Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-07
IT IS A COMPROMISE.
The Mercer. Beaver, Butler and Law
renee County Republicans
AGREE ON A CONVENTION AT LAST.
Candidates for Congress to Pay Up and
Announce themselves.
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New CASTLE. Jan. 6t-The Republican
Congressional conferees of Mercer, Beaver,
Butler and Lawrence counties, met at the
Fountain Inn this afternoon. The members
O: the conference present were: Butler, H.
II. Goucher, with three votes; Beaver, Hon.
Charles Townsend and Ira F. Mansfield,
with three votes; Mercer, Major Alexander
Mcdowell, Captain P. +. Shipler and w.
". Kennedy: Lawrence, James A. Gardner,
David Jameson and John Sword. Butler
and Beaver counties desired the popular
vote, or the Crawford county system, while
Lawrence and Mercer was in favor of the
delegate system, with a convention. All
were in favor OF delegate system so ar
ranged that the delegate would represent
the people who elected him, and not the
candidate.
One member moved that in the nominat-
ing convention the consent of one delegate
from each voting precinct in the district be
necessary, but this was objected to bv Law
renee, for the reason that she has only 80 pre-
Cincts while each of the other counties have
more than 30. The popular vote system was
objected to on the same grounds by Law
renee county She gives Republican ma
jority of 2.SOO, but has scarcely more than
half the population OF the other counties in
the district After discussing the various
plans for four hours the conference finally
unanimously ageed on the following:
Resolved first. That nominations for Congress in
this Congressional district shall be made by dele
gate nominating convention 10 consist OF 10 dele
lateS from each county according to the present
system now in force. the said delegates from each
county to be elected by the method now provided.
Each delegate in convention shal vote the
Offh he nl-diS
hc is elected. expressed by the vote of said dis
The choice OF his district long remains candi
date before the convention. After said ten ballots
each delegate shall he absolutely free and at liberty
10 vote for the person who IN his opinion VIII prove
the best acceptable candidate for the district.
second, Each candidate for Congress, at least two
weeks previous To the Republican primary
election in the respective counties, shall send to
The Chairman of each County Committee in the
district notice that he is candidate for Congress-
and upon the payment of the necessary fees said
person shall be considered a candidate 10 be voted
iur il, that countv. Without a compliance of this
.FIp or resolution votes shall nos be counted for
the candidate tnus failing to announce.
il shall ~ the duty of the chairman of each
r= pc tive county committee to cause TO be printed
SHALL be placed the names of all candidates who
have complied with the preceding rule, or resolu-
zion. Electors, in voting the said tickets, shall
erase thorCtrom all names of candidates except
that of the persons for whom they are desiring TO
Vote.
\ motion was carried that the nominating
convention be held in New Castle on the
second Tuesday of May this year, but after
ilis convention the chairman of each county
shall fly the time and place for holding the
convention, Beaver to have the first selec-
ZION. Butler second, Lawrence third and
Mercer fourth. The report will be presented
TO the different Republican County Com
adjourned to meet at the call of the Chair
man.