The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-02-10
Inside Facts Concerning the Sc.
lection Of Wanamaker.
IMPORTERS WERE THERE.
Most Of the Patriots Disappointed
Omceseekers.
THERE WAS MUCH PROFANITY.
So-called Reform Movement started
In n Row which Almost Ended In
Fisticufrs-A Cut and Dried Program
That Would Cause . Professional
Politician TO Blush with shame.
Especial CorresponIence.)

Politician co Blush With Shame.
Especial CorresponIcnceJ
Philadelphia. Feb. THE Business
Mems League mountain has been in
labor and brought forth its mouse.
1t has nominated for governor the
traducer of President Mckinley and
the Republican party in the state and
nation.
The conglomeration of free trade i'm
porters, disappointed office seekers and
cheap John newspaper husksters has
held its conference" and their con-
spiracy has been bursted by the light
Of the sun.
During the past week Governor Hast
ings in published interviews denounced
the attempt Of Leach to connect the
state administration with the "Busi-
ness Mems" plot and their preparations
for a bolt and an assault upon the Re-
publican ticket. For the same reasons,
and others perhaps more potent, At
torney General Mccormick refused to
let himself be named as the leagues
candidate for governor.
This cleared the way for John Wana-
maker to get some return for his in
vestment of thousands OF dollars in
country newspapers. the silly little
Leach-Van Valkenburg slander bureau,
and costs of bribery suits on behalf Of
himself and freiends.
The night before the conference the
millionaire friends of Wanamaker ar
ranged and air tight program and had
1t typewriter for fear Blunderburg
Blankenburg would miscarry.
ALI. CUT AND DRIED.
When the conference" assembled in
the rooms Of the league, as per sched
ule, Chairman Koontz. the veteran kick
er from Somerset. was handed the type
written program. which is printed as
follows in the Philadelphia Inquirer:
1. Meeting called to order by Presi
dent Deemer.
2. Motion that General w. II. Koontz
Of Somerset county, be made perma-
nent chairman, by S. o. Frantz, of Lam
caster county.
3. Speech by Chairman Koontz.
4. Motion that Judge Nathaniel Ew-
ing, Of Fayette county, Ind Major G..
W. Merrick. of Tioga county. be made
Of Lycoming county.
s. Motion that Captain John W..
Sutton, Ineiana; Alfred Paschall,
Bucks, and -, of -, be made
secretaries, by Joseph NJ. Huston, Phil
adelphia.
6. Motion that a committe Of seven
on resolutions and permanent organiza-
ton he appointed. by Homer Green, of
Wayne county.
Z. Chairman Koontz appoint the fol-
lowing committee:
Homer Green, Wayne.
John j. Geehn, Chester.
DR.. J. A. Dale. York.
S. N. Williams, Lycoming.
Andrew II. Hershey, Lancaster.
Professor w. A. Mehard Lawrence.
Hon. John F. Keator, Philadelphia.
s. After committee on resolutions are
appointed chairman to state that dur
ing their deliberations the meeting Is
open for discussion of the situation an /
political conditions throughout the
state.
8. Report Of committee on resolutions
and permanent organization.
10. Resolutions endorsing a candi-
date. by John ]. Geehn, Chester county.
II. Resolution that notification COM
mittee of seven be appointed to notify
candidate, by William Il. Tilden, Phila- =
delphla.
Chairman Koontz appoint the follow
ing committee
w. T. Tilden. Philadelphia.
DR.. L. w. Meisenhelder, York.
Major George w. Merrick, Tioga.
Hyman A. Slate, Lycoming.
Professor John Meigs. montgomery.
Major Joseph w. Yocum, Lancaster.
Colonel e. A. Irwin. Clearfleld.
When the committee on platform was
named and went out 1t met frankie
Leach in the hall. who tried to earn
part Of his $4,000 year pay from Wan
amaker by giving the bewildered pill
grims a type written screed. which
would make column and a half of
newspaper print. The committee re-
turned in less than hve minutes with
this spontaneous outburst Of indignant
officeseekers.
A letter from Wanamaker was then
read. He announced THAI like Cleve-
land. he was off duck shooting, but
II he had time he would return and run
for anything or everything that Blink
enburg and Leach could catch and hold
for him.
This naturally led to howl from the
Stone and Leisenring followers:
A HIGH OLD TIME.
They were promptly squelched by the
skilled Wanamaker managers. who Of
fered q resolution to nominate him for
governor at all hazards.
j. II. Redsecker. a delegate from Leb-
anon. bitterly opposed this resolution.
I'VE condemn Mr.. Quay and Mr.. Quay's
methods" ne shouted in clarion tones.
''and now we are going to do just what
we denounce him for doing. / beg OF
you not to pass this resolution. II you
do, you put In the hands Of Mr.. Quay
q knife with which to cut our throats.
I honor Mr.. Wanamaker as much as
any man in. this room. but II you nomi-
nate him now YOU set yourselves up as
dictators. 1t Ia the same as II you put
up one boss against another boss"
Delegate Blery. of Lehigh. spoke In
q similar vein. He said: you should