Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-06-19
Republican County Ticket
Fer yury Csnnissioner.
WILLIAM r. PATTERSON.
The Mercer County Committee.

The Mercer County Committee.
The doings of the Republican County
Committee of Mercer county are interest
ing to the Republicans Of this county; and
from the Republican papers Of that county
for last week we make the following
notes.
The Committee met in the Court House
at Mercer on Saturday, the 9th inst; was
presided over by its Chairman Thomas
Perry, and majority of the districts were
represented either by the delegates elected
or proxies.
Saturday. Aug. 1st was fixed as the
time for holding the primary, and the
Chairman was instructed to issue call for
the election of three delegates, as Gov.
Pattison had mot yet signed the Legislative
Apportionment bin
On motion of Major Mcdowell, the
Chairman was authorized to appointa com
mittee of three to confer with the similar
committees Of the other counties of this
Congressional district, as to the propriety
Of changing the method Of nominating
Csngressmen, and the Chairman appointed
Major A. Mcdowell of Sharon, Capt. P. E.
Simpler of Mercer and W. L. Kennedy of
Grove City.
In his remarks in support of his motion
Major Mcdowell said he wanted the COM
mittees to meet IN harmony not at Harmo-
ny.
After that matter had been disposed Of
the matter Of the proposed change in the
manner Of making their local nominations
came up. Tho Republican nominations OF
that county are made by the delegate sys-
tenn and have been for years, but that
method appears to have become unsatisfsc-
tory to part, 1t least, Of the party in the
county, and st the convention last year q
committee consisting Of five, with Hon. 8.
H. Miller ss Chairman, was appointed to
report plan for making Q change. The
resolutions this committee had adopted
were read a. follows:
Resolved, That We recommend to the
County Committee, which is to meet IN
Mercer, Pa, on June 9, 1891, the submits
sion to the Republican voters of the coun-
ty at the uext primaries the question Of
change of the rules In the following man.
Fer, viz: For the popular vote system, or
against the popular vote system; and that
the Republican voters at the primaries be
requested to vote ON this proposition and
make report of the result Of the vote in
each District to the next Republican Coun-
ty Convention.
Resolved, That the Committee advise
the adoption Of tie popular vote system in
making nominations for Congress and Sem
ate in this Congressional and Senatorial
District.
And Chairman Perry ruled them ont Of
order for the reason that the motion Great
ing the committee required their report to be
made to the next county convention. This
uling was appealed from by Mr.. Miller,
who defended the action -ofIhis committee
and their resolutions and an acrimonious
debate followed but the chair was sustain
ed by vote Of q to 10, and reform" in
Mercer county, 70 far a. their local affairs
are concerned, viii be for next year, not
this year. This action Of the Committee
il unanimously condemned by the Repub
lican press Of the county, 50 far as we have
seen, and though 1t shows that the set Of
fellows who have been controlling the Re-
publican nominations In Mercer county are
not inclined to let 90 their hold, It need
not interfere with the popular vote system
IN ~fho Cou ~vo s~;rv,s II n;sfvfcf
THB Republican State Convention Of
Ohio met at Columbus, Tuesday, and or
gsnised, and next day nominated William
Mckinley, Jr., Of Stark Co., for Governor;
Andrew L. Harris, Of Preble, for Lieut..
Governor; ID. w. Poe, of Wood, for Audi
tor; W. r. Cope, Of Cuyahoga, for Treas
urer; J. X. Richards, Of Lawrence, for At
torney General; n. J. williams, Of Fayette,
for Supreme Judge; @. u. Groce, Of Pick
away, for Board Of Public Works; q. T.
Carson, Of Guernsey, for Commissioner Of
Public School; and II. B. Mcneil, Of
Miami, for Dairy and Food Commissioner.
The four leading nominations were made
by reclamation, and the utmost harmony
and good nature prevailed.
GOVERNOR PArTIsex's veto Of the ex.
pense bills Of several Legislative commit
tees will naturally excite the criticism Of
members who are directly affected, but
Governor Psttison In right in his action.
1t Is quite time that something was done
TO put stop TO the useless and extravsgant
expenditure Of the public money in this
way. II is an imposition upon the people
which has no warrant.
1t has become the custom not only for
regular committees Of the Legislature TO 90
about here and there on pretended inquiries
for which the law otherwise provides,
but almost immediately upon the assem-
bling Of the Legislature special committees
are created for junketing purposes. One Of
these was the Joint Committee TO Inquire
into Bank Failures. 1t had number of
sessions here and some others in Pittsburg,
and about all thst II accomplished was to
put in bill Of 1880 for expenses. Anoth-
or charge of like useless character was that
Of the Senate Finance Committee, which
wanted $4,000 for Investigating the Phila-
delphia City Treasury. What did II give
the State In return for this amounti-Phil-
adelphia Press
A NEW YORK girl named Garner,
daughter Of the millionaire cotton manu-
factuer who was drowned in his yacht
some years ago, has married the English
Lord Gordon-Cummings, who was dis
graced by the late bsccarat trial The
trial has developed strong feeling against
gambling throughout England, and the
PrinceofW Wales' wasj jecred and hooted at the
Ascot races. The Prince Is being freely crit.