Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-05-10
REPUBLICAN TICKET,
POLITICAL.

POLITICAL.
st the Mercer county Republican
primary, last Saturday. DIR. J. NJ
Martin Of Grove City and James L
Greer Of Stonebo-o were nominated foi
the Legislature, s. T. Bell for Poo
Director. Hugh Boyd for Jury Commis
sioner, James NJ. Campbell for Stat'
Senate and James P. Whitla for Con
nress.
At the Venango county Republican
primary. last Saturday. Isa A. Milliror
and VIM +. Waitman won out for AS
sembly: D. B. Goodwin for District At
torney; Gen. Wiley for Congress. A
rumor was current in Franklin that a
scheme was on foot to make Joseph c.
Sibley the Republican candidate for
Congress again from the Twentyeighth
district, in spite Of the fact that he
recently announced his withdrawal
from politics. 1t is stated that General
John A. Wiley. in Venango county. and
IT. FL Cummings, in Warren county,
are formally in the race to control the
conferees Alexander Mcdowell, OF
Sharon, Is expected to turn over the
Mercer county conferees-
Armstrong county Republicans hold
their primary next Saturday.
The Warren county delegates to the
State Convention were instructed for
Chas. w. Stone for Governor.
Some Democrats Of Pittsburg are
talking of nominating ex-Judge Mehard
of Mercer county, now Of Pittsburg,
for Governor.
In letter to Col. Mapes, Tuesday,
Judge Stewart declines to stand for the
Goyernorship. though nominated by
both Republican conventions.
The contest for the Republican nom
ination for Congress. in Westmoreland
county, is of unusual interest. The new
law annuls the inter county agreement,
and after this year the Congressional
nominations will be made by the popu-
lar vote of the whole district.
The Fayette Co. Republican Commit
tee named Josiah v. Thompson OF
Uniontown, as their choice for Governor.
THE withdrawal of Justice Stewart
from the gubernatorial contest in which
his name has been featured a5 the hope
OF salvation for the State organization
is wise decision. 10 have permitted
the loan of his personal credit with tine
people to become an asset OF the ma
chine leaders would have been in direct
contradiction to the record which had
earned him unanimous election to the
Supreme Court. The refusal to allow
the perpetratiou of this subterfuge is 10
keeping with his reputation as foe OF
bossism. "-Ex.
Both Col. HUFF and Col. Robbins have
announced their candidacy in West
moreIand Co for Congress, at the
Primary Of Saturday, June end- A
special dated last Thursday. said:
THE Robbins announcement means
that the opponents of the Huff organiza-
ton have joined forces to fight for the
control Of the party machinery. HUH
has held the leadership for several
wears without serious contest John
n. Brown. Judge John B. Steel and
other anti-Huff men are supposed to be
with Robbins. For years they have
been bitter political foes, but they are
all outside the breast works now and
have a common purpose in working to-
gether. Just where George L. Moore
viii land in the new alignment is not
clear. He wants to nominate his son.
John T. Moore, for district attorney.
Huff has been credited with backing
John r. Venting. Jr., for the place.
The anti Huff crowd ccntemplates
fight all along the line. In addition to
the congressman there will be nominat-
ell at the primaries candidates for as
semblymen, prothonotary, district at
torney, clerk OF courts and jury com
missioner. The county elects nine state
delegates. Huff announced full slate
several weeks ago and now his oppon-
ents have set mp opposition. Hui was
in the Fifty second and Fify-four
congresses. Robbins succeeded him
and served one term. In 1901 West
IN oreland and Butler were put in the
same congressional district In 1902
Huff secured the Endorsement OF West
moreland and then made an arrange
ment with Butter that Westmoreland
was TO have three straight terms. There
lis still one term coming to Westmore-
land. Butler stands ready to deliver
the goods.
Both men are closely allied with the
corporations Of the county and Robbins
will get support Huff he's had In the
past. Robbins expects to conduct
lively CAMPAIGN. His friends say he
will challenge Huff to joint debate on
the railroad rate question. Huff has
never been much given to oratory."
The ball will start rolling this even
ing a I grand mass-meeting to be ad
dressed by all the county leaders.
TALKING on the Hepburn bill amend
ments began in the Senate, Tuesday.
AT Scranton. Pa, last Saturday, the
anthracite miners on the advice OF
President Mitchell, concluded not to
strike.
ON Monday. State Treasurer Mathucs