Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-15

having gone into the regular nomination of a
candidate for Congress, which resulted in the
choice Of Colonel Thomas NJ. Bayne, and
WHEREAS, Mr.. Bayne peremptorily de-
clined the nomination, thereby leaving q va
cancy on the ticket; and
Whereas, The convention, in violation OF
both rule and precedent. named w. A. Stone,
Esq. who was not a candidate at the primaries,
and who had not complied with the rules, the
observance of which could alone give him
standing as a candidate; therefore
Resolved, That we hereby repudiate and con-
demn the mode Of Mr.. stones nomination as
subversive of the fundamental principles OF
representative government, destruction OF
party unity, and wholly irregular and Volu,
Resolved, That in condemnation of the un.
fairness of the methods by which the so-called
nomination was brought about, and in vindica-
tion of the right of the people TO choose tnelr
own public servants, we call upon the County
Executive Committee TO order new primaries
and new convention to NIL the vacancy
which exists under the rules. We demand this
not only as a right, but as the best method OF
indicating good faith in politics, preserving the
party organization, and avoiding all possible
risk of having this great protection center rep
resented in Congress bv free trade Democrat
Resolved, further, That committee consist
ing of John w. Cbalfant. H. w. Oliver, Jr, j.
h. Ricketson, A. E W. Painter. A. NJ. Byers,
Isaac Kline, ]. B. Scott. ]. n. Hampton, w. G.
Park Thomas Doyey, Calvin Wells. s. A. Nc
Cluug and James H. Lindsay be and they are
duIy appointed to take such action as they may
deem proper to fully and effectually carry into
effect the object of this meeting and that when
this meeting adjourns it adjourns TO meet on
the call of this committee now appointed.
TWO SETS OF RESOLUTIONS.
W. NJ. Gibbs, of Sewickley, then pre-
sented the following, and moved that it be
adopted:
WHEREAS, The declinauon Of the Republi-
can nomination for Congress in the Twenty
third district by Colonel W. A. Stone leaves a
vacancy in the ticket for that district; there
fore,
Resolved That primary meetings be held on
the 9th day of September, between the hours
of and Z O'Clock p. NJ. TO elect delegates. to
convention to be held on Tuesday, the 9th day
of September, 1880, to nominate Republican
candidate for Congress for the Twenty-third
Congressional district subject to the rules and
regulations of the Republican Executive Com
mittee.
Henry NJ. Long, the broker, a resident of
Leet township, offered the following as 4
substitute for the resolution of Mr. Gibbs:
Agreeably to the expressed wishes OF the rep
resentatives of the Twenty-third Congressional
district in mass meeting assembled and agree
able to the publicly expressed voice of many of
the individual voters of said district, believed
to be a majority, the following resolutions are
presented for the consideration of the Republi-
can County Committee:
Resolved That the Republican primary cleo
tion for Congressman in the Twenty-third dis
trict shall be held on Saturday, August 80 1880,
and that at said election the electors be and
are hereby authorized to vote for the candidate
direct. The judges of said election shall meet
at the Common Council chamber. Allegheny, on
Tuesday September 2 and announce the vote
for each candidate voted for at said primary
elections. The candidate having received the
greatest number of votes shall then and there
be proclaimed the Republican nominee for said
office of representative in Congress for said
Twenty-third district
Resolved, That all rules or parts Of rules gov
erning the Republican County Committee con-
ficting with the above resolution be and the
same are for the time being suspended.
Mr.. Long said: 81 move that both the res
olution of Mr. Gibbs ana the substitute lay
over for ten days, as required by the rules.
NO PERSONAL INTEREST IN IT.
Mr.. c. L. Magee said: ''While having
mo personal interest as a resident of the
Twenty-third district, in the condition of
affairs there, 1 have the interest that every
Republican in this county has in having
them settled and settled satisfactorily to the
Republicans of that district. The amend
ment offered BY Mr.. Long is in clear viola
tion of the rules already adopted by this
committee. The resolution offered by
Mr.. Gibbs strikes me as meeting the case
1airly We would have ha0 q very uncom-
Portable state of affairs in the Twenty-third
district had Colonel Stone held to the NOM
ination given him by the Congressional con-
vention. He relieved the situation in that
district, acting as a good Republican, re-
manding the question back to the people of
that district; and that is what the meeting
IN Carnegie Hall asked should be done. 1
am heartily in favor of the resolution offered
by Mr. Gibbs. think it meets the case.
The object that Mr.. Long wants to get at is
fair and uncontested nomination in that
district, and that is what we all want; and
think that will be accomplished by the
original resolution"
SICK OF THE DELEGATE SYSTEM.
Mr.. Long said: AT the meeting of citi-
zens of the district the resolution was unani-
mouslv adopted asking this committee to
authorize the election to be SO held at the
next primary as to give the people the right
to vote for the candidate direct. This reso-
luton conflicts with the present rules. but
nv motion is to let it lie over ten days, so
that the rules will be complied with. So
far as 1 have heard the expression of the
people of Allegheny since that meeting,
they are sick to death of the delegate sys-
tenn. No person can run 1or office in
Allegheny county unless he is blackmailed
until he hasn't dollar left. The delegate
system is an abomination. We ask for a
direct vote. Mr.. Magee and 1 are after the
same purpose: that is, harmony in the Re-
publican party" Applause.
Councilman A. c. Robertson raised =
point of order that tie committee could not
designate the Crawford county system for
part of Allegheny county and not for the
whole. He said: 81 am as much interested
in the Crawford county system as Mr.. Long,
but this is not the time to raise that ques-
tion."
A UNANIMOUS REQUEST.
Mr.. Long maintained that the committee
could give the Twentv-third district the
Crawford county system because the rest of
the county had held primaries and made
nominations ''This, he said, will be in
the nature of an experiment for the Twenty
third district, and we have unanimously, as
far as 1 have heard any expression, asked
you to permit us this time to vote for our
candidates direct"
Chairman Porter declared that the motion
of Mr.. Long was in direct violation of the
rules of the committee and ruled it out of
order. Mr.. Long declined to appeal.
The resolution of Mr.. Gibbs was adopted
without negative vote. Somebody asked
whether the wording of the resolution meant
that the September primaries must be held
under the rules now in force.
Mr.. Magee said: "The committee has
adopted rules for the government of the
party. There are several candidates for the
nomination, and think it is only fair that
the candidates should have notice what the
rules are under which they must make their
canvass. Of course, it is competent for this
committee to amend the rules at any time.
You cannot bind the committee not to change
the rules"
Mr.. Long moved that the Committee on
Rules be asked to consider the adoption of
the Crawford county system for primary