Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-05-21
TmE COUNTY ooNyENTIoS.

THE COUNTY CONVENTION
rbe Republican County Convention
fer rhis year was held in the Court
House. Monday and Was called 10 order
at l.10 r. II by Chairman Leighner
A enAl nf the districts disclosed all but
Four-AMegheEy Nenal-o. MHdcycreek
and Perrslia represented. and IN These
four there seems 70 have beeH no elec'
tom held-
Mr L@sghner made . little speech
uiring his experiences ~ Chairman
s,rziziDg iile party aud making a pea
for harmony.
nn motion. j. W HHtchison wa
unanimously el-.rted Temporary 1nnir
man and q Il Miller ami Z ID
Segley. Sscretzries-
On nsofion Il e. l. Diadinger Tor
rcmmst.ee On Resolutions the Chair
man appointed g. L. Dlndinger, a r.
Rufler. j. 1. Shakel--. j. H. Allisoi
md ]. Irvine bat a. SIR. Butler had
eone ou1 Mr. D. Dierken vas pat N M
place
III jackson and samuel Wakes
were named 70 assist in the tabulAfion-
on molten the Temporary oitloer'
wer@ na5e Fermanezt. AID the r. -
mAdrsaex nf the COMMITTEES were
secured
Tbe Committee On Resolutions re
r,sr-e1 A. follow
a~f That we heartily er1grse fb'
r.mtrSot5e and wise policy purslra ~
prrwiA4rt Roosevelt in fi4e 11Miaisira
So ~ CIR NMri0g1Al affairs Doth ~
a,rr,e and abroad. cuutl1 uirg Ls y Goes
- r.s-,r-r =, uisslv EsroclGiEne1 - te2'
s--sris~rs s..sesrsass. James q. Blaine
mmd rwmc45callr introduced into oui
Mmssorunl policy Nv that model states
rmmn rte A.eiursd Mckinley. Roosevelt
= me r.eoEles IDEAL a. q statesman and
49, VII Re elect him II 1904
"a That We endorse the wise and
.cur~errat We policy Pracficec DY Cover
rnnr -FEsmxslEer-fseling assured ina
- irrf4resf and honor 0f our glorious
lolf cu.nrnnuwealrh i safe I'D his keep
Ing -.
"a Thaf we also indonee cur leglsla
sfre r-rreserfativs.s both in our Nation
~ mrd state legislature birth m th'
ea.nmr@ and lsnusei for their uniform at
rausio.. - their respective ctflclai dutes
1rh That We endorse the ficEef tti'
Sar nut Il nomination - entitled Z
rhe support of the whole party
Hrh. That we fix Saturday, the @ett
dmr rF March. lg@4. - tine CAY oI
winch our primary election shah Dt
held
Gth That II is gratifying 70 observe
how the feeling that II solnetimes Eisl-
bae has disappeared. Ihe hepubllcAn
raMyrr a. our county now presents =
solid front 10 the common enemy-fht
Democracy.
And these were read and adopted AZ
nsnal. with comment though they
should have been voted upon separately
Then T. H. Negley read and moved the
adoption Of the following.
Resolved that we denounce tn.
notorious Salns Grady libel law passed
bE tine last legislature 70 ahrldge th'
freedom of the press. c0ndemnlng IT "a
q direct blow al one OF the Fundamental
principles Ct American liberty and th'
nights Of the people That we regre
the action Of our governor m approving
this hill. thereby allowing hls persona
feelings to govern his official action-
That we commend our two repre-
seutafires. Hon. Thos. Hays and Hon
Adam n. Doufhett. IN opposing ans
voting against this bill
That Il il our sincere hope that ths
rwY vNx~nw xF~g1
repenl ii
Some fellow Immediately moved q
adjos.rn. and as that motion is Away
In order, a vote was taken on it, and
was voted down l9 to u.
Carl Shanor then spoke Bgainst thi
adoption Of the Resolution a. a mattel
Of policy. as did also J. n ALLISON, c
L. Dindinger. ID. Dierken and ;. }
Irvine, while Y. w. Tinker, O. w
Tarnum and 4, H. Negley spoke for it
Dindinger said the Committee hae
pigeon -holed Negleys resolution, be
cause Pennypacker would be in ofic'
f0r three years yet, and our Hospita
and Normal School had TO be taker
care of
On the other hand Mr. Tinker spok'
manfully when he said he wanted th'
wheel that he put mis- shoulder to TO b
kept clean.
The Ayes and Nays were called fer
the Noes yelled the lordest. and th'
chair decided that they had won Ther
the Convention adjourned in such haste
as 10 forget to authorize the Counting
Committee 10 declare the result
Levi NJ Wise sat in the Convention
and coached o little crowd about him K
defeat Segley's resolution, though he il
now one of the proprietors Of the Eagle
The primary for next year was fixed
for March gotham usually early
date
Coy. PENSYPAcKRR signed a larg'
nurnfer Of arrrouriatiOn bills for public