Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-11-03
REPUBLICAN LEADERS
LOYAL TO PARTY.
David Martin and G. L. Magee Hard
at Work for the Whole Ticket.
NEITHER rs A QUAY MAN

But They Decline to Pull Wanamaker
Chestnuts Out of the Fire and Declare
That This Year Every Republican Must
Stand by His Party, as the Leaders Are
Doing All Over the Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania has never been lost to
the Republican party in any election
since the rebellion, when the men who
were entrusted with the management
of the party organization were sincere
and loyal in their support of the reg
ularly nominated candidates. Evil
dences are given in every quarter that
the men who have been honored with
leadership in the Republican party III
Philadelphia and Allegheny and who
today control the party machinery in
those counties are laboring earnestly
and effectively for every candidate on
the Republican ticket. The same is
true of men OF as much relative import
ance in touch with the Republican or
ganization in the smaller counties and
among the stalwart party workers who
ldht pIluc III SettiHS pul tHN isCPu'-
lican voters in their respective election
precincts.
Probably no man in the state OF
Pennsylvania has had this fact more
forcibly impressed upon him than has
John Wanamaker a disappointed as
pirant for many offices He has been
going from county to county, and from
town to town, making speeches de-
nouncing the Republican party and its
leaders, and while he frequently finds
good sized crowds to go to hear him
he is invariably unsuccessful when, in
getting down TO practical work. he
seeks to enlist influential Republicans
to take up his cause and assist his
combines with Democrats and Pro-
hibitionists to defeat Republican can
didates.
Though neither OF them can now
be classed as a follower of Senator NJ.
S. Quay, David Martin. in Philadelphia.
and Christopher L. Magee, in Alle-
gheny, have each come out in a public
declaration in support of the full Re-
publican ticket Wanamaker had
hoped to secure the aid and assist
ance of both of these leaders, supposing
that on account of their opposition to
Senator Quay's friends in many secret
political contests they would join forces
with him in his fusion deals with the
free silverites and Prohibitionists III
the legislative canvass. These astute
political leaders of years of training
and experience in practical politics
were quick to see that the feeling of
the Republican voters everywhere is
to stand by their party colors.
They declined to act counter to this
unmistakable sentiment and Mr.. Wan
amaker found that he would have to
look elsewhere to get some one to pull
his chestnuts out of the fire.
Wanamaker is now practically without
q following outside of the few men who
hold with him in Philadelphia for busi-
ness reasons. The millionaire aspirant
for political honors realizes that he
made a great blunder when he started
out to fight the Republican party be-
cause its regularly chosen delegates
would not heed his demands for office.
Secretary of the Commonwealth Mar
tin was down to Washington short
time ago and met President Mckinley.
They had a long talk at the White
House. 1t was but few days after
this visit that Mr.. Martin was nomi-
mated for state senator. He polled ev-
cry vote in the convention, the friends
Of Senator Quay making no fight against
him Mr.. Martin has since assumed
personal charge of the canvass for the
Republican ticket in Philadelphia.
Il want every friend Of mine to
stand by Colonel Stone and every other
man on the Republican state and coun-
ty tickets" declared Mr.. Martin few
nights ago in addressing a meeting of
Republican committeeman.
This is no time to give consolation
or encouragement to the enemy. 1
would sooner you would strike myname
from your ballot than that you would
cut any other Republican on our ticket.
Republicans must stand by their party
nominees, and / am sure they are go
ing to do it, not only in Philadelphia,
but in every other county in the state"
Following this stout declaration came
a similar deliverance from Senator c.
l.. Magee a few nights since. in adj
dressing the voters of the Fifth ward
OF Pittsburg He urged Republicans to
be loyal to their candidates. He dwelt
upon the far reaching importance of
the approaching election.
I'm 1882" said Senator Magee, Rob
ert Il. Pattison's election began the
series of political events which resulted
in the election of Grover Cleveland
and the defeat of James G. Blaine.
Capital was made out of Pennsylva-
MAS going Democratic I'm Indiana.
Nebraska and other doubtful states.
The same was repeated later when
Pattison was reelected governor 1t Is
in these so-called off year elections
that Republicans of Pennsylvania. by
Indifference or through supposed
grievances, have done great injury to
the party at large Today we find a
national administration which should
command the loyal and devoted sup
port of every Republican and you can
in no moro positive way show that
loyalty and devotion than by voting
the full Republican ticket. which rep
resents the political organization with
which the president IS identified.