Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-23
Republican Nominee for COngreSs-Butler WeStmOreano.

tects the business interests OF the coun-
try He also took an active and promi-
nent part in the organization OF the
Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, whose main line passes through
the heart OF the celebrated Connellsville
coke and coal region. This road has
| been, ever since its organization, one oi
the best paying railroad properties in
the United States. Mr. Huff was its
treasurer until the offices of that COM
pany were removed to Philadelphia and
since then he has served as a director.
He has been an important factor in the
development of the Jeanette natural
gas region and the building of the town
OF Jeanette. At Burrell, the adjoining
station, he and his associates donated
several acres of land for a manufacturing
site,
To the material development of Green's
| burg no citizen has contributed more than
Senator Huff His ''Rose Fountain
Farm, . which adioins the city, with its
several miles of drives, handsome groves
and springs of pure cold water, has be-
come a favorite drive and pedestrian re-
sort
Mr. HUFF was married in 1871 to Hen
rietta Burrell, daughter OF the late Jere-
miah Murray Burrell, formerly President
| Judge OF the Tenth Judicial District OF
Pennsylvania, and afterwards United
States Associate Judge of the Territory
of Kansas. Mrs. Huff is active in church
and charitable work and interested III
her husbands business affairs and coun-
sells with him in all important enter
| prises.
Senator Geo F. Huff is a progressive
Republican and can claim larger per-
sonal and political following than any
other man in his county. His political
career commenced in 1880 when he came
| into national prominence in the Republi-
! can convention at Chicago as one OF the
| "Old Guard or Immortal Bog in sup
| port of the 'Great Commander Tor the
| Presidential nomination. In 1854 Mr..
| Huff was the Republican candidate Tor
| State Senator in the 39th district, COM
prising Westmoreland county. He was
elected and served his constituents OF all
parties faithfully for four years. In 1890
| he was nominated and elected to Con-
| gress to represent the district comprising
| the counties of Westmoreland. Indiana,
| Armstrong and Jefferson. In 1894 he
was nominated by the Republican State
conven zion as Congressman at Large.
( Tie was tItClcu Ntly ltii
and served on several important commit
tees to the great satisfaction of his con-
stituents At the end of this term Mr..
| Huff announced his desire TO retire from
politics, his personal interests requiring
much of his time He declined to be a
| candidate for rre-nominationfor for Congress
man-at Large. He was subsequently
prominently mentioned in connection
with the office of United States Senator
| Col Huff is now the Republican candi-
| date for Congress in the new Westmore-
Iand-Butler district, having been urgent
" requested by all factions of the party
| to become O candidate. He consented
with the understanding that he should
not be required to contest within his par
| ty for the nomination at the primaries.
He was therefore presented by Westmore-
land county to the District Convention
as her choice for Congress without op-
position Subsequently Butler county,
through her delegates, after Mr.. Showal-
ter's withdrawal in favor of Mr.. Huff.
seconded his nomination, and in the most
friendly spirit, made the district nomina-
ton unanimous. and his election is as
sured.