Butler Citizen

Republican County Convention.

A Good Ticket Nominated.

The Return Judges, elected last Saturday in the several districts of the county, met in County Convention in the Court House, on Monday of this week. Col. Oliver H. Redic, of Allegheny twp., was chosen President, and C. M. Brown, Esq., of Mercer twp. and C. C. Rumberger of Petrolia, as clerks.

Clarence Walker Esq., of Butler, was elected Chairman of the County Committee for the ensuing year, the vote being by ballot and resulting Walker 24, A. L. Craig Esq. 22.

John Wigle, of Zelienople, and F. S. Peters, of Centerville, were chosen Secretaries of the Committee.

Before proceeding to cast up the vote for the different candidates, the Convention, owing to Court being in session, adjourned to meet in the Public School building. On reassembling a Committee on resolutions was appointed. The resolutions will appear in our next.

The casting up of the vote in the several twps. and boroughs resulted as follows:

FOR CONGRESS.

J. D. McJunkin.... 1750
Thomas Robinson.. 1458

Mr. McJunkin was given the right to choose his Conferees.

FOR ASSEMBLY,

William P. Braham 1133
Joseph T. Donly. 1081
Wm. S. Waldron... 1013
Thomas Hays ... 935
James P. Parker ... 836
R. P. Scott. 680
A. V. Cunningham. 401
Wm. M. Marshall. 172

FOR JURY COMMISSIONER.

Robert McClung 787
John L. Jones. 592
Samuel Irwin... 557
Thomas R. McCall. 520
Adam Pisor... 262
W. W. Johnston... 213
P. L. Crowl. 109

The following is a full list of Return Judges to the Convention, who will compose the County Committee for the ensuing year:

County Committee.

Adams twp., Walter Hill.
Allegheny twp., O. H. Redic.
Butler twp., Abraham McCandless.
Buffalo twp., William E. Morse.
Brady twp., Nelson Thompson.
Clay twp., W. C. Findley.
Concord twp., Baxter Campbell.
Centre twp., E. L. Varnum.
Cherry twp., William McGill.
Cranberry twp., Andrew Barr.
Clinton twp., Isaiah McCall.
Connoquenessing, south, R. J. Turk.
north, G. W. Beighley.
Clearfield twp., R. W. Thompson.
Donegal twp., Joseph Double.
Franklin twp., Joseph R. Moore,
Forward twp., Solomon Dunbar.
Fairview east., S. W. McCollough.
west, W. F. Campbell.
Jefferson twp., Joseph Elliott.
Jackson, east, Daniel Dunbar.
west, Daniel Fiedler.
Lancaster twp., A. H. Stauffer.
Mercer twp., C. M. Brown.
Middlesex twp., J. N. Fulton.
Muddycreek twp., David R. Kennedy.
Marion twp., James C. Vandike.
Oakland twp., George Shoup.
Parker twp., A. B. Gibson.
Penn twp., Thomas Graham.
Summit twp., James Stephenson.
Slipperyrock twp., Isaac Davidson.
Washington twp., S. C. Hutchison.
Winfield twp., Samuel C. Duff.
Worth twp., David Studebaker.
Venango twp., Wm. Gibson.
Butler boro., 1st ward, Clarence Walker.
2nd ward, R. H. Pillow.
Centreville boro., C. O. Kingsberry.
Sunbury boro., T. J. Russell.
Prospect boro., B. F. Lepley.
Zelienople boro., John Wigle.
Saxonburg boro., Philip Burtner,
Millerstown boro., S. D. Bell.
Petrolia boro., C. C. Rumberger.
Karns City boro., Joseph Thomas.