Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-04-12
POLITICAL

OF the Republican primary elections
held in Western Pennsylvania last Sat
urday, that in Westmoreland Go. was
the most interesting, and the county
was carried by the Quayites by small
majority. The result in the county
was changed by the vote in the coke
region and the plate glass town of Ar
mold, on the Allegheny river, opposite
Tarentum, where the price is said to
have been $40 head, which is about
double what was paid in Butler, and if
the Charleroi operatives are smart, next
Saturday, at the Washington Co. prim-
ary they can get a months wages
out of the thing.
The County Convention was held
Tuesday in Greensburg, and the Quay
ties secured control of it by vote OF
14s TO 105, and passed resolution en-
dorsing Quay and instructing the nom
inees for State Senate and Assembly to
enter the caucus and abide by its decis-
ion. State Treasurer Beacon led the
fight for the Quayites and is one of the
nominees for Assembly.
The official figures nominate the Quay
candidate for State Senate, and three
Quayites and one Republican for AS
sembly; while Seanor, the antl-Quay
candidate FOR Congress polled S,O99 OF
the 13, 900 votes polled.
Centre county Republicans nominal
ed two candidates for Assembly and
three candidates for the State conven-
ton after hard fight with the Quay
ties. They nominate by the delegate
system there and the vote on the oppos-
ing sides was 4S4 and 45 to 81 and 33i.
The leaders of the opposing factions ex-
Gov. Hastings and p E. Wormelsdorf
entered the Convention as delegates, and
there was one fuss after another in the
hall: and after the Convention the
Quayites got together and elected op-
posine delegates to the State Conven-
| tion.
In Warren county the Ants had
| everything their own way, carrying the
county by majority of LOO and de-
feating Parshall the Quayite for reelec-
| ton to the assembly; while in Mexican
Co. the Quayites carried everything,
and nominated SibIey for Congress over
a home candidate by LOO majority.
/
rim, and one unpledged man, Emery, are
the nominees for Assembly, while Sibley
had everything his own way for Con-
| gress
| In Luzerne Co. the Ants carried four
of the six legislative districts, and re-
nominated Coray, an anti-Quay mem
Der of the last Legislature. Coray made
a speech saying-'I don't know any
boss down at Harrisburg My masters
are the people Of the Second district.
stand for my record and am uncompro-
misingly against treasury looting.
hold there is no higher duty than to
stand by the people and my record
In Greene Co. Acheson secured a
majority of the Congressional Conven-
ton.
Bedford Co. nominated Quayites, as
did also some of the Democratic coun.
ties
Dewey thinks he is Democrat, and
announces himself candidate for Pref
dent. He was in Phil'a, Friday, con
ferring with politicians.
AT Harrisburg, last Thursday, the
Penn'a Democrats nominated a state
ticket-P. G. Meek of Centre Co. fol
Auditor Genl; and N NJ. Edwards o
Lycoming and H. E. Grimm of Buck
for Congressman at large.
Senator Galinger, of New Hampshire
in speech of about three-quarters of al
hours duration last Thursday. showed
conclusIvely that the governor of Penn
sylvania had violated the con stitutiol
of the United States by appointing
Matthew Stanley Quay to seat in tn
Senate when the Legislature failed f
elect his successor, although in session
after the vacancy occurred. The sen
a.or contended that it was the plail
duty of Gov. Stone to have called tn
Legislature in extra session after II
. selection had been made. On Friday
Senator Sullivan of Mississippi, Demo
crat, spoke for Quay.
Now that the Democratic conventio