Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-09-14
ALL ARE LOYAL
TO THE PRESIDENT
Pennsylvania Republicans Conspic-
uous at the Grand Army
Encampment.
PATRIOTISM THE KEYNOTE.

Chairman Reeder Delighted With the Com
pliments Paid the State Candidates and
the Predictions For Immense Majorities
From Every Section of the State.
Especial Correspondence)
Philadelphia, Sept. 12.-If there is
one man in Pennsylvania more than
any other who has reason to be pleased
with the outcome of the Grand Army
encampment here in this city last
week that man is General Frank Reed
er, chairman of the Republican state
committee. While politics was not in
any way injected into the proceedings
of the encampment, and the Republican
organization of this state practically
closed the headquarters as far as ac-
tive campaigning was concerned, the
very atmosphere seemed surcharged
with patriotism, and on every hand
were evidences of intense loyalty to
President Mckinley and his admins
tration. AS the Republican campaign
in the Keystone state is to be waged
exactly upon these lines and the peo-
pie of this commonwealth are undoubt-
edly heartily in accord with these SEN
timents. the Republican field marshal
has occasion to be confident of the out
come of the issue at the polls in No
vember next. There were probably not
in years so many old soldiers gathered
together in this city at one time.
Among them were thousands of active
I'D TIA ;,I
respective localities in Pennsylvania.
Many of them naturally embraced the
opportunity TO call at the state head
quarters of their party, if only to pay
their respects to the state chairman
A REPUBLICAN RENDEZVOUS.
The comfortable building at 1881
Walnut street. which has been oeeu-
pied by the Republican state commit
tee for number of years became a
veritable rendezvous for many of the
visitors. The building was beautiful
ly decorated in honor of the visiting
veterans. The entire front was mass
of red. white and blue bunting hung
in graceful festoons, and almost hiding
from view the six large windows which
supply light to the interior. Portraits
of three men who have helped to make
the country's history entered into the
decorations Between the windows of
the third floor. and surrounded by a
multitude of flags, was a handsome
portrait of Washington. Between the
windows of the second floor was like
ness of President Mckinley, while in
a conspicuous position on the first floor
was portrait of Lieutenant Colonel
James e. Barnett, the gallant officer
of the Tenth Pennsylvania volunteers.
and the Republican nominee for state
treasurer, who added fame to the old
Keystone state in the campaign in the
Philippines. From each window Of
the building fioated a large American
flag, and from the cornices fluttered
streamers of the national colors.
Plenty OF chairs upon which to make
themselves comfortable and newspa-
papers from every county in the state
were there at their disposal, and the
state chairman and his assistants miss
ed no opportunity to make their vis-
itors feel at home. General Reeder,
who is a past department commander
of the Grand Army, and marched in
the parade with his home post. the
Lafayette. of Easton, is personally ac-
tainted with many Of the callers, and
uJoyed the many interesting remin-
iscences of war times.
SPLENDID REPORTS RECEIVED.
General Reeder did not fail to in
quire of his callers as to the senti-
ment in their various counties, and
he was naturally pleased to hear from
every quarter of the commonwealth
reports of the most gratifying charac-
ter.
The old soldiers invariably declared
that the Republicans generally were
delighted with the action of their state
convention in the selection of excep-
tionally strong candidates, the nomina-
tion of brave Barnett, for state treas
urer, being especially pleasing to the
enthusiastic young Republicans and to
the soldiers generally, both the old
and the young. Messrs. Brown and
Adams, nominees for the supreme aad
the superior courts, respectively, were
looked upon as lawyers of recognized
standing, whose elevation to the bench
will strengthen the judiciary of the
commonwealth.
The veterans reported that there Is
universal sentiment in favor of
standing by President Mckinley in a
vigorous campaign for the suppression
of the insurrection in the Philippines.
and that the stalwart action of the Re-
publican state convention in it's sweep
ing and cordial Endorsement of the pol
icy of President Mckinley and it's en-
phatic and unequivocal declaration in
favor of his denomination for the
presidency, was received with express
sions of delight by Republicans every
where. They recognized that Pennsyl-
vania has the honor of leading the
movement for second term for Pres
ident Mckinley, and they declared that
already the Deople in their resnective