Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-01-03

DIR. Snyder. of Chester, and no fight
was made upon him. The lndepend-
ents voted for him; he was elected,
committees were appointed to notify
the Governor and House, and the Sen
ate adjourned until next day.
Tuesday both houses adjourned un-
til the 14th.
THE CAUCUS.
The Republican Senatorial caucus on
Tuesday evening was attended by 12a
Republicans-three Of whom had signed
tine anti-Quay pledge. Quay's Domina-
tion was made unanimous; and ms
frieudsrfaim two of the absentees, and
Another one, which would give him l26
and leave him one short of enough Re
publicans to elect on the 18th.
The in-gathering at Harrisburg began
early, last week; pilgrims, with missions
from every part of the state. began ar
irving Monday, and by Saturday, all
the hotels were crowded, and men were
securing lodgings in private dwellings
Quay arrived Friday, he and his fol
lowers, made the Lochiel their head
quarters: while the Commonwealth was
the headquarters Of the Independents
and the Bolten for the Democrats.
Senator Williams and Representatives
Mates and Thompson went on Friday
as did also quite number Of Butterflies
including K. p Scott, Ans Redick
w. J. Marks. W. W. Starr, Geo. and
Eli Robinson, DR. McCandless. Roy
Christley, G. i. L. mcQuistion.
Both sides were confident of success,
and gave out statements, but the prin-
cipal subjects for conversations We're
TIE reported changes or defections from
one aide to the other. The cases OF
Emery. Burke, Doutt, McTige and
others were talked over. but the most
surprising bluff was that of Senator
Washburn, of Crawford Co., UNI
versalist preacher, who, in 1898, was
elected over w. ii. Andrews, common
ly called Bill, at that time Quay 5
chief Lieutenant in the state, by A
fusion of Democrats and Prohibition
lists of Crawford Co, and who, In the
session of Legislature that followed,
bitterly denounced Quay in the Senate.
He was reported as saying to Mr..
Brown, of the Meadville Democrat, to
whom he had promised a position.
II cannot help you to get place as
deal with the Quay people, and | am
going to be Republican hereafter. In
my arrangement with Mr.. Elkin it is
agreed that you are TO get salary
larger than that paid the traEscribing
clerks, without your having to do any
work for it. provided you do not abuse
me in your paper
The Democratic members promptly
met and adopted the following
Whereas, Senator WashbHrn, OF
Crawford county. has seen fit to make
statement of his reasons for abandon
ing the principles and platform upon
which he was elected a Senator from
the Fiftieth district, and TO account for
his betrayal of the interests and CON
yictions of the citizens of the same, who,
since the election, have exposed their
condemnation Of the Quay machine, its
corrupt practices and dishonest pro
fessions, and this in face Of the fact
that at the last session of the General
Assembly he was leading spirit in de
nouncing its corrupt and base methods
which have brought into shame and dis
repute our State and caused patriotic
and independent citizens TO revolt
its methods and its men.
Resolved. That it is the sense OF the
Democratic members of the General As
sembly that the reasons given for his
proposed action OF affiliating with the
corrupt Quay machines but thinly dis
guise his dsgraceful conduct in proving
recreant to the trust reposed in him by
the Democratic voters and good citizens
of his district.
Resolved, that il has been more than
generation since our State was brought
into like shame and disrepute by the
bad faith and recreant conduct Of three
members of the Assembly who. disre-
garding their duty 10 their constituents,
their fealty TO their party, and their OBJ
legation to the people oi their districts
to present honestly and faithfully the
trust reposed in them, whose names
have become reproach and byword
throughout our State as faithless legis-
lators.
Resolved, That while we recognize
the right Of member Of the General
Assembly to vote his conviction on
questions Of economical and party pol
icies, we condemn the action Of Senator
Washburn in allying himself with the
Quay machine which he has 80 frequent
ly and earnestly denounced IN the past,
when the result Of his course must in.
evitably lead, il successful, to again
place in power the worst and most
servile elements Of the Republican
party.
Washburns detection and also those
of John McTighe of Pittsburg. and
Senotor Budke Of Washington Go. re-
called the Senatorial election Of 1851
when the Democrats had q small ma
iority Of the Legislature and expected
to elect its candidate. Simon Cameron,
however, secured the votes OF three
Democrats, Lebo, Maneer and Wagon
seller, although he himself was a mem
Der Of the opposition. The cry Of fraud
and corruption was raised by the whole
Democratic party against these three
men They were read out Of the party
and treated with the greatest ignomity
not only by Democrats but Republicans
as well. They went through life in
utter disgrace with their citizens and
their example has never been repeated
in Pennsylvania until the present time.
Washburn however had provided
against this by removing his family
from Titusvelle, Pa to Baltimore, Md
The Pittsburg Dispatch says tine sniff
il highly suggestive Of the fine Italian
hand Of Joseph Sibley.
Senator Budke was visited by Con
gressman Acheson and number Oh
prominent men of Washington Co. eact
Of whom in turn. beginning with Mr.
Acheson. reviewed the understanding
by which Budke was chosen Senator
and then each in turn told Budke thai
he had lied and was a traitor While
this humiliation was being heaped upOr
Budke he hung his head in painful 81
lence and made no answer Tear
tickled down his cheeks ard his whole
frame qnivered with nervous excitement
and the mental strain under which h'
suffered.
He finally controlled himself lonl
enough TO declare that he had moi
written the statement 10 which hi,
name was attached but said that h,
had agreed after the statmeut wa.
issued TO stand for all it proposed. They
then presented petition signed by GJ ol
the ~ delegates to the County Conveu
tion, reviewing the case and calling
upon him 20 stand by his pledges.
McTighes case was pronounced Z
mystery" by his associates.
On Monday the main st. ot the towr
was crowded by parades with music
and banners and all the usual politica
bluff and at the caucus for Speaker d
the House, held that evening hundred
votes were counted for Marshall o.
Allegheny, though it was said that bu
"a were really present The Insnrgent
claimed that 5s members attended thei
cancna and that Cen KoOntz wonld b