Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-04-19
POLITICAL


flowed in the second precinct of the First
ward, where several fights took place
The 'Acheson people had detectives in
the various polling places to see that no
repeaters were brought in by the Quay
faction. In the contiguous boroughs
there was also a lively fight, but the
Acheson people won
Congressman E. F. Acheson. when
seen that night and asked for an ex-
preston on the result, said;
The Republicans of Washington
county have placed conscience above
party caucus where controlled by such
men as Quay. 5.. -u-a
The fight in this comfy was on the
straight issue Quay and anti-Quay
! and the Republican electors have given
their decision, from which there can be
no appeal 1t was a question of wheth-
er or not the party in this county should
be dominated by Quayis1n, and the an
swer has been given. l am more than
satisfied with the large majority which
has been given me and the anti-Quay
candidates '''
The anti-Quay candidates made their
canvass on a platform Of no Quay eau
Gus, and at the convention Monday the
following resolutions regarding State
affairs were adopted
"2 We denounce and condemn the
Outrageous ballot frauds, shown TO have
been perpetrabed by the Quay machine
in Philadelphia, as contrary to the most
fundamental principles for which our
party has always stood; and we repu-
diate a leadership which needs and
will stoop 70 use such means to main
tain its position. We declare it to be
the duty of our party in the State to
free its reputation from this stain; and
we demand at the hands of the next
Legislature the enactment OF such
stringent laws for the protection OF the
rights of the honest voter at both prlma-
nv and general elections, as will make
forever impossible such disgraceful vio-
lations Of the Just rights of the honest
and law abiding citizens of the State,
~ We feel with keenness the
humiliation east upon MS and our great
State, by the pitiable spectacle present
ed to the country, of the man, who WAS
once recognized as her political leader,
begging the United States Sen
ate TO violate the precedents OF 100
yeaas and, in defiance Of law, give him,
on a governors certificate the seat in
that body, in which the people have re-
fused longer TO continue him. In our
Judgment the Senate Will greatly lower
itself in public esteem and respect if 1T
Yields to the unwarranted interference
with its judicial duties i'll this case. IT,
'5.ft We ask at the hands of the Re
publlcans Of the State the electi on to
the high office Of Unified States senator
Of a man whose public and private
character cannot be fmpeached, whose
ability has been proven, and whose hon
esty and Willingness to faithfully and
unselfishly represent the interests OF
his constituents are beyond question.
To this end, we hereby instruct our
senator, John F. Budke. and the candi-
dates for Assembly this day nominated
| to vote against ". S. rQlay for United
States senator at all fines and to
| lwork and vote for the election of some
Republican possessing the qualifications
above set forth and who Will give to the
second State III the Union the standing
| in the upper house of Congress to which
this rank entitled her and for which her
people have heretofore longed in vain 7
The vote was then taken and Ache
son won over McCracken by vote of
| 13j to 30; while the votes Of the Anti
Quay fnen for Legislature were 139A,
| III and 11si TO 22, 40t and 81 Anti
Quay men were also elected delegates
to the state and national conventions.
| One Of the fea lures OF the contest at
the primaries in Cecil township was the
appearance of Jerome X Quay, a
brother Of ex7Senator, Quay, working at
| the polls for the success OF his brother !
ticket. He Is superintendent of the
| Morganza Reform school, and all the
EN- ployees Of the school turned ont, bat
the precinct was carried for Acheson
aud the anti-Quay slate by large ma
jority3 faar fQ liad I.ulE 9H5 1B8
Acheson carried North Charleroi,
where but one delegate was chosen
while McCracken carried the first and
second precincts Of Charleroi borough.
| In the first precinct four delegates were
ichosen while six delegates were chosen
in the Second district. 1867 D3llH'
| There wer91 91nearlyTd1q000 votes cast
in the primaries Saturday the snti
Quay candjdatea receiving 10000 10
I4,0b0 for the Quay candidates. .tnri
Somerset and Tioga Republicans Will
h1ld their primaries next Saturday, but
several of the most important Repubh-
can counties, including Philadelphia,
Bucks, Montgomery, Chester, Lebanon,
bradford and. Danphip. win not make
Legislative nominations until later IN
the season, in most cases not until
Augusto Of Septemb her, but the resnlt in
1.-THE counties i'll which nominations have
already been made point Enthusiastically
TO another deadlocked Legislature il
Quay shall continre to be II candidate
for Senator ,., ,.,,
DEAR OLD Brother Hoar is going r.
Inaks the effort OF. his life this week.
He expects 10 embark today upon a
speech Of forty nine thousand words.
At an initial velocity Of one hundred
words a minute, he calculates TO accom-
plish this in something over eight hours
not allowing for interruptions. f5r
As tho venerable Senator has loni
something Of his youthful vigor how
ever, tits questionable whether an even
speed can be inaihtaihed throughout tho
oration, and as the Seppte does not us
ually care to be talked to nrany hours al
a stretch, il seems quite safe TO conclnde
that Nr, Hoar's speech will extend
through the week. rrararra frfto
The subject Of it is the woes of thu
| Filipinos and the heinoumess Of McKln
ley foreign policy Perhaps the Sen
ate will lot him talk on this without in
terruptins him, bnt the chances ar,
against it, If not. week may moi
suffice for the speech. IL Senator Hoal
consumes all this time on behalf Of bic
friend Aguinaldo where does he ex
poet his friend Quay 10 come I'M
Phil'a Times
Carncgie's Great Gift.
Andrew Carnegie has given 80. 600 O0t
for extending and enlarging the Car
negic library and institute building al
the entrance to Schenley parl, Pitts