The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-06-21
REPUBLICANS
NOW CONSIDER
CANDIDATES.
A Pretty Free For All Struggle
For the State Offices.
adams FOR THE SUPERIOR COURT.
The Philadelphian Favored by His
Homo Delegation - Stalwarts Win
more victories at the Republican
Primary Elections.
Especial Correspondence.)

L
Df Pennsylvania are now preparing to
put a good ticket in the held against
the Bryan outfit named by the Demo-
Gratis. Republican State Chairman
John p. Elkin is getting the views of
the members of the Republican state
committee as to the most desirable
date upon which to hold the state con-
vention, which will without doubt be
held at Harrisburg. Under the rules
governing the Republican organization
of Pennsylvania the convention cannot
be held this year before the last week
in August The opinion prevails that
Thursday, Aug. 81, will be the day
finally determined upon.
As to the candidates likely to be
chosen, with possibly one exception,
there is still great uncertainty. Be-
sides the candidate for state treasurer
there will be one nominee for the su-
preme bench and one for the superior
court No one is in position to pick
the winner in the contest for the treas
uTership. The party leaders have
reached no agreement upon any candi-
date for this office, and the matter may
not be settled before the rounding up
of the situation, when the delegates
reach the convention city. The retire
ment of Manufacturer Joseph Bosler,
of Montgomery, as an aspirant for this
honor leaves General Schall. of the
same county, the only candidate in the
east who has thus far entered the race.
fc tr.if ~ oil IN hn
west who have been discussed for this
office, any one of whom would make a
strong candidate They are Colonel
Hawkins and Lieutenant Colonel Bar
net, both of Washington county, who
will be home shortly with their regi-
ment, "the fighting Tenth" from Ma
nila, and General Wiley, of Venango.
If "the fighting Tenth" gets back before
the convention meets and either Haw-
kins or Barnet shall desire to go on the
ticket, it would require but an intima-
tion of the fact to bring a prompt ac-
quiescence from the party organiza-
tion. II is not known whether either
of them would care to run, however,
so there the matter rests.
ASPIRANTS FOR THE JUDGESHIPS.
The prophets are as much at sea on
the supreme court nomination. The
two most talked about for the honor
are Common Pleas Judge Archibald Of
Lackawana, and Supreme Court JUS
tice Porter, of Allegheny. II is impos-
sible to figure out a sure thing for
either. The nomination of Judge Mes
tresat, of Fayette, by the Democrats,
with his election to the supreme court
assured, may be to the disadvantage
of Judge Porter. whose friends have
been using as their strongest argument
in favor Of his nomination the fact
that the western section of the state
was without its proper representation
on the supreme bench Admirers of
Judge Archibald have already come to
the front with the claim that the great
northeastern belt of counties should
have a member of the supreme court.
There are intimations that a dark
horse may capture this nomination.
Lyman d. Gilbert and Judge Weiss, OF
Dauphin, and J. Hay Brown, of Lam
caster, have all been proposed, and any
one of them, should he permit the use
of his name in this connection. could
command strong following. Judge W.
d. Wallace, of Lawrence, has also pow
erful backing.
The superior court nomination It is
conceded, will go to a Philadelphia.
and there is little doubt that the can
didacy of Josiah r. Adams will meet
with SUCCESS. He viii have the bulk
Of the Philadelphia vote, even though
a fight be made against him. But it is
not at all improbable that the entire
Philadelphia delegation will be at his
back, and that Justice Dinner Beeber
will not be a candidate for reelection
by the time the convention meets.
Counsellor Adams has wide acquaint-
ance throughout the state, and his
friends have received very gratifying
assurances of support of his candidacy
from delegates from a number of coun-
ties.
GREAT INSURGENT ROUT.
Possibly the most significant vote at
a primary election held this year was
that in Tioga county, the home of the
Van Valkenburgs and of Representa-
tive Young who was one of the lead
ers in the insurgent movement in the
legislature. While Colonel Stone car
ried this county for the gubernatorial
nomination last year, ii was lost by
Colonel Quay by about 400 majority
for a local candidate for United States
senator. Mr.. Tubbs. The county or
ganization has been anti-Quay for sew
eral years. The insurgents expected
an easy thing in electing the delegates
to the state convention last week, but
when they found they had a fight on
they spent money lavishly and flooded
the county with literature attacking
Governor Stone. They were amazed
and chagrined when the returns came
in to find that a friend of Governor
Stone and Senator Quay headed the
ticket for state delegate. The result
was very close, however, and the in
surgents managed to pull through the
other delegate by a few votes over the
second Quay delegate. In view of the
previous record of the county, this was
great victory for the Quay men. The
insurgents have not yet gotten oveI
their licking. nor will they for some
time. The stalwarts now propose &c
sail in and capture the county organi.
cation.
STALWARTS WIN VICTORIES.
Friends Of Senator Quay scored sig
nal triumphs at the jefferson sounty
Republican primary election, which
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