Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-08-03
FLINN'S CHICKENS
HOME TO ROOST.
A Fake RefOrmer Now Gets a
Dose of the Real Thing
in Allegheny.
SHAM Of ANT|-QUAY FIGHT EXPOSED.

Independent Citizens of Allegheny County
Take Finn at His Wora and Start to
Reform the Local Political Machine.
Especial Correspondence
Harrisburg, Aug. 1.--William Finn,
who has been termed the Aguinaldo
OF the Republican insurgent movement
against the leaders of the regular Re-
publican organization in Pennsylvania,
will be back from Europe within few
days. Since Finn. through his big
municipal contracts, like Martin in
Philadelphia, became numbered among
the millionaires, he has aspired to So
cial prominence, and recognizing that
1.-The poAte thing to do" was to take
run to Paris in the early summer,
he set sail in the latter part of June.
joining "societys" annual pilgrim
age to fashions capital on the con-
tinent. Finn will find unexpected
trouble on his hands when he gets
back.
REVOLT AGAINST FLINNISM.
A revolt has been organized against
his dictatorial and domineering leader
ship OF the Republican organization in
Allegheny county, and the public
abuses that have grown up there since
he has been in control of the local
machine. The people of Allegheny
have actually taken seriously Films
declarations for reform in his insur-
gent campaign throughout the state
that is, everywhere but in his home
county. They have been looking into
matters In Allegheny and find that
Flinn's preachings away from home
are not in harmony with the prac-
tices that prevail right where he lives.
FLINN'S TROUBLES BEGIN.
But In Allegheny county Finn will
find his most serious trouble. A. body
of citizens styling themselves 'inde
pendent Republicans" have just launch
ed complete ticket for county Of
ficers to be voted for at the coming
election, and which will be pitted
against the nominees that Finn and
his followers will select. The inde
pendents have selected prominent men
for the several positions from sheriff
down to commissioner. and they de-
clare they are in for a fight to finish.
The Philadelphia Press, which has
been the principal organ of the Finn
Martin insurgents in the campaign
against the leaders of the regular Re-
publican organization in the state out
side of Allegheny, in a dispatch from
Pittsburg on Sunday last innocently
said:
"A revolt, of Independent Republi-
cans of Allegheny county, which has
been talked of for some time, crystal
ICED tonight, when the committee of
twenty-five announced an independent
county ticket, which will be placed in
nomination for the fall election. In
some respects the movement is unique,
as 1t has no affiliation with the old
| Quayite reform organization in Allie
gheny county. The nomination of the
Independent ticket is directed generally
against machine rule as eXemplitied in
the county organization. The ticket
was selected by committee of twenty
| five, and will be placed before town
meeting later in the campaign.
THE ticket is composed of lifelong
Republicans, who will stand on plat
| form denouncing the evils of the ma
| chine without regard to faction. The
| platform denounces the eXtravagant in
crease in public salaries, the multiple
cation OF offices, the dictation of states
by one man, permitting no contest at
the primaries; the control and manip-
ulation of the county school system by
politicians; the building of county
| roads at double and treble the amount
for which they could be constructed
| also comes in for severe censure. The
enormous bond issues in the city of
Pittsburg and the system of rotation
in office in vogue in this county are
also the subject of protest. The ratifi-
| cation meeting Is to be held next Sep
tember."
| When Finn gets back he will prob
ably demand the head of the editor
| who allowed the above statement of
fact to creep into print in one of his
personal organs.
The insurgent boss will also realize
the truth of the old saying that
Chickens will come home to roost."
While the insurgents are having
their troubles the victories of the stall
wart Republicans continue to follow
each other with unceasing regularity.
In two counties Republican primary
elections were held on Saturday last.
and in both of them the regulars car
ried everything before them. Dauphin
will send full delegation to the state
TO PREVENT DEADLOCKS.
Pennsylvanians are naturally inter-
ested in the announcement that Sen
ator Stewart, of Nevada, in order to
Obviate the apparent necessity OF an
amendment to the constitution to In
sure at all times full representation
Of states in the United States senate.
at the next session of congress will
offer relief by legislation which, the
senator says, may prove satisfactory
He proposes that the following para
graph be added to the end of section
| L. titla y oh 1 of the RaXiSpl