The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-02-24
MAPES AT THE HEAD OF THE
ANTLOUAY ORGANIZA-
TON.
THE uDEFENDESr STATE CHAIRMAN IS
ACTIVE. WITH HEADQUARTERS y
tbs - TINES" OFFICE
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From The philadelphia Inquirer.
There vas naturally some curiosity mani
tested by s.aiwart Republicans yesterday a.
10 the Influences working in the Pennsylvs
MD Republican Association, which has jasi
issued a. address asainst the reelection o.
United States Senator Qaay- The argu-
nents advanced in the sddrsss are declared
to be practically the sane as have been used
heretofore By the several Independent or
esnizstiors HAT have declared against the
junior Senator
Though his name does not appear in the
list ofonicers. o-o on the executive commit
ice, George + Mspes. chairman OF the Inde-
pendent j. spubliczn State COmmiitee, it is
claimed. has been one ofthe most active in
orgaaizirg the movement
lnAnER nArEs HEADQUARTERS, ''-HE TINES.
Here is copy ola letter, which was ad-
dressed 20 a former Independent RePubii-
can up the Stale, over ar. MaPes' sigma
ture
CONFIDENTIAL
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. Il, 1891.
DEsR SIa There was a meeting here on
TUESDAY OF about thirty five prominent
Auti-Quay Republicans from various sec
lions OF The STATE; and il was decided TO
form q State Central Committee composed
of one representative Republican from each
Senatorial district, and in districts composed
of more than one county, one representative
tsom each county.
Taa committee viii be entirely Republic
an, and its chairman 2 representative Re
publican from this city and II proposes TO
make q vigorous eight strictly within party
lines 70 nominate auti-Qaay Republicans
for members OF the House and Senate, in
every Republican county and district.
have written 90 you a. the suggestion ofthe
Provisional Committee from your county
and 90 case you cannot, to send US the name
of suitable Republican who will act. Also
d there is q Republican paper in your eoun-
~ tnal could be induced 10 publicly oppose
lie reiurn Of Quay to The Senate.
write you thus fully and freely OF the in
tended movement, believing from my form
er association with you, that YOU are in
sympathy with the movement but assured
thai il YOU a-e not that yOu viii treat this
letter as entirely confidential. Please write
me at the Tf1as Office fally aud freely in re-
gard 10 this master and Is soon as possible
The movement Wi!l be a very formidable
one and has every prospect of succeeding.
Yours very truly,
Gs0EsE T. MAPEs
In commenting upon the above letter and
the address. which came from Ihe Pennsy.-
vania Republican asso o;iation. a well-knOwn
member Of the Uaion league, who is an ad-
mirer Of Senator s11sy. said last evening
'I donot visa 20 be understood as criii-
cisiag aaybody's right tosupport or oppose
any candidate f1r United States Senator, but
{ 7 object 10 Misrepresentation and sailing un-
der false colors in politics or in anything
/ else. An effort IS being made to create the
/ impression THAI thee is a great uprising o.
good Republicans in this 50 called Republi-
can assoeia.ioa Of Pennsylvania and that it
is an organization OF stalwart Republicans.
! There is a letter from Geo. E Mapes
1 continued the gentleman, holding a copy of
the letter printed above, (which shows the
/ inspiration ofthis organization. Mapes, th'
most rabid alleged Republican and support
erof Democratic candidates for Office W,
have in the State; Mapes, who was atthe neaC
OF the Wolfe aud the Stewart independent
movement N2pes, who was responsible 70
the defeat Of General Beaver in 1852, and
whowas chairman of the Independent Re-
publican Committee that elected Pattison
Governor for a second time Mapes, the
Democratic free trade editor with headqusr
ters in the Office ofthe Democratic free trade
/ Philadelphia Times, is the real leader of thi:
latest movement IN Pennsylvania politics
/ Though compelled to keep in the back
eround and to work the wires from his edi
! toriaI rooms in the Tines. George E. Mape
! is the. actual manager Of the present cam
paign.
"Ia John Dalzslls official organ to-day
we ind the statement tha, on the 18th o
December there assembled in an upper room
Of No. 1910 Chestnut street, some forty Re
pu6licaus from Philadelphia and variou
parts Of the safe who resolved to form al
organization to oppose the reelection o
Senator Qaay. Reading Mapes letter, yol
ind il was written just two days after thi
meeting was held. From that day Mapes
with headquarters in the Democratic Tine
Office KEEP, the machinery of his new move
ment in working order.
scASNINC TIE LIST.
M apes does not appear to have been very
successful in getting many Republicans int
! his movement Scan the list Of Philadel
/ phians aud you viii lad men who have join
ed almost every independent movement
that has been started for years in this city
with the election Of Democrats 10 office th'
/ inevitable result Members Of the Commit.
| tee Of One Hundred the Municipal League
and the Committee OF Fifty are not Just the
men to head movement within the line
/ OF the Republican party. A couple Of gen
/ tlemen from Pittsburgh are the clients o.
John Da'z-ll, and are naturally opposed tC
/ the junior Senator's election. Another from
the same county Is J. B. Ford. disappoint-
ed candidate for postmaster at Pittsburgh
a12iher. r. D. " Elglish, wanted Senator
I Q1ay 10 pat his faiher-in-law into the Nc.
/ Ksosport p9slofise, when the Congressman
fsom that distric. had already recommended
some one else.
Ths7e Is scarcely ma n on the list who has
not some personal motive inspiring his ac-
ton. could 90 into The matter further. but
. .hiak have said enough 10 show the
cbarac,er OF tais movement.
TIE faai OF the matter is that the whole
thing Is gotten up by handful Of independ-
eats, some OF them of doubtful influence,
whoare anxious TO elect John DALI II 10 the
senate. They found il bal poiicy to put
Dalzsll to the front, - they have made their
address a personal attack on Senator Qlsy.''
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