Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-11-01
Political Notes.

The JUDI geship "hghs'ln Lawrence coun-
ty continues to grow in interest. carson
& Pryor, proprietors OF the Coardnt he
publican paper, disagreed as to the pa
per's course and Pryor bought out Carson
and came out for Martin. The Ne'cs,
another Republican paper, published Ia
Bile lately showing that more votes were
counted for Wallace at the primaries IN
New Castle, than the combined Repuoil-
can and Democratic vote of the Town.
The political cauldron in Clarion county
il boiling merrily as the election. approaches
The Clarion Jdcksoaian, one OF the organs
of the Democratic party in that county
has created somewhat of a sensation by
boiling its party candidates for Congress
and State Senate-Hon. Aaron Williams
and W. Fl. Hyde.
President Cleveland left New York last
Thursday and returned to Washington.
He refused to register in New York and
SO cannot vote, and also refused to say
anything or do anything for Hill.
Warner Miller presided at Republican
mass m seting in the city Thursday night,
and Chauncy NJ. Depew was the principal
speaker. Depew is billed for forty speeches
in the state, this week and next, and NC
Kinley made some speeches in that state
last week. Platt expects Morton to carry
the state by 100000.
Mckinley will speak at Erie, Friday
evening.
Hastings spoke to large audience at
Chester, Thursday evening, afterwards TO
q large audience in Industrial Hall In
Philadelphia, and accepted Singerley's 8
challenge to trade audiences at Norristown
Saturday of this week.
Reed spoke to an immense audience at
the exposition building in St. Louis, Mon
day night.
Mckinley addressed seventeen audi
ences in Illinois, Monday speaking to no less
than $50, 900 people during the day.
1t looks odd to see a squib like this in a
Clarion Co. paper
"What district in Clarion county will
give the largest Republican MAJORITY"
Judge Wickham, of Beaver, decided
that Jackson Davis and mot Solomon Hoch
was the Dem ocratic nominee of Armstrong
Co. for Jury Commissioner.
The political and social situation in New
Castle, Pa, has reached what in medical
phrase would be termed an acute stage.
Mayor Alexander Richardson had been
forced to resign his office, although his
term has one year and five months to run.
The incident leading to this step is briefly
this: An Italian who was before the May
or was assured that by the payment of$l50.
he could escape the penalty for misde-
meandor. The prisoner paid the money,
but he was convicted and served term in
the Allegheny workhouse. On being re-
leased he brought suit against the Mayor
for the $3.50. The Mayor has made virtual
confession by resigning. Now. Richard
son was the right hand man of ID. a. Wal
lace in manipulating the primaries and Sc
curing for him the Republican nomination
for President Judge. Indignation against
Wallace is running high. Two New Castle
daiIies, the Conrdnt and the Nees, both
Republican, have bolted Wallace and are
supporting his opponent, j. Norman Mar
tin, and Wallace has been denounced by
the U. P. Beaver Valley Presbytery.-
Franklin NetCs.
In a speech at Carnegie, Tuesday night,
John Dalzell said that Hills course in
Congress showed that he was the biggest
man in the Democratic party. but that this
fall would show him he was not big enough
to be again elected Governor of New
York. The only way to prevent repeti-
tion Of the recent distress was to elect q
Republican Congress. "Pm not going to
say anything about the governorship elec-
tion," he continuen; Everybody knows
Gen. Hastings will win by an unprecedent-
ed majority, but want to see the opening
Of the Fifty fourth Congress, over which
Thomas b. Reed will preside, full dele
CATION Of 80 Congressman from Pennsylva-
mia. they will stand for protection for
the people. Come out and vote for your
candidate in this district"
Harrison and Morton addressed an i'm
mense audience at New York, Wednesday
evening. In his speech Harrison referred
very strongly to the municipal corruption
and debauchery that have been made pub
lie there.
alarming Irregularities in the registry
lists Of New Castle have been discovered.
Judge Hazen has summoned the county
commissioners and registry assessors to ap-
pear before him Thursday afternoon and
show cause why l55 names should not be
stricken from the lists in the Second pre-
cinct, First ward, and 40 in the Fourth
ward. II the same ratio of irregularity is
found in other precincts the list will
amount to about 700 over the real number
of voters.