The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-09-28

shat is untrue In isstatenents and ex-
plain what has been purpOsely misc0n-
strueG Or uisrepresented-
! The central figure and financial
promoter Of the opposition 20 the Re-
publican party al this time is Nr. Wan
snaker. who was a candidate for elec-
ton % The Office Of United States sen
atOr 70 succeed Nr. Cameron. The Re
pubIiozns q the state defeated nim IN
his aspiration for that Office He then
announced and prosecuted 2 campaign
for the Republican nomination for gov
erlDr Of the commonwealth After an
aggressive contest waged By himself
and friends thHtIghout the state he
vas defeated for the nomination
With these dIszppointments fresh in
his mind he attempts 10 defeat the
party In which he so recently sought
but did not receive political prefermeEt.
and now denounces the very same
party leadership which he was anxious
and willing to serve so long as IL aided
him IN securing desirable Offices He
ard his friends have made charges
OF all sorts against the Republican orr
ganizatioa-
Many Of these charges were answer
ed by me IN a statement given 70 the
public several days ago. and I shall
now ask your indulgence while q reply
is made 70 his more recent utterances.
One q the charges which has been In
dustriously circulated II every part Of
the state is that the regular organiza-
ton OF the party. In some mysterious
way not apparent, has been able 70 get
a candidate in opposition 10 the re-
election OF Hon Charles ". Stone I
take this opportunity TO say that this
charge Is absolutely. unquaIIfedly and
maIlciousIy false Il has not the
shadow Of foundation in fact. Il is
a fabrication worked out Of the in
yentive Imagination q designing per-
sons who do not even believe Il them
selves. The regular organization Of the
party IL anxious 10 elect a Republican
congressman in eyerv congressional
district in the state, and viii spare no
efforts 10 accomplish this result The
candidate FOR governor who sits with
ne on this stage VII soon appear on
the same platform Hith the Hon c.
" Stone in his district. advocating
the election Of the whole Republican
ticket II IS our confident expectation
that the hands Of President Mckinley
VIII be upheld in the next congress BY
as many Republican congressman from
Pennsylvania as now occupy seats IN
the national house Of representatives.
HOW KAUFMAN WAS DEFEATED.
. It is further charged that Senator
Quay or his friends in the Republican
organization secured the defeat Of Sen
ator Kaufman al the primaries in his
senatorial district Ny an~wer r. that
he did not If such orders had been
given. as chairman Of the Republican
organization ] would have been ap-
prised Of the fact. and desire to state
in the most positive and unequivOeal
language that Senator Quay never said
To me. nor to anyone else. 50 far as l
know or am informed. that he even
desired the defeat OF Senator Kauff-
man II is a well known fact that the
leaders OF the Republican party in Ian
caster county who made the fight
against Senator kaufman complained
because Senator Quay would not take
part in that contest There Is another
significant fact in connection with that
controversy that may have escaped his
notice. and that IL that ex-senator
Cameron favored the denomination Of
Kaufman. and influential friends Of
the latter gentleman living in his dis
trict succeeded In getting Cameron 10
espouse the cause OF kaufman with
Senator Quay That contest was
local one from start TO finish. and the
only interference from the outside was
that made by Mr wanamaker himself.
who went into the district. and in sew
eral speeches openly and aggressively
supported his friend Kaufman. He may
or NAV not know that the primaries
in that district are held under the pop
ular vote system. and the people decide
by direct vote whom they prefer as
their candidates for public Offices. Il
looks TO me. although in II is my Juds-
ment NAV be at saulf. that the Re-
publican voters. or a large majority of
them. in that district resented the at
tempted Interference OF Mr. Wana-
maker. As a rule voters In the cOun-
Try districts do not take kindly 10 city
chaps who volunteer TO tell them how
10 vote. and ! have no doubt that the
Lancaster county Republicans felt
themselves entirely capable Of choosing
their own senator without the aid OF
the merchant politician. Al any rate
a candidate was chosen by large ma
jority Of the Republicans who tesk
part 81 the primaries. and since We
live under a form OF government Whers
the majority rules it is our duty to
eccept their decision az final and con-
elusive
8 Another charge made by these po-
Hiical disturbers Is that Senator Quay
and Colonel Stone defeated the renOmi-
nation OF Congressman Stzhl In the
Nineteenth district To this charge
reply that il Is untrue. I answer in this
positive manner because there is IN
my possession the convincing evidence
that the denomination Of Congressman
StahI was defeated By a barter and
sale deal made by the friends Of Mr..
wanamaker and in his interest. So
that all may know why such a deal
was made. It WIN be helpful to state the
political situation IN that district.
which Is composed Of the counties Of
York. Adams and Cumberland. York
is a Democratic county. Adams is
close. while Cumberland often elects
lArHlDl-EAL lnClllBCfr 70 ADt utAcF. II
vas well known to the Wanamaker
managers that York county could not
give him any Republican votes In the
legislature. while Il was thought the
chances Of eiecting the two Republican
members in Cumberland county were
good The candidate for congress IN
Cumberland county had at that time
the close friendship Of the two Republl-
can candidates for the legislature. He
Desired the nomination and wanted the
support OF York county. The friends of
Congressman Stahl In York county
were the head and front Of the Wana-
maker forces. Under these political
conditions the deal was started One
Of the principal agents and leading rep
resentativss OF Mr. Wanamaker In his
campaign for United States senator
contaminated the deal ia the city Of
PhiladeIphia. The arrangement was
that York county should help nominate
and elect the Cumberland county can
oidate for congress. and IN lieu thereof.
the two members from Cumberland
county should support John Wanamaker
for United States senator. Before The
deal was consummated the two Cum
berlaRd county candidates for the Iegis-
lafure we're required 10 sign a wr1 ten
pledge 70 this effect. There were other