The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-09
Republican Convention Will Honor
This Brave Officer of the
"Fighting Tenth"
WILL Be NAMED FOR STATE TREASURER
There Is a Free For All Contest For Su-
preme Judge, and Adams, of Philadel-
phia, For the Superior Court, has a
Walkover
Special CorrespondenceN

Philadelphia, Aug. S.-The Republic
can state convention, which meets at
Harrisburg on the oath inst, will hon.
or the surviving superior officer of the
Fighting Tenth" Pennsylvania volun-
teers, Lieutenant Colonel James Elder
Barnett, of Washington county, by
nominating him for state treasurer
unless he absolutely declines to run.
There is no doubt that were he alive
Colonel Alexander L. Hawkins, who
commanded the regiment, and whose
death occurred on the transport re-
turning from the Philippines, would
receive this nomination. The party
leaders, from Colonel Quay down,
were prepared to support him for this
position. Since the death of Colonel
Hawkins, which is generally deplored,
a movement has beel started to urge
Lieutenat Colonel Barnett to allow the
use of his name for this office. Every
body who is interested at all in Penn
sylvania politics is commenting upon
the manly way in which Colonel Bar
nett has acted under existing circum-
stances. His prompt and emphatic re-
fusal to allow his name to be consid-
cred in connection with the colcneicy
of the Fighting Tenth" as successor
to the late Colonel Hawkins, prefer
ring, as he says, that the command
shall be mustered out as Hawkins
rauip,apt ond bic ,netip+od ,roiso Of
the services of his late commander
and his devotion to his memory have
been the subject of general comment
The political leaders have no informa-
sent to allow the use of his name in
connect with the state treasurer
ship. His brief public statement on
this subject, in response to q news
paper query, was that while appreciat-
ing the compliment intended in the
mention of his name, it is a matter
which he could not pass upon without
due consideration. Barnett is known
to be as level headed as he is brave
His brilliant work on the firing line
in the Philippines with Filipino bullets
whizZing all round him whife he gal
lantly lead his battalion into the thick
of the fight is but part of the glorious
history of the Fighting Tenth" That
bullet shattered testament which in the
breast pocket of the brave Barnett
halted an insurgent shot and saved his
life is one of the interesting relics
brought home from Manila by the boys
from the Keystone state.
BARNETT BY ACCLAMATION
Unless an unqualified declination
shall be received from Colonel Bar
nett his name will be presented to the
state convention, and his nomination
by acclamation will certainly follow.
With Barnett at the head of the Re-
publican state ticket the coming cam
paign will be an exceedingly interest
ing one. He is well known in the Ma
tional Guard with which he has been
connected for 16 years, having served
successively in the various grades from
private to his present rank. He is q
member of the bar and a stalwart Re-
publican. He was deputy secretary of
the commonwealth under General
Reeder, and has a host of friends
among the active Republicans through
out the state.
Another nomination that will be
made by the coming state convention
has also been virtually settled. Josiah
r. Adams, of this city, will be named
for the superior court. There is an un-
doubted sentiment in favor of allowing
the choice of the PHILADELPHIA delega-
tion to be named for this honor. 1t is
intimated that former Governor Hast
ings would, if he thought he had a
chance to win out, lead a movement
for Justice Eaeber's denomination. The
fact that he has invited his former sec
retary OF the commonwealth. David
Martin, to be his guest at Bellefonte
may have occasioned the circulation
of a report that Hastings seeks to en-
| list Martins influence in behalf Of
Beeber. Friends of Counsellor Adams
say they have no fear of anything Of
the kind, as they have had assurances
for some time that the delegation Will
be unit il favor of his candidacy.
QUAY NOT GROOMING BROWN.
Persistent efforts have been made in
the insurgent newspapers to create the
impression that Colonel Quay has es-
poused the cause of ]. Hay Brown, of
Lancaster. for the supreme court nom
inatiCn. This is not true. The mani
fest purpose Of the circulation of these
reports is to array the friends of other
candidates against Colonel Quay While
Mr. Browns candidacy has inherent
strength through his standing among
members Of the bar, he has not devel-
oped any considerable political follow
ing up to date. There has been an in
timation, however, that friends Of
Judge W. d. Porter, of Allegheny, are
beginning to suspect that the Magee
influence is Secretly at work in favor
of Mr. Brown, instead of being exerted
in behalf Of their home candidate,
Judge Porter This may lead to COM
plications which may be favorable to
the nomination of former Attorney
General Palmer of Luzerne, Judge Nor
rison of Mexican, Judge Archibald of
Lackawanna or some of the other can
didates Senator Mitchell is still press
ing the claims of Judge White of In
diana, and former Judge Henderson of
Crawford, who has been accorded the
privilege of naming the delegates to
the state convention from his home
county, will be backed by delegation
from the northwest under the leader
ship Of d. Flood.
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