Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-15
PARTY TRAITORS
BOUND TO rAIL.
Hanamaker's Democratic Fusion
Scheme Meets With can-
eral Condemnation.
REPUBLICANS ARE LOYAL.

of the Treacherous Scheme Against
Senator Hanna in Ohio Recalled by
pennsylvanians.
Especial Correspondence.)
Harrisburg. Dec. 13.-The presence OF
quite number of members of both
branches of the legislature in town dur
ng the last few days. locking for ac-
aommodatians at hotels and boarding
,7ouses. getting posted as to the method
It allotment of seats and other matters
which the wide awake member or SEN
ator always wants to know about re-
minds us that the opening day for the
state legislative mill IS near at hand.
Contractor Allen B. Rorlce, Of Phladel-
phia, who is in charge of the construc-
ton Of the new capitol building, is
rushing the work at q lively pace, and
though he has but a few days left to
complete the job, he promises absolute
ly that everything will be In readiness
for the opening of the session. OF
course, interest continues to center in
the caucus for the speakership of the
house of representatives. The Republi-
cans will undoubtedly dispose of this
matter in the caucus in an entirely
harmonious manner, and the caucus
nominees for speaker and the other Of
ncers of the house will unquestionably
be elected.
A RTPIJPI JCAN ADMTNTSTR ALTON
The triumphant election of Colonel
Stone to the governorship and the big
Republican majority in both branches
of the Legislature insured q Republican
administration through and through in
both the executive and legislative
branches of the state government.
There has been no change, in the sttua-
ton. on the peaksrship.F IT RI still a
free for all race, despite the rumors
that this fellow or some other fellow
has been slated by the party leaders.
Voorhees, of Philadelphia. & iss of Della
ware, McClain OF Somerset, Farr of
Lackawanna and Marshall, Ford ami
Hosack of Allegheny are all got their
lightning rods up, eagerly waiting for
there is to be no friction in the organ
ization of the legislature, or in the
election of the United States senator,
is found in the harmonious relations
that exist between the influential lead
ers of the Republican party in the
state. Governor-eleet Stone has al
ready shown his capacity for leadership
in his announced determination to con-
slider all elements of the party in mat
ters affecting hi administration. The
fact that Senator Quay has been in
consultation frequently with Senator
c. L. EIagee, of fsburg. and Senator
elect David Mar in, of Philadelphia.
has brought about an unexpected
peaceful condition of affairs, in view OF
past differences. They will all abide
by the caucus action on speaker and
United States senator, and the Wana-
maker Van Valkenberg- g-Blankenhurg
outfit will have but one thing to do,
take their natural place with the De-
mocracy. They were opposed to Stone
for governor. and in every way
sought to disrupt the Republican or
GaniZation. They have taken them
selves out of the Republican organiza
ton and they are everywhere regarded
as allies of the Democracy.
The fusion scheme which is being
nursed by the Wanamaker bureau is
bound to fail. The first step, the call
ing of conference in Philadelphia last
week, was a conplete fizZle. Repre-
sentative John II. Fow, author of queer
tAs rlnt Of ff-.tsf fs-+
toners that ever sat in q legislative
body. is working up the Democrats
end in conjunction with the Wanama-
ker campaign, to line the Democratic
members UP to follow his leadership.
The Wanamaker managers could not
have made more unfortunate selec-
tion. 1t is notorious that Fow is al
ways looking after Fow's personal in
terest, and the old time Democrats have
refused to follow his leadership, as
they would never know when Fow
would be doing business with the
other side" in order to be taken care
of himself on choice committees which
the Republican speaker viii have 10
name. Fow. too, is looked upon as
representing the Gordon Denocracy.
which is an annex of the Wanamaker
machine. and the Guffey men positive
ly refuse to have anything to do with
him politically.
REPUBLICANS ARE TOGETHER.
While the Democrats are at odds,
the Republicans are together. with n
few exceptions. IT has been demon
strated that the Democratic machine
cannot be delivered over to a Wanama-
ker candidate for speaker. 1t is known
tnn hot nj pf bs
number of Republicans. %, necessary
with all the Democrats being together,
to make the 103 votes required for an