Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-01-16
rc the Republicans of Butler County.

In 1883 and 1890 I was by your votes
honored by being presented as the euolCo Un.'
| OF Builer CopEAt-,--A1- ---ff Iof NoH-
ton in the District was no fault er the
delegation sent to the Convention. The
last convention resulted in disclosures
| that led to the Phillips Mcdowell contest
that lot US the District and elected
Democrat. When the next time comes
round, great effort was made to ':6ury
the hateletn and We were asked TO help
do so, which after consultation with
friends we did, by yielding our chances
for the time, and Phillips and Mcdowell
were both sent to Congress. The next
time 1894 on the advice of friends We
staid out. that the Dartv usage OF two
terms might be had By the incumbent,
with every assurance that Butler County
could then have her two terms. With
this understanding we left the way open
for others, fully expecting the arrange
ment to be carried out this year. For the
last six months we have known Of oppcsl-
tion in the west side Of the District TO me,
and for what reason we have not been able
TO discover. They admit 1t is Batler
County's turn to haYe the Congressman,
but say ''we will defeat Black in the
convention Ii seems that "burying the
hatchet" applies to every body but myself,
and WHY, ! know moi. They have said,
"any other good man from Butler County
we will help nominate" Sd we have this
situation: Our County is entitled TO the
Congressman, l have the assurance OF
friends all over the County that can have
the delegation from the County again
The opposition say they will beat me IN
the convention, and We suppose they Will
be able to coE.rol enough delegates for
that purpose. Why, they want to do so
we would like to know. With some other
man as our nominee they say our county
can have the nomination. Is it best for
the County that | keep in the fght to the
end and thereby lose the County's chances
for this year, by meeting defeat in the
convention, or should l step aside, give up
the hope of representing the people who
have sustained me so well in ;he past, let
some one else be presented as Butler
County's man, and thereby get what all
fair men in the District concede is our
right, the Congressman this Year, The
latter would seem 20 be the proper thing
under the circumstances / have already
sacrificed much for the,good ofthe Country.
When the war was going on eEdured'the
privatious of a soldiers life beginning at
The battle of the wilderness. was twice
wounded. from the effects of which |
have not been free a day since received,
thirty one years or more ago, and my
general health has required constant care.
Pave always been working Republican,
giving of my time and means to help
along the cause and am fairly entitled to
some recognition, bus as the interests CT
the County are always above and beyond
those of any one individual the occasion
seems to demand at my hands still further
sacritce for the good of the cause, and
therefore stand aside that may not be in
the way OF our County getting what is her
right, the Congressman in 1896. Let us
ell unite upon some one, resident OF our
County, give him the solid delegation TO
the convention, and there work for what
is due our county, the nomination IN the
District. Thanking the Republicans Of the
County for the uniform support ] have
received il the past. piedging my earnest |
support to secure Butler County man for
Congress, | am still your Republican CO.
worker.
NEWTON BLACK