Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-08-08
The Lawrence Co. Committee
Meeting.

met in New Castle last Saturday, on Inc
call OF its Chairman to fix time FOR MONT
mating n candidate for Associate Judge
vice II. 7. Green, deed, but the Congress
;onaI muddle controlled the Committee
from beginning to end, and those members
fayoring sustaining Major Mcdowell, if he
cannot be connected with the bribery Of
the Beaver Co. delegates, were in the
majority, the vote being 2l to Q. The party
in the county is divided into two factions.
the Ia ckson and anti-Jackson The Jack
son faction controlled the Committee last
Spring and does yet.
After the officers Of the Committee had
been elected, and the time (Aug. 3O) fixed
for the nomination of candidate for As
sociatc Judge, Mr.. A. L. Martin introduced
the following resolutions:
WHEREAS, Since the adjournment oil the
Congressional Conference Of this district,
Mt which Major Alexander Mcdowell was
declared the Republican nominee, two
delegates from Beaver county nave CON
fessed that they and one other delegate
were bribed to vote tor said nominee, by
reason OF WHICH tnc hOAIihoNAoA -
candidate was secured; ana
WHEREAS, Nominations secured oy sucA
means are sllbversive Of our institutions
dangerous to the interest Of our party and
destructive of the influence and eiteetlTe-
ness of the nominee, therefore
Pesorred. lst. If said nomination was
nrocured by bribery, that the County Com
mittee of Lawrence County condemn IN the
severest possible terms said bribery and all
nersous connected Herewith, and said
committee hereby demands the fullest
nossible investigation of all the facts and
the prosecution Of all persons connected
with said bribery.
Rcsolred. ID, That the chair and two
other persons to be named By HIM shall pc
appointed a committee of three to confer
with committees appointed by other
counties of the Twenty-hfth Congressman
District for the purpose OF investigating
the said charges Of bribery and corruption
and devise some means that Will heal the
existing division Of the party in this Con
eressional District and secure to the Re
publican ticket one candidate for Congress
npon whom all voters can unite in Wiling
and hearty support.
Writ Griggsby offered the following as
substitute or amendment:
WHEREAS. Statements have appeared in
the newspapers charging that the nomlna-
ton of Major Mcdowell as the kepubhean
candidate for Congress in this district was
obtained by bribery Of one or more of the
delegates representing Beaver county III
the Convention, and
WHEREAS. We have faith and confidence
in the honesty and integrity of Major Me
Dowell. and will not believe, without
some reasonable proof, that he used or
employed corrupt practices IN obtaining
votes, and
WHEREAS. These charges of fraud are
such that we deem it the duty Of the Re
publican party as well as the duty OF
Major Mcdowell, our nominee for Con
gress. to have investigated and report all
facts concerning them SO that the whole
truth may be known, therefore
Resolccd, 1st, That VIC hereby express
our disapproval and adherence OF the Ger
rupt use of money or the promising Of
office or place to secure nominations or
elections; and if Major Mcdowell shall be
found to be, directly or indirectly, impli-
Gated in such practices, that we would con
slider it abundant reason for Withholding
from him our support.
Resolred, 2nd, That we believe that Jus
tice and fairness to Major Mcdowell, as
we'll as TO the people of the distiot. requires
that ut least reasonable proof should be
shown. against him before he is treated as
guilty.
Resolced, That the chairman of this
committee bc authorized and directed To
appoint q committee Of three Republicans
to act with similar committees from other
counties Of this district, to enquire con-
cerning and investigate said charges Of
bribery to ascertain the facts and make the
reports to this committee at o future meet
ing.
Resolred, That we urge upon the rscm-
bers of this committee so to be appointed.
the importance Of making their investi-
cation as thorough and as prompt as they
reasonably can.
Mr.. A. L. Martin spoke in support Of his
resolution, claiming that the nomination, il
obtained by fraud, is invalid, though Maj.
Mcdowell knew nothing Of it. He can not
accept goods known TO have been stolen.
Writ Griggsby spoke in favor Of his reso-
luton, and so did w. Il. Thompsol.
James A. Gardner said he could not see
very much difference between the two.
George G. Morgan spoke briefly in adj
vocacy of the adoption Of, the first set of
resolutions, and was followed BY Writ
Griggsby in opposition to them.
The substitute was adopted by a vote Of
q to 0.
The NoCs is the only Republican paper
in the county that takes the moral side oi
this question. 1t says:
The position Of the Ners is just what it
was two years ago, when few persons
charged, but did not prove, that the nomi
nation of Mr.. Townsend was the result of a
bargain and sale. We then said:
"lf it can be shown that the corrupt use
Of money effected the nomination, even
innocent parties cannot accept il with
clean hands Its fraud taints all who
tonch it. If We KNEW what another
paper says it knows, we should do our
utmost TO see that the nomination did not
stand ln no other way can corruption be
rehuked than by depriving it Of its rewards
and totally repudiating it, 1t is high time
the people lifted the sinking body polite
out OF the mirc Of venality in which it has
been so long lying. II il time Republican
nominations ceased to be bought AID sold.
Here is an excellent opportunity to make
an example OF the men whose trade is our
degradation, to make OF the chief criminal
"a fixed figure for the time OF scoFn
To noiuf his slor unmovinC finOer af -