Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-07-14
SOUNDING
THE SLOGAN
Protection, Prosperity and Pa
triOtism the Party
WatchwOrds.
CHAIRMAN ELKIN's VIEWS.
He Believes in An Aggressive Re-
publican Campaign.
NO PARTY FAoTIoNAL SORES.

A United Front to Be Presented to
the Enemy In the Fight Against
Free Trade and Free Silver-Impos-
sible to Have Any Division OF Issues
or Principles In the Assault to Be
Made on the Democratic Fortifica-
tfons.
Especial Correspondence)
Philadelphia. July 11.-Three P's-
Protection, Prosperity and Patriot
ism"-are to be the watchwords of the
Republican party in Pennsylvania this
year. Those who are in charge of the
organization are confident 1t will be
one of the most dashing campaigns
held in the Keystone state for many
years, and that the ticket will be elect
ed by a rousing old time majority.
State Chairman Elkin has sent out
call for a special meeting of the Re-
publican organization for Tuesday,
July 10, at p. m., for the purpose OF
nominating a candidate for judge OF
the superior court, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Judge Wick
ham. There is no doubt but that Judge
William d. Porter, of Pittsburg, who
has already been appointed to Judge
Wickham's place on the bench by Gov
ernor Hastings, will be nominated by
the committee for the full term OF ten
years. His ability as a jurist Is SO
marked and SO universally conceded
that his selection is likely to be made
without opposition and with acclama-
tion.
BROAD GAUGE IDEAS.
While the members of the state COM
mittee are in Philadelphia Chairman
Elkin will take the opportunity of
bringing about full, free and fair in
terchange of views, in order that the
members may agree upon definite
plan of campaign. The issues were
never so favorable for a successful
campaign as they are at the present
time.
The chairman has gone about the
preliminary organization in broad
gauged and liberal manner. The Re-
publican party is to be regarded as
80 large that no man who has ever
voted the ticket will be refused admit
tance. Any factional wounds which
might have existed by reason of per-
sonal or political quarrels in the past
have been healed SO effectually that
the party will present a united front to
the common enemy in the coming fight.
The chairman has gone over the situa-
ton very carefully already, and he is
convinced that it will not be very
serious task to elect the governor and
other offices to be filled at the Novem-
ber election.
Colonel Stone, according to the chair
man, will go into the gubernatorial
chair with majority that will astonish
his friends and confound his enemies.
At the same time the chairman and his
corps of able assistants of the state
committee headquarters do not propose
to leave anything undone toward get
ting out the full vote and polling as
large a majority for the ticket as pos
sible. Mr.. Elkin believes that harmony
has been established throughout the
state and that petty factional differ
ences will not appear during the cam
paign nor on election day. The de-
tails have been mapped out in a thor
ough and comprehensive manner and
the most competent men to be found
have been placed in charge Of the vari-
Gus departments of the state organiza-
ton.
ENTHUSIASM FOR STONE.
Chairman Elkin in commenting upon
the situation today said: With the
war with Spain wiping out sectional
lines in the nation and with the Ameri-
can soldiers and sailors at the front
winning mangificent victories on land
and sea, there is no time for factional
disputes in the ranks of the Republican
party workers and voters Of Penn
sylvania. In the last week or ten
days I have been practically all over
the state and it is simply wonderful
the enthusiasm that is being worked
up for the Republican ticket. Among
the great solid common people the
Stone sentiment is tremendous. 1t Is
largely accounted for by the war feel
ing which permeates the common
wealth throughout its remotest hooks
and corners in favor of the Republi-
can ticket"
It is evident to the dullest mind that
the issues in Pennsylvania this year
must be direct and clean cut There
can be no division Of principles, and 1t
Is idle to imagine that such an incon-
gruous combination as half state and
half national issues can be foisted on
the intelligent voters of the common
wealth. Indeed, conditions have cre-
ated, as they always do, the issues of
the campaign and they cannot be
changed, even if those in control de-
sired to have them changed.
CLEAN CUT ISSUES.
Mr.. jerks, the Democratic nominee,
on one side, and Colonel Stone. the Re-
publican nominee, on the other, repre-
sent in their very personalities the two
extremes for which the two great par
ties are contesting at the present time.
Colonel Stone stands for the three
P's-Protection, Prosperity and Pa
triotism-already mentioned, while Mr.
jerks, who is an estimable gentleman
represents free trade and free silver
the two things which the people Of the
Keystone state will never tolerate.
DR.. Swallow is making a campaign
of his own which is not likely to at
tract any great or general attention al
a time when important issues are to be
decided. AS the peculiar personality OF
the reverend gentleman becomes better
known to the people of the state his
prospects Of polling q large. or even q
| respectable vote will RAPIDLY diminish