Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-01-23
POLITICAL.
To Elkin or not to Elkin-that's the
question with Quay Redivivus.

To Elkin or not to Elkin-thats the
question with Quay Redivivus.
At the meeting of the Butter West
moreland Congressional Committees,
last Saturday, nothing was done, and
the Committees adjourned to meet at
same placs-Duquesne Hotel, Pittsburg,
next Saturday.
The Westmoreland county men sub
mitted two propositions to the Bntler
men-one that delegate for each 200O
Republican voters be elected in each
county to the Congressional Conventions
and the other that the popular vote Of
the whole district be taken for each can
didate- -but neither of these propositions
was accepted by the Butler men.
This last proposition is the one we
have always advocated in making Con-
gressional nominations, for the candi-
date then receives his nomination from
the whole party in the district, and is
under no obligations to the professional
politicians Of either county
In this case Westmoreland is much
the greater county in population. and
casts 5000 Republican votes to our
6,0o0, but being the larger county the
chances are that she will always have
the most candidates, and it is ridiculous
to suppose that a first class man in either
county can not secure votes in the other
county; and should abuses spring up the
remedy remains where it belongs-in
the hands of the people.
The Republican County Committee OF
Lawrence county declared against
Elkin's nomination, for Governor; and
the Indiana County Committee CElkin's s
home county, declared for him, Monday.
The Republican Convention in Pitts
burg. Tuesday night, nominated Jos. L
Lewis for City Controller. The fight
between Lewis and Larkin will be in
teresting, and perhaps control the nom
ination for Governor.
The action Of the Republican Com
mittee of Lawrence county-a Quay
county-in refusing to endorse Elkin
for Governor, looks as though Matthew
the First was not in favor Of John the
First, at this time.
Senator Quay is quoted by a aPittsburg
visitor as saying lately:
1.-The books between Governor Stone
and me are closed.
II nominated and elected him and he
has returned the service, so we are
quits am not going to quarrel with
him, as have no quarrel OF my own,
but am clearly of the opinion that as
much attention should be paid to the
legislative situation as to the candidate
for governor this year. One depends
upon the other. Ii we nominate
candidate for governor, who will bring
on rs q desperate fight, it will not be
possible to elect Republican legisla.
ture or stalwart United States sena
tor"
ssThe election of Larkin would make
it peremptory that the Republican or
ganization in the state should take
some other candidate than Mr.. Elkin.
IF owe anything to a man in the
state organization, it is to John p. Ell
kin" when | was embrolled in battles
throughout the state and the organiza
ton was fighting for its existence
against Mr. Finn and his fellow in
snrgents, Elkin led the fight. He is the
best organizer in our ranks. But i
will not do sacrifice the legislature anC
possibly the state ticket too, to CRAFTY
his ambitions
s.The election Of Larkin in Pittsburl
would be construed through.the state a!
a repudiation Of the governors arrange
ment with the Pittsburg organization
Even close vote would predicate dis
aster to the state ticket In that event
/ can see nothing 10 do but to STOP
factional fighting and select some can
didate Of broad party feeling, who could
command the whole strength OF th'
organization. The control Of the mex
legislature is as important as the elec
tiOn Of a governor If ! owe an obi
cation to Mr.. Elkin do not owe a less
one 10 my colleague. Boies Penrose. anC
am az much interested in the legisla
ture as | am in the governor5hip.
LEGISLATURES are passing resolu
tions favoring the election Of United
States Senators by direct vote. 1t il
the same old thing over again. Every
body favors it, and then when the mat
ter reaches the Senate it is pieeonholed
The explanation is easy. IL Senator
were elected by direct vote many of tn
present members would be enjoying
private life.