Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-09-28
GUFFEY'S DOUBLE ROLE.

GUFFEY'S DOUBLE ROLE.
the democratic national committee
from Pennsylvania. has been confer
ring with his lieutenants in Pittsburg
and Philadelphia. He is fresh from
the meeting of the executive committee
of the Democratic national commit
tee, which was held last week at Chi
cago. Colonel Guffey is cooperating
heartily with the Bryanites, who are
in absolute control of the Democratic
national organization, and was present
when the national committee adopted
its address to the Democracy of the
country, in which it said.
The national committee of the
Democratic party in session at Chi
cago to consider the work of party
organization preparatory to the
campaign of 1900, sends greeting
to the Democracy of the nation.
witlnthe assurance that the prospect
of Democratic success next year
grows brighter every day, and we
have every reason for confidence as
to the outcome
THE great need now is party
unity and thorough organization.
The committee therefore appeals
to our party friends in all states,
and especially in the states where
elections are to be held this year,
to put aside all local differences
wherever they exist and support
the regular party tickets earnestly
and enthusiastically, keeping al
ways in view the great struggle of
next year. and remembering that
in unity there is strength and in
division weakness"
With this appeal to Democrats 10
stand by their party in the hope OF
success in next years presidential
election still upon his lips, Colonel
Guffey returns to Pennsylvania to re-
iterate to Republicans, whose support
he seeks for the silverite candidates on
his state ticket, that this is an of
year campaign in Pennsylvania Ma
tional politics has nothing to do with
this canvass State issues alone are
involved. Republicans who want good
government should vote for the Dem
ocrati0 ticket"
But Republicans recognize the fact
that the greater the Democratic vote
in Pennsylvania this fall the more con-
ISOLATION and encouragement will be
given Bryan to make another desper'
ate dash for the presidency next year.
The greater the appeals of the Dem
ocratic national committee to Demo
Gratis of Pennsylvania to get together
for next years battle the less consid
Grafton should Republicans give to thu
sincerity Of their campaign cry of this
being a state issue contest in Penn
Eylvania.
Colonel Guffey is not running thu
Democratic campaign in this state thi
fall for nothing No one better thai
himself knows that there is not thu
ghost of show for the election o
any man on the Democratic ticket il
Pennsylvania this year. He fully real
ICES that Mr.. Greasy, the nominee 0
his party for state treasurer, is prac
tically unknown to the voters of TIL
state. The latter has not during TIL
few years he served as an off1ceholde
at Harrisburg done anything to at
tract attention to himself beyond car
rying out the plans outlined by tn
managers of the insurgent Republican
organization. He has not been af
filiated with the active Democracy o
the state and has neither their sympa
thy nor hearty support in his presen
canvass.
WANTS TO BE SENATOR.
But Colonel Guffey has his own fis
to fry. He would, of course, like I
see large Democratic vote polled thi
fall, but he is more eager to divide tn
Republicans wherever he sees it ma
be to his advantage in his aspiration
for the United States senate. This
the meat in the political cocoanu
which Colonel Guffey is giving his at
tention to in this campaign. He want
to divide the Republicans as much a
possible, in order to help his canvas
for the United States senate. He ha
mapped out great scheme for fusio
tickets for the legislature next yea
by which he hopes to defeat regula
Republican nominees for the senat
and the house. His address intende
particularly for the voters Of Cheste
county, endorsing the fusion movemer
in that county this fall. was designe
to further the cause OF the coMbins