Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-11-03
Pennsylvania Republicans In
tensely Interested in the
Election Near at Hand.
THE DEMOCRATS BANK ON APATHY
Colonel Stone a Prime Favorite in
the Betting in the Quaker City.
SWALLOW A POOR THIRD.

Reports From Different Counties in the
State Received at Republican State
Headquarters Indicate That the Com
mitteemen Are Alive to the Situation
and Will Sec That the Vote Is Gotten to
the Polls.
With a few days left until the is
sue is settled at the election" says a
special correspondent from Philadel-
phia, ''the Republican campaign cam
ayers in Pennsylvania, recognizing that
the fight is now with their old time
opponent. the Democracy, are confident
that Colonel Stone will sweep the state
with great majority. They do not
expect this to be accomplished without
a tremendous amount of hard work
on the part of those responsible for get
ting out the vote. but they have every
reason to believe that this will be done.
Diligent inquiry has been made to as
certain the weak spots in the party
organization and precautions have been
taken so that there shall be no losses
IN these localities. The reports from
every section go to show that the Wan
amaker-Swallow campaign against the
Republican party has had the effect
first. to inspire the Democrats with
the hope of capturing the state and
to bring their warning factions together
for jerks. and next to awaken the
Republicans of Pennsylvania to the
danger that confronts them through
apathy or indifference. while the Bour-
bon forces are harmonious and ag-
gressive and determined to win vic
tory, If possible. There are evidences
that the Democratic organization is
unusually well supplied with campaign
funds. Colonel Guffey, the acknowl-
edged leader OF the Democracy. is re-
puted to be a millionaire many times
over, and he has been unusually liberal
this year
THE WANAMAKER BARREL.
They have had the advantage of the
immense expenditures of the Wana-
maker organization in its campaign
to discredit the Republican party in the
eyes of the independent voters The
fact that the Philadelphia Democratic
machine. which was supposed to be
bankrupt. managed to pay the poll tax
of over $4,000 Democratic voters in the
Quaker City, was one of the early in
dications that the Democrats were
we'll supplied with cash. There is said
to be special fund which is to be de-
voted to the congressional and legisla-
tive district contests wherever the
Democrats or fusionists think they
have chance of defeating Republican
candidates.
These and other facts bearing on the
inside workings of the Democratic
campaign have come to the knowledge
OF Chairman John p. Elkin, of the Re-
publican state committee. and he has
sent out a warning notice to the Repub-
iican committeeman where 1t has been
deemed necessary In the close districts
1t has been stated that the Democrats
propose to work an old Tammany Hall
game by which they hope to secure
Republicans to stay away from the
polls where they cannot get them to
vote for the Democratic or fusion
tickets They have special appro-
priation to be expended for this pur-
pose. Republican workers have been
advised to be on the alert as to the
danger from such a scheme, and there
is reason to believe that they will see
that every voter is at the polls on cleo
ton day or know the reason why.
BETTING QUITE LIVELY.
so confident are the Republican
leaders of the fact that the Republican
voters of the state are alive to the true
condition of affairs and that the county
committeeman are going to get out the
vote that they are backing their con-
victions with liberal offers to wager on
Colonel Stones election. In PhiladeI-
phia this week a member of the Union
League and also Of the Stock Ex-
change announced that he had $4,000
to bet on Colonel Stone against $1,000
on Mr.. jerks. but he had no takers.
even at these big odds. a number of
smaller bets have been made-one Of
$500 on Stone to 5000 on Jerks, another
Of $500 to 800 that Sto will be elected
and one Of 5000 even that Stone will
have $4,000 majority A bet of 5000 to
800 has been made by well known
Democrat in Pittsburg that jerks will
poll twice as many votes as Swallow.
All the betting places Swallow third
man in the race.
'The reports received at the Repub-
lican state committee headquarters
from prominent party men in different
sections of the state all show that
the Swallow movement, except In a
few localities, Is on the wane.
STONE TO HEAD THE TICKET.
Chester county will be carried by
every candidate on the Republican tick
ct from top to bottom" said State SEN
ator William Preston Snyder, of Ches-
ter county. confidently. Colonel Stone
will head the ticket in the county.
While earlier in the canvass 1t looked
as though there would be formidable