercer county Will
support Mcdowell. Our people are pnit
for him."
DIR. Mcconnell, in an interview, said the
resolutions meant that Beaver county
would insist on another nomination, and
that if Maj. Mcdowell remained in the
field there would be two Republican can
didates for Congress.
Beaver to Sharon, and was in CONSULTATION
with Maj. Mcdowell until late at night. A
telegram from Sharon brings the informa-
tion that Maj. Mcdowell says as the
Beaver County Committee had refused
him hearing he is now in the field
to stay and will not withdraw under
any circumstances. Even should a new
conference be called and make another
nomination he declares he " i'll continue in
the field.
WHAT LAWRENCE MAY DO.
NEW CASTLE, Pa, July 20.-County De-
tcctive Marshall, who arrested Messrs,
Tate and Shaffer, the alleged bribed dele
gates, returned home this evening. Down.
ing was not at home and was not arrested.
Tate and Shaffer waived hearing and
gave bail for the September court here.
William B. Wallace, Esq, charged with,
bribery, has not been arrested The Chair
man of the Republican Committee of
Lawrence county said this evening:
There will be meeting of the County
Committee either the first or second Satur-
day in August to nominate candidate for
Associate Judge, and to arrange new
committee. cannot say what action, if
any, the committee will take in this
matter