Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-04-10
POLITICAL.

| As to the state political status at pres
Quay is the Sphinx, Durham is as close
mouthed as the Sphinx, the divers are
kicking; and the Biglows are consider
lug propositions
Philander C. Knox of Pittsburg, now
Attorney General of the Z. 5 Is sug-
gested as a compromise candidate for
| Governor: Recorder J. O. Brown may
be retired though Gov. Stone says he
knows nothing about it, and Quay is to
be in Pittsburg for another try at har-
mony this week.
The Republicans of Mercer Co, last
Saturday, nominated for Congress. DR..
j. C. Weidman; Assembly, FL. K.
Daugherty, Silas Hunter and Walter 5.
Palmer; State delegates, W. G. Perry
HILL Meade p Mathers, W. Fl. Simons;
treasurer, J. W. Allison; sheriff, j. G.
Lytle: recorder, G G. Lafferty; clerk of
courts, Joseph C. Moreland; prothono-
tary, DR.. C. L. w. Seidel poor director,
J. A. Mcconnell: commissioners, Fred
erich Myers, W. J. Hutcheson; auditors,
S. V. Mcdowell, d. c. Porter, and at
the convention, held in Mercer, Mon
day adopted resolutions indorsing the
services of John p Elkin to the party
and pledging him the support of the
Republicans of Mercer county in case of
his nomination.
The organization of Councils in Pitts
burg, Monday, was attended by DIS
agreeable surprise in one respect. Two
members of the Select branch who had
signed written pledge -one OF them
heading the list of signers-to vote ana
work for the election of the reform can
didate for President of that branch,
broke their written pledges, and by that
means secured the election of the can
didate of the machine.
In one of the Committee rooms of the
Senate Chamber in Washington, last
Saturday afternoon, conference was
held with Senators Quay and Penrose,
Commissioner Durham of Philadelphia
and Henry and George Oliver OF Pitts
burg presents and at which according to
the reporter for the Pittsburg Dispatch;
Durham insisted that Elkin was
willing to go before the Republicans IN
each connty and ask for the election OF
delegates, confident that majority OF
the Republicans would vote for Elk1n
in competition with any man who can
be brought against him He protested
against an arbitrary move toward
man to whom the Senator owes so much
for his last success
Senator Quay exhibited the greatest
concern about the matter, evidently
feeling that ii would be a reflection
upon his ability as a leader, if, on the
ere of retirement. he should not be able
TO control the organization he has built
M. The talk indicated what has been
suspected--that Elkin and Durham have
discussed the possibility of having to
run their affairs without the assistance
of Senator Quay and, perhaps, with his
hostility. Durham, during many, of his
trips here, has shown disposition to
let it be known that he is not taking
orders, but was more nearly in mood
give them.
His disposition and the declarations of
Attorney General Elkin that he would
be candidate to the last give reason
able ground for believing that if an at
tempt is made by Senator Quay to side
track the Indiana county man they will
fight for the control of the convention.
Durham had no idea of attending the
conference to-day, he said, until sum
moned here early this morning The
Oliyers were in the Quay committee
room quite awhile before the Insurance
Commissioner was summoned. While
he was waiting to be invited he was
asked if he felt certain that Elkin would
be nominated His answer was signifi
cant. 1t was: II don't believe any
thing until after it's done
When the five finished their talk they
all refused to make any statement AS to
what had been decided upon. Henry
w. Oliver said that the whole situation
had been gone over very thoroughly.
but that there was nothing to be said
now. There may be in two or three
days. he added.
The Pennsylvanians in Congress
agreed that, in comparison with the
conference that took place to-day, all
previous pow-wows have been insigni6-
cant. There is an impression also that
the danger of still another split in the
party is very great"