The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-11-29
ANN L06ElVG AHEAD.
Pennsylvania Republicans Lining
Up For the National Campaign.
NO TIME FOR INSURGENTS.
Masses of the Voters Not Ready to Be As
sociated With the Democracy on the Eve
of Great Presidential Battle.
Especial Correspondence

Harrisburg, Nov. 2S.-During the last
week there have been a number OF
prominent Republicans here from diff
ferent sections of the state on both Of
fetal and private business, and an op-
portunity has been afforded for sound
ing them as to the sentiment in the
Republican party in their respective
localities. The opinion was unanimous
that the stalwarts are everywhere in
a happy frame of mind as the result Of
the late election, and that the party
organization was never in more
healthy condition to begin presiden-
tial campaign. The success of so many
county tickets where the outcome Of
the last election had been regarded as
doubtful. was most gratifying, and now
the closing up of the lines for the next
years fight with the Democracy indi-
Gates a better feeling among Republic
cans throughout the commonwealth.
The complete route of the Democrats
and their insurgent allies at the cleo
tion fairly dazed the leaders Of the
boiling Republican contingent. They
nave Dttn II y lllS tNCl W lClOlht
their lines and to get themselves to-
gether. They have found that while
few disgruntled and disappointed ex-
ofiiceholders, who still have aspira-
tions in the same direction, are getting
together in Philadelphia under the
Flinn-Martin leadership, with Wana-
maker money bags behind them, they
are woefully lacking in followers. Re-
publcans of the rank and file want to
stand by the party organization with
presidential campaign coming on, and
they have no idea of joining an insur-
gent outfit which must cooperate with
the Democracy If they hope to make
any showing at the polls whatever. The
Republicans of the interior counties
realize that the only road to prefer
ment Is through their organization,
and they look over the long line of dis
tinguished party leaders and see that
they all found success through loyalty
TO their party organization.
ROOSEVELT A STALWART.
A most conspicuous case in recent
years is that of Theodore Roosevelt,
who, while undoubtedly sincere re-
former, was quick to realize that he
could accomplish most good through
the medium of the Republican organ
lzation to which he owed allegiance
While some of the notoriety seekingre-
formers, who have never accomplished
anything practical, are still maligning
Senator Plat in the Empire state,
Roosevelt has, with Platts aid, brought
about many reforms in the govern
ment of New York state. He has found
that Platt is not half as bad as the pro-
fessional reformers would have the
people believe and that his services
can frequently be utilized to the ad-
vantage of the citizens of his native
state.
The men who are waging war upon
Colonel Quay in this state are Also
through the Wanamaker newspapers
of Philadelphia, attacking Senator Platt
of New York and Senator Hanna of
Ohio, and they find nothing good to
commend in the administration of
President Mckinley Editorial as
saults upon the Mckinley administra.
tion are becoming quite as conspicuous
and as frequent as attacks upon COL
onel Quay, and Senators Platt and
Hanna are roasted almost every day.
How these men can expect Republicans
to follow their selfish and insurgent
| leadership, when the welfare of the
| Republican party in the country de-
mands that there shall be a harmoni-
| ous organization to start the battles of
next year, is a mystery to practical
minds.
Because Platt and Hanna appreciate
the strength of Quay and his ability to
help the Republican national campaign
next year, they are made the subjects
Of bitter personal abuse in Wanamaker
newspapers.
QUAY'S STRENGTH AT WASHING
TON.
A special dispatch from Washington
reviewing the situation as to the pro-
posed seating of Colonel Quay by the
United States senate, says:
Colonel M. S. Quay will undoubted
ly be seated by the United States SEN
ate. 1t will only requiln a majority
vote to accomplish this result, but it
can be positively stated that two-thirds
of the total membership of the senate
will be recorded in his favor. In other
words out of the sc senators Colonel
Quay will be supported by about 60.
The names of all the senators who will
vote to seat the distinguished Pennsyl-
vanian are in the possession of Sena-
tor Quay's intimate friends here, but
they will not be made public at pres
ent for the reason that quite a number
of the pledges of support have been
| given in confidence.
"One factor that has materially con-
tributed to the large vote which Colonel
| Quay will receive has been the meth
ods employed by the insurgent leaders
in Pennsylvania to accomplish his de-
feat. A distinguished Democratic SEN
ator from the south, who is close stu
dent of state politics, said tonight that
he had but recently made up his mind
to vote in favor of Quay.
WILL VOTE FOR QUAY.
az have always voted against seat
ing gubernatorial appointees when the
legislature has failed to elect said the
senator, but have decided to do 9th
erwise In the Pennsylvania case. My
vote this time shall be cast to rebuke
the money power in politics. ] see by
the newspapers that a crowd of dis
gruntled politicians, most of whom
have fattened at the public crib for
years and have thereby accumulated
fortunes, are perfecting an organiza-
tion in Philadelphia having for its pur-
pose the defeat of Senator Quay in the
next legislature. 1t has been publish
ed and not denied that, aided by a GER
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