Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-10-10


established headquarters in the Armory
building, End floor.
The county chairmen of the new
Congressional district, composed OF
Washington. Beaver and Lawrence
counties, appear unable to agree upon
a method for making nominations.
The Beaver county chairman proposes
the old and vicious conferee system,
in which each county shall be equally
represented by delegates. The Law
renee county chairman urges a slightly
better method, the voting of first, sec
ond and third instructions by each
county. no county to drop its favorite
until at least 90 ballots have been
taken.
To the Washington county chair
man belongs the credit of suggesting
the only rational and fair means OF
nominating a candidate-by popular
vote. His plan is that all candidates
shall be voted for by the party voters
Of the district, the one having the
largest vote to be the nominee. 1t may
be contended that the most populous
county in district is given an advan-
tage by this system That is only true
in rare cases where where local pride
dominates political sentiment. Ordi-
narily there are @ell-defned issues rep
presented by the several candidatesthat
will have more influence upon the
canvass than the desire of each county
TO name the nominee.
The instructive feature Of the con
troversy, however, is broader than the
district. 1t proves the necessity for a
general State law, governing primary
elections, on the lines proposed in the
Guthrie bill of last winter. The pri
maries are the foundations of the
whole political fabric and should be
uniform, honest and expressive of the
popular will Dispatch.
Clarion county is strongly Demo
cratic and the local nominees Of thai
party are usually elected, but this yeal
their nominee for Judge will probably
be badly defeated. The Jacksonian
the leading Democratic paper of th'
county, in a late issue said:
After mature deliberation ant
thorough investigation the Jacksoniai
has decided to endorse the candidac,
and work for the election Of Harry r
Wilson for President Judge of thu
Eighteenth Judicial District.
In future issues our reasons for thi
course will be set forth at length
Briefly stated some of them are a
follows:
The Office Of President Judge is o.
should be q non-partisan Office. Th'
people should select for Judge the maj
who Is best fitted professionally, moral.
and every other way for the place re
gardless of his affiliations So in sup
porting Harry r. Wilson we do not fee
that we are breaking any political faitl
but we are simply exercising the righ
which every citizen enjoys of selecting
and supporting the candidate who's
election he believes will rebound mos
to the interest and benefit of the peopl
of the county.
Professionally considered Mr.. Wilson
il an ideal candidate. His education
professional training, experience, AM
skill in interpreting the law are beyon(
question
AS man Mr.. Wilson Ia clean, homes
upright, reliable and without stain o
any kind upon his reputation or char
: acter.
He was nominated by his party fairl,
honorably, unanimously and withou
his personal solicitation. Mr. Hindmal
was nominated in all probability b.
corrupted Republican votes in what m
one calls anything but the most bite
and corrupt primary election contes
ever held in the county. 1t is openl,
charged that liquor, money and promises
Of place and patronage were used in tn
most reckless and disgraceful manne
in securing Mr. Hindman's nomination
If these charges are true, Mr.. Hind
man has already made it impossible TO
him to consistently take the oath o
Office. III he should be elected and
under the circumstances take the oatl
of Office, what incentive could there b'
to induce him TO keep his obligationg
Believing these things to be true th'
Jacksonian canrot do otherwise thai
advocate the withdrawal of supper
from Hindman and urge the election o
Harry r. Wilson. We call upon al
true Democrats to rebuke the corrup
ton that has made its appearance il
our party and which at the late pri
mary election brought the entir,
county into humiliation and disgrace
AS a matter Of self preservation tn
Democratic party must denounce tn
tactics and practices Of the politica
boodler or the party will 20 down t.
everlasting defeat in the county.
Ii iB the open boast Of Hindman'
chief supporters that with his election
a strong political machine will be ce
mented together and that this machin'
will control the patronage and Offices o
the county. This fact is being hell
over the heads Of Office holders ant
office seakers in the party as an incen
five or threat. A man who will de
liberately seek by such means to b
elevated to the sacred duties of tn
bench with such motives in view is un
fit for any trust. The Democrats o
the county cannot afford to sanction
such dastardly plot and we refuse Il
believe that they will