Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-10-06
POLITICAL.

man tne hepuDllcAue VI INC 5tdVo VIII
vote for this year.
The Republican county can didates
started on a tour of the county, Mon
day morning. They started ont
through Summit. Clea-field and Win
field townships. and passed their frs
night in Saxonburg; and they will get
over the whole county before the elec
tion.
Old City hall, Fittsburg, was crowd
ed, last Friday night. 1t was the first
Republican rally of the campaign, and
Congressman Hepburn of Iowa was the
principal speaker.
These are the latest Republican
claims: New Jersey, surely Republi-
can: New York, Maryland, West VIr-
ginia and Indiana. doubtful; Connect
icut, Delaware and Wisconsin, reason
ably sure but must be carefully watch
ed; because of local conditions. Colo
RADIO, Utah, Idaho. Nevada and Mon
tana are considered unknown qualities.
1t Is estimated that Roosevelt and
Fairbanks, were the election to be
held to-day, would have a sweeping
majority. It is also figured that with
out New York and West Virginia, ac-
cording to present conditions the Re
publican ticket would be elected.
The action Of the Standard In shut
ing down operations in this state is
probably only blind to it's doings in
West Virginia.
Henry jennings, who lately returned
from that state is quoted az saying that
politics there have taken the place OF
the oil business. The Standard Oil
company has closed down all operations
In that field and is now working hard
for the defeat OF the Republican candi-
'-uxtefUrguveruUr. The reason for the op-
position Of the big company is that the
candidate Of that party Is advocating the
taxation of all oil and gas production,
In consequence of the Standard taking
. hand in the political game, the cam
paign win be an unusally lively one. :"
q, 8. Senator Knox made his first po-
Iitical speech, to a large audience in
the Academy OF Music, Philadelphia,
last Saturday evening; and acquitted
himself handsomely.
After Henry Gassaway Davis letter
Of acceptance had been mailed to the
Democratic newspapers, there was a
hasty conferene over it. and kilograms
were sent to the editors to strike out the
pension, trust and tariff paragraphs.
Jos. Sibley, Republican nominee for
Congress in the district. fed ten .thous-
and people in Monarch Park, Oil City,
last Thursday. Provision was made
on liberal basis. and enough food was
wasted to have kept thousands from
hunger.
These items will give one an idea Of
the immensity OF tho dinner. There
woso o,400 pounds of meat, 1000
pounds Of butter crackers, 500 pounds
Of oyster crackers, 20 tons Of grapes.
800 gallons Of burgoo, 800 gallons Of
coffee, 8 900 loaves Of bread. five barrels
Of pickles, 100 gallons of cream, and
10000 cigars The meats consisted Of
two oxen and over 30 lambs.
Burgoo Is new dish TO the people OF
the north. 1t had it's origin in Ken.
tucky. but il bound to become popular
In Sibley's district. 1t is highly sea
soned vegetable soup, which hits the
spot and causes the man fortunate
enough to sup 1t to send his tin cup
back to the kettle many times
In bolting the nomination of Mr.. vii
Iiams Judge Miller is perfectly consist.
ent with himself. While he has prob
ably voted. for every Republican can
didate for Governor, including Curtin,
since 1858, and for every Republican
candidate for Congress since that date
in the Mercer Congressional district.
We believe 1t to be just AZ true that
not once ''since 1869 has he voted for
the Republican candidate for Judge in
the Mercer judicial district, except
when he voted for himself There are
other men In Mercer county who have
been Republicans for 40 years and can
remember the incidents Of the Stewart
Turnkey campaign. and have not Who'll
Iy forgotten how johnson Pearson, the
regularly nominated Republican candi-
date, was defeated In the election by
Judge Miller's Democratic law partner
the late Judge McDermit The two
succeeding judicial campaigns Judge
Miller probably voted for the Republi.
can andidate--himself--u fcr;e ol
habit In bolting REBUILDING nominations
for that Office led him TO vote for bi,
Democratic opponent. Possibly this
Judge overlooked this little bit of per.
sonal experience In his article on the
beneficial effect Of boiling; at least he
didn't mention ii among other illnstri-
ous examples he cited. Sharon Herald