Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-08-24
PARTY HARMONY
In PHILADELPHIA
Local Republican Ticket Nomi-
mated Without the Slight
est Friction.
ASHBR|DGE COMING TO THE FRONT.
The New Mayor of the Quaker City Shows
Force of Character in Politics and
in the Performance of His
Official Duties.
Especial Correspondence.)


Philadelphia, Aug. 22.-The Republi-
can county conventions were held in
this city today, and they carried out
the harmony program to the letter.
Wencel Hartman was nominated for
sheriff Thomas Dugan for coroner,
Wildemore and Hugh Black for coun-
ty commissioners and Judges S. w.
Pennypacker and H. j. Mccarthy were
named to succeed themselves. The lat
ter is a Democrat, and an appointee
of Governor Hastings. Both judges
will be named by the Democratic con-
vention, so that there will be no con-
tests over the judiciary at the Novem-
Der election. There will, however, be
no real struggle over any place on the
ticket. Every man in it will be elect
ed by big majority. There will be no
factional opposition to any one of them
and all elements of the party will unite
in working for large vote al the
election. The selection of the candi-
dates was made after many confer
ences OF the leaders of the contending
factions with Mayor Ashbridge, who
has labored increasingly to bring about
harmony in the party organization in
this city. He has succeeded in re-
markable degree. The prospective
nomination of Lieutenant Colonel Bar
nett for state treasurer is well re-
celved In this city. A number of the
young soldiers of the Spanish h-Ameri-
can war, who volunteered from this
city, have gone to Harrisburg to work
and cheer for Barnett Among them
are the active spirits in the movement
Tor the organization of the proposed
Barnett battalion,' which is to be
formed after the adjournment of the
state convention and to take part in
the campaign.
ASHBRIDGE MAKING A RECORD.
Ashbridge is going to make a record
for himself as mayor of this city. He
has already impressed his personality
upon the community by his independ-
ence and his busineSslike way of goins
about things. He will not permit him
self to be dictated to by the sc-called
Republican newspapers that never find
anything good in anything that any
offlclal does, unless he is of the David
Martin faction in local politics. Now
the mayor wants it known that he
represents no faction of the Republi-
can party and that he proposes to con
duct his Office for the best interests of
the people. He has consequently made
himself mark for the assaults of the
insurgents, and he is being miSrepre-
sented daily by the same newspapers
that go out of their way to attack Gov
ernor Stone, and when they cannot find
anything in his official acts to criti-
clZe, they assail him personally. Mayor
Ashbrldge has served notice on the
editors of certain papers that If they
go one inch beyond the line of proper
and legitimate criticism he will proceed
against them in the criminal courts.
II am not thin skinned" remarked
the mayor a few days ago, but there
is Il limit to what | will stand | do
not propose to be bulldoZed into doing
what ] do not think is right and when
| conclude upon a policy | shall carry
it out, despite these newspaper attacks,
the political character of which the
people are fully familiar with"
PENNSYLVANIA FIRSTIN CHARITY
The new mayor is a worker as we'll
as fighter He showed this in the
mastery maner in which he responded
to the call of the secretary of war for
supplies for the stricken people of Porto
Rico. He at once put the full force Of
his administration to work to have
Philadelphia make prompt and gen
erous response to the appeal for aid.
He remained at his Office until after
midnight while this work was under
way, corresponding with the officials of
the war and navy departments and en-
listing the assistance of leading and
public spirited citizens of the city and
state The arrival of the Panther, the
transport sent by the national govern
ment to this city to take the supplies
to the stricken people. found the
warves filled with provisions ready to
be loaded on board and shipped with
out delay Mayor Ashbridge at once
got in touch with Governor Stone and
soon had the supplies so kindly ship
ped by the residents of interior towns
of Pennsylvania, diverted from New
York, where they were to go under
direct to this city where they were
started off as the first shipment from
the Keystone state.
READY FOR THE ENCAMPMENT.
Another evidence of the up-to-date
methods employed by Mayor Ash
bridge is shown in his management of
matters in relation to the coming ma
tional encampment of the Grand Army
of the Republic. This has involved an
immense amount of work. 1t has meant
the collection of large sums of money
to meet the enormous expense that is
being incurred in the public decorations
and the proposed entertainment of dis
tinguished visitors. -5>. 4xA~--as