Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-15
our Nominees.

our Nominees.
THOMAS W. PHILLIPS, our nominee ior
Congress and who will, without doubt De
the nominee of the district, is already TOO
we'll known to need any introduction 10
our people. He has been in the oil pusi
ness in the county for years and has peen
the most extensive and successful operator
in the county. He was the candidate oil
this district for Congress in 1890, and re-
ceived his largest vote in this county ana
largest proportion. Of the Republican vote.
Butler county has done well by him and
will do so again.
D.B. DogTHETT, ESQ.,, one OF our
nominees for Assembly was born in Penn
township, Oct. II, ls40. He was educated
in the common schools and Wltherspoon
Institute; taught school for three years
hefare the war, entered the army Aug. 10,
1861: re. enlisted Dec. 10, 1868, was shot
through the hat near the stone wall at the
second battle Fredericksburg, was wounded
in the left thigh at the battle OF tne
Wilderness. and was discharged at tne
close of the war, with his regiment.
Since then he has been engaged IN agri-
cultural and mercantile pursuits in Forward
township and Brownsville; served two
terms az Justice of the Peace and eighteen
wears as school director; was delegate TO
the Farmers National Congress at Mime
apolis, etc. He is now in his Sind year,
sound in body and mind, ripe in expert
ence and knowledge of human affairs, oi
unblemished character and will llundoubted-
" make valuable legislator
JAMES B. MATES, ESQ, our other nomi-
nee for Assembly, was born IN MUDDY
creek township, raised in Penn township,
was educated in the common schools ana
witherspoon Institute. taught school four
years, read law with Chas. McCandless,
ESQ, was admitted to the bar in 1883, ana
has practiced law since. He takes an
active interest in politics, was Chairman q
the county committee in 1887, made
strong run for the nomination of District
Attorney in 1889. He is now in the
prime of bis life and stands well with the
Bar here
IRA McJuTKIN. ESQ, the nominee for
Dist rict Attorney, is the youngest son OF
the late James T. McJunkin, Esq. He
was born in the borough of Butler and has
resided here all his life except for six years
absence at school. He received his edn-
cation at the public schools, Witherspoon
Institute and the United States Naval
Academy. When boy he spent two oil
his summers working in brickyard and
two in the Union Woolen Mills, attending
the public schools part of the winter terms
In 1877 he was sppointd by Col. John M.
Thompson, to q cadetship in the United
St ates Naval Academy at Annapolis, Mo.
Passing the entrance examination he pur-
sued the regular course at that institution
taking creditable standing in his class,
graduated in 1881, and received his hrst
diploma from the hand of President James
A. Garfield. After graduating from the
Academy, he, with his classmates, were
ordered to sea for two years. MIR. NC
Junkin was assigned to the Asistic Squad
ron and spent the time ON the cast OF
China, Japan and Corea. While this class
were all at sea, Congress, on Aug. ., 1857,
passed an act providing for the honorable
discharge Of all but ten of each class grad
uating before and after that date. Moth
ing was known of this legislation until it
was finally. disposed of and however unjust
and cr post Jtacto in character, Congress has
never been disposed to rectifv the wrong
and when the class of 81 returned home
for final examination the most of them re-
ceived an honorable discharge instead OF
commission to which they were justly
entitled and had worked for for six long
years. Thrown upon his own resources,
Mr.. McJunkin returned to Butler and
entered his name as law student with the
firm of McJunkin q Galbreath, pursuing
the study of law in the summer months
and teaching school in the winter. In the
spring of 1886 he passed creditahle ex-
animation before the examining board and
was admitted to practice on April 10, OF that
year. In politics he has always been an
active Republican, starting out in 1875 as
captain of the Boys Republican Club in
the exciting Hays and Tilden campaign.
Putting his experience in the military line
into practice, he has been successfully
private, lieutenant and captain in the
National Guard, and is at present the
captain of Company E., 18th Regiment,
NC. P. As citizen of Butler he has
always been sealous in the work OF promot-
ing the interests Of bis native town and Is
at present serving as member of the
borough school board.
JAMES NJ CARSON, of Butler, is our
nominee for State Senate, and is reput
(. able and worthy man. However. the
district nomination, this year, is conceded
to Armstrong county.
G. r. L. MoQUIsTIoS, our nominee for
County Surveyor, now holds that office
and fills it acceptably. He is an ac-
com plished surveyor and civil engineer, as
is shown by his work during the past year
on the streets of Butler.