Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-07-18
Must Be Remedied.

The Republicans OF this Congressional
district find themselves, 1t present, in as
unpleassnt predicsment as one could
well imagine.
They are confronted with the fact that.
The nomination Of Major Mcdowell At the,
late delegate convention ut New Castle
VS. procured by tho bribing ofthrec nGthe,
Beaver Co. delegation
Twenty-Five hundred dollars, according
70 the afidayit Of HE. Tate, ono Of the
Bsayer Ce. dsIegates, changed hands in
New Castle at or about the time the nomi-
nation was mads. The three delegates re-
esised nearly all the money. Two Law
renee Co. men did the business, and 1t Is
tsksn for granted that the money came
Rom Mercer Co.
OF course, that may be mistake. Some
sfNeDowslps good or bad angels in Law
vsnee o. Beaver Co., in their determination
to defeat the denomination Of Mr.. Town
ssnd, may have ftput mp the money, but
whether the money came from Major Nc
Dowsll or mot, the fact that his nomination
was procured corruptIy stands out clear
and bold, and that nomination must be
repudisted by the party organizations, or
else it will be by the people at the polls.
No selErespecting citizen can condone
open and avowed corruption, and no man
TO whom the record Of the Republican
party IL sacred, will, for moment, hesitate
in this matter. It must be remedied.
We kesnly feel the great disappointment
and embarrassment Of Major Mcdowell,
but he must decline this nomination. 1t is
practically worthless to him and 1t is a dis.
grace to the party.
The Beaver Co. Committee at its meet
ing tomorrow will probably repudiste. 1t,
the Butler Co. Committee ct its meeting Of
Wednesday next will probably do the
same, and for Lawrence and Mercer coun-
tics to hold out for this nomination win
bring them into well merited suspicion and
contempt. All should and must act
promptly.
Then comes the question Of a new nomi-
nation and the manner In which 1t Is to be
obtained. The delegate system has proved
failure, and wc all know that the oeufeY-
roe system was worse. Nothing. w be-
lieve, but the popular vote system will now
satasfy the people Of this district, and there
Il probsbly no Congressional district In the
etste, composed Of more than one county,
better suited for II. At the Presidential
election of 1883, Butler Co. polled 5,35S
Republican votes, Beaver Co. 5,652, Law
renee Co. 4,342, and Mercer Co. GAS. The
average Is about 5000 votes, with Mercer
90. little above II and Lawrence Co. o
little below 1t, but the vote Of Lawrence is
more concentrated than the others, and at
all events it is absurd to suppose that the
vote Of man capable Of representing the
district in Congress win be confined to
county lines. 1t is the county line system
that has brought this present disgrace and
Ill the previous insinuations and stories Of
corruption upon us, and we must, In thii
matter, cut loose fiom 1t.
The people will soon come to understand
that this is district and National matter
and given an opportunity to see and be
come acquainted with oil the candidates
they win make their choice. Now Is thu
appointed time for making this change
Wehave three fbll months and the balance
Of this month 70 arrange the preliminaries
for the candidstes TO make their canvass
and for holding the primary.
No other method viii, we bclieye. b
satisfactory 70 the Republicans of the dis
trict, and no other arrangement will ami
hilsts the business Of the pot politicians o
the party.
Let us have It. III all the County Com
mittees act promptly and select delegate
70 meet AMI arrange the matter, all tn,
preliminaries can yet be agreed upon be
fore this month closes.
The primary need not be held till tn
middle Of October, and as soon as the vot
Il eounted the matter will be ended, and
Congressman saved to the party.
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