Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-01
POLITICAL.

The Butler and Westmoreland county
Congressional Committees met in Pitts
burg, again, Tuesday, but could not
agree upon anything, and adjourned
without day.
Rival levees were held by Senator M.
S. Quay and Attorney General John ?.
Elkin at the Duquesne Hotel, Pittsburg
last Saturday, and developed a situation
more humorous then enlightening. The
most important callers paid their re-
spects at both places. They wanted
to learn all they could. When evening
came Senator Quay took train for
Beaver, pleading that his physician had
advised him against going to the
Americus Club banquet. The Attorney
General. who had not found time to eat
a bite since morning, hustled down
street to get pew tie. From neither
camp came any statement indicating
change in the State situation or that the
Quay-Durham-O -Oliver-Penrose combina-
tion had selected candidate for Cover
nor s.i
Thomas s. Biglow admitted having
met ATTORNEY General Elkin on Friday.
but declared in an authorized statement
that the meeting had in no way affected
the anti-machine movement in Alle-
gheny county. The Attorney General,
however, said that he was more firmly
convinced than ever that his friends in
Allegheny and surrounding counties
will put up winning battle for him.
Senator Quay declined to be interviewed
at all. He had very busy day, but
those who saw him came away declar-
ing that they were as much in the dark
as they had ever been.
Former Lieutenant Governor Walter
Lyon saw Quay and soon afterward
stated that he thought ex-Auditor Cen
eral Levi G.. McCauley would be a strong
candidate for Governor. Cadwallader
Biddle, Chairman of the Board of
Charities, who was in the city, also
said he was surprised that McCauley's
boom had been not more strongly devel-
oped.
s More significance was attached to the
words of Deputy United States Marshal
j. r. Hurrah an old friend Of Senator
Quay's. After seeing the Senator he
came forth with strong line of boost
ing for Congressman Joseph G. Sibley.
This created quite a commotion for a
little while. P. G.. Boyle of Oil City,
who is supposed to know great deal
about the oil country politics, but who
who is lined up for Elkin, when asked
whether Sibley would be Quay's choice,
replied:
II am afraid not.
Of the twelve delegates to the State
Convention elected last Saturday, the
eight from Lackawanna are pledged to
Watres; while the two from Clinton and
one each from Greene and Wyoming go
uninstructed.
Men who are claiming that Mr.. Quay
is more popular in Mercer county than
Mr.. Elkin should take the trouble to
look up the figures. When Mr. Quay's
name was last submitted to the Repub
licans of the county without opposition,
he polled less than SO per cent. of the
Republican vote, and that after strong
\ effort has been made in his behalf. Max
ing fair average of the vote cast fol-
the numerous candidates at the recen
primaries the vote for State delegates
(all avowed Elkin mem is about 80 pel
cent. of the whole, or IL per cent
greater than the vote for Quay. If tn,
names of the two men we're submitted
70 the Republicans of Mercer county fo
the same Office tomorrow the difference
in favor Of Elkin would certainly be n,
less, but probably much more -Merce
Dispatch.
MR.. EDITOR:-Judge Greer tries I,
have the public believe that he has beel
promoting economy of the county funds
This is all bosh. Not long ago ther
was an application for new trial in
case where it was evident that the de
fendant was no more guilty of tn
crime charged than the Judge was him
self. But the trouble was that if b.
granted new trial the party woul,
most assuredly be acquitted. Thi
would deprive the prosecutor IA clos
friend of the judge of the $400 that tn
Commissioners had offered for the con
viction of the guilty party. The ney
trial being refused and the party sen
fenced, of course the Commissioners ha.
to pay the money.
AN OBSERVER.