Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-09-21
REEDER AT WORK.
Republican State Chairman Getting
the Party Organization in Line.
PENROsE AND BARNETT POPULAR
They Will Each Make Few Speeches to
Help Along the Campaign in Ohio
Upon Special Invitation.
Especial Correspondence.)

Philadelphia, Sept. 19.-General
Frank Reeder, chairman of the Re-
publican state committee, is busy get
ting the details of the state campaign
in shape for an aggressive canvass in
the interest of all the candidates on the
Republican state ticket. Chairman
Reeder has had experience in this line
and the work comes quite natural to
him. He is familiar with the men
actively identified with the party or
ganization throughout the common
wealth and recognizes that in a CAM
paign such as he has before him he
has but to get the party workers inter-
ested and they will see that a good
vote is gotten to the polls. The Dem
ocratic organization in the state is not
potential enough to give any Republi-
can concern as to the outcome of the
election. The important duty of the
Republican state chairman is to arouse
the members of his own party to the
true condition of affairs and see that
they go to the polls. Chairman Reeder
has been in correspondence with
Chairman Dick, of the Republican
state committee of Ohio, and. as both
the campaigns in both the Keystone
and the Buckeye states will be con-
Quoted upon the same lines, the Repub-
lican organizations in these states will
work together for the same ends.
A BOND OF SYMPATHY.
Republicans of Pennsylvania and
Ohio are going to cooperate in their
campaign this fall" said United States
Senator Penrose the other day, land
they are going to endeavor to make
the results of the elections in both
states overwhelming victories for the
Republican organization and emphatic
Endorsements of the Republican ma
tional administration. The elections
throughout the country this fall will
by their records of Republican tri-
umphs foreshadow the outcome of the
national campaign of next year. Penn
sylvania and Ohio are looked upon as
certain to go Republican in November
by decisive majorities, but the aim of
the national leaders of the party is to
have these states give expression to
the popular approval of President Nc
Kinley's magnificent administration in
an unusually emphatic manner. Moth
ing will be left undone to impress the
Republicans of the Keystone state and
the Buckeye state with the fact that
they owe a duty to their party and
their country at the coming election
to give glorious Endorsement of the
national administration.
WANT PENROSE AND BARNETT.
Senator Penrose has agreed to make
n few speeches in Ohio during the cam
letter from Chairman Dick, of the
at
thanking him for his acceptance of
the invitation and notifying him that
he will be advised of the dates upon
which they will be pleased to have
him visit their state. Lieutenant Colo
mel James Il. Barnett, of the"Fight-
ing" Tenth regiment, Pennsylvania
Republican nominee for state treas
urer, made very favorable impress
sion upon the president and others
from Ohio who were in attendance at
the reception in Pittsburg to his regi-
ment on their return home from Man
lila. Colonel Barnett was then and
there asked if he would not make two
or three speeches in Ohio this fall for
the Republican state ticket, and he
agreed to do so. State Chairman
Reeder has since cordially concurred
III tHlS arrangement, anu lie Will see
that the itinerary for Colonel Barnett's
tour of this state will be prepared so
that he can slip away for these speech
es without seriously interfering with
the program for the Pennsylvania
campaign.
ARE TIES THAT BIND.
There are many ties that bind the
people of Pennsylvania and Ohio to-
gether," remarked Senator Penrose, in
commenting further upon these pro-
posed visits to the presidents state.
MANY Ohioans formerly lived in
Pennsylvania, while the parents of
others were originally Pennsylvanians.
President McKinley's father and moth
er once lived in York county, of this
state. Both commonwealths have
much in common in their industrial,
mineral and business interests. Our
campaigns will be fought this year
upon the same lines, and Republicans
Of Pennsylvania will vie with their
neighbors across the Ohio border in
making the majorities as great as pos
sible."
Several prominent Republicans from
Ohio have accepted invitations to
speak in Pennsylvania this fall.