Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-10-23
rsp-ci,l Corresnondence.J

4 1 T.
'fcontidentiar' letters sent out by Robert
| &c. Wright. the chairman of the Demo
cratic state committee, leaked ont here to-
night. These documents. while inEOcently
| yyolJied in some parts reveal u Democratic
scheme to capture Pennsylvania. Wis
iJna:y as it may appear, il Is nevertheless
a fact Chairman Wright has been con-
Quoting 'still hunt" for the past three
| weeks Democratic workers are being So
crotly instructed. 1t is remarkable to
mote that Mr. Wright hopes to capture the
citadel OF protection through Republicans
themselves Tha. il t. say, he thinks Re
publican apathy is so great that the Re-
publican stay n: hoTac vote will defeat tho
Republican ticket. He believes that the
Republicans III this state are 80 blinded
by their big nIajorities that the Demo
Gratis can concoct any sort of scheme and
it Will not be suspected by their incrcdu-
lous Republican friends. 1t is nonsense
to laugh the matter OF. Democratic ac-
tivity as against Republican apathy may
make a big difference In the result. Tho
scheme, however. has been discovered in
its infancy. 1t remains for Republicans
to take warning and SEQ that it fails sig
nally
DOCUMENT NO. l.
Letter No l is mild, and merely leads
uD to the Other. 1t is as follows:
DEMOCRATIC
STATE CENTRAL. COMMITTEE,
ALLENTOWN, Pa, Oct. ,. 1895. !
Confidential
Ny DEAR SIR-I2 order to properly carry
on the campaign work it is absolutely
Necessary that c.lcl county committeeman
should do certain work for ~. We know
your -carncstn> >ss and efficiency in the cause
of h,.,
itatioa in calling on you for what we de-
sirc. / enclose q letter srnt some weeks
ago TO cnch county chairman. wish you
wcald read it carefully. What want now
IS that within the mkt two or three days
you scnd IN" the following EstS:
/. II" ra!nc OF o:lr active Democrat in
each school Gictrict in your township or
in each block in your ward, if your distric.
Is II city or borough. II act as sHb-cClrI init
tccin::n to aid yoa ana. iic.
9. The name ot one activo young Demo
crat (cyca though lie has not been M
active politician herctofoI2) in each school
district, OF il each block. as pbovc in
dica,cd. Give ne the name and pSs.0!ic2
address Of each.
We have written you on this subject be
for. if our rccpr,! j. correct. but have had
10 answer. VIII you kindly attend to it
now? Yours truly,
ROoLEr L. WEIGHT. Chairman.
DOCUMENT No. =.
EavinG fel: his way thus carefully, Mr..
WRIGHT send. cut another circular marked
conf,icEti;l. which reveals the scheme. In
order To enforce and clnphasi:c his in
strutions be undcr5cprcs the portion -
surfing the recipient of the election OF the
Democratic ticket. saying ''Ot this there
h., Col
DEHuGGATIC
STATE CENTiiAI. COMMITTEE,
ALLEtTo"N, Pa. Oc:. -. 1888
tCcuii;lcntini.
Ny DgAG S;1:-Ii ylu uni every other
Democrat in Psn..~ylvnr,ia who receives
this letter will vo,r tn, Democratic state
ticket OF thr 5:'I nf Novcmbnc. SIX Demo
cratic judge, - the s,ipc:ic? court and u
Democratic st.;e treasurer will be elected
OF this there cC'! b. 10 dr,;bt.
The Republican lenders coccade that
their candidates cannot pol! nar3 than 20
per cont. OF their parry v"tc.. II wc poll
50 per ccUt. of oars w will carry the state
VIII yojl yo.r and h".p 10 maze it 20 per
cent:
ii-:s 49, we shall not resort to TIE o-di-
rury cafnpai- ~ in,thn,'s of public meet
iac-. Ta-;ldn, ant idla demonstrations. but
VIZ 30 EARNESTLY Appeal personally and di-
rcct!y 10 you, and - cacn individual
Democrat t. giTa To til" party and the
state the time ana trJl:.j,c needed TO cast Il
vote. VIII you do it:
If each one OF ycu votes, I can assure
you of the election or your nominees. On
behalf Of ycrir party, urge upon you the
performance OF this duty. Yours truly,
R0HEET e. WRIGHT. Chairman
TEE DUTY OF REPUBLICANs.
NJ. Wright makes one ,nisstatcmcnt in
his second letter. He says the Republican
leaders CONcED2 that their candidate can
not poll more thnn ~ per cent. of the party
vote. The Republican managers concede
no such thing. 1t is true that the party
vote has shrunk on an average of 80 per
cent. in of years" but the party mana
gers will not be satisfied with this condi-
tion OF affairs. They propose to poll the
full vote, or us near the full vote as posi-
BILE. Publicity is likely 70 have a fatal ef-
feet on Chairman Wright's scheme. Let
Republicans do their duty and Grover
Cleveland will be disappointed