The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-07-26
THAT DAVID MARTIN DEAL.

WOrk IOr tne Iuuudileuldi piihNipASS
of the Prohibition party to participat-
ing in the game of state politics in the
interests of the Flinn-Martin combine
in the Republican party. Ii has been
supposed for some time that there has
been not little lubricating of the
Prohibition state machine by insurgent
Republican interests. and a s'Snihcant
and suspicious soliGtude for she in-
surgent cause has been noticeable. The
placing Of the names of David Martin
and his Democratic friend, John Ii.
Fow, on the Prohibition ticket for the
legislature last fall was but one OF
many circumstances that aroused feel
ings of indignation among the rank
and file of the Prohibition party.
Throughout the state deals were made
by which the Prohibition party was
subordinated to the schemes OF the
Flinn-Martin insurgents to defeat reg
ularly nominated Republican candi-
dates for the legislature. The names
of the Democrats with whom the bolt
ing Republicans wished to defeat the
regular Republican Lominees wero
placed upon the Prohibition ticket. In
this way the Prohibition party was
made a mere tender to the insurgent
factional machine.
The revolt against a continuance OF
this policy came at the meeting of the
Prohibition state convention last Fri
day. A movement was actually or
ganized to unseat Mr.. Jones from the
chairmanship of the Prohibition state
committee, and it would have been
carried out effectively had not the
Greasy business been dropped Not
withstanding this fact, when the state
committee met for reorganization II
members declined to vote for Mr..
Jones reelection, and cast their bal
lots for Emmett d. Nichols, of Lu-
zerne, straightout Prohibitionist, for
state chairman.
Further attempts at alliance with
either Democratic or Republican ma
chimes will no doubt meet with vigor-
Gus public protests from straightout
Prohibitionists throughout the state.
CREASY'S NARROW ESCAPE.
Greasy, in the role of Prohibition
ist, would be strange spectacle for
his colleagues in the legislature to con-
template. His record at Harrisburg
would place him in line for almost
anything except Prohibition nomi-
nation. He would have been vigor-
ously assailed had he been placed on
the Prohibition ticket.
Representative Ebenezer Adams, of
West Philadelphia, is given credit for
;nh Af ha N
the Prohibition convention as to the
scheme to put Greasy on their ticket
and of the criticisms of such action
that would certainly follow. The senti-
ment against this fusion became so
strong that the men back of the game
finally concluded that it would be best
not to bring Creasy's name before the
convention.
Democratic State Chairman Killing,
who was in town during the day, was
| greatly disappointed at this failure to
help out his free silver candidate for
state treasurer and Creasy's feelings
under the circumstances can be i'm
agined.
The insurgent Republicans who
hoped to use a Prohibition nomination
of Greasy as a club over stalwart Re-
pubicans were naturally chagrined.
The Prohibitionists nominated Major
H. s. Caldwell, mayor of Milford,
Northumberland county, for state
treasurer. He is a practical Prohibi-
zionist, has a splendid official record
and is Union veteran. For justice OF
the supreme court they named Agil
Ricketts,, of Luzerne, and for justice
of the superior court H. L. Robinson
of Fayette.
PARTY WRECKERS NOT WANTED
"One of the most insane of the party
wrecking organs" says The Inquirer
complains loudly that the recent ap
pointments of census supervisors In
Pennsylvania were drawn from tht
ranks of the stalwart Republicans;
that the appointments were made upor
the recommendation of Quay and Pen
rose, and it prints a brief history oi
each official named. From these his
tories it appears very conclusively
that a high order of supervisors has
been obtained: that there is not an un'
fit man among them; that each one
of the appointees is a credit. And yet
this complaining organ isn't happy.
What did it expect? Has it be
lieved that the administration al
Washington is in the party wreckinl
business like itself? Has it supposed
that a political highwayman of Pitts
burg and a discredited politician o
Philadelphia. trading under the firm
name Of Finn & Martin (Limited)
would receive recognition at the ma
tion's capital? There has been moth
ing more disgusting in the history @
politics than the attempt of this firm
of self seeking political freebcoters I.
pull dowh the Republican party IL
Pennsylvania and, like vultures, t
grow fat upon the remains. The fed
eral administration is not in the carrioI
business, therefore it has passed b!
the Films and Martins, and every cen
sus supervisor is man opposed to tn,
methods which those leaders of per
sonal spite and envy adopted at Har
risburg. Evidently there is not mucl
use in Washington for the party wreck
crs of Pennsylvania.
NEW WORKERS INSPECTING.
Philadelphia has been invaded dur
ing the past week by two separat
sets of New Workers. One set came t
spy out the land and to discover VIII
: 1t is that Philadelphia is encroachin
upon New York's ocean commerce
The other set came over to look int
:: the National Export exposition. Bot
sets, apparently, were highly edifeC
They carle to the conclusion that tn
exposition is altogether to importan
to be ignored and that the immens
work ON the river front is EVIDENCE c