The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-06-07
Especial Correspondence)

gents wero Completely Routed.
Especial Correspondence
Philadelphia, June 6-There was a
veritable landslide at the Republican
primary elections held throughout the
state on. Saturday last, and under 1t
the insurgents were completely buried
out of sight. In this big series Of
counties that gave their verdict as to
the sentiment in favor of party regu-
larity and fealty to regularly chosen
candidates some of the most conspicu-
Gus of the caucus boilers in the legis-
lature at Harrisburg were directly re-
pudiated by their own constituencies.
Another batch of stalwart Republic
cans were added to the list of dele
gates to the coming state convention
and they will help to emphasize the
feeling in the party organization
against the insurgents.
CHESTER'S GREAT RECORD.
The most striking returns from these
counties came probably from Chester.
Here the insurgents, by fusion with
Democrats and Prohibitionists, defeat
ed the Republican candidates for the
legislature and sent two Democrats
and two insurgents, Randall and JEFF
ferris, to the house. The two last
named, who claimed to be Republicans,
Joined in the insurgents attacks on
the Republican state administration
and fought the Republican caucus can
dldate for the United States senate and
then had the temerity to return home
and organize movement to elect dele
gates to the Republican state conven-
tion. They were backed by all the
insurgent newspapers and there WAS
an abundance of campaign funds at
their disposal. But the people took
them in hand. In this fight the in
surgents could not have the support
of the Democrats, as they had at the
general election, but had to face the
stalwart Republicans on an equal foot
ing. They were defeated by an over
whelning vote and the regular Re-
publicans elected as delegates TO the
state convention Paul S. Reeves, OF
PhoeniXville; L. Robert Comfort, OF
West Chester; Samuel Iveson, of Ok
ford, and J. Hunter Wills. of Downing.
town. They are all friends of Senator
Quay. The regulars also elected the
full county ticket.
LUZERNE SPEAKS OUT.
The Republicans of Luzerne county
held their primaries on the same day
and the Quay forces made clean
sweep. They elected their delegates
in the whole six districts. In some of
the voting precincts the vote was quito
heavy as in some places the best citi-
zens in the district turned out to vote
for the Quay delegates. This was done
to show their good will for the ex-
senator more than anything else.
A notable example of this was given
in WilkesbarTe, where Frank w.
Wheaton, ESQ. a leading member os
the bar, was the Quay candidate for
state delegate Mr. Wheaton had no
opposition, but this did not keep the
voters at home. Some of the old Re-
publicans of war times" who are not
in the habit of attending primary
elections, came out and voted for Mr..
Wheaton.
a B0LTER SUPPRESSED.
In the Second district Sanford Steele.
a friend Of Senator Quay and one of
the best known citizens in the county
was elected. The Second district Is
represented in the legislature by E. A.
Coray, who bolted the Republican eau
Gus. After the legislature adjourned
1t was given ont that the insurgents
would get together and elect the dele
gate to the state convention. But the
regular party men notified them that
II they did they would be beaten out
OF their boots. This got the insur
gents leaders to thinking, and after
consultation they resolved not to
make a fight.
Samuel Salisbury. a popular Young
stalwart Republican Of Plymouth. was
returned from the Third district. His
opponent was George S. Boyle. man
ager of Republican weekly that op-
posed Mr.. Quay's reelection to the
senate. Mr.. Salisbury polled big vote.
William Davis was elected in the
Fourth district, Thomas Ayres in the
Fifth and William Riddle in the Sixth.
all Quay men.
QUAY'S FRIENDS JUBILANT.
The followers of Senator Quay are
naturally jubilant over their great vic
tory. They say it is a triumph for
party ioalty and discipline. Ex-At-
torney General Palmer says it is n
triumph of party over faction. Acting
postmaster Fell says Republicans ara
ever true to the principles of the Re.
publican party, they do not believe i'm
factionalism and will not support those
who seek 10 disrupt and wreck th,.
party. Delegate Frank Wheaton. OF
the First district, said: This victory
is notice to the insurgents that they
must fight their battles with the Re-
publican party"
FRANKLIN IN LINE.
During the session of the legislature
the insurgents made great boasts
about what they were going to do IN
Representative Kreps and Britton. of
Franklin county who were voting for
Colonel Quay's reelection. They pro-
claimed that these men should bolttheir
caucus obligations and vote for Judge
Stewart, of their home county. who was
given complimentary vote for United
States senator in the hope that Kreps
and BrittOn might be thus drawn awav
from the regulars and afterwards got
ten 10 vote for the real choice Of many
ot the insurgents and the financial
man OF their outfit. John Wanamaker.
Kreps and BTitton were not to be
caught by such game and stood man
fully 10 the end by the Republican
candidate for United States senator.
All this while they were abused and
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