Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-01-12
POLITICAL.

Several candidates have told us-re-
ferring to the announcements-to put
In their names with the rest, and as all
the candidates will probably be in town
on Monday. the 23d, the first day OF
Curt, or during that week, we viii
start the announcement column in our
issue of the Goth.
The Presidential Electors for this
state, met in Harrisburg on Monday
last, and after being organized cast
their "a votes for Theodore Roosevelt
for President, and Charles ". Fairbanks
for Vice President. thus carrying out
the will of the people as expressed last
November. All the Republican states
OF the nation had similar meetings, last
Monday, and all sent their proceedings
to Washington. These votes will be
opened and counted on February S,next.
and Roosevelt and Fairbanks will be
naugurated on March 5. next. and
that will close the chapter for the COM
ing four years of presidential term.
Theodore Roosevelt was elected Pres
ident of the United States, last Mon
day, when the electors of the different
states met at their state capitals, and
90 voted. The electors of this state met
at Harrisburg, cast their .allots. and
sent telegram to the President. Maj
Levi G. McCauley, of West Chester,
was designated to carry the returns to
the president of the senate at Washing
ton.
The Colorado Legislature met in joint
session, last Friday. got into tangle as
to who should preside, and the Senators
left the room The House appointed
Commission Of fifteen members to cam
vass the vote for Governor. Next day
q compromise was effected, and Adams.
Democrat, was declared elected over
Peabody, by q majority of 9.774; while
all the other Republican nominees were
declared elected.
Senator Penrose is reported as de-
claring for the denomination of the
three judges Of the Superior Court,
whose commissions expire next Janu-
ary, But there is no reason why one
man should nominate our state-ticket,
and there are able lawyers in every
county seat in the state whose aspira-
tions and claims are as worthy of con-
sideration as those Of any other.
All the newspaper correspondents ut
Harrisburg are taking gloomy view of
conditions there, and are writing about
the dark schemes afoat," dance of
graft" shady bills, :" weakened leg
islators," etc. and say the present ses-
sion Of the Legislature will be impoI-
tant only on account Of the outrageous
things that will be done, by order Of
the bosses
The Dispatches man says ''The talk
at Harrisburg would indicate that the
subservient members Of the Legislature
will be voted az 30 many weaklings
The information impaired by Phila-
delphia understudy to boss would sug-
gest that this Legislature is composed
OF many men without souls or con-
science ready to do the bidding Of su-
periors upon the receipt of a telegram
or word of instruction. But scattered
here and there throughout the House
are men determined to kick over the
traces so soon rs the air-tight combina-
tion commences to operate. No open
signs Of rebellion were heard thus far,
only because it would be injudicious
for any man to start row before he
had received a committee assignment.
But after they have been apportioned
of to their committee places the battle
for spoils and the fight against the
wholesale raids will be inaugurated.
The Times man has story of con-
ference between President Cassett of the
Pennsylvania r. r., j. d. Archbold Of
the Standard Oil Co. and ii. G. Frick Of
the u 8. Steel Co. to select candidates
for the vacancies In the Superior Court;
also that 1t cost the three companies
nalf million dollars to get Knox out
Of Roosevelts Cabinet and into the U.
8. Senate. they having to pay Quay's
notes for that amount for money with
which to beat Elkin.
II the big corporations set up in the
political business independent of the
Republican bosses they can make it
very interesting.