The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-12-09

rom the Laporte Sullivan county, News.
The selection of the Hon
li3oies PenrOse to represent the state Of
in the senate of the United
.ri,tates would not only be a graceful
of his past service to
aiihe state, but would be an absolute guar
- ma of the most efficient service in that
DotoJ I Rem Guild be rendered by any citi-
fell thropeb 6otEy The guarantee is in
maker tried to make the BY pldl.o IN his pub.
that he was not responsible for it any way
This aroused the ire of the Democrats and
the Mugwumps who were in the scheme,
and they wrote an indignant letter,
which was published in The Evening
Telegraph OF Jan. "A, 1887, exposing the
whole affair, and revealing Mr.. Wana-
maker in his true light. The principal
signer of this interesting campaign docu-
ment was this same Rudolph Blanken-
burg.
Another earnest supporter of Mr.. Wanna
maker is Dave Martin, who has fourished
for years as the head of the notorious COM
bine of Philadelphia. This combine is
now on Its last legs, and the citizens who
are in the movement to wipe it out of ex-
istence say that they hope to be able to
accomplish this laudable purpose within
the next six months The election of Mr.
Wanamaker, however, TO the senate of the
United States would infuse new life into
the combine, and would put the cause of
reform back at least "a quarter of CEN
tury Another man who is backing Mr.
Wanamaker is MIR. Chris Magee, of Pitts
burg. His record is too we'll known to
need extended notice at this time. 1t is
sufficient to say that all Of these elements
go to make up the notorious hog combine,
which made such desperate effort to de-
feat Senator Quay for the state chairman
ship little more than year ago.
-.
The so-called business mems organiza-
tion which is supposed to be behind the
movement to elect Mr. Wanamaker to the
senate is not properly understood by every
body. Like many of the other means in
tended TO help Mr.. Wanamaker, it is gotten
upfor the purpose of deceiving we'll mean
ing citizens. The cards and pamphlets
which have been printed by the tens of
thousands say that 1t Is a Mckinley and
Hobart business mems national campaign
committee, which is intended to be per-
manent organization to fight the free sill
yer craze. 1t Is also stated very promi-
nently that there are no dues incident to
mem bershlp Many business men nRtu-
rally look ON such an organization with
approval, and readily swallow the bait
and have themselves enrolled as members,
only to find out when it is too late that
the whole affair Is a cheap scheme in
tended to boom Mr.. Wanamaker and his
bargain counter.
The prediction is made that this CON
Germ will not live six months after the
election for United States senator has
taken place. The Leach Literary Bureau,
which is running one end of the Wana-
maker campaign, is kept busy day and
night sending out books, dispatches and
news items, telling of the wonderful
growth Of this fake" organization. These
Items are written on the twelfth floor Of
the Girard building, in Philadelphia, and
then dated Chester, Phenixvllle Norris
town, West Chester and other places, to
give them the appearance of real news
dispatches They are selAt TO the morning