New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-22

PrvNsyrvAN1A TO SET THE TUNE FOR
1900
rrF1-TFNANr COLONEL BARNETT IS PROV
INC A STRONG CANDIDATE FOR
STATE TREASURER
STATE TREASURER.

PHILADELPHIA. oct p (SpecaD.-A thorough
canvass Of every district IN Pennsylvania oy
the efficient party organization through the he
rublicsn state Committee gives assurance thal
the result on November will be majority OF
inward of 100000. From present indications
II Is not likely 10 he less than loOVJV. rem
nant Of the dissatisfied element OF lo'" IS f'Soi0
ing 20 questionable methods which might
succeed in cutting down the majority. but the
Republican voters in the state fully understand
this and are only The more determined 10 poH
a fun vote IN order TO start of the Nauonal
campaign Of 1900 with sample Of what PENN
sylvania can do IN an off year
Secretary William r Andrews. who has
charge Of all correspondence with county CHAIR
men and local leaders every where, sald'
can say from knowledge Of the subject that
there are from forty thousand 10 fifty thousand
workers throughout the state who are aclhs
in conjunction with the chairman or lnls CON-
roittee. / can also say. having handled all the
correspondence which such a large army OF
HELPERS involves that there IS yet to DC re-
ceived the first letter Of discour1eous na,u
from any source whatever. mat Cet1a',nI!
means something We are safe IN saying lha'
although this is an off year q full vote VIII ne
polled in fact it looks like an increased Note
and an increased majority, FOR all classes OF o'l
citizens are fully aroused.
The soreheads are not party men. They sell
dom are and therefore We do not take them
into account As rule they rarely vote az a.:
although they make immense amount OF
noise In proportion TO their numbers, and When
they do vote II is the Democratic ticket There
fore We count them out. they are not factor
In our calculations. The Insurgents as theY
were called never fairly controlled a single
county OF course there are localities where the
rnaiorities are not large-Chester Bucks or
crawford for ins,ance-vhere a few votes going
with the Democrats might make dlneTence'
hut that Is only IN localities. and even that Il
not 10 be anticipated this year judge the
eof.f4 u
through correspondence They know the sltua-
tiqn .,.
EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG MEN.
The Republican State candidates are excep-
tionally strong men. Lieutenant Colonel James
Elder Barnett who IS on the ticket for State
Treasurer has always been Identified with
Western Pennsylvania. being native Of Indiana
County and a resident of Washington County.
He is of Scotch-Irish extraction. and the son Of
Presbyterian preacher. He is a lawyer In
1895 he was Deputy Secretary % state,
and retired with his chief. Secretary Reeder,
now State chairman. when the issue between
Governor Hastings and the organization wing
sprung up lie had risen from a non-com-
rnissioned officer 10 lieutenant colonel IN the
Pennsylvania National Guard
IT was largely through him that the 10Th
PENNSYLVANIA was sent 10 the Philippines. where
he served with his regiment seventy-one days
on the firing line and over a year altogether.
He is an aggressive campaigner.
His Democratic opponent Is William T.
Creary Of Columbia. who is catering 20 the
farmers vote