The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-09-22
THE LEADERS PLEASED WITH
THE OUTLOOK.
ALL ARE ENLISTED FOR THE FIGHT
The Old Soldiers Very Active Ma
gee, Hastings, Reeder, Cooper
and Others Respond-Re.
publican Enthusiasm.



With the formal opening of both state
committee headquarters in this city last
week, the campaign may be fairly said
to be well under way. OF course, until
about Oct. l, the party managers will
devote their attention mainly to organi-
Lation. 1t is apparent that the Republi-
cans are far in advance of the Demo-
Gratis in this preliminary work While
Chairman Kerr has but a single type
writer and a couple of assistants en-
gagged at his South Penn square head
quarters, Republican Field Marshal
Watres finds plenty to do for a large
corps of clerks and typewriters at the
old stand, in the Continental hotel.
Every mail brings in a big batch of let
ters from every county in the state
This correspondence for the last few
days has been simply immense. 1t has
been commented upon as significant
that there should be such widespread
interest taken in the canvass SO early.
Many of the letters are in reply to COM
munications sent out by Chairman
Watres as soon as he took charge. He
at once put himself in touch with the
organization in every county in the
state. The county chairmen have al
ready discovered that whenever he
wants any information he will not hesl-
tate to ask for it, however unimportant
1t may seem to be. Some of them also
realize the fact that if he don't get ex-
actly what he wants in their reply he
will persist until he does get it.
wATREs WILLING TO LISTEN.
Though he is rapidly earning repu-
tat1on as a chairman with plans and ideas
of his own, Watres is breaking the record
as a careful and attentive listener. He
seems determined to get all the sug-
gestions and advice that can be had
from thinking Republicans in every sec
tion.
! 1t was generally conceded on his cleo
tion to the craftsmanship that the lieu
tenant governor represented no faction
or particular element in the party.
This fact has been fully demonstrated
since he took charge of the campaign.
The headquarters have been visited by
Republicans of prominence and of every
shade of opinion. He has solicited the
opinions of all as to the situation in
their respective counties and sought
their advice as to the conduct of the
campaign. Chris Magee, General Has
tings and ex-Chair1nan Cooper We're
among the first to call The chairman
had long, private and evidently salts
factory talk with each.
MAGEE MAKES A PREDICTION.
Magee assured him that Allegheny
county was good for one of the old time
maJorities. He said the war veterans
and business men of Pittsburg fully ap-
preciated the nomination of Captain
Morrison for state treasurer, and that
an organization would be formed in
western Pennsylvania which would
bring out larger Republican vote than
has ever been polled in an off year.
Since Magee was here the chairman has
received letters which show that one of
strongest committees ever gotten to-
gether in st state of Allegheny" has
been organized, and the work of the
campaign has begun in earnest
General Hastings has placed himself
at the service of the state committee,
and will promptly respond when called
upon to take the stump lie has been
doing good work already. His ringing
speech at the Lehigh county meeting,
at Allentown, recently, struck the key
note for an uncompromising and ag-
gressive campaign.
I Ex-Governor Beaver dropped in on
Chairman Watres a night or two ago,
on his way to a Grand Army reunion.
BEAVER WAKES ELOQUENT.
81 tell you, chairman" said the one
legged veteran, enthusiastically, as he
pounded the floor with one of his
crutches, 81 tell you, the old boys in
blue are all up in arms for this ticket
of ours. i find it wherever l 10. 1t is
soldier ticket, top and bottom, and
the brave veterans of Pennsylvania are
going to support it loyalty A braver
or better cavalryman than General
Gregg never straddled horse. Captain
Morrison, as an infantryman, has a
record for patriotic service of which any
man might we'll be proud, You would
be amazed at the number of Democrats
among the veterans who are going to
vote for both G1Cgg and Morrison"
Ex-Chairman Cessna, of Bedford,
who managed the state campaign |
when Garfield ran tor president;
General William Lilly, Of Carbon; ex-
Lieutenant Governor Davies, of Brad |
ford; General Reeder, Of Northampton;
Major Il. X. Martin, of Lancaster; ex- |
Senator Hood, of Indiana; State Com
mitteeman McCarrell, Of Dauphin; ex-
Chairman Phillips, of Schuyldll; Rep
Frunt, Of Mercer; II. J. |
Culbertson, of Miflip; Everett Warren,
of Lackawanna, ana scores of other
active men from different counties have
also given the chairman their opinions
on the situation and advice as to the
proper method on which to conduct the
canvass. Thus taken into the confidence
of the head of the organization Re-