Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-02-10
FANANAKER TO WIN.
The Great Republican Conference
at the Bourse and Who
Were There.
BOSSES AGAINST THE PEOPLE.

From All Parts OF the state Meet III
Phfladelphia-Quaya and Andrews Ar
raiened For Their Grimes Agal nst
the Parry-A Platform That Should
Rouse Every Republican TO Action.
From Our Own Correspondent
Harrisburg, Feb. s.-The conference
OF Republicans from all parts OF the
state al the Bourse, in Philadelphia,
on "Wednesday last. which invited Hon.
John Wanarnaker 10 lead the hght
against the bosses, il destined 10 De-
come historic in Pennsylvania poiitlcs'
It IL but the statement OF a pam tru'h
to say that outside OF a state cohN
tion no such meeting was ever heiu
within the borders OF the common
wealth. All classes OF men, an
ments Of independent political thousht
within the Republican party all RANKS
s,d grades OF men IN business lie
were present. There were no mliiloh-
aires present, but scores OF farmers
ord the conference was attended only
by a. handful Of Philadelphians. Ihere
was a degree Of honest difference OF
opinion EXPRESSED, but II only served 10
more enphatically emphasize the free
and untrammeled character OF the
gathering.
But perhaps the most striking feat
ure Of the memorable conference was
the predominence Of the soldier ele-
rnent. The Grand Army OF the ne
public and the Veteran Legion was
really the NEST conspicuous factor Oh
the day. The presiding offlcer' Gen
sraI Roontz. Ia a veteran Of the civil
war. while the most prominent speak
era were men who had come through
the hall of bullets and listened to the
shrek of shrapnel in the campaigns
on the Potomac and In the valley OF
the Cumberland.
A DISTINGUISHED CROWD.
cold bIooded and impartial study
Of the personnel Of the gathering is the
highest testimonial Of it's character.
The machine papers and the bosses
organs over the state have endeayored
TO make II appear that the meeting
was controlled by politicians who had
advocated the election Of Hon John
Wanamaker to the United Staess SEN
ste-that the bulk of those attending
was composed of the disgruntled and
dIsappoInted. These pap fed journals
state the truth when they say that the
conference was composed Of the dis
contented element In the Repuolican
narty. II was composed wholly OF TINS
eIenent-of men who have become dls-
Rusted and discontented with the aTTo-
CANT, selfish and corrupt mismanage-
ment Of the Republican party. 1t was
not made up OF sorehead pohtlclahs
and worn out political hacks.
Every man present was a distln-
guished representative Of the commu-
nifty in which he lives; men VINO nave
given their time. money and voice 10
the party. and who out OF SELF respect
are now compelled TO refuse TO go
hand in hand with political wreckers
| of the NJ y. Quay and Asparagus
Andrews type. The war record OF the
men who Represented the finest ele-
nents of the veteran army OF Penn
sylyania Ia an interesting one.
There fs General w. III. Koontz'
chairman Of the conference, a veteran
Of the late war. a leader Of the Somer-
act county bar, one Of the finest cam
naf1n speakers in the state, war
horse OF the Republican party ana
| gentleman who through the long psriod
| of a political career has never asked
| and never received q favor at the
i hands Of the bosses.
| THE SOLDIER ELEMENT THERE.
Another conspicuous figure was the
| n.s, state commander Of the Grand
l Army OF the Republic. General John
p. TAYLOR, Of MIffiin county. General
sSsfs-r var 'tirse g1lft 1lf fffYa fffasR hia iaUiss HI s
l nm In the conference, and no man who
i has ever read the record Of the famous
l Irop Brigade can forget that he was its
| commander.
General Robert B. Beath. ex-surVeyor
| general Of Pennsylvania, and one OF
| the most prominent Grand Army men
l In the United States. added his pres
| ence and his vote TO the gathering.
l The manned and crippled Of the Grand
| Army Of heroes were represented In
two men who limped into the confer
l ence hall In the persons OF Major
/ George w. Merrick. OF Tloga county,
and Major T. a. Hancock. Of Phila-
| delphia, each one Of whom left leg
on a southern battlefield. Major Mer-
rick was one Of the vice presidents OF
Il the meeting, and delivered one Of the
| most scathlng speeches on bossisrn ever
| heard In Philadelphia. His arraign-
| ment OF Quay and Andrews literally
amounted TO a fiaying.
In the long IIst Of distinguished men
| present at that conference who have
occupied positions OF trust In state
/ and nation can be found the names
l Of Colonel ). IL. Redsecker Of Lebanon.
| Colonel William sbortlidge Of Centre
county, ex-congressman ), T, Maf-
fett Of Clarion county. ex-State Sen
ator Colonel T.. A. Irwin Of clearheld
| county. Hugh Is. Eastburn. delegate T.
| the last national convention from the
Seventh congressional district. Hon
IL. G. Barr. mayor Of Altoona; ex-Con-
gressman James 8. Biery Of Lehigh
| county, County Chairman Arthur IL
Shay Of Schuyikill county. Andrew II
| Hershey, sheriff Of Lancaster county
Hon. c. G. Kaufman. senator from Ian
caster county. Homer Green OF Wayne
county. the eminent author; Hon. Sam
uel A. Losch. senator from Bchuylkil
county, and the following members oi
the famous Seventy In the las
Legislature. viz: Hons. Daniel f. Moore
PluTnmer T.. Jefferies and Thomas J
Phillips. OF Chester county, w. n. Tip
ton OF Adams county. James w. Carsor
/ OF Franklin county. and william r
Stewart, John r. Keator. Samuel Croth
| ers and Robert Smith Of Philadelphia.
THE EDITORS WE'RE OUT.
| The Republican press Of the stat
was represented by scne Of It's mos
| able and Influential msmbers. AmOnj
those present were Editors Alfred Pas
chal, Of the Doylestown Intclligencer
| August Donath. OF the West CheBte
| Republican: Frank w. Stewart. OF tn
Huntington Journal; J. w. Yocum. 0
the Columbia Spy; Hon. Thomas ID
| Cochran. Of the Lancaster Examiner
T. B. Painter. of the Munsy Luminhry
Wilmer II. Johnson. OF the Nort
Wales Record: J. ~. Zerbey. pottGvill'
| Republican. J. A. Lambert. Bomersa
| standard: Hon. Hiram Young. YorI
Dispatch.
An estimate Of the total number o
participants In the conference. base
on the names registered ut the PhIla
deIphia Bourse. with an actual coun
, Of those In the room during the meet
/ ing. shows that there were 100 gentle
men present who had secured ticket
OF admission 10 the gathering. Ever,
county in the state but seven was rep
: resented, and only one county out o
the total Of C7 In the commonwealth
failed TO be heard from by representa-
. tive or by letter. and this was owin
TO delay in sending the invitation I
!: | anti-Quay leaders IN that county.
The platform adopted ny the confer
encc upon which 10 20 before the peo
pie OF Pennsylvania la a document tina
In certain TO command widespread al
/, tention. n is "a platform upon whic
, the candidate Of the anti-Quay Rc
publlcans can stand firmly and wag
u relentless war on boBglsm. II iH I'm